Therapy Specialties
I support individuals and couples with psychotherapy services across Washington, D.C., Arlington, Alexandria, and the broader DMV, as well as all other DC suburbs. I work from a culturally responsive, LGBTQ+-affirming lens to help you create meaningful and lasting change and navigate your identity, relationships, and sexuality. I also provide clinical supervision for therapists seeking thoughtful support in their professional development.
Work with someone who gets it. I've spent my entire career specializing in providing affirmative therapy for sexual & gender queer people. Whether you're exploring your identity, navigating relationships, or healing from minority stress, we'll work together collaboratively so you feel supported and seen.
I specialize in working with gay and queer men who are navigating the intersection of masculinity, identity, sexuality, self-worth, and belonging. In our society, this intersection represents unique challenges and experiences, and I'm here to help you navigate them. Many clients come to work through relationship challenges, internalized homophobia, coming out, community pressures, sexual identity questions, and perfectionism.
I provide affirming couples therapy for partners who want to understand recurring relationship patterns, communicate more openly, rebuild trust, or strengthen their emotional and sexual connection. My background in human sexuality and relational therapy informs my work with couples, including gay and queer couples, consensually non-monogamous partners, and people in diverse relationship structures. Together, we can create space for both partners to feel heard while developing a deeper understanding of what happens between you.
Sex in our society is often viewed as a taboo topic, making it incredibly difficult for people to be open with themselves and their partners about their sexual wishes and identities. With a Master’s in Human Sexuality, I help individuals and couples explore sexuality with confidence, curiosity, and pride. I commonly help people with intimacy concerns, differences in desire, kink or fetishes, identity questions, and consensual non-monogamy.
For those who experience trauma, life feels unbearably chaotic & painful. Whether it's misattunement trauma, complex trauma, sexual trauma, or something else, I know I need to earn your trust and work with you to reestablish your sense of safety and sense of a worthwhile future.
Anxiety can look like chronic overthinking. If you find yourself always anticipating what might go wrong, therapy can help. Perhaps you appear calm and capable while high-functioning anxiety keeps you tense and constantly preparing. You may live with chronic anxiety that makes it difficult to rest, experience performance anxiety before work, social, sexual, or other high-pressure situations, or become overwhelmed by the possibility of rejection. Whatever form anxiety takes, we’ll explore the experiences and patterns beneath it so you can respond with greater freedom, confidence, and self-trust.
Perhaps things take more energy than they once did, or you've felt sad, lonely, or like you're no good. You may be wondering what happened to the sense that life could be more exciting. Depressive symptoms are common and you do not need to endure them alone. I often work with individuals who face identity-based stress, life transitions, or burnout and work dissatisfaction.
Clinical Supervision for Therapists
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I offer clinical supervision for therapists seeking a thoughtful and collaborative space to strengthen their clinical judgment, deepen case formulation, and develop greater confidence in their work. My experience includes psychoanalytic, especially interpersonal/relational psychoanalytic theory, as well as LGBTQ+ affirmative care, sex and sexuality, trauma, and identity-related concerns.
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Supervision provides room to consider both what is happening with your clients and what emerges within the therapeutic relationship. Together, we can explore complex treatments, relational dynamics, ethical questions, and your continued development as a clinician.
Not sure what fits your exact needs?
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That’s okay! I have significant experience helping individuals and couples with a variety of concerns. Tell me what you would like to work on, and I’ll let you know whether I may be a good fit. You can send me a message or schedule a free phone consultation to discuss beginning therapy.
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If you are a therapist interested in clinical supervision, contact me with a little information about your professional background and what you are looking for from supervision.