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I have a passion for bringing attention to the importance of satisfying relationships, authentic living, self-acceptance, creativity, and joy.

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Diversity and Diverse Relationships

LGBTQIA+ / Non-traditional Identity / Sexuality / Open Relationships / Transitioning / Polyamory / Kink & BDSM / Cultural Humility / Strength / ENM / Sex Worker Ally / Anti-Racist Philosophy / Feminist

My stance is LGBTQIA2S+ Affirming for Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM), anti-racist, and feminist. I have obtained advanced training and specialization in working with diverse identities, and my work takes into account each person's intersectional identity within the social context. I believe it is important for clients to be able to choose a therapist with the highest level of training, expertise, and experience. I provide expert, culturally humble therapy designed to create emotional safety, deep understanding, and meaningful growth—both for individuals and their relationships.


🌍 Culturally Responsive & Inclusive


With extensive experience supporting clients from a wide range of racial, cultural, gender, and sexual identities, I practice from an affirming, feminist, anti-racist, and trauma-informed framework. My work is grounded in cultural humility and an understanding that your lived experiences—including those shaped by systemic oppression, intergenerational trauma, and marginalization—deeply impact emotional wellbeing and relational dynamics.

I value and celebrate the fullness of your identity, including how your intersecting identities influence your story. Whether you are navigating the impact of racism, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, ableism, or other systems of oppression, our work together will be a space of validation, reflection, and care.

Culturally responsive therapy means that your identity is not an afterthought—it is central to how we understand your strengths, suffering, and growth. Together, we will explore your experience with openness and respect, and leverage your strengths and resilience in cultivating greater alignment, healing, and connection.



đź’¬ Expert Support for Identity & Relationship Exploration


Relationships and identities evolve—and navigating that growth with care, clarity, and compassion is essential. I provide affirming, informed support for individuals, couples, and families exploring the complexities of gender, sexuality, culture, and connection. Whether you're seeking understanding, healing, or simply space to figure it all out, this is a place where all parts of you are welcome.


  • Partners exploring gender identity or transitioning: Guidance through shifts in identity, roles, and shared meaning. We'll explore how transitioning impacts intimacy, communication, attraction, identity, and alignment in a safe, respectful space.
  • Parents of LGBTQIA+ teens or adult children: Support for navigating your own emotions while learning how to show up as a loving, affirming ally—especially in cultures or communities where queerness is misunderstood or stigmatized.
  • Consensual non-monogamy (CNM): Support for couples, polycules, and open partnerships as you clarify agreements, strengthen trust, process jealousy, and build frameworks rooted in honesty and shared values.
  • Clients navigating cultural or religious expectations: Unpack internal conflicts that arise when traditional teachings or family norms feel at odds with your identity, relationship structure, or evolving belief system.
  • Spiritual or religious integration: Explore how your faith, cultural rituals, or upbringing can coexist with personal liberation, queer identity, or evolving family roles—without losing connection to your community or sense of self.
  • Intercultural and interracial relationships: Learn to hold space for difference, explore unconscious bias, and develop tools for open, loving dialogue about heritage, privilege, belonging, and family expectations.

Your identity is valid, your questions are important, and your relationships don’t need to fit anyone else’s mold to be meaningful. Whether you're reimagining how you love, stepping into a new version of yourself, or healing from the ways your identity has been misunderstood, therapy can support that growth with care and clarity.



🔥 Affirming for All Relationship Diversities


Love and connection come in many forms—and they all deserve thoughtful, informed, and nonjudgmental support. I specialize in working with individuals, couples, and multi-partner constellations navigating relational structures outside of the mainstream. Whether you’re redefining commitment, exploring ethical non-monogamy, or deconstructing norms that no longer fit, this is a space where your relationship choices will be respected and celebrated.


  • Polyamory, open relationships, throuples, and other CNM (consensual non-monogamy) dynamics
  • LGBTQIA+ partnerships—including queer, same-gender, asexual, aromantic, and pansexual pairings and networks
  • Kink-affirming care that respects the emotional depth and personal meaning of your preferences and dynamics
  • Dating app burnout, ghosting, emotional overwhelm, and the nuances of digital connection
  • Exploring hookup culture, deleting and undeleting Grindr, navigating desire, dismantling shame, or embracing your inner "ethical slut"

Whether you’re deepening an existing relationship, healing from rupture, redefining boundaries, or seeking clarity on your desires, we’ll work collaboratively to build relational self-awareness, improve communication, and align your values with the way you love. Therapy should support the relationship structures that support *you*—not try to fit you into a mold that was never made for you in the first place.

By integrating evidence-based techniques with openness, genuine curiosity and cultural humility, I tailor individualized strategies to support your authentic self and unique relational needs. If you're seeking a therapist who honors your identity and offers expert care in relational diversity, let’s explore how we can work together to strengthen your life and relationships.
  • Kink, pornography, sex therapy, sex-worker ally, BDSM, leather, fetishism, swinging, polyamory, non-monogamous couples, & non-traditional sexuality, identities, and relationships



  • Kinky desires and behaviors have been around much longer than the concept of kink-affirming therapy. Being kinky does not equate to difficulties with mental health or well-being. I provide nonjudgmental, affirming therapy for individuals and relationships navigating kink, non-monogamy, and sexual exploration. I understand the stigma that can surround these experiences and offer a space where your identity and desires are respected—not pathologized.

    Whether you're a seasoned BDSM practitioner, exploring open relationships, engaging in swinging or fantasy play, consuming adult content regularly, or curious about turning private fantasies into real-life experiences, you're welcome here. I am kink-aware, kink-affirming, sex-worker allied, and well-versed in the emotional and relational dynamics of alternative sexualities.

    Kink and consensual non-monogamy are not signs of dysfunction—they can be powerful paths to self-discovery, deeper connection, healing, and personal growth. My work honors the complexity and potential of these practices to support emotional insight, intimacy, and transformation.

  • LGBTQIA+ affirming

    As a member and advocate of the LGBTQIA+ community, I’m committed to providing affirming, evidence-based care rooted in deep clinical expertise and lived understanding. I specialize in supporting sexual and gender minority individuals and couples using CBT, DBT, and the Unified Protocol for emotional disorders.

    Whether you’re navigating identity, coming out, internalized stigma, minority stress, intersectionality, or complex family dynamics, our work will be grounded in compassion and cultural humility. We can explore intimacy, sex, gender and sexual fluidity, transitioning, families of origin and choice—or choose not to focus on identity at all, while still holding space for its impact.

    I also proudly offer capacity evaluations and letters of support for gender-affirming medical care, using an informed consent model that centers your autonomy and dignity.


    Intersectionality and Cultural Humility

    Many individuals embody multiple intersecting identities—including racial, cultural, religious, spiritual, gender, and sexual—that shape their unique experiences. Intersectionality refers to how these overlapping identities interact to influence one’s perspective and challenges, while cultural humility is a commitment to ongoing self-reflection and learning about these diverse backgrounds with respect and openness. In therapy, we will thoughtfully explore how these interconnected aspects of your identity impact your life, working together to understand and navigate any conflicts or distress that arise, fostering greater self-awareness and empowerment.

  • Minority Stress Theory

    Minority stress describes the unique and persistent challenges faced by stigmatized groups due to systemic, interpersonal, and historical discrimination. Stress processes (i.e., expectations of rejection, hiding, concealing, internalized homophobia, problematic coping processes, etc.) are affected by stressors like prejudice, sexual stigma, poor social support and socioeconomic status. Stigmatized groups are pressured to adapt, and incur stress that affects physical and mental health outcomes. These stressors are unique, chronic and socially based.

    In our work together, we’ll explore how these dynamics show up in your life, assess your current coping strategies, and develop new tools that support resilience, empowerment, and self-affirmation. My goal is to help you reconnect with your strength and authenticity—even when those qualities have been overshadowed by adversity.

    Therapy can help with:

    • Developing healthy relationships
    • Addressing social stigma, discrimination or related shame
    • Coming out safely and with liberation
    • Stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns
    • Internalized homophobia
    • Problematic patterns of thinking and negative self-talk
    • Sexual practices & lifestyles
    • Navigating toxic or unsupportive family dynamics
    • Self-esteem and confidence
    • Safer sex practices
    • Suicidal ideation, prevention & support
    • Exploring trauma
    • And much much more...

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