Therapy Services
At The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center, we provide psychotherapy and sex therapy to individuals, couples, multiple-partner relationships, and families in NYC.
Taking the first step toward seeking therapy is often the hardest part of recovery and self-empowerment.
You Deserve Compassion
Despite increasing awareness for and access to mental health treatment across the United States, there is still a ton of stigma and shame surrounding seeking support from a licensed therapist. At The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center, our mission is to offer a safe, non-judgmental, and empowering therapeutic space in New York City, free from stigma, shame, discrimination, and microaggressions.
We specialize in…
Individual Therapy
Which can include:
gender identity (including transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive individuals)
sexuality orientation (including queer youth and adults)
questioning gender, sexuality, sex, and dating
parents of LGBTQ+ children and youth
siblings of transgender and gender diverse individuals
partners of transgender and gender diverse individuals
feelings of inauthenticity (including not feeling “queer enough” or “trans enough”)
being raised in a high control environments
coming out (in terms of gender, sexuality, and relationship orientation)
sex work and people with experience trading sex
trust and intimacy-related topics
Relationship Therapy
Which can include:
relationship conflict
diverse relationship orientations (including open relationships, polyamory, and consensual non-monogamy)
communication skills
intimacy-related issues
pre-marital therapy
infidelity
intimacy
divorce and conscious un-coupling
Sex Therapy
Which can include:
religious conflicts with gender, sexuality, and sex
purity culture
kink and BDSM
fetish sexualities
sexual anxiety
sexual functioning (including arousal related issues)
sexual discomfort and/or pain
desire related issues (including desire discrepancies, “low” desire, “high” desire, and managing long term desire)
erectile unpredictability
sexual shame
compulsive sexual behaviors
We work with issues related to…
depression
anxiety
struggles with self-esteem
shame
trauma
PTSD & Complex PTSD
survivors of violence, abuse and/or assault
grief
chronic illness
HIV/AIDS
substance use (harm reduction and abstinence)
family of origin conflicts
spirituality
codependency
“self destructive” behaviors
chronic pain
infertility
eating disorders
body dysphoria and/or dysmorphia
self esteem
