I know that the world is not entirely queer accepting or affirming yet. Lots of us still experience judgement and discrimination from our families and by society. People tend to assume we are heterosexual until we say otherwise.
I have been proudly out as queer for over 20 years, and I understand how scary coming out can be, and the fact that it is something we don't just do once, but repeatedly, throughout our lives. I also know how it feels to reach self-acceptance around your sexuality, and what it might cost to get there.
There can be many reasons that your sexuality is a factor in you seeking therapy. Coming out as queer may have caused tensions or breakdowns in significant relationships. Perhaps there are cultural or religious reasons that your sexuality is or was not understood or accepted. You may need to process experiences of homophobia or biphobia while being out in the world, and/or internalised homo/biphobia. I know that biphobia is a big issue within the LGBTQIA+ community and have worked with many clients struggling with that and how they're perceived if they're in an opposite sex relationship, or one that might look that way from the outside.
Many of my clients come to me having felt misunderstood or judged elsewhere. I work affirmatively and without assumption with people across all relationship structures and sexual practices, including polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, relationship anarchy, and kink.
The A in LGBTQIA+
If you're asexual, aromantic, or somewhere on that spectrum, you may be used to your identity being overlooked, questioned, or misunderstood. I see you. I offer a space where ace identities are recognised and valued and where you can explore where you sit on the spectrum.
I have been proudly out as queer for over 20 years, and I understand how scary coming out can be, and the fact that it is something we don't just do once, but repeatedly, throughout our lives. I also know how it feels to reach self-acceptance around your sexuality, and what it might cost to get there.
There can be many reasons that your sexuality is a factor in you seeking therapy. Coming out as queer may have caused tensions or breakdowns in significant relationships. Perhaps there are cultural or religious reasons that your sexuality is or was not understood or accepted. You may need to process experiences of homophobia or biphobia while being out in the world, and/or internalised homo/biphobia. I know that biphobia is a big issue within the LGBTQIA+ community and have worked with many clients struggling with that and how they're perceived if they're in an opposite sex relationship, or one that might look that way from the outside.
Many of my clients come to me having felt misunderstood or judged elsewhere. I work affirmatively and without assumption with people across all relationship structures and sexual practices, including polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, relationship anarchy, and kink.
The A in LGBTQIA+
If you're asexual, aromantic, or somewhere on that spectrum, you may be used to your identity being overlooked, questioned, or misunderstood. I see you. I offer a space where ace identities are recognised and valued and where you can explore where you sit on the spectrum.