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About My Clients
My clients often share something in common: they've spent time wondering whether a therapist could really understand the life they're living. Many are LGBTQIA+, kink-involved, polyamorous, pagan, or neurodivergent — and most come in for the same things that bring anyone to therapy: anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, relationship struggles, questions of meaning. Your identity or relationships won't need explaining or defending here. They're context for the work — not the problem.
My Background and Approach
I'm a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience who has worked with a wide range of people and concerns, so I'm not easily surprised by the shape of someone's life. My practice centers people whose identities, relationships, or beliefs fall outside the mainstream: LGBTQIA+, kink-involved, polyamorous, pagan, and neurodivergent clients, among others. My familiarity with these communities is both professional and personal, which means you won't spend sessions educating me or defending your choices. We can use the time for the actual work. My approach draws on cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, existential, and psychodynamic traditions. Rather than focusing only on managing symptoms, we'll look at the patterns underneath them — how you've come to see yourself, others, and your situation. I'll engage directly with what you bring, which means you can expect to be challenged as well as supported. Meaningful change tends to happen when people feel both safe and stretched.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I've identified as a gay man for forty years, and much of my adult life has been spent in and around communities that live outside the mainstream — LGBTQ+, leather, polyamorous, pagan, and others. That personal history is part of why this work matters to me. My doctorate is in Counseling Psychology — a tradition grounded in an appreciation of human difference, multiculturalism, and development rather than pathology. That orientation has shaped everything about how I practice. I believe people do best when they can build a life around their own values rather than inherited ones, and that the path to genuine joy and belonging runs through authenticity rather than conformity. I believe a person's relationships, spirituality, and identity deserve to be met with curiosity and respect rather than treated as problems to be solved. I'm committed to making therapy a space where people don't have to leave parts of themselves at the door — and to being the support, for others, that helped me.