Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Therapists in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA

My clients come from all races, sexual and faith orientations, occupations and genders. I am passionate about working with couples and individuals who are experiencing a range of challenges, both sexually and relationally.

I enjoy working with folks who can feel overwhelmed in life and need help maintaining focus and help finding their way to rest on a harsh planet. My focus is working with anxiety and traumas and helping clients navigate transitions in many areas in many forms and sizes. I use an approach that looks at how we exist in the world and examines suffering from a personal perspective, but also from a social justice, feminist and transformative justice perspective. I believe this is your time, space and story to tell.

NOTE: THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY PROFILE. CURRENTLY, MY PRACTICE IS FULL AND I AM NO LONGER WORKING WITH NEW CLIENTS.I work from a Feminist Therapy framework, which means that I strive to see your concerns in context, without judging or pathologizing. I believe that the behaviors that you struggle to change came about because they were at one point useful to you, and that the best way towards change lies in finding the strengths and wisdom in what you're already doing. I will work with you to cultivate a greater kindness and compassion for yourself and your circumstances as you move towards wholeness and wellness.

People often come to me when the notice they are hiding their feelings and desires to appease others, or are having a different time trusting and connecting to those close to them. I help people struggling with intimacy, vulnerability, and people-pleasing to find the confidence and self-compassion to lead a more fulfilling life. The stories society and our family tell us about ourselves, and the stories we choose to repeat, have a powerful impact on our self-image. I believe we all have the ability to change our narrative. I am invested in supporting you in making meaning from these narratives; in owning your story.

I help people who intuitively have compassion for others to have compassion for themselves. Though I welcome clients of all cultural backgrounds and identities, I specialize in bi+ affirming therapy for bisexual, pansexual, sexually-fluid, and bi-curious (collectively "bi+") people of all genders. No matter what brings you to therapy, as your therapist I hold space for you with an understanding of bi+ culture, the identity dynamics that come along with living these identities, and the prejudicial misconceptions and biphobia that can leave you feeling excluded or invisible in both queer and straight spaces.

Looking for concrete solutions to life’s daily distress and adversities? Are your challenges compounded by mental health woes, on top of struggling to thrive in an often overwhelming world? Well, you’ve found the right therapist! I excel at the intersection where clinical mental health disorders meet cultural and identity issues. I love to explore gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, race… and everything else that makes you, YOU! I form deep bonds with my clients and collaborate with them on a transparent, personal level. When I challenge you to grow, you’ll know it comes from an earnest base of compassion, commitment, and care.

Currently accepting new clients. So many people today are walking around, suffering in silence, beset with doubt, self-loathing, and self-recriminations. Especially now, as so many are being told their country is against them, self-compassion and self-love are very important pieces in our armor against the onslaught of negativity. A piece many are missing. I'd like to help you find it. Come to a place where you are seen and heard for who you are, without having to explain or defend your identity, lifestyle, or sexuality. Come laugh, come cuss, come cry. We can do this.

If you're dealing with issues like your sexuality, relationships, or body image, I want to help you. I am a specialized Sex Therapist, working with clients from adolescents to adults on issues including sexuality, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, body image, and bariatric surgery. I work with those who are in monogamous relationships or non-monogamous relationships. My group practice also has several therapists who are kind-friendly and trained in human sexuality. They can work with folks who struggle with anger, body image, shame, grief, trauma, relationships and more. We can help you be the person you want to be!

They/them - Practice is full, accepting new clients in May. Practicing as a therapist for 17 years, I am a good fit for people looking for a non-judgmental, open, directive and creative therapist. I support individuals, couples, families and adolescents. I am very experienced in supporting transgender, gay/lesbian/bisexual/pansexual, polyamorous and/or sex positive clients. People looking for a safe space to be their authentic selves are welcomed. I am queer, transgender, and have lived experience as a fat bodied person. I see queer and/or trans couples for premarital/pre-commitment counseling to help foster healthy attachment.

I'm queer, sex-positive, and body-positive. Are you marginalized and struggling with anxiety, depression, or PTSD? Are you a therapist struggling with burnout or mental illness? For marginalized folx, the intersection of identity, oppression, and mental health issues are complex and you need a therapist who understands that. For therapists, you're likely feeling stretched and burned out under the combined weight of life and work. Others assume we have it handled and we feel we should too. You're probably wishing your education saved you from feeling this way. You are also gloriously human and need your own healing.

I work with people individually, and in relationships that struggle to effectively communicate their needs. Because of how they were brought up, or conditioned through experience, they might have vastly different ways of showing up in relationships, especially through conflict. We all want to work on what drives our behavior so that we can better understand ourselves and each other. This allows us to be vulnerable with one another and experience our real selves, so we can connect and love one another on a much deeper and more meaningful level.

Hi! I know it can be hard to reach out for support, especially when things are feeling difficult. I hope finding your way here is a step towards getting the support that fits you best. About me: I often work with LGBTQ+ clients. I'm a sex/ kink /BDSM positive therapist and a body liberation supportive provider. I often use writing, art, and nature connection in therapy. I'd love to support you in creating more of the life you want! If you want to know more about who I work with and how I show up as a therapist, I invite you to check out my website! (Currently providing individual counseling only.)

**I OFFER TELEHEALTH TO CLIENTS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE** My clients seek a therapist who is anti-racist, body-positive, kink and identity-affirming. I specialize in working with survivors of childhood abuse, folks with complex trauma, and queer & trans folks. Often the work is around self-awareness, life patterns, identity development, stress responses, self-image, trauma release and around trans identity. I work primarily within the IFS model of therapy, incorporating attachment, psychodynamic and DBT therapies where approproate. I approach all of the work I do with an anti-pathologizing, harm-reduction and gate-opening lens.

The relationship I develop with both individuals and partners seeks to prioritize and build value around your own unique identity, as well as your singular and/or cultural understanding of wellness, safety, trust, and strength. Together we will explore the intersections of mind, body, community, and spirit to find new ways of being in the world that foster a lively and meaningful life. I consider you to be the expert of the meaning you pursue, and I value time spent letting you in on the “secret” of the therapeutic process so we can bend it to your individual need. I am LGBTQ+ affirming, as well as polyamory and kink affirming.

Now accepting new clients! I work with individuals, and partnerships to assist with meeting personal and collective goals. It is my intention to support and collaborate to find the best way to address your needs around this process. I work to foster respect for each client and their unique belief and value systems. I work with clients of all ethnicities, gender identities, relationship dynamics, sexual orientations, and religious/spiritual backgrounds.

I provide therapy with adolescent and adult individuals and partners (e.g., couples, polycules). Some of my particular areas of interest include polyamory and non-monogamy, jealousy, sexual identity, singlehood, impact of neurodiversity and ADHD on relationships, communication skills, women’s issues, and interpersonal trauma. I’m considered polyam-friendly, Queer-friendly, kink -aware, and trauma informed. Collaborative therapeutic relationship is at the heart of my practice. It’s of utmost importance that my clients feel heard, supported and respected, while simultaneously challenged.

Are you interested in personal growth, healing trauma, intimacy and attachment to yourself and others, family and ancestral healing, psychedelic support, emotional regulation, creative flow states, burnout or identity integration? Therapy can help! I create a sex positive , judgement free, trauma-informed, affirming space for anyone in need of support on their life journey for however long is needed. I balance holistic practices informed by Mindfulness, Somatic Therapy, Metaphysics, and modern empirical modalities like Narrative Therapy, Expressive Arts, Neuroscience, EMDR and CPT. My approach is warm, humorous, gentle and direct.

Clients typically come to me with concerns regarding relationship difficulties, LBGTQ+ challenges, codependency, anxiety, depression, trauma, gender identity, sexual identity, self-esteem, interpersonal relationship challenges, breakups/divorce, career change, and grief and loss. My ideal client is someone looking to build a long-term therapeutic relationship that centers their wellbeing.

Life is full of decisions, yet often it can feel like we have no choices, that we simply must keep doing what we’ve been doing or else. Or else what? That question matters to me. I believe that when we ignore all the little moments when that question pops up, we risk losing more and more of ourselves and we welcome more and more dissatisfaction into our lives.

I work with men who have difficulty identifying with their feelings, struggle with depression and anxiety, or have issues with their work/life balance. My clients typically struggle with expressing themselves in their relationships. They feel lonely, hopeless, and isolated. They are overworked and under loved. In our work together, I will give you support, feedback and insight, and constructively challenge patterns and beliefs that may be getting in your way. Together we can strive to understand the roots of the struggles you are experiencing in your life.