Your free 15 minute consultation is a chance to share what’s bringing you to therapy — whether that’s trauma, a sexual concern, or both — and to get a feel for whether my approach is the right fit. There’s no pressure to commit, and nothing you share needs to be filtered or “cleaned up” for the conversation.

Not at all. I work exclusively with individuals, so whether you’re single, dating, or in a relationship, this work is entirely your own. Trauma and sexual healing are deeply personal, and you don’t need a partner involved for this work to be effective.

Not exactly. Sex therapy is talk therapy but it focuses specifically on sexual concerns like pain, low desire, shame, compulsive patterns, or disconnection, often integrating somatic and nervous-system-based approaches alongside conversation.

Sexual concerns often live in the body as much as the mind — tension, shutdown, or disconnection during intimacy are frequently the nervous system’s way of protecting you, even when the fear or trauma driving it isn’t consciously “on your mind” anymore. Somatic work means paying attention to these physical patterns alongside the conversation — noticing what happens in your body, learning to recognize and work with signs of activation or shutdown, and building capacity for safety and pleasure at a pace your nervous system can actually integrate. It’s not physical touch or exercises done in session — it’s talk therapy that includes the body in the conversation, not just the mind.

Yes. My practice is affirming, nonjudgmental, and experienced with LGBTQ+ identities, kink and BDSM dynamics, and consensual non-monogamy and polyamory. You don’t need to educate me on your identity or relationship structure before we can do meaningful work together — I start from a place of understanding, not judgment.

No. You set the pace. Part of trauma-informed care means never being pushed to disclose more than feels safe, and we can work with the nervous system and present-day patterns even before — or without ever — going into full detail about what happened.

This varies widely depending on your goals and what you’re working through. Some clients come for a specific concern and see meaningful change in a few months; others prefer ongoing, longer-term support for trauma or deeper relational and sexual patterns. We’ll check in regularly so treatment reflects what you actually need, not a fixed timeline.