Psychotherapists - Licensed or Registered

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!

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!

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!

I specifically focus on sexual trauma, secure attatchment, gender/sexual identity exploration, and process with a Bowenian/Narrative therapy mindset. I offer Telehealth.

I hold space for individual adults, couples, children, and adolescents to face a broad range of issues. From depression and anxiety, to life transitions, addiction, and relationship problems, I start wherever the client is and work collaboratively towards understanding. Whatever the obstacles between a client and their sense of meaning, purpose, authenticity or alignment, I help them move towards growth and change. I bring awareness and sensitivity to systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma that affect us all in different ways, and I respect the inherent wisdom of my clients’ psyches to strive towards wholeness. I offer an eclectic psychodynamic approach to psychotherapy. Using the here and now of the therapeutic relationship, I help clients uncover and understand patterns of thinking and behavior that inhibit or prevent them from connection and satisfaction. With experience in somatic and 12-step practices, I bring a holistic perspective to problems and solutions. Beginning therapy, or starting over with a new therapist can be daunting, and it is important to find someone you feel comfortable with. I offer a warm, curious, and empathic space in which to explore your experiences and feelings so that together we may uncover the roots of your struggles and make room for meaningful change. I am currently only seeing clients via telehealth.

If you can imagine it, I am excited to help you create it. Live your fullest potential. I am available for body centered psychotherapy, relationship counseling, tantra instruction, for individuals, couples, groups. I have taught internationally in these areas. I also am available for phone or skype sessions.

Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. I offer individual and couple therapy to assist in relationship, partnership, marriage & sex therapy. Utilizing Gottman & Emotionally Focus Therapy to assist relationships to be strengthened. Additionally, I want to support awareness and education on cultural needs in relationships, intimacy, and sex. We all strive for connections and I can help you make your connections meaningful. I am also available for consultations for expats in Asia Pacific region.

Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. I offer individual and couple therapy to assist in relationship, partnership, marriage & sex therapy. Utilizing Gottman & Emotionally Focus Therapy to assist relationships to be strengthened. Additionally, I want to support awareness and education on cultural needs in relationships, intimacy, and sex. We all strive for connections and I can help you make your connections meaningful. I am also available for consultations for expats in Asia Pacific region.

Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. I offer individual and couple therapy to assist in relationship, partnership, marriage & sex therapy. Utilizing Gottman & Emotionally Focus Therapy to assist relationships to be strengthened. Additionally, I want to support awareness and education on cultural needs in relationships, intimacy, and sex. We all strive for connections and I can help you make your connections meaningful. I am also available for consultations for expats in Asia Pacific region.

Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. I offer individual and couple therapy to assist in relationship, partnership, marriage & sex therapy. Utilizing Gottman & Emotionally Focus Therapy to assist relationships to be strengthened. Additionally, I want to support awareness and education on cultural needs in relationships, intimacy, and sex. We all strive for connections and I can help you make your connections meaningful. I am also available for consultations for expats in Asia Pacific region.

Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. I offer individual and couple therapy to assist in relationship, partnership, marriage & sex therapy. Utilizing Gottman & Emotionally Focus Therapy to assist relationships to be strengthened. Additionally, I want to support awareness and education on cultural needs in relationships, intimacy, and sex. We all strive for connections and I can help you make your connections meaningful. I am also available for consultations for expats in Asia Pacific region.

My services include relationship and sex therapy. I serve adults and enjoy working with individuals, couples, and polycules navigating changes in identity and sexual health.

I work somatically with my clients, which means that I follow the wisdom of the body for information on what’s going on and how to move forward. This is invaluable. I specialize in Integrative Body Psychotherapy, Hakomi, and Gestalt Therapies, which I support with my intimate knowledge of psychodynamics. I work with adults, couples, children, and groups in exploring issues including sexual and gender diversity and exploration, trauma, anxiety, depression, aging, neurological diversity, and racial and cultural issues. My modalities are based on humanistic, holistic and feminist values and I am dedicated to working with my clients in a gentle, respectful and collaborative manner.

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.

Professional specialties and skills: Couples Therapy, Therapy w/ Polycules, Sex Therapy, Gender Identity/Expression, BDSM, D/s, M/s, Power-Exchange, ABDL, DDLG, Age Play/Regression, Polyamory, Swinging, Open-Relationships, Negotiating Relationship Agreements, Treating Sexual Desire/Arousal Disorders, Treating Sexual Trauma, Promoting Sexual Wellbeing, and addressing a wide variety of other relational and sexual concerns.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Heather specializes in sexual dysfunctions, relationships, infidelity and sexuality

I am a Certified Sex Therapist in private practice for over 12 years. I’ve helped thousands of people with sex and relationship issues through therapy & coaching services, workshops and my chart-topping “Ask A Sex Therapist” podcast. I work with both individuals and relationship partners who want to resolve issues around non-monogamy, kink, libido, difficulty orgasming, erectile dysfunction, compulsive sexual behavior and more. I also work with sexual trauma. I’m trained in Internal Family Systems, Gottman Couples Counseling Training Levels 1 & 2 and Attachment Theory/Styles. I also incorporate Mindfulness, Law of Attraction and the work of Eckhart Tolle! My style is fun and approachable while taking the work seriously and making sure you get results. My expertise has been featured in Hustler Magazine, MindBodyGreen, The Daily Beast & Popsugar. Learn more about me and my work and get your free Healthy Sexual Boundaries checklist at https://HeatherShannon.co.

I provide therapy services in the LGBTQ, Kink and Poly Communities. I am EMDR trained and work with sexual abuse, relationship issues trauma and any mental health diagnosis. I serve clients 18 and over. I provide sessions to individuals, couples, throuples and polycules. If you are looking for help with change please give me a call.

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.

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

Through a supportive and open practice, I strive to foster a space for you to discover meaning in your past experiences and facilitate healing in your life. In our work together, I will help you create new patterns and ways of relating to others. Some issues we can explore in therapy include: LGBTQ issues, traumatic experiences and PTSD, coming out, family of origin, depression, and anxiety. I provide affirmative counseling for trans* and gender variant/gender queer individuals. I am poly/kink friendly and experienced in negotiating polyamory.

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

Affirmotive is a leading Sydney based private Professional Counselling and Sex Therapist practice and specializes in the treatment of sexual addictions, sexual compulsions and relapse prevention.

We help individuals and couples of all sexual orientations and gender with relationship issues, self esteem concerns, emotion management, and achieving their personal potential.

Affirmotive provides sex education and specializes in counselling male, female and transgender clients for sexual functioning and dysfunctioning and sexual health issues.

Affirmotive focuses on sexual orientation issues, and provides counselling to same sex individuals and partners.

Our effective services can be accessed as face-to-face sessions, by phone conference, or skype voice/video consultations, locally, nationally and internationally. - Does phone consultation

As an art therapist, I have a wealth of working knowledge in non-monogamy, disabilities/ delays, domestic violence, women’s anger & empowerment, consultation for professionals, ADHD/ neurodivergence, adoption, and mental health. I have lived experience in non-monogamy, and believe that we can creatively structure our lives and our relationships to live authentically. I provide individual, family, and group sessions, and also run workshops for organizations and special interests. I provide services for all ages, and work with parents and children in dyads as well.