Psychotherapists - Licensed

I am licensed as a psychotherapist and certified as a sex therapist, and my approach to counseling is more spiritual than traditional. I approach every client with the belief that who they are sexually is a part of their core, and that the issues they may have are usually a result of life circumstances. In the process of working together, I strive to assist in the natural unfolding of who they are sexually. Often, sexual issues are complicated by other general issues, such as relationships, communication, addictions, transitions, and professional concerns.

  Over the years I have worked with many gay and bisexual people. I

have worked too with people who have concerns about gender identity, transvestism, fetish interests, sexual health and performance, aging, and lifestyle issues as they are related to parenting. Often, several of these concerns are compounded. I also coach people about Tantra, and how this approach to sexuality can be meaningful as a spiritual philosophy, as well as a performance enhancement.

  I work with any age client and my fees range from $50 to $80

hourly.

I am licensed as a psychotherapist and certified as a sex therapist, and my approach to counseling is more spiritual than traditional. I approach every client with the belief that who they are sexually is a part of their core, and that the issues they may have are usually a result of life circumstances. In the process of working together, I strive to assist in the natural unfolding of who they are sexually. Often, sexual issues are complicated by other general issues, such as relationships, communication, addictions, transitions, and professional concerns.

  Over the years I have worked with many gay and bisexual people. I

have worked too with people who have concerns about gender identity, transvestism, fetish interests, sexual health and performance, aging, and lifestyle issues as they are related to parenting. Often, several of these concerns are compounded. I also coach people about Tantra, and how this approach to sexuality can be meaningful as a spiritual philosophy, as well as a performance enhancement.

  I work with any age client and my fees range from $50 to $80

hourly.

I work with persons who are having adjustment difficulties, and who experience stress and anxiety while making life transitions. I treat sexual difficulties or lifestyle issues from a sex positive perspective. I also work with those who have culturally unpopular or unsupported life styles, and who experience conflict, marginalization, or disempowerment. I work with people who wish to make changes in their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. I use hypnosis, cognitive therapy, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy for making significant life changes. My work is within the spirit and contexts of various liberation movements which strive to further the development, fulfillment, and affirmation of human creativity and potential, optimizing a persons development in light of changing life philosophies or values.

I work with persons who are having adjustment difficulties, and who experience stress and anxiety while making life transitions. I treat sexual difficulties or lifestyle issues from a sex positive perspective. I also work with those who have culturally unpopular or unsupported life styles, and who experience conflict, marginalization, or disempowerment. I work with people who wish to make changes in their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. I use hypnosis, cognitive therapy, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy for making significant life changes. My work is within the spirit and contexts of various liberation movements which strive to further the development, fulfillment, and affirmation of human creativity and potential, optimizing a persons development in light of changing life philosophies or values.

Individual, Group & Couples Counseling for Adults and Adolescents. Following is a listing of awards and publications:

• Catalyst Award 2001, LGBT Resource Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, "Speaking up and out and often regarding LGBT issues."
• Dillon, F., & Worthington, R. L. The lesbian, gay, and bisexual affirmative counseling self-efficacy inventory (LGB-CSI): Development, validation and training implications.
• Dillon, F., Worthington, R. L., Savoy, H., Rooney, C., Schuette, A., & Guerra, R. On becoming allies: A qualitative personal-level analysis of LGB affirmativeness.
• Vernaglia, E. R., Sparks, E., & Worthington, R. L. Parents as allies: A qualitative study of LGB affirmativeness among the parents of lesbians and gay men.
• Worthington, R. L., Becker-Schutte, A., & Dillon, F. R. Assessing the full-range of heterosexual attitudes toward lesbians, gay men, and bisexual individuals.
• Worthington, R. L., & Navarro, R. L. Pathways to the future: An agenda for LGB scholarship. The Counseling Psychologist, (invited article).
• Worthington, R. L., Savoy, H., & Vernaglia, E. R. Beyond tolerance: An integrative model of LGB-affirmativeness.
• Worthington, R. L., & Mohr, J. J. (2002). Theorizing heterosexual identity development. The Counseling Psychologist, 30, 491-495.
• Worthington, R. L., Savoy, H., Dillon, F. R., Vernaglia, E. R. (2002). Heterosexual identity development: A multidimensional model of individual and group identity. [Monograph] The Counseling Psychologist, 30, 496-531.
• Salkever, K., & Worthington, R. L. (1998) Creating safe space in college athletics: The playing field as classroom. In R. Sanlo (Ed.) Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Students: A Guide for Administrators and Faculty. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
• Worthington, R. L., McCrary, S. I., & Howard, K. A. (1998) Becoming an LGBT-affirmative career advisor: Guidelines for faculty, staff, and administrators. In R. Sanlo (Ed.) Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Students: A Guide for Administrators and Faculty. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

I am San Francisco based psychotherapist, educator, researcher, and author. I have been in private practice for 17 years working with a wide range of people and issues. I am experienced in working individuals, couples, groups, and families with issues involved in traditional, alternative, bi, and poly lifestyles and relationships. I am openly bisexual and known in the community for my work with bisexual, gay, lesbian, queer, and questioning people.

My particular interests as a therapist include helping with: overcoming depression and anxiety; enhancing self-expression and creativity; using self-reflection and meditation for personal growth and self-discovery; acknowledging and maintaining a self-affirming bisexual, gay, or lesbian identity; understanding and healing from childhood physical, sexual and emotional abuse; facing and working with ACA/ co-dependency/substance and other recovery and family of origin related issues; understanding sexuality and intimacy in relationships; working with issues of monogamy, non-monogamy, and polyamory in relationships; and enhancing communication skills for everyday situations and for negotiating the structure and details of consensual adult relationships.

I conducted the first large-scale study on bisexual identity and have contributed several chapters on bisexuality to LGBT psychology books. I have presented workshops on sexual diversity & bisexual issues at professional conferences, graduate schools, and community agencies, as well as at U.S. and international conferences on bisexuality. I am a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Bisexuality and the guest editor of special issues of the Journal on current research on bisexuality and on affirmative psychotherapy with bisexual women and bisexual men. I was a member of the Task Force that wrote the recently adopted American Psychological Associations Guidelines for Psychotherapy with LGB Clients. I am Co-Chair of the Committee on Bisexual Issues in Psychology of the APAs Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of LGB Issues).

My bi resources website can be found at http://www.bisources.com.

I’m a psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist who works with individuals and relationships. I specialise in GSRD (Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversities: LGBTQ+, non-monogamies, kink, sex work) and race, culture neurodiversity and disability. I have specialist training in trauma, PTSD and CPTSD (complex PTSD) and dissociation. I have extensive experience of working with adult survivors of childhood trauma. I speak English, Hebrew and Dutch.

I work with compassion, respect and acceptance. I don’t judge. Therapy is a collaborative process where I am your expert guide. It’s important to me that you maintain control at all times and feel safe. I do my best to hear you. There is nothing we can’t talk about. That includes how we – therapist and client – relate to each other. We can discuss anything while ensuring that clear boundaries and mutual consent are respected.

Professional specialties and skills

As a music psychotherapist, I use music-based interventions and creative techniques to help clients access the deepest parts of their psyches, so that they may better understand themselves. By knowing ourselves, we may move through challenges and discomfort with groundedness, empowerment, and a sense of freedom.

My therapy practice aligns with my personal values of anti-capitalism, anti-racism, anti-zionism, living “unconventionally,” and the power of queerness, creativity, and neurodiversity. I aim to support clients with a radically accepting, holistic perspective so that they may find the relief they need with their specific emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges, including: relationship issues, family-of-origin conflicts, addiction, life transitions, meaning and purpose distress, and connection to self.

Therapy sessions with me often include inner-child communication, inner-family parts work, challenging stubborn self-beliefs with compassion, and encouragement to trust your highest self. Together, we will use music and creative interventions to navigate present-day challenges by connecting the dots to your past and exploring your highest truths, values, and dreams.

Language(s) spoken- English

Populations served - ages, concerns, etc.

Adults, queer and neurodivergent people, and radically minded individuals, experiencing challenges with relationship issues, family-of-origin conflicts, addiction, life transitions, meaning and purpose distress, and connection to self.

Professional specialties and skills

As a music psychotherapist, I use music-based interventions and creative techniques to help clients access the deepest parts of their psyches, so that they may better understand themselves. By knowing ourselves, we may move through challenges and discomfort with groundedness, empowerment, and a sense of freedom.

My therapy practice aligns with my personal values of anti-capitalism, anti-racism, anti-zionism, living “unconventionally,” and the power of queerness, creativity, and neurodiversity. I aim to support clients with a radically accepting, holistic perspective so that they may find the relief they need with their specific emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges, including: relationship issues, family-of-origin conflicts, addiction, life transitions, meaning and purpose distress, and connection to self.

Therapy sessions with me often include inner-child communication, inner-family parts work, challenging stubborn self-beliefs with compassion, and encouragement to trust your highest self. Together, we will use music and creative interventions to navigate present-day challenges by connecting the dots to your past and exploring your highest truths, values, and dreams.

Language(s) spoken- English

Populations served - ages, concerns, etc.

Adults, queer and neurodivergent people, and radically minded individuals, experiencing challenges with relationship issues, family-of-origin conflicts, addiction, life transitions, meaning and purpose distress, and connection to self.

Professional specialties and skills

As a music psychotherapist, I use music-based interventions and creative techniques to help clients access the deepest parts of their psyches, so that they may better understand themselves. By knowing ourselves, we may move through challenges and discomfort with groundedness, empowerment, and a sense of freedom.

My therapy practice aligns with my personal values of anti-capitalism, anti-racism, anti-zionism, living “unconventionally,” and the power of queerness, creativity, and neurodiversity. I aim to support clients with a radically accepting, holistic perspective so that they may find the relief they need with their specific emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges, including: relationship issues, family-of-origin conflicts, addiction, life transitions, meaning and purpose distress, and connection to self.

Therapy sessions with me often include inner-child communication, inner-family parts work, challenging stubborn self-beliefs with compassion, and encouragement to trust your highest self. Together, we will use music and creative interventions to navigate present-day challenges by connecting the dots to your past and exploring your highest truths, values, and dreams.

Language(s) spoken- English

Populations served - ages, concerns, etc.

Adults, queer and neurodivergent people, and radically minded individuals, experiencing challenges with relationship issues, family-of-origin conflicts, addiction, life transitions, meaning and purpose distress, and connection to self.

I help Emerging and Neurodivergent Professionals heal from trauma. This often manifests as anxiety, relationship distress, hypervigilance, insecurity, lack of self trust with a loud inner critic and disconnection from the body. I also specialize in supporting bisexual, questioning, and polyamorous populations, as well as folks experiencing eating disorders. I am a certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist with an extensive background in Somatic Psychotherapy. I serve teenagers and adults, and work most often with 20 and 30 somethings.

I am a Licensed Psychologist in the State of California with more than 10 years of experience providing mental health services in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City. I have worked with clients with a wide range of clinical issues and life challenges in a variety of settings, including community mental health centers, university counseling centers, public schools, and medical centers. As a clinician, I am trained to provide both brief and long-term therapy, as well as psychological testing. I treat adults and adolescents, and I work with individuals, couples, multiple partners, and groups. I work with adolescents and adults.

My approach to working with clients is integrative and proactive, and I aim to help my clients find the balance between insight and action in the therapy process. I am trained in psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). I believe in tailoring my approach to therapy according to each clients concerns, challenges, and unique sociocultural backgrounds with regard to family, race, ethnicity, class, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and ability. I am committed to helping people approach health and growth holistically, with consideration of the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual factors that affect who they are and how they experience the world.

Areas of emphasis include: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, compulsive behaviors, codependency, gender variance and transgender issues, sexuality and relationship issues, polyamory, BDSM and kink, bisexuality, artists, cultural identity, activism and social justice.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Affirming Therapy Center and hold an MSW from California State University San Marcos. I celebrate sexual diversity and believe in a pleasure-positive approach. I provide a safe container and compassionate witness for those exploring polyamory/non-monogamy, fetish, kink, and BDSM. I have experience working with those interested in age play including ABDL and pet play including pups and kittens. With over 15 years of study and work in the field of sexual health and as a member of the LGBTQ community and a kink identified therapist, I provide a relaxed style and comfortable approach when discussing topics of sex and intimacy.

Focus: Adult Individuals, Couples/Relationships, Sex Therapy

Specializations:

• BDSM, Fetish Exploration, and Kink Therapist
• Intimacy Issues
• LGBTQ-Friendly Therapy
• Relationship Concerns
• Sex Positive Therapist
• Sex Therapy
• Sexual Functioning
• Sexual Health
• Non-Monogamy

*Please note: I am active in the local community and occasionally attend local social events. So if you also attend local community events, we may know many of the same people. If this is an issue, please let me know upfront and I will do my best to provide with a more appropriate referral for you.

Professional specialties and skills:

• Mental Health Counseling for the LGBTQ+ community
• Letters for HRT/gender affirming surgery
• Relationship counseling

Populations served:

• LGBTQ+
• Transgender
• Adult (18+)
• Polyamory
• Kink/BDSM

I accept the following insurances:

• Aetna
• Oxford
• Oscar
• United Healthcare
• Cigna

Dr. Sasha and Janet Kira Lessin are bisexual counselors specializing in relationship facilitation, tantra and deep inner exploration using the tools of Voice Dialogue, psychosynthesis, tantra, existential life review, gestalt psychology, hypnosis, jouneywork, childhood and pastlife regression, Holotropic Breathwork and yoga. The Lessins run a tantra certification program and provide regular trainings in polyamorous living in their bisexual, tantric, live-in community in Hawaii. They educate and facilitate nontraditional relations and are major contributors to the polyamory movement and are media spokespeople for relationship choice. Janet and Sasha’s publications, most of which appear in Loving More Magazine, include Bisexuality is a Touchy Subject, The Perils and Pearls of Polyamory, Goddess Gifts Goddess, Get More with Four, and a book, The Polytantra Puja: Sacred Sexuality for Polyamorous Lovers.

I am an “out” bisexual/transgendered therapist with 30 years experience. I serve GLBTQA and straight/undeclared clients using Ericksonian Utilization (Hypnotherapy), EMDR, Cognitive-Behavioral and Gestalt approaches; specialties are sexual orientation , gender identity, sexual dysfunction and sexual abuse.

I am a member of HBIGDA and ISNA and have been a consultant to the Program in Human Sexuality for many years. I am friendly to the polyamorous, kink, pagan and other minority communities. I have worked in many hospitals and clinics, facilitated the Bisexual Forum and other support/discussion groups here and in California. I am also Coordinator for Training and Consultation at Walk-In Counseling Center (my complete curriculum vitae is available at their website listed above) where I provide supervision and consultation to other professionals and organizations.

I was the recipient in 1999 of the AIB Globe Awared for Outstanding Service to the BiWorld Community, presented by Fritz Klein MD.

I am a gender queer licensed psychologist (they/them/their pronouns) focused on intersectional identities and multicultural psychology. I am fluent in English and Spanish. I specialize in working with: trauma, dissociation, life transitions, depression & anxiety. I have experience working with the following populations: sexual and gender minorities, LGBTQ+, Latinx, BDSM/kink, poly, video gaming community, geek, furry, and more. I provide therapy for teens & adults; individuals, couples, polygroups, and families. I am available for consultation with other clinicians.

I teach courses at various local universities discussing topics of psychology of gender, multicultural psychology, diagnosis and assessment. In addition, I have given a variety of workshops in the community and at geek conventions about the above topics and about the populations I work with.

Although I am not on any insurance panels, I am able to provide you with documentation (superbill) which you can submit to your insurance to request possible reimbursement for out-of-network services.

Compassionate support for the second half of life: Diagnostic procedures and psychotherapy for aging and ailing Oregonians. Specialist in human sexuality for more than 30 years including exploring orientation(s), coming out, embracing sex positivity, gender identity, overcoming anti-GLBT discrimination, and aging while GLBTQ. Accept most major insurances or private pay. Telehealth provider (video or phone) since 2005. Free 15-minute consultation upon request.

Dr. Shannon Len Deets is a highly trained Licensed Professional Counselor who has years of experience working with diverse individuals, couples, and families. Trained in Interpersonal Process Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Play Therapy, Dancing Mindfulness, and other expressive therapies, Shannon makes a commitment to work with each individual to help them manage the difficulties in their lives and find joy, contentment, relief, and peace. At Shannon Deets Counseling LLC, we strive to provide quality services to all persons and our therapists continually practice therapy from a multicultural perspective. All professionals at Shannon Deets Counseling LLC also attend continuing education and supervisory experiences to improve their ability to understand the concerns that face culturally diverse individuals and individuals who identify at LGBTQIA+

Specializing in polyamory and untraditional relationships. Therapy for individuals, couples, triads, groups; straight and GLBTIQQ. Please see my website for more details. Located in Oakland/Berkeley area, one block from Ashby BART. Sliding scale available.

I have been working with clients from diverse cultural, sexual, and gender identities, as well as diverse body sizes, for more than 20 years. I can help with all kinds of relationship issues, including managing conflict, setting boundaries, resolving problems more effectively, and creating greater emotional closeness and satisfaction. I have published articles and book chapters about working with all kinds of LGBTQ+ relationships. Couple therapy is one of my specialities; I have advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy, and am in the process of becoming certified in Gottman Method Couple Therapy. I can help address sexual issues in intimate relationships as well, including kink/BDSM relationships and non-monogamous relationships. I am experienced with relational and sexual issues that come up around transition/gender affirmation processes. I work with issues of weight and body image from a weight neutral, Health at Every Size (r) approach. My approach is active, engaging, and warm. My office is wheelchair-accessible. I do not have a sliding scale but do reserve a limited number of appointments for reduced-fee clients. I also typically have at least one post-graduate associate in my practice who may have space for lower-fee clients.

Jennifer Isham, MA, NCC, LCPC, CS is a certified sexologist and licensed therapist who uses a psycho-spiritual approach to therapy. Sheldon Lewin LCSW, MBA a licensed clinical social worker specializing in bisexuality. Together they have combined there knowledge, skills, and expertise to provide a model of therapy for working with bisexual clients, their spouses and partners which effectively acknowledges multiple points of input. Using collaborative therapy they combine the logic of masculine energy with the intuitive wisdom of female energy to help individuals and couples discover, explore and learn to accept themselves and their relationships.

Typically this type of therapy will benefit individuals and couples seeking to understand and accept the larger purpose for their relationships, sexual curiosities, desires, needs, and wants. Jennifer and Sheldon use a psycho-spiritual and clinical approach to working with people that is empathic and supportive yet provocatively challenging. They are known for helping move people beyond their comfort zones, look at their lives in different contexts, and transition through challenges into awareness, change, and growth. They are passionate advocates of helping people discover and give life to their unique and personal voices. Through collaborative therapy they help people in the following areas:

Sexuality

. Explore the masculine and female energy within themselves

•   Develop comfort with their sexuality and increase sexual pleasure
  

•   Develop communication skills to express authenticity and foster healthy sexuality
  

•   Understand the challenges and strengths of sexual awareness
  

•   Learn to embrace and celebrate sex and sexuality
  

•   Sexual addiction (compulsivity)
  

Relationships

•   Work through life transitions (marriage, midlife, divorce, custody, remarriage, lifestyle changes)
  

•   Deception, betrayal and issues around infidelity
  

•   Managing feelings of anger, fear, shock, despair, and devastation
  

•   Damaged self esteem and sexual rejection
  

•   Coping with shame and secrecy
  

•   Difficulty accepting your spouse or partners sexuality
  

•   Fears of having been exposed to sexually transmitted diseases or AIDS
  

Bisexuality

•   Discover bisexuality as a powerful metaphor for the spiritual self and can bring awareness to other areas of duality in your life
  

•   Explore bisexuality or being bi-curious. Am I on a journey from bi-curious to bisexual? Am I on a journey of exploring bisexuality and then accepting or rejecting it?
  

•   Explore the differences of being ashamed of being bisexual versus the shame our present society places on those   living a bisexual lifestyle
  

Our offices are located in Rogers Park and Lakeview with easy access by car or public transportation. Refer to www.bi-men-therapy.com for a detailed description of services /benefits, practice guidelines, fees, privacy/confidentiality notification, and our biographies.

Specialization in LGBTQIA+ & Reproductive Well-Being. Provides trauma-informed counseling for individual, couple, adolescent & adult patient populations.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Affirming Therapy Center and have an MA in Couple and Family Therapy from Alliant International University with a background in Human Sexuality. As a queer, kinky therapist with first-hand experience in non-monogamous relationships, I assist clients with identifying and communicating boundaries while navigating jealousy and insecurity to support a safe and happy experience for everyone in the relationship(s). I offer support and guidance by employing evidence-based treatment methods, including psychedelic-assisted healing, that are designed to move you from struggle to strength. With compassion and authenticity, I work collaboratively with clients to understand the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and actions so they can begin to make choices that are more aligned with their authentic values and goals.

Focus: Adult Individuals, Couples/Relationships

Specializations:

• Alternative Lifestyles
• BDSM / Fetish Exploration and Kink Therapist
• Depression
• Gender and Sexuality
• LGBTQ-Friendly Therapy
• Non-Monogamy
• Relationship Issues
• Sex Positive Therapist
• Sexual Health

For more information about me (including my fees), please visit https://www.affirmingtherapycenter.com/skye-white/

*Please note: I am active in the local community and occasionally attend local social events. So if you also attend local community events, we may know many of the same people. If this is an issue, please let me know upfront and I will do my best to provide with a more appropriate referral for you.

We create a space for sharing and learning about intimacy, sexuality and relationships. I bring my personal and professional experiences with Tantra, Breathwork, ISP, NLP, orgasm variations, self-pleasuring, BDSM, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered sexuality, polyamory, healing incest, sexual surrogacy and more to our work. Other specialties include inspired life work and specific intuitive techniques. There is room for processes, as well as learning skills and techniques. You help decide how to spend the time. I hold a master’s in counseling psychology. 17 years experience.

Online counselling sessions for adults using the person centred approach. I am especially passionate about supporting people who are struggling with issues relating to their identity. Some examples of this could be due to trying to figure out their identity, develop more self acceptance, or navigating a change in their sense of self after a breakup or other life transition. I work in English with anyone aged 18 or over. Each session lasts for 50 minutes.

I specialize in treating sexually diverse populations, especially under-served populations such as bisexual and other non-monosexual clients, transgender and other gender variant clients, and those in the kink and poly communities. I also treat sexual problems and concerns and have training in sex therapy. I work with clients ages 12 and up, and treat couples and families as well as individuals. I offer therapy groups for adolescents and young adults including LGBTQ-spectrum groups. I am sex-positive and queer-affirmative. I understand that while identity issues may be a focus of therapy, in other cases, a client may simply seek a therapist who understands their identity so that they can safety and comfortably talk about whatever else may be of concern.

I provide telehealth counseling to people living in Florida, New Mexico, and Oregon. I specialize in treating gender, sexual, and relationship diverse folks and provide all sessions by secure video. I serve clients age 14+ in English.

Hi I’m Steve-Jasmine. I am a person centred counsellor working in Manchester and over Skype. I’m an out bi/queer non-binary person with experience working with LGBTQ, poly and kink communities.

I offer you a counselling service that is -

Safe - confidential, a place of warmth and acceptance.

Human - connection with a real person. I provide you with a space that welcomes issues you may be finding uncomfortable, traumatic or taboo.

Empowering - if you are looking to make changes in your life I can support you in this.

Informed - about working with LGBTQ+ people and alternative relationship styles

Please get in touch for a free phone consultation.

Steven I. Lanzet is a Counselor and Consultant with over 30 years experience working in the counseling, consulting, and addiction treatment field. He is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage & Family Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Supervisor, and Level 2 EMDR Practitioner. He has worked in the private, corporate, government, non-profit, and small business worlds in both the United States and overseas. He was an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and held various positions in counseling, teaching, and administration with The College of Idaho, Boise State University, and the State of Idaho.

He is the Founder of Boise Counseling Center where there are counselors who are all sex-positive and counsel with GLBTQA individuals. He developed innovative and successful treatment and consultation programs for impaired professionals including C-suite business executives, attorneys, pilots, physicians, dentists, and allied health care providers. He also worked and consulted with hospitals, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and corporations throughout the Western United States and overseas assisting with organizational and human resource challenges.

Steven works with a wide range of sexual issues including problem sex behaviors, GLBTQA issues, polyamory, kink, second life sexuality, and more in a sex-positive, non-judgemental way.

Steven was the Director of the Aftercare Program for Impaired Physicians and other health care professionals in association with the Idaho Medical Association. He was the Clinical Director of two Addiction and Mental Health treatment centers which he helped open in England.

Steven believes that counseling is first and foremost a relationship and he strives to create a helpful and healing dialogue from the beginning.