Living with a chronic illness means waking up each day and navigating a body that does not always cooperate. Pain, fatigue, brain fog, or unpredictable symptoms can reshape how someone moves through the world. Yet what often goes unseen is how chronic illness impacts mental health, not only because of physical limitations but also because of the social and emotional messages surrounding disability itself.

Have you ever wanted connection with a partner, friend, or loved one, and found yourself pulling away just as it appears? Maybe someone offers comfort or closeness, and it brings more tension than relaxation. You might find yourself overthinking, worrying about saying the wrong thing, or simply needing space when your heart secretly longs closeness. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

There is something uniquely heavy about trying to keep your head above water when it feels like the entire world is sinking. War. Climate crisis. Injustice. Mass shootings. Political chaos. It feels like every time you check the news, something new is burning. And then there is your own life: bills, relationships, health, exhaustion. The pain of just existing.

If you are someone who lives with depression, this kind of global weight can feel unbearable. And if you are someone who has never struggled with your mental health before, you might be finding yourself caught off guard by just how exhausted and low you feel.

This blog is for you.

Hi there. If you’re here, you might be wondering whether sex therapy can help you or someone you care about navigate intimacy, sexuality, or connection while living with a neurodivergent brain. Whether you have ADHD, autism, OCD, sensory sensitivities, or just find that your experiences of sex and relationships don’t look like what’s portrayed in mainstream culture, you’re not alone.

As a sex therapist, I’ve worked with individuals across a wide spectrum of identities and experiences. One issue that continues to surface in both subtle and profound ways is sexual violence. While it affects people of all backgrounds, sexual violence has a particularly complex and often under-discussed impact within the LGBTQ+ community.

As a therapist committed to justice, compassion, and radical healing, I ground my practice in the principles of Fat Liberation, Health at Every Size (HAES), and intersectionality. These frameworks are not separate from the therapeutic process, they are central to it.

It all started with a Post-it note war over who left the sponge in the sink.
Day one: “Please rinse the sponge after use 😊.”
Day two: “Maybe we should both try rinsing better 😉.”
Day three: “It’s moldy now. We’re all going to di

Learning to thrive while working or in graduate school is difficult. It's mentally intense, often isolating, and full of brilliant people who seem like they have it all figured out. Now add ADHD to the mix, and suddenly it can feel like you're the only one who's barely holding it together while everyone else is submitting perfect drafts, publishing papers, and answering emails on time.

(Blog 2 in our series about ADHD Rage)

If you’ve ever felt like your emotions hijack your body—your voice rising before you know it, hands clenched, heart pounding, and next thing you know, you’re in silence, feeling full of regret, and maybe a heavy cloud of shame. My friend, you are not alone.

When I say that we’ve officially moved into a brand new therapy office as of August 4th, know that I’m saying it with both excitement and quite a bit of nervous system chaos.

Dear Trans Clients: past, present, and future,

This is a letter I’ve long held in my heart, and now I want to speak it aloud. I want to put words to my care, my commitment, and my responsibility as your therapist and as a fellow human being.

It’s common for mainstream culture – with its lack of diverse faces, identities, and bodies – to influence people to develop obsessive thinking about diet and exercise. We see celebrities over the decades morph their bodies with plastic surgery and high-end, expensive diets and workout plans that the average person only dreams of affording. Visibility, however, is most often given to cisgender, heterosexual people who can fit the ideal: so where is the LGBTQ+ community in all of this?

If you are reading this, you might be curious about kink, trauma, or how the two can overlap. Maybe you have heard people say that kinky play can be healing. Maybe you are experimenting with different types of play and noticing that it brings up big feelings. First of all, welcome. You are not weird, you are not broken, and you are definitely not alone.

If you’re in a relationship, you’ve probably had this exact conversation (or at least thought it):

Are we fine?

We think we’re fine.

We’re probably fine… right?

Because sometimes love is easy. Other times, it’s like trying to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions: frustrating, confusing, and maybe missing a piece or two.

You're running late for work. You can't find your keys, again. You tear through the kitchen, flipping over bags, blaming your partner for "always moving your stuff," yelling louder than you meant to. Five minutes later, the keys are in your coat pocket. And suddenly, you're not angry anymore—you're just drained, embarrassed, and full of guilt. 

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

Individuals with a history of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), unhealthy attachments, or obsessive/ perfectionistic thinking, may find themselves in a specific and often misunderstood subtype of OCD: Relationship OCD, or R-OCD.

The semester’s over—finally. No more late-night study sessions, endless deadlines, or back-to-back classes. You’d think you’d feel free, right?

So why does it feel more like a crash than a celebration?

Maybe you’re exhausted, zoning out more than usual, or wondering why your motivation disappeared the moment exams ended. You’re not lazy, and you’re definitely not alone.

Every year, millions of people in the United States celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. June has been dubbed Pride Month, in honor of the LGBTQ+ history made this time of year, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969. Despite Pride Month itself being relatively new in the grand scheme of things, LGBTQ+ people have always existed, even if not in the specific names we denote to members of the community today.

Let’s talk about something that’s often misunderstood but affects more people than you might think: hypersexuality. Also known as compulsive sexual behavior, hypersexuality isn't just about having a high sex drive—it’s about feeling like your sexual thoughts or behaviors are running the show, even when you wish they wouldn’t.