I'm a Certified IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapist offering individual and couples therapy for people in kink, BDSM, leather, ENM, polyamorous, and other non-normative relationship and sexual communities. I practice virtually and am available to clients anywhere in New York State.
IFS is a non-pathologizing, parts-based approach that I've found especially useful for the kinds of work that come up in kink and ENM communities — the internal negotiations of polyamorous relationships, the parts of us that feel conflicted or stuck around desire, and the experiences that don't fit neatly into how most therapy is framed. I am a Certified IFS Therapist and have served as a teaching assistant for the IFS Institute.
I work with individuals and couples navigating relationship transitions and structures, jealousy and attachment in non-monogamous contexts, identity and coming out (including kink identity), anxiety and depression, sexual shame and compulsive behavior, and grief. I also work with people who have caused harm and are seeking accountability and repair — a population that has very few affirming places to turn.
Learn more about my focus on working with men in kink and non-monogamous communities HERE.
I'm glad to answer questions directly during a consultation about how I work and what my actual experience with these communities looks like.
Session fees: $225 individual / $275 couples. Sliding scale available on a limited basis. I can provide documentation for out-of-network insurance reimbursement.