Psychotherapists - Licensed or Registered (USA)

Megan Neitling, LMHC, CST (she/they) is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Sexualities Educator, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. They specialize in providing Sex Therapy and Sexualities Education to adult individuals, couples, and partners. Megan provides services in English.

My therapy practice is dedicated to serving children and families. I design a child or familys therapeutic course, tailoring the techniques to each family, as well as offering parental support and tools. Sessions may take place in my Burlingame office or in the privacy of your own home. Additionally, it may be recommended that some families use in-office and in-home sessions, depending on need and appropriateness. I work with children of all ages, including infants and teens. I also work with single caregiver/parent families, LGBT families, and multiple caregiver families of various constellations. Some of the areas and family issues I work with are: Temper tantrums Bed wetting Childhood trauma and PTSD Attachment problems Childhood anxiety Child anger management ADD/ADHD Issues around adoption and foster care Multiple caregiver/parent families and households Early childhood and infant therapy LGBT families Poly families

contact email (private): [email protected]

For me, therapy is about listening, not just responding. I want clients to feel safe, secure, and feel validated. My style is person centered, solution focused, and highly collaborative. I tend to use a psychodynamic, strengths-based approach that enhances skills you already use, mixed with a variety of evidence-based therapeutic techniques, including CBT, DBT, family of origin, and feminist therapy. Rather than just one technique, I tailor my sessions your need. I regularly train and keep current on best practices to ensure I am competent on evidence based techniques as it relates to LGBTQ community and relationship diverse communities.

I work with you to make therapy accessible. In my experience it's natural for many people to worry about finding the right therapist and how to start once they do. I will work with you build a good therapeutic relationship, to identify goals and move forward. While I have a generalist practice, I often work with adolescents and young adults who are struggling with healthy choices, anxiety and depression. I also focus my work on identity/gender issues, relationships, and sexuality/intimacy concerns including alternative lifestyles, various relationship configurations and the LGBTQI community.

Additionally, I have extensive experience with foster care and adoption and work with all involved to help with difficult transitions. Additional experience includes self- harm, sex work and sexual violence. I use a harm reduction approach in my work with both adolescents and adults.

I honor diversity and work in an environment that is relaxed and welcoming. I incorporate art, writing, play and creativity in my work and also enjoy walking and changing environments to allow you to feel more comfortable and think through concerns in different ways.

I work with individuals (teens and adults) and couples. Some of my specialties include Sex Therapy, Addiction, self-harm and mood disorders. I am Poly-friendly, Sex worker friendly, Kink-aware and LGBTQIA affirmative. I work with sexual issues and concerns by reducing anxiety and shame. My style is warm and down-to-earth. I utilize a variety of therapeutic techniques including Psycho-dynamic and Attachment informed, Gestalt and Cognitive-behavioral therapies.

Mel Merlotti is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds an MEd in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a Graduate Certificate in Social Justice in Education. Their approach is person-centered with the belief that clients want to have positive change in their lives and have the agency to make those changes. Mel pulls from several different evidence-based practices to help tailor the session to the client’s needs. They are trained in Level 1 Internal Family Systems and can incorporate this technique into the session. They also focus on the mind-body connection and mindfulness techniques with clients. Mel is proudly sex positive in their approach to therapy, especially dealing with relationships and identity.

Mel works with adults 18 and older in individual therapy. They enjoy working with diverse populations and are accustomed to providing culturally sensitive services for people from a variety of backgrounds with a wide array of concerns. Mel is particularly skilled in working with:

• Trauma processing
• Domestic/sexual violence
• Relationship concerns and life transitions
• LGBTQIA+ populations
• Addiction
• Anxiety and Depression

Real change comes from understanding why our own impulses and behaviors hold us back from experiencing our true potential and discovering the skills to create the change we seek. I believe in a holistic, person-centered approach to therapy that helps people find the answers that were inside them all along. As a therapist, I am intuitive and compassionate, yet direct, and employ a mix of modalities, including traditional psychotherapy, cognitive therapy and mindfulness techniques.

I have a special interest in working with adolescents and adults who are dealing with chronic illnesses, new disabilities, end-of-life issues, caregiver stress, grief/loss and individuals from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and non-conforming gender communities. I also have interest in working with people who are questioning their sexual and relationship practices.

I am a holistic psychotherapist serving adults, partnerships, and teens. With a mindful approach to managing emotions and bringing compassion into communication, I work with my clients to find greater peace and fulfillment in their path and relationships. I assist in issues around Divorce Recovery, including identity transition and self-esteem healing.

Ms. Mickey has been a local provider since 2006 working in a variety of settings including dual diagnosis, crisis prevention/intervention and with children in the foster care system. Her goal is to empower you with reality based approaches and stress reduction techniques to successfully navigate through life. She believes in the power of love and laughter through “carefrontation” of the issues we face in our lives. LGBTQIA+ expertise, English speaking. Poly friendly knowledge as an educator and ally, also employ a poly friendly life coach.

Ms. Mickey has been a local provider since 2006 working in a variety of settings including dual diagnosis, crisis prevention/intervention and with children in the foster care system. Her goal is to empower you with reality based approaches and stress reduction techniques to successfully navigate through life. She believes in the power of love and laughter through “carefrontation” of the issues we face in our lives. LGBTQIA+ expertise, English speaking. Poly friendly knowledge as an educator and ally, also employ a poly friendly life coach.

I help those outside conventional norms—neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, trauma survivors, misfits—cultivate safety, understand their strengths and resilience, and embrace authenticity. I’m LGBTQ+ and neurodivergence affirming, sex- and body-positive, kink and poly aware, trauma informed, and social justice and liberation oriented. My therapy approach is client-centered and eclectic. We will choose tools and approaches to help you explore your identity, cultivate self-compassion, and reframe limiting narratives. I also offer Brainspotting, a brain-body trauma therapy.

• Trained in EMDR, AEDP, EFT, mindfulness and other somatic practices
• I work with people from ages 18 and up, dealing with anxiety and other concerns related to their mental health. People wanting to heal from their traumas, from their family of origin and/or traumas due to living in a monogamous society with such limiting beliefs about who we can be.

I work with relationships of all types to break long-standing patterns of conflict or to navigate recent ruptures in order to help my clients arrive at a truer sense of love and connection. I am particularly passionate about working with individuals, dyads, and triads who are exploring ethically non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships and/or engaging in kink. I strongly believe that relationships, including the one formed between counselor and client, have the ability to serve as containers for significant personal growth as well as relational healing. As I believe strongly in this healing power of relationships, the one that we form together is of critical importance. I offer a complimentary 50-minute initial consultation so that you have an opportunity to get a sense of what it would be like for us to work together.

Melissa is a perceptive and nuanced therapist with a refreshingly frank style. For over 25 years, they have been working with individuals, couples, and families to foster personal growth and satisfying relationships. They have a way of making clients feel comfortable, understood, and at ease – like no matter what you say they get it and don’t judge you. And they’re funny.

Melissa is well-versed with relationships outside of the heteronormative experience. They can deal with complexity and, better yet, break it down and make it manageable. Their clinical orientation is client-centered, systemic, anti-oppression, narrative, and attachment-based.

Areas of particular interest include:

• Polyamory

• Kink/BDSM

• LGBTQIA+

• Life transitions

• Aging

• Gender

• Parenting

• Body positivity

You can visit their web page at http://www.phiirst.com/bio-melissa.htm.

I am a holistic psychotherapist and the author of The Conscious Sexual Self Workbook. I believe our sexuality is a vital, inspiring, and deeply vulnerable part of us. There is no right way to be sexual or to be in relationship; there is only the way that is right for you. And, just to keep things interesting, that changes throughout our life! I support individuals, couples, and other relationship configurations in discovering deeper joy, passion, and connection in the sexual arena and in other areas of their lives. I am LGBTQIK friendly and aware. I have experience with Trauma, HIV+ clients, Non-Binary gender, Kink, and diverse spiritual and religious beliefs.

I provide individual mental health counseling to teens and adults. I have experience working with many mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, anger management and stress management. My extensive knowledge of kink, polyamory, bdsm, and the LGBTQ+ community give me a thorough understanding of the needs of members of those communities, and I support members of those communities in my work. I firmly believe that polyamory, bdsm, and kink are perfectly healthy and valid expressions of sexuality, but I also know that they can be unhealthily practiced as well. My experience helps me determine the difference between healthy sexuality and unhealthy sexuality.

I am currently providing telehealth sessions only to clients located in Florida.

Melissa provides individual, couple/group, family therapy and workshops for the sexually and culturally diverse, including youth and adults. Melissa specializes in gender and sexuality affirmative treatment. She takes particular care to provide a confidential, supportive space to discuss life experiences in a safe environment. Her focus and goal is to bring the personal strengths of every individual, partnership, and family toward collaborating a more satisfying way of life.

I am a licensed mental health counselor with 13 years of experience in community mental health and private practice. My office is a judgement free space; I am an LGBTQ+, poly and kink friendly therapist with considerable experience working with transgender clients including transgender youth. In addition, I have worked with clients with chronic illness and various disabilities throughout my career. For clients who live near my office and are unable to travel to my office due to physical limitations I offer in home appointments . I see adults and children/adolescents ages 10 and up for individual therapy as well as couples seeking poly/kink/lgbtq+ friendly relationship counseling.

In network: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Beacon (Neighborhood Health Plan, BMC HealthNet, Fallon), Tufts Health Plan, Cigna, Aetna, American Behavioral

Out of Network - UBH and Harvard Pilgrim PPOs

Fees: $85 per session out of pocket, sliding scale available

I love to work with and welcome folx (especially heart-centered, pleasure-seeking sensitive folx) who desire emotional, sexual & relational freedom. Drawing from my professional experience and my personal experience, I am excited to help individuals and intimate partners connect with and live out their full unapologetic sexual and relational selves.

In short, my strength is in emotions. I help individuals and intimate partners feel their feelings (especially vulnerable ones) and help them create an intentional and personal practice for emotional self-nurturing; a foundation for emotional grounding and sexual and relational freedom. It’s something to feel better, but getting better at feeling is where its at! You are the expert of you and your relationship(s). I show up as a mirror to potential emotional blind spots (with your guidance) and as a sexuality and relationship resource for you as you need.

About me: Fluent in English, knows some spanish. Latinx- Mexican/Panamanian. Fluid sexuality kinky cis-gendered woman.

Specialties: Non-monogamy, Emotional wellness and Practices, Sensitive people/empaths

Serving: Anyone seeking support with NM/polyamory, emotional wellness and practices. Adults. BIPOC-centered but welcoming to all.

I employ a holistic therapeutic approach. The foundation of my work with individuals and couples is my understanding that each person has a unique life experience, and brings a distinct perspective to the process. My therapeutic approach is designed to help each client become aware of - and ultimately repair - the underlying causes of suffering and misunderstanding.

I provide individual and relationship counseling to teens and adults. I am trained to address a variety of issues, and my clinical specialities include: relationship issues, anxiety disorders, coping with chronic illness, processing and healing from trauma, and embracing uniqueness. I often work with other healthcare professionals as well as artists, musicians, and others in creative professions. I utilize an intersectional and trauma-informed lens and seek to provide a safe space for all.

I specialize in treating eating disorders, and have conducted research specifically at the intersection of eating disorders and people of color, as well as eating disorders and trans/GNC individuals. I also specialize in relationship issues, gender and sexuality concerns, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I serve ages 10+.

You deserve to feel fully supported and understood in the therapeutic process. While affirming exactly who you are and applying evidence-based techniques, I will work with you to help you feel more freedom and engagement in your life, to let go of patterns of behaving and thinking that are no longer serving you.

In addition to working with consensually non-monogamous individuals, I specialize in treating maternal mental health issues (anxiety and depression during pregnancy and postpartum) and OCD/anxiety disorders.

My name is Melody (she/her), and I am an LMFT-A, and graduate from Southern Connecticut. I am under the direct supervision of LCAT’s owner and founder, Amanda Pasciucco. My specialization is in trauma-informed practices, alternative methods to explore ADHD, LGBTQIA+ relationships, and identity.

I enjoy utilizing an integrative approach to therapy that focuses on stories and how the different parts of us show up in the world. I studied Musical Theatre for my undergraduate degree, and I believe that art and humor can be an integral part of the healing process. I utilize narrative therapy, parts theory, and post-modern approaches to help people integrate themselves and their identities. I enjoy working with folks within the LGBTQIA+ community, young adults, people with ADHD, and people with anxiety.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two sweet puppies, Juniper and Peach!

Mia (they/she) is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in both private practice (Mia Fine Therapy, PLLC) and group practice (PNW Sex Therapy Collective). Operating from the lenses of Queer Theory, Intersectionality, and Social Justice, Mia works with clients navigating eroticism, intimacy, sexual health concerns, kink, LGBTQIA+ genders and sexualities, and non-monogamous relationships. They are on the Board of Directors for Pan Eros and are a Consent Advocate passionately encouraging both consent and education from the individual level to the systemic. Mia is an adjunct professor at Antioch University and Institute for Sexuality, Education, and Enlightenment (ISEE). Mia presents at national and local conferences and facilitates continuing education for upcoming sex therapists, educators, and counselors.

On June 8th, 2017, my first book comes out: “The Gay Man’s Guide to Open and Monogamous Marriage”, for more info, please go to my website (or you can order the book through Amazon.com). I am a licensed psychotherapist with two decades of personal and professional experience with non-monogamy. I work with both individuals and couples and have helped many couples successfully move through the early stages of opening their relationship, as well as couples who have been open for some time and want to repair or re-evaluate their relationship. I offer a variety of tools, ideas and techniques for couples who are new to open relationships. I want to help you find the relationship structure that works for you and your partner(s). I have been working with clients from the poly, kink, leather and BDSM communities for many years' now and find working with clients from this community to be very rewarding and productive (for both the clients and I).

All scheduling done through website.

As a sex-positive therapist, I am affirming and nonjudgemental of the varied ways that people express their sexuality, relationships, and gender identities. I work with individuals, couples, and other family structures. I have trained many local therapists on kink, poly, and transgender affirming therapy. In addition to supporting these communities, I also specialize in trauma and sex therapy. I utilize a mind-body approach, helping people use their whole experience to better understand themselves and make change.

Hello, I am Michael Guichet, a licensed psychotherapist, specializing in sex therapy. I work to help individuals, partners, and couples to connect on the things that are not being talked about. Often people believe they are broken or their desires are shameful and I work to create change and facilitate communication. Let me work with you on changing the patterns in your life.

Specializing in sex therapy means I work with individuals, couples, partners, and families in monogamous, Poly, open, LGBTQQIA, kink, and BDSM communities. I also work with sexual dysfunction and disorder. It is my passion to work to heal shame and facilitate communication around my client’s identity, relationship orientation, sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and many more aspects of the sexual experience.

I am Poly and open knowledgeable, kink and BDSM knowledgeable, LGBT affirming, queer affirming, asexual affirming, and sex worker friendly. I can do teletherapy (therapy over the internet) in the state of California.

I have worked with LGB, trans and gender nonconforming, and poly/kink individuals for more than 20 years. My approach is affirming with regard to these and other identities and lifestyles, while addressing individual, relationship and societal issues that impair functioning or negatively impact quality of life in all its spheres. In working with LGBTQI people and others with marginalized identities, I work from an approach informed by a minority stress perspective, which encompasses both vulnerability and resilience.* Clinical issues I address include those related to anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual dysfunction, substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors, relationship and intimacy difficulties.

*I and my co-author, Rylan J. Testa, Ph.D., developed the Minority Stress Model for clinical work with transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, which we presented in our seminal article in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice in 2012.

Your professional specialties and skills: Individual and relationship therapy and psychological assessment (including assessment for gender-confirming interventions). When doing assessment for gender-confirming interventions, I adhere to the current WPATH Standards of Care.

Populations served: Adolescents, adults and older adults. For trans and gender nonconforming individuals, my work starts with puberty; otherwise my work starts at 14 years old.