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MSc. in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Guelph
Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) #004153
Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (RMFT) with the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) 2017014
I offer individual and relationship therapy (18+) both online (across Ontario) and in person in my Waterdown office. I support depression, anxiety, trauma (including healing from childhood wounds), developing healthy boundaries, addressing concerns with self-esteem and confidence, grief and loss and more! In relationship therapy, I can help with healing from affairs and other betrayals, rebuilding trust, improving communication, enhancing connection, navigating mental health concerns, adjusting to life transitions, and more! I have specialized training in the perinatal period (fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, adjustment to parenthood and beyond, as well as pregnancy and infant loss).
I adopt an integrative approach to therapy drawing from attachment theory, emotionally focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness practices. I adopt a feminist, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive framework.
35 MAIN STREET NORTH, WATERDOWN, ON, L0R 2H6, CANADA
My practice is actively sex positive and affirming of all ways of consensually expressing oneself. I am passionate about working with LGBT+ communities and Alternative Sexual Expression communities such as BDSM/Kink practitioners, Swingers, and Polyamorous families. I specialize in sex therapy, identity concerns, trauma, treatment for anxiety. I am also available for a wide variety of issues and predominantly work with individual adults, couples, and polycules! I have 13 years direct experience and education regarding LGBT+ communities and culture; as well as 9 years direct experience with Polyamorous and BDSM/ Kink communities and culture.
My work comes from a strongly feminist/multicultural theoretical orientation with psychodynamic integration. This basically means I engage in compassionate talk therapy regarding the client’s experiences and thought processes related to how their external world and societal pressures relate to their current distress. I also use tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to assist in keeping therapy as efficient as possible and to impart concrete tools for long term success.
For your convenience, I offer fully online video/voice service counseling for anyone in the state of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida!
ONLINE VIDEO/VOICE BASED OFFICE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
My practice is actively sex positive and affirming of all ways of consensually expressing oneself. I am passionate about working with LGBT+ communities and Alternative Sexual Expression communities such as BDSM/Kink practitioners, Swingers, and Polyamorous families. I specialize in sex therapy, identity concerns, trauma, treatment for anxiety. I am also available for a wide variety of issues and predominantly work with individual adults, couples, and polycules! I have 13 years direct experience and education regarding LGBT+ communities and culture; as well as 9 years direct experience with Polyamorous and BDSM/ Kink communities and culture.
My work comes from a strongly feminist/multicultural theoretical orientation with psychodynamic integration. This basically means I engage in compassionate talk therapy regarding the client’s experiences and thought processes related to how their external world and societal pressures relate to their current distress. I also use tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to assist in keeping therapy as efficient as possible and to impart concrete tools for long term success.
For your convenience, I offer fully online video/voice service counseling for anyone in the state of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida!
ONLINE VIDEO/VOICE BASED OFFICE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
My practice is actively sex positive and affirming of all ways of consensually expressing oneself. I am passionate about working with LGBT+ communities and Alternative Sexual Expression communities such as BDSM/Kink practitioners, Swingers, and Polyamorous families. I specialize in sex therapy, identity concerns, trauma, treatment for anxiety. I am also available for a wide variety of issues and predominantly work with individual adults, couples, and polycules! I have 13 years direct experience and education regarding LGBT+ communities and culture; as well as 9 years direct experience with Polyamorous and BDSM/ Kink communities and culture.
My work comes from a strongly feminist/multicultural theoretical orientation with psychodynamic integration. This basically means I engage in compassionate talk therapy regarding the client’s experiences and thought processes related to how their external world and societal pressures relate to their current distress. I also use tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to assist in keeping therapy as efficient as possible and to impart concrete tools for long term success.
For your convenience, I offer fully online video/voice service counseling for anyone in the state of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida!
ONLINE VIDEO/VOICE BASED OFFICE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
I am licensed as a therapist in the state of North Carolina, USA. My LMFTA license number is 12362A. MY NPI number is, 1700542339.
My Supervisor is Sarah Vial, LMFT #1612
BURNSVILLE, NC USA
638 10TH ST, SANTA MONICA, CA 90402
1432 EAST BAY SHORE DR., VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, 23451, US
TELEMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ONLY
TELEMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ONLY
TELEMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ONLY
TELEMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ONLY
TELEMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ONLY
2500 LAKEVIEW RD, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, USA, 72116
2665 30TH STREET, SUITE 217, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405, USA
I work with people in all kinds of relationship structures and types including monogamy, open relationships, polyamory, swingers, heterosexual, LGBTQIA+, and kinky. I consider myself sex-positive, poly-friendly, & geek-friendly.
I take a non-blaming, non-judgemental; viewing your experience as unique, where you are the expert in your life. I view the problem as separate from the client; believing you have many skills, competencies, beliefs, values, & abilities to overcome the problem. I utilize eclectic approaches based on your needs with a person-centered, solution-focused, skills-based backbone with a flare of creativity to find what works for you.
Common Concern Areas: Relationship Satisfaction, Communication and Conflict Management Skills, Emotional regulation, Anxiety, Sexual Concerns, Desire Discrepancies/Low Libido, CNM/Poly Relationship Challenges, Neurodiverse Relationship Challenges
Telehealth and In-person Options Available.
1910 ST. JOE CENTER RD, SUITE 23, FORT WAYNE, IN 46804
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920, USA (TELEHEALTH SERVING ANYONE IN CO)
I am a licensed professional counselor supervisor with over 25 years experience treating individuals, couples and families. I’ve worked for public and private agencies, including the state of North Carolina, county mental health systems, community mental health providers and Duke University Psychiatry Department. I am now in full-time private practice, serving clients from young adolescents to older adults.
My training and many years of experience are in the areas of relationships, trauma (acute and chronic), behavioral addiction and sexual concerns. I have special interest in treating diverse and non-conforming populations, including poly/kink and LGBTQIA+. I bring an open, warm, nonjudgmental attitude to the many challenges my clients face and I’m privileged very day to be able to walk with people in their journeys. I’m proud to bring excellent training to my work; my trainers include Dr. Stephanie Buehler, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis, Dr. Patrick Carnes, Dr. Peter Levine, and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, among many esteemed teachers, mentors and colleagues.
My office is in vibrant downtown Durham, North Carolina, in a beautifully restored historic home. Please see my website for more details.
1010 LAMOND AVENUE, DURHAM, NC 27701
In the Baltimore-Washington area, Heather M. Garner, LCSW-C has been a staple of the mental health community providing services to poly and kink individuals and couples for almost a decade. Heather has recently expanded her services to include sex therapy, following her completion of the University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program, Sex Therapy Track. Heather believes passionately in providing services to the kink and poly communities and has build Garnering Change Psychotherapy to focus on intimate relationships, sexual health, and the transition to parenthood with other like-minded therapists. If you are looking for an experienced, compassionate, and knowledgable therapist who is well respected in the kink and poly communities, look no further than Heather M. Garner, LCSW-C at Garnering Change Psychotherapy.
Heather M. Garner is a Licensed Certified Social Worker Clinical (LCSW-C) with a private psychotherapy practice in Towson, Maryland where she provides individual and couples therapy and sex therapy. Heather is a kink and consensual non-monogamy/ “poly”-knowledgeable sex therapist with extensive experience treating couples and individuals in the kink community. She has found that while most people worry about the first step of contacting a therapist, members of the kink and poly communities often have a more difficult time entering into treatment. Members of these communities need to find a therapist who will not make his or her lifestyle choices an issue when it is not one. They also should not be responsible for educating their therapist about his or her interests, sexual activities, or desires. In working with Heather, you will find a kink and consensually non-monogamous/ “poly”-knowledgeable, non-judgmental, compassionate sex therapist who has worked with a wide variety of clients with varying interests, roles, gender identities, sexual orientations, and relationship structures. As a member of AASECT, Heather values her clients’ individuality and sexuality and works with clients to encourage consensual, exploitation-free, honest, protected, and pleasurable encounters. In addition to her direct work with clients, Heather also believes strongly in education for the mental health, poly and kink communities. She teaches consensually non-monogamous and kink-based continuing education courses for mental health professionals and regularly presents at kink community and group events. Along with her work with consensually non-monogamous/ polyamorous persons, Heather has training in Trauma-Focused Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Grief Recovery, is a Certified Relational Life Therapy clinician (RLT), and she holds a certificate from the University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program, Sex Therapy Track.
304 EAST PENNSYLVANIA AVE TOWSON, MD 21286
Heather is a Poly/Open, friendly and knowledgeable, confident professional. She is level one certified in Non Monogamy and has been trained by the top researchers and educators in the world. Whether you have been in an open relationship or polyamorous relationship for 20 years or 1 week, she can help. She also sees clients where one partner is open/poly and the other is monogamous as well as those that are contemplating opening up their relationship.
Her clients typically have concerns related to communication, transitional issues, desire discrepancy, infidelity, sexless marriage, relationship conflicts, sexual dysfunction or dissatisfaction, problematic sexual behaviors, swingers, open or polyamorous relationships, mixed orientations, painful sex, LGBTQQIA, “sex addiction” or “porn addiction,” trauma or PTSD, body image, spirituality, kink or non-traditional relationships.
Heather is the Executive Director and Founder of The Sexual Health Alliance. The organization offers educational and collaborative opportunities to therapists & sexual health professionals. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S), and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Supervisor (LMFT-S) in Texas and LMFT in Denver, Colorado as well as nationally an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist.
825 E. SPEER BLVD., DENVER, CO 80216
Discussing intimacy is sometimes scary, especially if we don’t have the language to talk about it. Together we can work toward gaining confidence, rebuilding trust, and learning new techniques to light the fire.
Heather’s clients typically have concerns related to communication, transitional issues, desire discrepancy, infidelity, sexless marriage, relationship conflicts, sexual dysfunction or dissatisfaction, problematic sexual behaviors, swingers, open or polyamorous relationships, mixed orientations, painful sex, LGBTQQIA, “sex addiction” or “porn addiction,” trauma or PTSD, body image, spirituality, kink or non-traditional relationships.
Heather is the Executive Director and Founder of The Sexual Health Alliance based in Austin, TX. The organization offers educational and collaborative opportunities to therapists & sexual health professionals. She’s a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S), and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Supervisor (LMFT-S) & AASECT Certified Sex Therapist.
2525 WALLINGWOOD BLDG. 12, AUSTIN, TX 78746
Therapy for individuals, and those in relationships of all types
Professional specialties and skills: Providing compassionate, non-judgmental, and highly-collaborative mental health care for each client.
Language(s) spoken: English
Populations served - Adults 18 and over, Military-affiliated, Veterans, Poly folx
MOUNT VERNON, WA 98273, USA
I am a poly, kink & size positive therapist working under the supervision of the fabulous Dossie Easton, author of the Ethical Slut.
Many families need help maintaining positive boundaries, negotiating life challenges and creating harmony. I help facilitate growth by focusing on strengths & finding new ways to negotiate difficult times.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples & groups on a sliding scale basis. Weekend and evening appointments are often available. - Does online consultation - Does phone consultation
406 16TH AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, N/A, US
146 W MAIN STREET, SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, OH OR ONLINE
CURRENTLY PRACTICING ONLY ONLINE
3400 HARBOR AVE. SW #334, SEATTLE, WA 96126, USA
I blend various methods of psychotherapy (humanistic/interpersonal, existential, cognitive-behavioral, systems, psychodynamic, and others) and mind-body approaches in a compassionate, safe, and respectful environment.
By examining how past experiences shape current functioning, we can begin to explore new options. I help people to develop greater self-awareness, free themselves from limiting patterns, find comfort through self-acceptance, and discover the path to greater authenticity and fulfillment.
3615 NE GRAND AVENUE, PORTLAND, OR, 97212, US
I am a Clinical Social Worker, licensed in the state of California (#86545). My practice currently includes individual and relationship therapy for adults. I believe that the mind and body are complementary parts of the self, and that our wellness is impacted by our social, cultural, and physical environments. I work to help identify and deconstruct systems of oppression and the impact these systems have on our mental health and wellness. I integrate this into the therapeutic process which I believe can be critical for healing. I also incorporate trauma-informed, harm reduction, insight-oriented, relational and mindfulness approaches into my practice, as well as the integration of non-ordinary states of consciousness. I have expertise in queer identities and relationships, and have worked extensively with LGBTQIA+ populations and communities of color, both of which I identify with.
Some areas of focus within my practice include:
LGBTQIA+ populations and communities of color
Sexuality and gender identity
Non-monogamous, open, polyamorous, alternative relationships
Depression
Anxiety
Trauma processing - abuse, domestic violence, historical/ intergenerational trauma, sexual trauma, community violence, etc.
Substance misuse (harm reduction approach)
Grief and loss
Integration of non-ordinary states of consciousness
5111 TELEGRAPH AVE. #172 OAKLAND, CA 94609 -- UNITED STATES
1801 E. MADISON STREET, STE 100, SEATTLE, WA, 98122, US
Services Offered:
Individual therapy
Relational therapy (couples, polycules, and more!)
Groups
Assessments & letters for gender affirmation surgery
Web-based teletherapy (video conference) for folks in rural areas of California
Coming soon: Supervision for registered interns (ASW, AMFT)
Areas of Competence:
BDSM/kink
Non-monogamy
LGBTQQIA2+
Gender identity exploration
Gender relations
Human sexuality (including non-normative sexuality)
Therapeutic approaches
Non-Judgmental
Narrative Therapy
Sex Positive & Sexual Justice
Feminist
Mindfulness
DBT Skills
3101 I STREET, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816, USA