Psychotherapists - Licensed or Registered

I currently work with individuals and relationships who are struggling with sexuality and intimacy. This may manifest as relationship conflict, depression, anxiety or other concern. I see clients in person and via e-counseling.

I specialize in working with the LGBTQIA+ community and trauma. I work with poly clients and am kink-affirmative. I also work with the general population dealing with anxiety, depression, and grief.

I work with individuals, children, and families, in whatever configuration that manifests itself in your life. I have personal and professional experience in the areas of polyamory, swinging, kink, and LGBTQ. I have worked extensively with children aged 18 months-18-years-old, as well as adults. I can do phone therapy or therapy via skype, as well. Please contact me and let me help you live the life you want. Initial consultation is free. - Does online consultation - Does phone consultation

Description of Services: Virtual couples counseling and couples-oriented group therapy

Language spoken: English

Population: adult couples (18+)

Specialty: Using Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), I help couples who are struggling with unique challenges experienced in poly/open relationships, LGBTQ+ relationships, deconstruction of faith in marriage (sexuality, marriage, and identity), and infidelity.

Description of Services: Virtual couples counseling and couples-oriented group therapy

Language spoken: English

Population: adult couples (18+)

Specialty: Using Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), I help couples who are struggling with unique challenges experienced in poly/open relationships, LGBTQ+ relationships, deconstruction of faith in marriage (sexuality, marriage, and identity), and infidelity.

Shefa is a compassionate and calming therapist and relationship counselor. Her approach supports individuals to heal through self-curiosity and self-awareness and encourages others to show up with all their complexity, fear, and longing. She aspires to bring a sense of playfulness into the hard work of healing whenever possible.

Shefa offers therapy for individuals, couples, triads, groups; straight and GLBTIQQ. Please see website for more details.

Located in Oakland/Berkeley area, one block from Ashby BART. Some sliding scale available.

I offer more than 15 years of experience working as a psychotherapist in private practice with individuals, couples, and groups, with a specialty working with relationships outside of traditional monogamy and common relational paradigms, including open relationships, polyamory, consensual power dynamics, platonic parenting, mixed-orientation marriages, and cross-cultural relationships. I am an active advocate of gender-fluid and transgender identities, intersex awareness, and social justice. My work weaves together compassionate listening, the latest discoveries of psychological theory, and relationship skill building with the growing wealth of knowledge and experience coming out of the poly movement. My focus is to help you step out of your fear and be curious, brave, and kind to yourself. I encourage you to bring the wisdom of your body, soul, and intuition into your relationships, and to be playful whenever possible. Some sliding scale is available. - Does online consultation - Does phone consultation.

I have been working with clients from diverse cultural, sexual, and gender identities, as well as diverse body sizes, for over 15 years. I can help individuals, couples/poly groups, and families with all kinds of relationship issues, including managing conflict, setting boundaries, resolving problems more effectively, and greater emotional closeness and satisfaction. I can help address sexual issues in intimate relationships as well. I work with issues of weight and body image from a weight neutral, Health at Every Size approach. My approach is active, engaging, and warm.

I offer a safe, empathic non-judgmental environment to individuals and couples. Therapy is effective and highly confidential.

I am a board certified clinical sexologist in private practice in Portland, Oregon. I hold a Doctorate in Human Sexuality and a Masters degree in Marriage, Family and Child Therapy. I offer sexual information and counseling, and workshops relating to sexual issues. I believe everyone needs a safe and confidential place to explore sexual concerns, with someone who is both objective and knowledgeable. My approach is sex positive and nonjudgmental, and I encourage my clients to focus on pleasure rather than performance. My belief is that each human being deserves a full and satisfying sexual life. My intention is to help clients discover what is the sex life they want, and assist them in achieving their goals. For more information, please visit my website or feel free to call me.

Professional specialties and skills- I specialize in treating individuals with substance use disorders as well as loved ones of addicts or alcoholics, and help clients build coping skills and tools to support emotional regulation and positive self-image.

Language(s) spoken- English

Populations served - Adults 18+ suffering from substance use disorders, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and anyone that wants a safe space to process unhealed trauma, promote positive self-image, or simply wants to feel heard.

Shelley is a trauma-informed, strengths-focused therapist with over 8 years of experience and enjoys bringing humor and creativity into the therapy room. She specializes in working with LGBTQIA2S+ and gender expansive clients and strives to provide an inclusive space for all genders, sexualities, cultural identities and experiences. She works with adolescents and adults and specializes in anxiety disorders, religious trauma and faith deconstruction, depression, body and self-acceptance, trauma, relationship issues and life transitions. Her aim is to create a supportive, open space where she works with clients collaboratively to create goals for treatment and empower clients towards living a life where they find meaning and purpose. She provides clients with skills towards accepting thoughts and emotions, learning how to manage challenging emotions, finding peace in the present moment, resolving trauma responses and difficult memories.

My focus is working with and supporting people of all ages in relation to improving sexual health and sexual functioning. I work to create an environment that is affirming for ALL people and is sex-positive. This means serving the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as ENM/CNM and kink communities. I also work with people who are engaging in problematic and/or illegal sexual behaviors. Though the majority of my clients are English speakers, I am also fluent in Spanish.

My name is Dr. Sherry Cooper and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and postdoctoral psychology fellow in the state of Florida. I provide therapy sessions in person for those locally and via teletherapy for anyone residing in the state of Florida. I provide therapy to adult individuals, their partners, and family members. I work from a place of acceptance, nonjudement, and am person centered. I specialize in trauma, relationship issues, depression, and women’s issues. My main modalities of treatment are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and EMDR. I am a trauma informed therapist and culturally competent. Holistic health is also integrated into my sessions if that is of interest to you. I accept Cigna and self-pay at this time. Sliding fee scale available upon request.

All sessions are 50 minutes long.

My name is Dr. Sherry Cooper and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and postdoctoral psychology fellow in the state of Florida. I provide therapy sessions in person for those locally and via teletherapy for anyone residing in the state of Florida. I provide therapy to adult individuals, their partners, and family members. I work from a place of acceptance, nonjudement, and am person centered. I specialize in trauma, relationship issues, depression, and women’s issues. My main modalities of treatment are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and EMDR. I am a trauma informed therapist and culturally competent. Holistic health is also integrated into my sessions if that is of interest to you. I accept Cigna and self-pay at this time. Sliding fee scale available upon request.

All sessions are 50 minutes long.

At Restore Tranquility, LLC I offer therapeutic services for mind, body and spirit. I have a welcoming environment while providing psychotherapy to individuals living with anxiety, depression and PTSD. I also specialize in nontraditional relationship counseling that is open and nonjudgmental. Individuals in nonmonogamous, polyamorous and kinky relationships are encouraged to explore who they are openly within the context of their relationships.

I am passionate about relationships and life fulfillment. Overcoming existential concerns, isolation and meeting our need for meaningful connection. I provide individual and relationships therapy - couples, polyamory partners and families. I work with sexuality, trust, intimacy, betrayal, diversity of cloture, sex and gender and on creating genuine connection with ourselves and others. I am experience working with trauma, abuse and mental health issues such as personality disorders, anxiety, depression, psychosis, mood and addiction. I am fluent in both English and Hebrew. I work with adults and older adults 18 and above. My Fee is discussed on the initial call.

Services include:

• Somatic trauma informed individual psychotherapy for adults and teens.
• Education to clinicians on affirming care for diverse sexualities and relationship structures such as polyamory and alternative consensual sexual practice
• LGBTQQAI+ polyamory, opening up and alt sex affirmative and knowledgeable care.

Professional specialties and skills:

Provide support with emotional/nervous system regulation, somatic awareness,.trauma recovery, sexuality and healing, marginalization trauma, codependency, differentiation; staying connected to your experience of yourself while communicating vulnerably with others.

My approach is warm, compassionate, hopeful and direct. Consent and collaboration are at the center of how I work to support your autonomy and ability to connect authentically with others.

Trained in: AEDP, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, Kink and poly affirming care

Language: English

Populations served: Individual adults, Transitional Age Youth and young adults ages 16-26, LGBTQQAI+ BIPOC

Lawrence Siskind and Shoshannah Crow together have over 20 years of experience with polyamory We are both organizers of Network for a New Culture's Summer Camp in western Oregon (http://www.nfnc.org/sc/). We also lead a discussion group on alternative relationships. It is our experience that one can build and maintain a loving relationship practicing polyamory. We believe that honesty and choice are the basis of a healthy partnership. We strive for deeper intimacy with each other and those to whom we are connected. It is with joy and passion that we offer guidance in navigating the territory of polyamory, relationships, and intimacy. - Does online consultation - Does phone consultation

I have found that traditional talk-therapy doesn’t always get to the root of the problem, and in my practice, I like to incorporate breathwork, mindfulness, and bodily awareness exercises to help my clients reconnect with their innermost selves. I work with the belief that each client who seeks my help is an expert in their own life, and my purpose is to guide and support my clients as they work to overcome barriers and build resilience. I work through the lens of relational-cultural theory, and I use somatic therapy and ecotherapy techniques in my practice. I like to work with individuals, couples, and polycules, and I also enjoy working with teenage girls and nonbinary folks. I offer online therapy as well as walk-and-talk therapy in Santa Cruz County. I speak English, and I am working to become fluent in Spanish.

I work with individuals, couples and alternative relationship structures. I am sex positive, kink-aware, LGBTQIA+ affirmative and welcoming to all non-traditional relationships and lifestyles.

For most of us, relationships are central to our lives and our well-being. And while they can provide love, passion, connection, awareness, and growth, they can also stir up conflict, breakdown, aversion, old wounds, and a lot of frustration. Sometimes we need a place to work this out.

I strive to help people in relationships of all kinds to find their way back through conflict or old conditioning to reconnection, intimacy, and healing. I am direct and pragmatic, and I take a holistic approach that encompasses who you are on all levels: body, mind, and spirit.

Please take a look at my website or call me for more information. - Does online consultation - Does phone consultation

Serving folks navigating perfectionism, people pleasing, and juggling various roles in life. I provide individual and couples counseling. Main topics I see include: Poly/ENM dynamics, anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, self esteem, discernment/contemplation of separation (individual & couples), radical self love and grief & loss. Ages: Teen to Adult. Language: English; Trained in CPT, TF-CBT, Grief and L1 Gottman Method.

Serving folks navigating perfectionism, people pleasing, and juggling various roles in life. I provide individual and couples counseling. Main topics I see include: Poly/ENM dynamics, anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, self esteem, discernment/contemplation of separation (individual & couples), radical self love and grief & loss. Ages: Teen to Adult. Language: English; Trained in CPT, TF-CBT, Grief and L1 Gottman Method.

• My professional specialties and skills: Polyamory, identity exploration and empowerment, Intimacy, Communication psychoeducation and experiential skill building; Authentic Relating Games
• Language: English speaking
• Population: Adults; in relationship transitions or needing repair.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Affirming Therapy Center and have an MA in Couple and Family Therapy from Alliant International University with a background in Human Sexuality. As a queer, kinky therapist with first-hand experience in non-monogamous relationships, I assist clients with identifying and communicating boundaries while navigating jealousy and insecurity to support a safe and happy experience for everyone in the relationship(s). I offer support and guidance by employing evidence-based treatment methods, including psychedelic-assisted healing, that are designed to move you from struggle to strength. With compassion and authenticity, I work collaboratively with clients to understand the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and actions so they can begin to make choices that are more aligned with their authentic values and goals.

Focus: Adult Individuals, Couples/Relationships

Specializations:

• Alternative Lifestyles
• BDSM / Fetish Exploration and Kink Therapist
• Depression
• Gender and Sexuality
• LGBTQ-Friendly Therapy
• Non-Monogamy
• Relationship Issues
• Sex Positive Therapist
• Sexual Health

For more information about me (including my fees), please visit https://www.affirmingtherapycenter.com/skye-white/

*Please note: I am active in the local community and occasionally attend local social events. So if you also attend local community events, we may know many of the same people. If this is an issue, please let me know upfront and I will do my best to provide with a more appropriate referral for you.

Professional Specialty: Relational and Complex Trauma (C-PTSD), Childhood Emotional Neglect, Dissociative Disorders, Therapy for Therapists

Do you keep getting hurt in relationships? Keep attracting the same toxic, unavailable partners that make you doubt yourself & leave you feeling anxious & depressed? If you grew up with family dysfunction, neglect, abuse, addicted, or mentally ill parents- adult relationships can be hard! Sometimes what you’re drawn to isn’t good for you. You’re tired of feeling stuck in the same painful patterns. You’re ready to finally heal. Ready to stop feeling hurt, damaged, & broken and start feeling loved & connected. Let’s address the real impact of your past trauma on your relationships & take practical steps to free you from your past!

People come to me looking for someone who gets dysfunctional relationships & complex trauma (CPTSD) on a deeper level because therapy should be a place where you feel safe & validated. In sessions we’ll explore how your past impacts you now, using attachment & neurobiology to create lasting changes. In sessions, we’ll explore your past, but not relive it.

I have nearly two decades helping individuals & couples break painful relationship patterns rooted in childhood trauma, dysfunction, abuse & emotional neglect. It’s time to stop wondering what’s wrong with you & start building the life you crave! You’re not broken, you’re injured. With the right therapy, your injuries can heal. Book a free consult on my website.

Professional Specialty: Relational and Complex Trauma (C-PTSD), Childhood Emotional Neglect, Dissociative Disorders, Therapy for Therapists

Do you keep getting hurt in relationships? Keep attracting the same toxic, unavailable partners that make you doubt yourself & leave you feeling anxious & depressed? If you grew up with family dysfunction, neglect, abuse, addicted, or mentally ill parents- adult relationships can be hard! Sometimes what you’re drawn to isn’t good for you. You’re tired of feeling stuck in the same painful patterns. You’re ready to finally heal. Ready to stop feeling hurt, damaged, & broken and start feeling loved & connected. Let’s address the real impact of your past trauma on your relationships & take practical steps to free you from your past!

People come to me looking for someone who gets dysfunctional relationships & complex trauma (CPTSD) on a deeper level because therapy should be a place where you feel safe & validated. In sessions we’ll explore how your past impacts you now, using attachment & neurobiology to create lasting changes. In sessions, we’ll explore your past, but not relive it.

I have nearly two decades helping individuals & couples break painful relationship patterns rooted in childhood trauma, dysfunction, abuse & emotional neglect. It’s time to stop wondering what’s wrong with you & start building the life you crave! You’re not broken, you’re injured. With the right therapy, your injuries can heal. Book a free consult on my website.

Professional Specialty: Relational and Complex Trauma (C-PTSD), Childhood Emotional Neglect, Dissociative Disorders, Therapy for Therapists

Do you keep getting hurt in relationships? Keep attracting the same toxic, unavailable partners that make you doubt yourself & leave you feeling anxious & depressed? If you grew up with family dysfunction, neglect, abuse, addicted, or mentally ill parents- adult relationships can be hard! Sometimes what you’re drawn to isn’t good for you. You’re tired of feeling stuck in the same painful patterns. You’re ready to finally heal. Ready to stop feeling hurt, damaged, & broken and start feeling loved & connected. Let’s address the real impact of your past trauma on your relationships & take practical steps to free you from your past!

People come to me looking for someone who gets dysfunctional relationships & complex trauma (CPTSD) on a deeper level because therapy should be a place where you feel safe & validated. In sessions we’ll explore how your past impacts you now, using attachment & neurobiology to create lasting changes. In sessions, we’ll explore your past, but not relive it.

I have nearly two decades helping individuals & couples break painful relationship patterns rooted in childhood trauma, dysfunction, abuse & emotional neglect. It’s time to stop wondering what’s wrong with you & start building the life you crave! You’re not broken, you’re injured. With the right therapy, your injuries can heal. Book a free consult on my website.

I have a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology, am a Certified Imago Relationship Community Educator and a certified Hypnotherapist. I do Relationship Coaching and Soul-centered counseling.

Having been through a separation/near-divorce and my own personal struggles in relationships, I have walked the path of pain and confusion that can happen with people we love. Using Imago Therapy and other techniques my husband and I were able to transform our relationship and deepen our intimacy to create an even better partnership than we thought possible. I really feel passionately about helping other couples do the same, whether they are monogamous, polyamorous or anything in between. Sometimes it’s also about learning how to separate from one another consciously and to co-parent or to remain respectful friends.

I work from a lovely professional office in Sellwood, SE Portland, Oregon but also offer Skype sessions. I do offer a free 30' consultation for anyone interested in learning more about my work. - Does phone consultation