About My Practice
Most of my clients aren't seeking therapy primarily for their kink lives. They're coming in for the same reasons that bring most people to therapy — anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, relationship challenges, identity questions, the quieter concerns about meaning and direction that don't always have a clean diagnostic label. What's distinctive about my practice isn't the work itself; it's that I do that work with people whose lives include kink, BDSM, and consensually non-monogamous relationships, without those parts of their lives needing to be translated, defended, or quietly worked around.
For the clients who do come in for kink-specific clinical concerns, the work is real and substantial. This includes communication and negotiation challenges, jealousy and trust within power-exchange dynamics, the emotional complexity of opening or restructuring relationships, aftercare and drop, and the integration of intense scene experiences into the rest of life. I can engage with this material as substantive clinical content rather than as exotica or as something to manage carefully.
My Background
I'm a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. My doctoral work in Counseling Psychology at the University of Florida focused on cultural context in personality expression — research that has continued to inform how I think about identity, culture, and the diversity of human experience throughout my clinical career. My clinical training includes formal continuing education through AASECT and APA on kink, consensual non-monogamy, and sexual orientation and gender diversity.
My understanding of kink and BDSM communities comes from substantial community involvement alongside the clinical training. I have held the title of Mr. Prime Choice Texas (2009), served three years as president of The Misfits Houston, a Leather Levi Social Club, and remain a lifetime member of the club. This community involvement isn't separate from the clinical work — it informs the depth I can bring to work with kink-identified clients in ways that purely academic training would not.
My Approach
My therapeutic approach draws on cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, existential, and psychodynamic traditions. Sessions are conversational, honest, and direct. I'll engage with what you bring rather than redirecting toward what's easiest for me to address — which means you can expect to be challenged as well as supported. The most meaningful change tends to happen when people feel both safe enough to be honest and stretched enough to move.
I also work with clients in queer relationships, polyamorous configurations, and other non-mainstream relationship structures. These often overlap with kink involvement, and I approach all of them as legitimate ways of building a life rather than as variables to be controlled for.
Practice Information
I offer in-person sessions in Houston and telehealth throughout Texas, including the Austin and Dallas metro areas. Sessions are $215. I am not in-network with any insurance companies but provide superbills for clients with PPO insurance to submit for out-of-network reimbursement. Sliding-scale spots are available on a limited basis for clients for whom cost is a barrier.