About

My practice is a safe space. All are welcome but hatefulness and intolerance will be directly addressed when it happens. I like to call these moments “emotionally corrective experiences.” We honor pronouns. We honor lived experiences and non-traditional relationships. We respect monogamy and non-monogamy alike. We honor however an individual chooses to express their identity. If this bothers you, I may not be the therapist for you.

As much as I would like to think you want to know about me, you might actually be more curious about Mindful Sexuality Florida and how this initiative can help you.

I picked the title of this website mindfully. I wanted it to grab your attention but it is also the goal of my practice. When you become mindful you can get better sex out of it! So am I being salacious? Absolutely. But I am also sending a message and hopefully a promise.

Mindfulness has been one of the greatest buzzwords in the counseling community for the past decade. It isn’t a one and done patch for all the habits, hang-ups, and hurts that haunt or harass you on a daily basis. It takes work. It takes intention. And I want to be able to help you with that.

Creating Narratives

I love storytelling. I love movies. I love books. I love music. I love art. Artistic expression is one of the most universal and cross-cultural features of our history and current day to day lives.

You might be able to tell that I love tattoos. For me, tattoos tell a story. They reflect the lived experiences of some and in other cases, the pieces we get are just really cool. I am very open about my ink and if you’re interested in the stories my tattoos tell, I share them here.

Making Realistic and Sustainable Changes

I can sit here and type up my curriculum vitae and provide you with all my continuing education credits to demonstrate how knowledgeable I think I am and hope you find comfort in how many areas I am certified in. Yes, I believe evidence-based practice is very important but I do not think that is the healing component to therapy. I firmly believe the human connection is what heals, the rapport, the relationship between people. You need to know that I genuinely care in order for this to work. I don’t think people should be in therapy for the rest of their lives so when someone sits across from me, I want them to understand my goal is for them to become their own therapist in the future. I want long-term change and growth to be accessible and in order to accomplish that, I want to get to know you the way your friends and family know you. In the end, I want you to not *need* me but to also know that my door is always open to you if you want to check in and remain accountable to your goals.