Sex & Relationship Therapy for

Sexual Trauma Recovery

You've survived enough.

It's time to feel alive.

Your body remembers what your mind tries to forget.

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And now that protective response, the one that helped you survive, is showing up everywhere you don't want it.

In your relationships. In your bedroom. In your ability to feel present in your own skin.

You've done the work. You've been to therapy. You can explain your patterns, name your triggers, trace them back to their origins.

So why does your nervous system still take over?

You can't think your way out of a body response.

I help sexual trauma survivors in Brooklyn and Portland reconnect with pleasure, safety, and desire through somatic sex therapy that works with your nervous system, not against it.

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Your freeze response isn’t broken. It's protecting you.

The disconnection and the way pleasure feels inaccessible, it makes sense. Most sexual trauma survivors learned that intimacy wasn't safe, and it's been working overtime to protect them ever since.

But what that helped you survive won’t help you feel alive again.

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Somatic Sex Therapy for trauma is different

Most sexual trauma survivors I work with in Brooklyn and Portland have already done years of traditional therapy. They understand their history. They've processed the story.

But their bodies haven't caught up.

Talk therapy primarily engages the prefrontal cortex, the thinking brain. But trauma responses like freezing, dissociation, and hypervigilance originate in the brainstem and limbic system. These parts of your brain don't respond to logic or insight.

Working somatically means engaging your nervous system directly:

  • We track what's happening in your body in real-time, not just what you think about it

  • We notice when you start to leave (dissociate, numb, perform) and practice coming back

  • We build your capacity for sensation before we ever address sexual content

  • We create a map of your triggers that lives in your body, not just your mind

This isn't just talking about your experience. It's having a different one.

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Who I Work With

I provide sexual trauma therapy for clients in Brooklyn, NY and Portland, OR via secure telehealth, with in-person sessions available as my practice expands.

If the trauma happened at least six months ago and outside your current relationship, I’d love to support you, whether you come in on your own or with your partner.

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Ready to start?

Free consultation, no pressure. We'll talk about what's bringing you in and whether this approach feels right.

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FAQs

  • No. Trauma-informed sex therapy doesn't require detailed retelling of traumatic events. We can work with your body's responses without revisiting the narrative if that doesn't feel right for you. Some clients find sharing helpful; others don't. You decide.

  • If past sexual experiences, whether you label them as assault, abuse, coercion, or something you can't name, are affecting how you relate to your body, pleasure, or intimacy now, that's enough. You don't need to justify or categorize your experiences to deserve support.

  • There's no universal timeline. Some clients experience significant shifts in 3-6 months; others benefit from longer-term work, especially with complex trauma. We'll check in regularly about what's working and what you need.

  • Yes. Many clients are partnered. We can work individually on your relationship with your own body and sexuality. I also offer couples sex therapy if you want to include your partner in rebuilding intimacy together.

  • Sessions are a mix of conversation and somatic awareness practices. We might talk about what's been coming up for you, then shift to noticing what's happening in your body as we explore a particular topic. There's no physical touch involved, this is about building your own relationship with your body.

Sexual trauma therapy in Brooklyn, NY

Whether you're in Park Slope, Williamsburg, DUMBO, or anywhere in the NYC area, I work with Brooklyn clients via secure telehealth. Many of my New York clients have done years of therapy and are looking for a body-based approach that finally addresses how trauma shows up in their sexuality, not just their thoughts. In person coming soon.

Sexual trauma therapy in Portland, OR

I'm licensed in Oregon and work with Portland-area clients ready for something different. If you've been searching for a trauma-informed sex therapist in Portland who integrates somatic work with clinical expertise, I'd love to connect.

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