What “Sex Positive Therapy” Actually Means
The phrase “Sex Positive” shows up on a lot of therapist profiles these days, including mine. But clients have told me they clicked on it without fully knowing what it promised. So let me spell out what it means in my office. It Means You Don’t Have to Translate A lot of people spend their […]
Success: Achieving It, and What It Costs
I’ve spent more than twenty years sitting with people who work hard at what they do. Actors, artists, content creators, teachers. People building lives out of their own effort and talent. And here’s one of the quiet secrets of my profession: a lot of them come to therapy not in spite of their success, but […]
A Gay Son and His Mother: An Uncommon Bond
Four years ago today I lost my mother. What we had, at its core, was a kind of mutual understanding: we simply got each other. She was my biggest cheerleader, and no one held more hope for my success, personally or professionally. I have a husband and people in my life who love and support […]
What the Body Knows About Love
After more than twenty years of sitting with people as they talk about love, the thing that strikes me most is how much the body already knows, tensing or softening long before we understand what we’re feeling. We tend to talk about love as something that simply happens to us, a spark we either feel […]
Growing into Acceptance
In families—whether biological or chosen—there is sometimes room for honest conversations to unfold over time. Not all families take this path, and many people spend years hoping one conversation will finally change everything. But when acceptance begins to grow, it often happens step by step, through openness, curiosity, and shared experience. Over time, trust deepens, […]