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LGBTQ+, Sex & Gender

I specialize in LGBTQ+ psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, offering non-judgmental, sensitive, and savvy care for adult clients (18+) of any gender identity and sexual orientation.

Without judgment or pathologizing, I also take a sex-positive approach to working with clients who find themselves engaging in sexual activities in ways that feel out of control.

In addition, I offer open-minded and educated therapy for clients in the kink and BDSM communities, and to those making a living in sex work. I offer a safe space to discuss whatever is on your mind, without focusing on these aspects of your life — unless you want to.

  • Transgender & Non-Binary

  • Gender Expansive

  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Pan — & Poly

  • Queer & Questioning

  • Partners & Families

Experience

In addition to my private practice, I worked as a clinical social worker for several years in community LGBTQ+ clinics, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center and the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City.

An internationally recognized expert and pioneer in transgender issues in psychoanalysis, I have published my writing on the topic in several peer-reviewed journals, including The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA), Psychoanalytic Dialogues, and Studies in Gender and Sexuality.

Dedicated to advancing the field, I educate other therapists in working with trans and non-binary clients, and helped to found and organize the bi-annual Transgender Health Symposium at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy Center for Gender and Sexuality.