Greetings! I’ve been working as a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2011. During this time, I’ve become specialized in a few areas: Sex Therapy, EMDR, and Ketamine-Assisted Therapy. Of course peoples’ lives don’t fit into narrow boxes–I’m always looking for layers and complexity. Humans are awesome!
The following is a list of common topics and presenting concerns. I’ll want to know *you*–what motivates you, your background, your concerns, and your goals.
Sex Therapy
- sexual identity and behavior
- sexual fantasy questions, concerns & meaning
- desire discrepancy (one partner has a higher “sex drive” than another partner)
- sexual abuse and trauma
- purity culture and religious trauma recovery
- sexual lifespan/development issues (sexuality in childhood, adolescence, and older years)
- low sexual desire
- erectile disorder
- physical genital pain
- gender dysphoria/euphoria
- transgender and gender expansive concerns & stressors
- gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, questioning concerns & stressors
- infidelity, affairs, cheating
- assessment of underlying mental health concerns regarding out-of-control sexual behavior, sometimes referred to as “Sexual Addiction”
- pornography concerns
- lack of female orgasm/female orgasm distress
- early ejaculation
- delayed ejaculation
- sexual harassment
- nontraditional relationship dynamics
- personalized sexual health plans
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
- ketamine, combined with psychotherapy, is utilized for treatment-resistant Depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- unlike IV ketamine clinics, I provide therapeutic support during the medication meeting as well as specialized follow-up that integrates the ketamine experience with broader mental health goals
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing)
- a structured, somatic therapy for reducing and reprocessing traumatic memories
- EMDR tends to create relief within 3-5 meetings for single-incident trauma
- EMDR can also be used with complex trauma, often in conjunction with other therapies, over the long-term
My primary professional influences:
- Interpersonal Process Approach (a model that integrates dynamic, attachment, and family systems theories) described by Edward Teyber
- Narrative Therapy community
- various sexual health educators and clinicians
- please see my more detailed post about treatment theory and my continuing education posts
Two people facing a similar problem may heal differently. Accordingly, a large part of my job is helping clients discern their own experiences and resources while offering additional options and context