Let me give you my heartfelt welcome.  First, I’d like to honor the courage it takes to consider a therapist and the hope implicit in finding someone who can help.  

To help you make this important decision in finding a therapist who is a good fit for you in this part of your journey, I want you to know how others describe their experience with me.  My colleagues and clients tend to describe me as compassionate, caring, intelligent, playful, and kindly irreverent.  Clients who’ve worked with other therapists previously have told me I am refreshingly active in engaging with them about their concerns, caring in listening to them through their pains, and someone who tends to offer new perspectives and honest feedback in a manageable way. 

While I value variety in my clinical work, I also find it meaningful to work with clients who’ve lived through sexual abuse or who have troubles in the sexual aspects of their lives. I realize that sexuality is a normal yet charged part of many of our experiences and wish to help clients find a relationship with their body and partner(s) that is meaningful to them.  For some that is creating a sex-positive, non-shameful, and connection-building space where interests, boundaries, and kinks can be explored.  For others it means honoring how sexual interest and functionality can change throughout our lifespan and finding creative or non-sexual ways to connect with their partner(s).  And still for others, it is helping a client build safety, empowerment, connection, and choice in their life after sexual trauma or medical experiences.

To aid myself as a generalist and as a sex therapist, I am trained in ‘Accelerated Resolution Therapy’ for trauma, and have areas of specialized interest related to: sleep-related difficulties, trauma, sexual trauma/abuse, sexual health, consensual non-monogamy/alternative relationship structures, and kink. I often work individually with adults or couples, teens 16+, college students, those who identify within the LGBTQ community, and folks from more diverse or underprivileged backgrounds. 

When away from the office, I try to live a life of moderation in all things, including moderation! That means, being curled up on the couch with my furry family and wife, playing video games or D&D (less moderation), talking about something deep or silly, reading something salacious or feminist-friendly, and trying to stay physically active and healthy-ish.

You can reach me at dr.brown@vaydamentalhealth.com or 612-445-2795