Psychotherapists - Licensed or Registered

Through talk therapy, I seek to help clients build healthier, happier relationships with their loved ones and themselves. Even in the most difficult situations, there are moments where that difficulty lessens. My clients and I explore what it would take to make those moments more frequent. Specializing in sex therapy, my style is solution focused, strength based, and systemic. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. Evening and Sunday appointments are available. Insurance is not accepted, but receipts will be provided for potential reimbursement.

My treatment approach is integrative and holistic, and centering the client’s treatment needs is my number one priority. I am mainly a psychodynamic, interpersonal, and attachment oriented therapist, but like to intersperse behavioral techniques as needed. As a sex-educator, I approach all my clients from a sex-positive, trauma-informed perspective.

My top priority as a clinician is working at the intersection of sexual and mental health. From my background as a sex educator, I am never one to shy away from uncomfortable and taboo topics. It is important to me to provide LGBTQ+, kink, non-monogamous, and sex work affirming care to my diverse caseload. Furthermore, as a social worker dedicated to the mission of social justice with a background in implicit bias research, providing accessible, culturally-humble care from an anti-oppressive framework is imperative to my clinical practice. I only speak English and I work with teens and adults.

I provide individual and couples counseling in a judgement free atmosphere. Please see website for more information. I offer some night and weekend appointments. I accept Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna and private pay.

Laurin is a lifelong Texan who has never fit many of the stereotypes associated with being a Texan. She believes authenticity to be the most important trait a person can bring into a counseling relationship. She views all clients from a humanistic, trauma-informed, and holistic perspective that allows her to truly see the client as they are. She is passionate about recovery from religious and sexual trauma, grief and loss, non-monogamy, and providing a brave space for clients to explore their personhood. She graduated with her Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas State University. Prior to that, she graduated from Austin Community College with a Business Administration AS and University of Houston with a Psychology BS.

She is currently working toward her Sex Therapist certification through Sexual Health Alliance. She has also attended conferences covering such topics as problem sexual behavior, keeping the spark in long-term relationships, grief counseling, and various antiracist and social justice topics. Laurin lives in Austin with her partner and daughter. She likes to enjoy the outdoors (weather permitting) and reading. Through therapy, we can work to become our own relationship role models.

The relationship between client and therapist is the key to transformative change, and finding a clinician who is the right “fit” for you is an important part of your therapeutic process. I believe that you are the expert on your life and your healing, and my role is to join you on your path to living well by offering compassion, insight, and guidance to facilitate growth. I strive to create a space that is collaborative and inquisitive, exploring your intersecting identities and the experiences, patterns, strengths, and struggles.

My work is informed by anti-racist and anti-oppressive ideologies, psychodynamic theory (particularly relational and attachment perspectives), and I incorporate mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and a social justice lens into therapy. I welcome and affirm members of the LGBTQIA+ communities and erotically-marginalized clients. I actively support all of my clients in building healthy relationships and particularly create space in my clinical practice for consensually nonmonogamous clients.

I work with individual adult (18+) clients and my sessions are held in English. I am offering in-person and telehealth sessions at this time.

In my practice, my main and primary focus is on polyamorous, open, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. I provide LGBTQ+ affirming services and also interweave my knowledge around communication strategies that work for people engaging in open, polyamorous, and other ethically non-monogamous relationships. I speak English and work with adults. I have developed two courses on the subject matter of polyamory, one called “Polyamorous Ways of Loving” and “Being Polyamorous: A Roadmap for Success.” Those courses may be accessed at https://leah-hughes.teachable.com/. I also am excited to announce that I will have a companion book on the subject area of polyamory coming in 2021.

Drawing from my 35+ year career as a professor of anthropology specializing in sexuality, gender, marriage and partnering patterns, I am offering my knowledge and deep analysis with singles, couples and multiple-partner configurations. I am especially skilled at working with culturally diverse populations and issues including Polygamy, Arranged Marriage vs. Love Marriage, Culturally Imposed Virginity, Polyamory, Swinging, Cheating, Sexual Assault Accusations, Cybersex/Sexting, BDSM/Kink practices and LBGTQ identities.

My sessions offer a unique perspective drawing from years of research and teaching that can include reflection on history, culture, biology, psychology, ritual and spirituality. I may be one of the least judgmental and most insightful professionals you will ever meet!

My goal is to enable you to understand the social, cultural and family structures that have led you to seek help. Once we establish the ways the world around you has inhibited the core expression of all you can be and how you might love, we will work to reposition harmful and limiting paradigms. Working with me can be a deep adventure in discovering “what else is possible.”

I provide both in-office and online therapy for individuals, couples, and families warmly welcoming those aged 13+ of all identities in polyamorous lifestyles, helping them address their unique needs and build fulfilling, balanced lives. I’m here to support you in a safe, affirming space where you can explore and grow.

I draw on various therapeutic approaches including:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Short-Term Solution Focused Therapy
• Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
• The Gottman Method Couples Therapy

I focus on establishing a warm, honest and authentic relationship with my clients which helps each person have the best chance for making change happen in their lives. I offer a free 30-minute consultation to see if we’d be a good fit for therapy. It gives us both a chance to see if we “click” and for me to make sure I believe I can help.

I am the owner/director of Washington Psychological Wellness. I have a passion for helping members of the Montgomery County, Maryland community fulfill their mental health & wellness goals. I provide an integrative, holistic, therapeutic approach to treatment and have specialized knowledge and training in individual, adult, adolescent, child, couples, and family therapy and the treatment of various mental health concerns. I value honesty, authenticity, integrity, inclusivity, and equal respect for ALL individuals. I strive to promote excellence in mental health care regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, sex, gender, language, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, age, health, or another status. I promote a multicultural stance to wellness and will work with you to ensure holistic care. Whether you are facing anxiety, depression, OCD, eating concerns, low self-esteem, divorce, anger problems, bipolar disorder, lack of motivation, mood disorder, social phobia, ADHD, grief, loss, PTSD, trauma, personality disorders, LGBTQ-related concerns or just overall life dissatisfaction, I am here to help. Currently accepting new clients. I am proud to offer HIPAA-compliant telehealth (online therapy) appointments and insurance. Call me now to schedule your complimentary 15-minute consultation!

I am the owner/director of Washington Psychological Wellness. I have a passion for helping members of the Montgomery County, Maryland community fulfill their mental health & wellness goals. I provide an integrative, holistic, therapeutic approach to treatment and have specialized knowledge and training in individual, adult, adolescent, child, couples, and family therapy and the treatment of various mental health concerns. I value honesty, authenticity, integrity, inclusivity, and equal respect for ALL individuals. I strive to promote excellence in mental health care regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, sex, gender, language, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, age, health, or another status. I promote a multicultural stance to wellness and will work with you to ensure holistic care. Whether you are facing anxiety, depression, OCD, eating concerns, low self-esteem, divorce, anger problems, bipolar disorder, lack of motivation, mood disorder, social phobia, ADHD, grief, loss, PTSD, trauma, personality disorders, LGBTQ-related concerns or just overall life dissatisfaction, I am here to help. Currently accepting new clients. I am proud to offer HIPAA-compliant telehealth (online therapy) appointments and insurance. Call me now to schedule your complimentary 15-minute consultation!

I am a licensed and board certified psychologist, experienced with people age 17-75 years old who have a wide range of concerns. I provide individual and couple therapy from a highly integrated approach, and practice on the Washington/Oregon border. My experience in the arenas of sexuality, orientation, gender-reassignment, BDSM and polyamory spans 20+ years. I am a sex-positive professional with experience helping people in opposite-sex and same-sex relationships.

I am an experienced trainer and teach about sexual orientation, therapy with GLBTQ people, sexuality, HIV and HIV prevention. For a decade, I was a program development consultant at AIDS Community Services of Western NY, and I continue to remain active in prevention. Additionally, I supervise other mental health and sexuality professionals, and I’m a family/divorce mediator.

Other expertise includes: Depression, Trauma, Interpersonal & Relationship Difficulties, Coupling, Uncoupling & Divorce, Pre-marital counseling, Affairs, Healthy and Destructive Sexuality, Major Life Transitions, Loss & Grief, Substance Use & Abuse, and Health-Related Behavior Change (life style changes associated with health risks, follow through with challenging medical treatment, HIV, environmental/ food allergies, HIV & STD Prevention, Managing Chronic Illness to cope with the emotional toll of chronic illness and practical management of illness).

• Professional specialties and skills: I am a kink and non-monogamous and polyamory affirming therapist. I offer individual and relationship therapy via telehealth and in-person at my VA and NYC locations. I use Supportive Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy in helping partners manage communication issues, jealousy issues, intimacy/ sexual challenges, exploring non-monogamy with the help of establishing an agreement.
• Language: English
• Populations served: Adults 18+ with intimacy/ sexual challenges, mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma and mood disorders, Cisgeder heterosexual clients and LGBTQIA+ clients

• Professional specialties and skills: I am a kink and non-monogamous and polyamory affirming therapist. I offer individual and relationship therapy via telehealth and in-person at my VA and NYC locations. I use Supportive Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy in helping partners manage communication issues, jealousy issues, intimacy/ sexual challenges, exploring non-monogamy with the help of establishing an agreement.
• Language: English
• Populations served: Adults 18+ with intimacy/ sexual challenges, mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma and mood disorders, Cisgeder heterosexual clients and LGBTQIA+ clients

• Professional specialties and skills: I am a kink and non-monogamous and polyamory affirming therapist. I offer individual and relationship therapy via telehealth and in-person at my VA and NYC locations. I use Supportive Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy in helping partners manage communication issues, jealousy issues, intimacy/ sexual challenges, exploring non-monogamy with the help of establishing an agreement.
• Language: English
• Populations served: Adults 18+ with intimacy/ sexual challenges, mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma and mood disorders, Cisgeder heterosexual clients and LGBTQIA+ clients

• Professional specialties and skills: I am a kink and non-monogamous and polyamory affirming therapist. I offer individual and relationship therapy via telehealth and in-person at my VA and NYC locations. I use Supportive Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy in helping partners manage communication issues, jealousy issues, intimacy/ sexual challenges, exploring non-monogamy with the help of establishing an agreement.
• Language: English
• Populations served: Adults 18+ with intimacy/ sexual challenges, mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma and mood disorders, Cisgeder heterosexual clients and LGBTQIA+ clients

I’d be honored to help you deepen your understanding of your relationships, thoughts, behaviors and self. I offer a warm and curious space to my patients and work to support each patient I work with in locating their unique perspective, needs and wants.

I facilitate collaborative, engaged, anti-oppressive psychotherapy with individuals, couples and those in relationships. Therapy with me recognizes the impact and importance of what happens in both the outside world and your own interior emotional world.

I’m a big believer in the idea that shifting perspective – whether through a deeper understanding of ourselves or learning new ways of being in the world and with other people – can open up and change our realities. I work from my own lived, embodied experiences, and will seek a deep understanding of yours to guide and inform our work together.

Clinical Interests and Specialties: Addiction, Adjustment, Adoption, Anxiety, Body and Self Image, Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Coparenting, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Family Caregiving Stress, Family Conflict, Friendship Issues, Grief or Loss, Health at Every Size, Highly Sensitive Persons, Infidelity or Affairs, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, LGBTQ Issues, Marital and Premarital, Panic, Peer Relationships, Personal Growth, Polyamorous and Open Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sex therapy, Sexual Identity, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Toxic Masculinity, Transgender Issues, White Privilege and Fragility, Women’s Issues

I work with patients aged 16+, individuals, families, couples and those in relationships of all structures and configurations.

I’d be honored to help you deepen your understanding of your relationships, thoughts, behaviors and self. I offer a warm and curious space to my patients and work to support each patient I work with in locating their unique perspective, needs and wants.

I facilitate collaborative, engaged, anti-oppressive psychotherapy with individuals, couples and those in relationships. Therapy with me recognizes the impact and importance of what happens in both the outside world and your own interior emotional world.

I’m a big believer in the idea that shifting perspective – whether through a deeper understanding of ourselves or learning new ways of being in the world and with other people – can open up and change our realities. I work from my own lived, embodied experiences, and will seek a deep understanding of yours to guide and inform our work together.

Clinical Interests and Specialties: Addiction, Adjustment, Adoption, Anxiety, Body and Self Image, Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Coparenting, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Family Caregiving Stress, Family Conflict, Friendship Issues, Grief or Loss, Health at Every Size, Highly Sensitive Persons, Infidelity or Affairs, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, LGBTQ Issues, Marital and Premarital, Panic, Peer Relationships, Personal Growth, Polyamorous and Open Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sex therapy, Sexual Identity, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Toxic Masculinity, Transgender Issues, White Privilege and Fragility, Women’s Issues

I work with patients aged 16+, individuals, families, couples and those in relationships of all structures and configurations.

Are you curious about exploring new ways of loving in your relationships? I specialize in supporting individuals, couples, and relational units to navigate the complexities of modern love. My passion lies in helping you explore and create fulfilling relationships that honor your unique needs and desires.

Areas of Specialization:

• LGBTQ+ Relationships
• Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM)
• Polyamory & Open Relationships
• Kink & Alternative Intimacy
• Relationship Conflict & Communication
• Relational Transitions
• Shame-Resilience

English & Afrikaans

Individual Adults (18+) and Couples & Relational Units of all sexualities & gender.

As someone with the interest and courage to follow your heart, you find there are a number of questions that arise with a need for objective, educated, unbiased and helpful answers as you proceed to explore a new path in relationships. I have many years of experience with alternative lifestyles. My approach is to listen to YOU - there is not a simple answer for everyone. You need YOUR solution, not everyone else’s. I will listen thoroughly, discuss, and then offer all possible options for you to make an informed decision. I offer ideas that have worked for others in the poly lifestyle and allow you to pick and choose.

What are not as apparent as ideas are the various feelings that subtly arise - fears, doubts, jealousy, anxiety, anger, depression…and all need to be recognized, processed and understood. We aren’t as aware of our feelings as we are of our ideas and thoughts, and feelings drive our behavior. We act out at times and don’t understand why, or where that behavior came from. Understanding is the best management process - you can't control what you don’t understand.

My fees are reasonable - I will work with you so that the fee doesn’t interfere with your receiving the assistance you need. I respect your individual desires, needs and wants. I am available for a brief phone interview.

I believe a welcoming, safe, and supportive therapeutic environment is the key to emotional healing and personal growth. Working together, we will make sense of whatever has become a problem for you in the ‘here and now’ or enduring issues with their roots in the past. My hope is you will not only gain clarity and insight but know you have been understood in the context of your history, gender, sexuality and culture. I believe often when we are faced with fears linked to uncertainty, uncontrollability and unpredictability or feeling hopeless about the future, counselling/psychotherapy can support us to make a lasting change.

Integrative Psychotherapist framework draws from CBT and Psychodynamic modalities. I work with individual Adults 18+ with Anxiety and Depression and Low Mood.

I offer a unique and holistic approach to transformational healing and growth through a weaving of shamanism, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, and coaching. My relationship with my clients is direct, compassionate and intuitive. In a receptive, caring environment, drop into your bodies innate wisdom, the felt expression of your humanness, and the wisdom of spirit. Internally anchor and strengthen your sense of self while also deepening your connection to loved ones, the world and spirit, allowing for a greater manifestation and expression of your authentic soul.

I specialize in relationship, LGBTQ, and sexuality issues, sexual assault, domestic violence, and trauma recovery, chronic and terminal illness, death and dying/grief and loss, spiritual crisis and discovery.

Special interests include work with individuals, couples and families dealing with alternative lifestyles, polyamory and sex work. Very kink aware. BD/SM/DS positive.

I’m passionate about offering sex therapy, redefining relationship structures, and processing life transitions. I speak English and I prefer to work with adults.

Trust is key to healing, and respect is key to trust. I strive not only to respect your choices but to understand your world and help you in the framework of your lifestyle. Compassionate, nonjudgmental psychotherapy and relationship counseling for individuals, families of all kind, and couples, triads, etc. Poly friendly, kink friendly, pagan friendly, LGBTQ friendly, and versed in alternative lifestyles and subcultures of all types. Your relationships were not created with a cookie cutter, so neither should your therapy. I take you, your circumstance, your situation, your communication/learning style and your relationship style all into account, and this informs my approach. To learn more about what I do and how I think, please drop by my website.

I also authored http://www.polychromatic.com/pfp/articles/howtofind.html - a guide on finding poly-friendly therapists.

I provide therapy to individuals, couples/intimate partners, and families of all kinds, with a focus on alternative sexualities and lifestyles. I am affirming of queer and TGNC identities, kink and D/S lifestyle relationships, sex work, and polyamory/consensual non-monogamy. As a feminist transman, my work is informed by intersectionality and motivated by personal experience with the communities I serve. You’ll find me warm and down to earth, with a strength-based approach that centers your priorities. I seek to support and empower you, as we explore your identities, relationships, and goals, in an affirming environment. I employ a variety of therapeutic modalities, including psychodynamic, CBT, and DBT, to meet your individual needs.

My practice largely centers around helping people navigate relationships (including your relationship with yourself). I have a thorough understanding of polyamory and ethical non-monogamy. I approach counseling from a place of collaboration and non-judgment. I use different therapy modalities (CBT, DBT, etc.) depending on the needs of my clients. Some of the specific topics that often come up in-session are communication skills/assertiveness, boundary setting, attachment styles, and how to navigate insecurity and jealousy. I also have experience leading exposure therapy for anxiety.

I specialize in work with adult individuals, couples, and other relationships with a focus in alternative lifestyles such as BDSM, Leather and Ethical Non-Monogamy/Polyamory, as well as trauma, anxiety and depression. My clients are amazing but may feel like something is missing, off or broken in them, with the ultimate goal to have a happy, healthy, fulfilling and nurturing life and secure relationships.

Using a trauma informed lens and eclectic approach, I work a lot with shame and self-compassion, creating a safe environment for people to explore themselves and their world. We are dynamic beings with evolving experiences, so we should be treated as such. My approach includes support, space, solutions and celebrating all that is YOU!

Check out my website for more information https://furandfeathercounseling.clientsecure.me

Individual and couples counseling in English. Adults, poly, enm, lgbtq

As a neurodivergent person, moving through a world built for neurotypical people can be an overwhelming and disempowering experience. When social pressure or trauma leads you to mask who you really are, it can lead to depression, anxiety, stress, and/or a sense of not inhabiting or controlling your own body. Sometimes, the more you try to fit in, the more alienated you become from yourself and those around you.

As a highly sensitive, autistic, queer, and poly woman, I am passionate about supporting neurodivergent people with oppressed genders, sexual identities, and relationship styles by providing a safe haven to unmask and live more authentically. We collaborate to develop tools to compassionately and courageously navigate the world. I am deeply committed to building a non-judgemental, curious, and compassionate space.

I invite you to visit my website to schedule a free 20-minute consultation so we can talk more about your needs, curiosities, fears, and desires for therapy. I would be honored to be part of your journey.

I offer individual, group, and relationship/couples counseling, as well as therapeutic support for parents and caregivers with neurodivergent children of any age. Please see my website for further descriptions of each of these services.

I am poly- and kink-positive and sex-worker allied. I am anti-racist, anti-ableist, LGBTQIA+-affirming, and culturally sensitive.