Demetra Risner (they/them)

LMFT #154809
Not Accepting Clients

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in working with queer and trans clients.

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in ,

Services
  • Individual
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

Clients who stick with me tend to be struggling with similar issues and themes. Identity formation & transformation, perfectionism, neurodivergence, relationships, sex & intimacy, non-monogamy, life transitions, and navigating cultural & systemic oppression are all common themes in my work with clients.

My Background and Approach

I find it important to be transparent about identity markers that may allow potential clients to feel a sense of safety, connection, and belonging when deciding to work with me. I identify as queer, femme, polyamorous, genderqueer, kinky, neurodivergent, working class, and sex-positive. My style is warm, client-centered, and playful. I bring humor, lightheartedness, and a youthful energy to the therapy. My approach is eclectic and weaves together psychodynamic, depth, existential, narrative, and feminist frameworks. My commitment as a therapist is to honor the complexity of your humanity, the intersection of your identities, and the whole of your being.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I’ve been a client in therapy since I was very young, and I've had transformative experiences—many positive and others harmful. I chose to pursue a career in therapy so I could offer a holistic way of healing in a field that tends to pathologize, dehumanize, shame, and over-medicate. I also find that so many therapies miss a vital piece—tending to the soul.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Depth Therapy Eclectic Therapy Transpersonal Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Transpersonal Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists Polyamorous and Open Relationships
Other Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image Issues
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Problems
  • Spirituality
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Teen Issues
  • Women's Issues
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Wicca/Paganism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 6 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $175 - 175/session

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