05/02/2024
Hello All! It has been quite some time since my last post and I’ve been busy making some exciting upgrades in my specialties over the last year! I have loved every minute of supporting adult women of all ages and seasons of life who are pursuing their emotional and mental wellness over the last 8 years in private practice. While growing my own family I felt a special calling to support women perinatally (family planning, infertility, pregnancy, birth and postpartum) and became certified in perinatal mental health in 2021. Women in this season represent about ⅓ of my client load and it continues to be my honor to walk alongside them in their journey. I also work with women who are wanting to address barriers to achieving their personal or professional goals, manage or even overcome symptoms of anxiety and depression, navigate life changes or stages, process grief or trauma, address negative body image, and work towards having healthier relationships. Additionally, I work with many therapists and first responders (of any gender) as they process their unique experience of navigating life as a professional helper…and this is work I absolutely LOVE.
Now this is where my newfound passion comes into play because there is one big theme that consistently comes up for so many of my clients in any season, of any profession, of any gender, of any age. It is a topic that research shows over half of therapists never even ask their clients about, and yet, almost half of all adult women and one-third of all adult men report experiencing some level of “dysfunction” (I don’t like that word but that is the word the research uses) and likely these numbers are under-reported. Any guesses?
S*X and INTIMACY
Let me tell you guys, some of the most profoundly healing work comes from addressing issues that arise in s*x and intimacy and the healing extends far beyond the bedroom. Because honestly, if we can talk about s*x with ourselves and our partners, we can talk about SO many other hard things with confidence and authenticity. I have been working with individuals and couples heavily over the last year that have at least one therapeutic goal of addressing s*x and intimacy issues and time and time again I’ve seen quicker overall change and relationship satisfaction than I’ve seen when we don’t have a s*x and intimacy goal. S*x therapy is a strength based and solution focused approach that easily integrates with other therapeutic approaches including trauma processing, cognitive behavior therapy, somatic experiencing, internal family systems, emotion focused therapy, the Gottman method, attachment focused therapy, interpersonal neurobiology and many more. That is all a fancy way of saying that s*x therapy enhances the healing work of counseling. I have also been collaborating with pelvic floor therapists, hormone/integrative specialists, and other counselors to address the s*x and intimacy needs of my clients holistically.
Here are some examples of s*x therapy clients:
* Individuals or couples who are navigating any mental health, relationship, or life transition issue and s*x therapy is interwoven into their normal sessions.
* Women who are experiencing hormonal changes in fertility treatments, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause and menopause and benefit from practical therapeutic strategies for maintaining or enhancing intimacy in their relationships.
*Individuals or couples that have libido or desire differences with their partner and want to address the many layers that these differences can impact and meet in the middle.
*Individuals or couples that have found monotony in their s*x life and are wanting to find ways to spice things up.
*Couples that have found themselves in a low or no s*x relationship and want to reintegrate intimacy back into their lives.
*Individuals or couples that experience pain, shame, disgust, anxiety or embarrassment before, during or after intimacy and want to address the emotional and psychological factors that may be contributing to their experience.
*Individuals or couples that have medical issues like cancer treatment, surgery, or disabilities to take into consideration while addressing their intimacy needs.
*Couples that have already been working with another couples counselor and come for 4-6 sessions to address s*x and intimacy before returning to their counselor (or alongside their couples counseling).
The list is endless!
With all this said, I am officially welcoming all adult* clients who never knew this was a thing that could actually be worked on in therapy in a positive and nonjudgmental way. Singles or couples. Individually or together. Young or old. Everything in between. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or to set an appointment!
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