New York

New York based Licensed Mental Health Counselor with specialization in LGBTQ+, kink, polyamory and non-monogamy.

Stony Brook NY. 631-751-5559. [email protected]. I offer affirming therapeutic services and honor the various forms of sexual and gender expression and identity. I have experience with the LGBT community BDSM kink various alternative lifestyles and relationships couples counseling infertility HIV and intimate partner violence.

Affirming & knowledgeable psychotherapy for clients that identify under the kink & non monogamy umbrellas

I provide compassionate nonjudgmental family law support to clients who practice BDSM, polyamory, and LGBTQ lifestyles. I do child custody and divorce cases and fight to make sure my clients' sexual lives are not used against them. I have ten years of experience in divorce mediation and mediation of sperm donor, prenuptial, parenting, and relationship agreements. Adoptions, domestic violence and intentional communities. NYS cases only.

Sexuality is like a big house with many rooms, some of which are interesting and other less so. While there may be many rooms with kink, there are many who may be interested but are afraid to enter the room, or those who enter into the room but find it hard to find the satisfaction they want -- in terms of sex or relationship with others. Carrying the metaphor further, there is an adjacent house with gender expression, again with many rooms. Gender, like sexuality, has different expressions that may be confusing, but when properly addressed, can lead to great satisfaction.Therapy is a way of cutting through the barriers to healthy sexual and gender expression, whatever the form of expression, and to forming committed relationships, if that is desired. Therapy also allows one to cut through issues of shame or guilt that come from earlier periods of one's life. My practice is grounded in a series of techniques that are tailored for each client. I am a Buddhist informed therapist, meaning that my work emphasizes the ability to focus on what is happening in the moment, without judgment, and in learning to avoid the behaviors that lead to suffering. My clinical work includes the use of meditative practices that help foster self-awareness, the ability to deal with difficult emotions, as well a developing greater ability to work with situations that are challenging, exciting, or off-putting. I also utilized hypnosis and Eye Motion Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to process emotions as well as to develop new skills. I accept most common NY insurances (many of which are national), and I provide therapy both in-person and via video, phone or text.

My name is Dr. Amber Oliver. Feel free to call me Amber.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State.

I have received my Master's in Social Work with a specialty in Mental Health and Military Social Work from the University of Southern California. I also received a Doctorate in Social Work from USC as well. I have been a social worker since 2013 and have worked with various populations including children, veterans, families and incarcerated people. My approach to therapy is to guide you in identifying the root cause of the feelings and symptoms you are currently experiencing. By identifying this, we will work together on thought processes and behaviors that are keeping you “stuck.” With the root cause identified, I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy techniques in order to adapt, change or develop new coping skills and thoughts. I believe that transformation is a collaborative process. My hope is that I can help guide you to identify and meet your goals. In my practice, I welcome all ideas, opinions and lifestyles. I am kink and poly friendly. I want you to feel open and comfortable discussing any topic you may want to work on. I believe that “keeping it real” in session is important. I believe in incorporating sensory tools as well as religious and cultural tools as appropriate. Each relationship should be tailored to meet your specific needs. I provide services in the evening on weekdays.

Are you feeling depressed, anxious, or frustrated? As a psychologist with many years of experience, I teach people to feel better about themselves, improve their relationships, and make empowering life changes. If you’ve lost your voice or your hopes, I’ll help you rediscover them.

Speak to Me understands that sexuality touches almost every part of our lives in some way. It informs our understanding of who we are who and how we love what constitutes “family” pleasure intimacy relationships and many others issues that confront us daily. Yet many people find it awkward to talk about sexuality and that can make it hard to reach out for help when you need it. At Speak-To-Me I specialize in a wide variety of issues around sexuality using an empowering non-shaming approach to finding positive and effective solutions to your concerns. Some common issues at Speak to Me are : Sex and relationships Infidelity Desire and Arousal concerns Alternative Lovestyles Addictive behaviors Swinging Kink/BDSM LGBTQ """

Dulcinea/Alex Pitagora holds a Master of Arts in Psychology from the New School for Social Research, a Master of Social Work from New York University, a Master of Education and a Doctorate in Clinical Sexology from Widener University, and is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. Pitagora has a practice in New York City that includes individual and relationship therapy. Pitagora's practice is person-centered and strengths-based, focuses on self-determination and empowerment, and is LGBQ, trans, poly, and kink affirmative. Pitagora is an adjunct professor of sexual health at New York University; has published articles in peer-reviewed journals; and presented at conferences on the topics of alternative sexuality and gender diversity. Pitagora conducts research, lectures, and seminars pertaining to these communities; is the founder of ManhattanAlternative.com, an alternative lifestyle affirmative provider listing; and co-organizer of the AltSex NYC Conference. Pitagora is Kink Doctor in the Web series by the same name.

Psychotherapy and Sex Therapy practice. Speciality with non-normative sexual intrests.