I hope clients become better at recognizing their patterns, increasing self - awareness, develop
healthy sexual identities, increase their skill sets and better understand their own beliefs and values.
My treatment specialization includes LGBTQ clients, couples and families struggling with anxiety and depressive disorders, PTSD, self harming behaviors, relationship issues, and
healthy sexual identity development.
Not exact matches
More radical bioethicists and mental - health professionals even suggest that patients suffering from BIID (body - integrity
identity disorder), a terrible compulsion to become an amputee, should be treated by having
healthy limbs removed, just as transsexuals today receive surgical
sexual reassignment.
As educators, we have a special opportunity to help our young people develop
healthy relationships and
identities, and to help build a generation that can live free from relationship and
sexual violence and enjoy true equality.»
Diversity creates a
healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status,
sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
«I enjoy working with folks who need support in managing a wide variety of issues from self - esteem and
identity concerns to the stress of dealing with multiple roles, relationships, and life demands (as students, partners, friends, parents, new professionals, family members, community activists, etc.) My clinical interests include multicultural and women's issues, racial / ethnic
identity development (especially among biracial / multi - racial / ethnic / cultural individuals),
sexual and gender
identity development, adjustment and transition issues, and building
healthy relationships through assertive communication and positive self - esteem.»
Are there interventions that could help youth and young adults to better navigate the complexities of determining one's
sexual and gender
identity and finding
healthy and satisfying relationships?
Other treatments focus primarily on the social and family context of
sexual identity and seek to foster
healthier interpersonal relationships.
However, sometimes there are obstacles that must first be overcome (for example, anger, depression, trauma, anxiety,
sexual identity issues, relationship problems, etc.) to be able to make
healthy choices.
Inventories and self - report questionnaires to promote
healthy gender and
sexual identity development
Employ assessment tools, activities, and self - reflective practices to promote
healthy sexual and gender
identity development in LGBTQ teens.
By reframing the
identity development of gender and
sexual minorities as a normative and
healthy expression of humanity; we begin with the premise that LGBTQ individuals and families emerge within a cultural context that has long sought to pathologize and erase them.
In working with me you will benefit by developing skills to effectively work with
sexual dysfunction, enhancing your understanding of how past
sexual experiences have impacted your
sexual identity, expanding your awareness of your body's innate wisdom, enriching your life with
healthy sexual expression, and reclaiming your sexuality.
You'll leave this seminar with activities, meditations, and practices that heal trauma, widen emotional capacity, promote
healthy sexual and gender
identity development, improve executive functioning, and increase overall happiness.