Sex Therapy
Sexuality is a core part of human connection, yet many of us carry complicated emotions or trauma around sexual experiences. As a trauma-informed LGBTQIA+ polyA and kink-affirming therapist, I offer sex therapy that supports individuals and their relationships in exploring sexuality with compassion and respect for the nervous system. My work integrates somatic awareness, IFS (Internal Family Systems), and relational therapy to help you reconnect with your body, clarify your desires, and communicate more openly with partners.
If you’re struggling with sexual concerns, you’re not alone. Common reasons clients seek sex therapy include desire discrepancies, performance anxiety, difficulty with arousal or orgasm, pain during sex, shame or inhibition, low libido, changes related to aging or hormonal shifts, impacts of trauma, and barriers to intimacy. Many clients also come to sex therapy without a “problem,” but with a desire to expand pleasure, strengthen emotional intimacy, or better understand their sexual identity, orientation, or relationship structure.
What We Address in Sex Therapy
In our work together, we may explore:
Sexual desire & arousal patterns
Neurodivergence & sex
Pain during sex (vaginismus, dyspareunia, etc.)
Navigating sexual shame or inhibition
Impact of trauma on sexuality
Healing after sexual or relational betrayal
Sexual identity & orientation exploration
Desire discrepancies between partners
Erectile or orgasmic challenges
Communication around needs, boundaries & fantasies
Relationship structures (monogamous, non-monogamous, polyamorous)
Body image, self-esteem & nervous system responses
Sexuality through life transitions (postpartum, menopause, chronic illness, medication changes)
While we may discuss physiological factors, sex therapy is not medical treatment. When appropriate, I collaborate with pelvic floor PTs, sexual medicine providers, or other specialists to ensure care is comprehensive and supportive.
Who Benefits from Sex Therapy
My sex therapy practice supports individuals and couples (including LGBTQIA+, kinky, polyamorous, neurodivergent, or questioning folks) who want a shame-free space to explore sexuality. Clients often benefit when they are looking to:
Reconnect with pleasure after trauma
Clarify sexual identity or orientation
Strengthen intimacy and communication with a partner
Address anxiety, shutdown, or dissociation during sex
Navigate desire differences without blame
Build body trust and safety
Repair sexual ruptures in long-term relationships
Move past cultural, religious, or family conditioning around sex
Feel more confident in expressing needs, boundaries, and desires
Sex therapy can be supportive whether you’re single, partnered, or in transition. It meets you where you are — there is no expectation, no judgment, and no need to have everything figured out.
My Approach
Because sexuality is not just psychological, but relational, emotional, cultural, and nervous-system-based, our work may include:
Somatic attunement
IFS parts work
Psychoeducation
Attachment and relational exploration
Nervous system regulation tools
Communication skills for intimacy & boundaries
Values-based and identity exploration
I don’t believe in “fixing” sexuality — I believe in understanding it. Together, we create more space for pleasure, safety, authenticity, connection, and agency.
“We know by now that there’s no such thing as normal — or rather, that we’re all normal. We’re all made of the same parts as everyone else, organized in a unique way.”
— Dr. Emily Nagoski, Sex Educator & Researcher