Sex Therapists in Fairfax, CA
Talking about sex and intimacy can be scary and intimidating.
Lovers no more? Are you in a place in your life where you’re craving a kind of directness about your sex life? Are you struggling balancing authenticity with your commitment to your relationship? Do you read personal growth books, attend workshops, listen to podcasts? Are you willing to entertain hard questions? Do you want to understand and accept who you are erotically, even if it means ending your current relationship? You don’t have to wait until you’re in crisis. You’re feeling emotionally disconnected from yourself and/or your mate and sex isn’t something you talk about. You want to break patterns, find a way through the pain
Talking about sex and intimacy can be scary and intimidating.
Lovers no more? Are you in a place in your life where you’re craving a kind of directness about your sex life? Are you struggling balancing authenticity with your commitment to your relationship? Do you read personal growth books, attend workshops, listen to podcasts? Are you willing to entertain hard questions? Do you want to understand and accept who you are erotically, even if it means ending your current relationship? You don’t have to wait until you’re in crisis. You’re feeling emotionally disconnected from yourself and/or your mate and sex isn’t something you talk about. You want to break patterns, find a way through the pain
Navigating sexual concerns can feel overwhelming, but you don't have to do it alone.
I work with people who are ready to delve into the depths of their sexuality. You might be wrestling with issues such as intimacy struggles, sexual concerns, or challenges in communication within your relationships. I create a safe and accepting space where you can freely explore your desires, gain clarity on your needs, and develop the tools to navigate your sexual journey confidently. Your ultimate goal is to experience a deeper sense of satisfaction, connection, and fulfillment in your sexual and relational experiences, paving the way for a more vibrant and joyful life. Together, we'll embark on a journey of self-discovery.
Navigating sexual concerns can feel overwhelming, but you don't have to do it alone.
I work with people who are ready to delve into the depths of their sexuality. You might be wrestling with issues such as intimacy struggles, sexual concerns, or challenges in communication within your relationships. I create a safe and accepting space where you can freely explore your desires, gain clarity on your needs, and develop the tools to navigate your sexual journey confidently. Your ultimate goal is to experience a deeper sense of satisfaction, connection, and fulfillment in your sexual and relational experiences, paving the way for a more vibrant and joyful life. Together, we'll embark on a journey of self-discovery.
Jessica L Davis
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Fairfax, CA 94930 (Online Only)
I work with couples and individuals that feel ready to examine their inner world and outer relationships, often feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Clients who wish to explore issues around sense of self, relationships, identity, sexuality, spirituality, psychedelics, or existential questions often resonate with my style. I offer couples and individuals a warm environment that is supportive, collaborative, and direct - offering tools & insights. I am continually expanding my offerings and have additional certifications in the research-based Gottman Method for Couples and a Certified Integrative Sex Therapy for Couples.
I work with couples and individuals that feel ready to examine their inner world and outer relationships, often feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Clients who wish to explore issues around sense of self, relationships, identity, sexuality, spirituality, psychedelics, or existential questions often resonate with my style. I offer couples and individuals a warm environment that is supportive, collaborative, and direct - offering tools & insights. I am continually expanding my offerings and have additional certifications in the research-based Gottman Method for Couples and a Certified Integrative Sex Therapy for Couples.
I will draw on decades of wide professional training and lived experience to nurture and develop insight and tools together. My education is in marriage, family, and child counseling, holistic health, and psychology. I’ve worked in therapy settings with all ages, including infants, and in social and behavioral programs. I strive to address bias and embrace diversity while being open to learning how each person’s race, culture, gender, sexuality, class and identity impacts their life.
I will draw on decades of wide professional training and lived experience to nurture and develop insight and tools together. My education is in marriage, family, and child counseling, holistic health, and psychology. I’ve worked in therapy settings with all ages, including infants, and in social and behavioral programs. I strive to address bias and embrace diversity while being open to learning how each person’s race, culture, gender, sexuality, class and identity impacts their life.
Mariana Caplan
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fairfax, CA 94930
Welcome! Licensed in both California and Maine, I am currently accepting new clients during these challenging times. I bring over 25 years of experience helping individuals, couples, families, and religious and spiritual organizations to heal and thrive. My experience spans a wide range of issues including: trauma, anxiety, depression, psychopathology, relationship challenges, grief and loss, vocational coaching, body and aging. I love to use psychological tools in conjunction with spiritual practices like yoga and meditation. I work via telehealth in California and Maine, and in-person in Portland, ME. I do not accept insurance.
Welcome! Licensed in both California and Maine, I am currently accepting new clients during these challenging times. I bring over 25 years of experience helping individuals, couples, families, and religious and spiritual organizations to heal and thrive. My experience spans a wide range of issues including: trauma, anxiety, depression, psychopathology, relationship challenges, grief and loss, vocational coaching, body and aging. I love to use psychological tools in conjunction with spiritual practices like yoga and meditation. I work via telehealth in California and Maine, and in-person in Portland, ME. I do not accept insurance.
The goal of therapy is to enable people to have richer and more satisfying lives. I match my approach to the person I'm seeing, offering both short-term, pragmatic, solution-oriented therapy, and longer-term treatment that involves complex historical material and ingrained self-defeating patterns. I think of therapy as an opportunity to learn better ways to live and thrive in the present. I use a combination of approaches including EMDR, AEDP, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and longer-term work to change recurring patterns.
The goal of therapy is to enable people to have richer and more satisfying lives. I match my approach to the person I'm seeing, offering both short-term, pragmatic, solution-oriented therapy, and longer-term treatment that involves complex historical material and ingrained self-defeating patterns. I think of therapy as an opportunity to learn better ways to live and thrive in the present. I use a combination of approaches including EMDR, AEDP, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and longer-term work to change recurring patterns.
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Julie S Lehman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Rafael, CA 94901
Waitlist for new clients
I welcome those of any age, stage, ethnic/racial background, gender identification, sexual orientation, relationship/family structure, immigration status, or religion.
I specialize in working affirmatively with sex and gender diversity and sex-positive communities (LGBTQ*, non-normative relationships, open/non-monogamous, burners, polyamory, poly sexuality, a sexuality, inter sex, gender nonconformity/fluidity, BDSM/kink, leather, fetish, HIV+, HepC+, Herpes+). I welcome clients with issues around minority stress, neurodivergence, depression/anxiety, trauma, grief/loss, couples/multiple-partner relationships, parent/child relationships, family counseling. I also welcome those looking to heal sexual trauma or those working through sexual difficulties. I'm a well-trained integrative sex therapist.
I welcome those of any age, stage, ethnic/racial background, gender identification, sexual orientation, relationship/family structure, immigration status, or religion.
I specialize in working affirmatively with sex and gender diversity and sex-positive communities (LGBTQ*, non-normative relationships, open/non-monogamous, burners, polyamory, poly sexuality, a sexuality, inter sex, gender nonconformity/fluidity, BDSM/kink, leather, fetish, HIV+, HepC+, Herpes+). I welcome clients with issues around minority stress, neurodivergence, depression/anxiety, trauma, grief/loss, couples/multiple-partner relationships, parent/child relationships, family counseling. I also welcome those looking to heal sexual trauma or those working through sexual difficulties. I'm a well-trained integrative sex therapist.
In addition to couples counseling, I also offer couples intimacy coaching for performance anxiety, sex addiction, sexuality, and open relationships.
Start seeing challenges as opportunities to get your needs met and improve your relationship! I’m Dr. Sean Robertson, creator of RDP. I work as an online Couples Counselor and Intimacy Coach. I know relationships can be hard, even though they’re also one of the most fulfilling parts of our life. In my couples counseling I create an empathic space for learning and deep connection, while also being diligent about ensuring that clients implement the tools I teach. My methods are based in behavioral psychology, Gottman Method, and attachment psychology.
In addition to couples counseling, I also offer couples intimacy coaching for performance anxiety, sex addiction, sexuality, and open relationships.
Start seeing challenges as opportunities to get your needs met and improve your relationship! I’m Dr. Sean Robertson, creator of RDP. I work as an online Couples Counselor and Intimacy Coach. I know relationships can be hard, even though they’re also one of the most fulfilling parts of our life. In my couples counseling I create an empathic space for learning and deep connection, while also being diligent about ensuring that clients implement the tools I teach. My methods are based in behavioral psychology, Gottman Method, and attachment psychology.
Past faculty of UCSF Medical Center - Human Sexuality Program.
I am a clinical psychologist in practice for over 35 years. A primary interest is working with men, particularly problems with men and aging, men and issues of retirement, anger/stress mgmt., and sexual addiction. I enjoy consulting with corporations. (I also have an MBA). I have extensive background and training in infertility and adoption issues. My wife and I are adoptive parents. I also have an interest in working with couples, issues of intimacy, sexuality, soulmate and kindred relationships.
Past faculty of UCSF Medical Center - Human Sexuality Program.
I am a clinical psychologist in practice for over 35 years. A primary interest is working with men, particularly problems with men and aging, men and issues of retirement, anger/stress mgmt., and sexual addiction. I enjoy consulting with corporations. (I also have an MBA). I have extensive background and training in infertility and adoption issues. My wife and I are adoptive parents. I also have an interest in working with couples, issues of intimacy, sexuality, soulmate and kindred relationships.
Julianne M Carroll
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Rafael, CA 94901
I’ve arrived at my work as a psychotherapist after more than a decade of working as a sexuality educator for youth and adults.
My work as a therapist is grounded in trauma-informed, feminist, and attachment based principles that highlight the importance of safe and trusting relationships. I am here to provide attuned feedback and guidance as you navigate sex and love, anxiety, grief and loss, the ongoing effects of childhood trauma, unlearning codependency and strengthening or softening boundaries. My goal is to help you develop tools for self-awareness, resiliency and intimacy building, and conflict resolution. I believe deeply in the power of healing work, and the great courage it takes to turn inward, to turn toward pain, and to face and love ourselves.
I’ve arrived at my work as a psychotherapist after more than a decade of working as a sexuality educator for youth and adults.
My work as a therapist is grounded in trauma-informed, feminist, and attachment based principles that highlight the importance of safe and trusting relationships. I am here to provide attuned feedback and guidance as you navigate sex and love, anxiety, grief and loss, the ongoing effects of childhood trauma, unlearning codependency and strengthening or softening boundaries. My goal is to help you develop tools for self-awareness, resiliency and intimacy building, and conflict resolution. I believe deeply in the power of healing work, and the great courage it takes to turn inward, to turn toward pain, and to face and love ourselves.
I specialize in gender-affirming therapy and sex therapy for trans, queer, poly, and kinky folks.
Hi! I’m Giselle (they/she/he). I’m a clinical psychologist specializing in trans/queer mental health (including gender-affirming hormone and surgery letters) and sex therapy for folks across the lifespan (children, adolescents, and adults). Throughout my career, I’ve oriented my work toward serving trans and queer community. I completed a postdoc in LGBT mental health and worked as a gender specialist at the San Francisco VA and at Kaiser Permanente. I currently am a gender specialist for UCSF's Child and Adolescent Gender Clinic.
I specialize in gender-affirming therapy and sex therapy for trans, queer, poly, and kinky folks.
Hi! I’m Giselle (they/she/he). I’m a clinical psychologist specializing in trans/queer mental health (including gender-affirming hormone and surgery letters) and sex therapy for folks across the lifespan (children, adolescents, and adults). Throughout my career, I’ve oriented my work toward serving trans and queer community. I completed a postdoc in LGBT mental health and worked as a gender specialist at the San Francisco VA and at Kaiser Permanente. I currently am a gender specialist for UCSF's Child and Adolescent Gender Clinic.
Welcome! My name is Ana and I'm a Licensed Psychotherapist, Certified Couples & Sex Therapist, and psychedelic therapist licensed in CA, UT, and CO. I specialize in ketamine and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and issues unique to the creative field. My framework is relational, attachment-based and in-depth, characterized by warmth, compassion & collaboration. I will help you gather a deeper understanding of your thoughts and patterns, improve your self-worth, and live a life with purpose, meaning, and connection.
Welcome! My name is Ana and I'm a Licensed Psychotherapist, Certified Couples & Sex Therapist, and psychedelic therapist licensed in CA, UT, and CO. I specialize in ketamine and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and issues unique to the creative field. My framework is relational, attachment-based and in-depth, characterized by warmth, compassion & collaboration. I will help you gather a deeper understanding of your thoughts and patterns, improve your self-worth, and live a life with purpose, meaning, and connection.
Kate Payne
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Rafael, CA 94903
Additionally, I have specialized skills and training in sex therapy work both with individuals and couples.
Hi! I'm Kate Payne. I've been practicing for over 12 years building long term individual therapy relationships, helping couples through issues with communication, intimacy, sexuality and conflicts, and supporting folks working through past trauma. I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to my practice using a relational approach, concrete skills, and EMDR for trauma processing. I believe in the strength of connection, vulnerability and insight to find healing and growth. If you are seeking support in everyday life stressors, or wanting to heal from past trauma, I would be a good fit for you.
Additionally, I have specialized skills and training in sex therapy work both with individuals and couples.
Hi! I'm Kate Payne. I've been practicing for over 12 years building long term individual therapy relationships, helping couples through issues with communication, intimacy, sexuality and conflicts, and supporting folks working through past trauma. I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to my practice using a relational approach, concrete skills, and EMDR for trauma processing. I believe in the strength of connection, vulnerability and insight to find healing and growth. If you are seeking support in everyday life stressors, or wanting to heal from past trauma, I would be a good fit for you.
Kris Coffman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Anselmo, CA 94960
Welcome kindred Souls of the Mystical and Unconventional! I am the unique guide you seek on your quest of self-discovery. If you find solace in the complex weavings of this world, dancing with the moon, and embracing nuance, you have found a fellow traveler in me. In this world of chaos and conformity, I specialize in supporting magical Souls and Empaths who tread the unorthodox paths. Together, we shall unravel the threads of the struggles that may keep you stuck, transforming them into the known, and metabolized.
Welcome kindred Souls of the Mystical and Unconventional! I am the unique guide you seek on your quest of self-discovery. If you find solace in the complex weavings of this world, dancing with the moon, and embracing nuance, you have found a fellow traveler in me. In this world of chaos and conformity, I specialize in supporting magical Souls and Empaths who tread the unorthodox paths. Together, we shall unravel the threads of the struggles that may keep you stuck, transforming them into the known, and metabolized.
Hello! I work with individuals who wish to create lasting, positive changes in their lives and relationships. I offer safe, compassionate and supportive counseling in an atmosphere that deepens understanding, promotes healing, and releases potential. Unresolved emotional issues can stifle creativity, confidence, ambition, and our ability for good relationships. Trauma and loss can cause sadness, depression and pain that inhibit and block. My personal style is interactive, empathic, non-judgmental and respectful of individual values and choices.
Hello! I work with individuals who wish to create lasting, positive changes in their lives and relationships. I offer safe, compassionate and supportive counseling in an atmosphere that deepens understanding, promotes healing, and releases potential. Unresolved emotional issues can stifle creativity, confidence, ambition, and our ability for good relationships. Trauma and loss can cause sadness, depression and pain that inhibit and block. My personal style is interactive, empathic, non-judgmental and respectful of individual values and choices.
I am the developer of the Transformative Couples Therapy (formerly called AEDP for Couples). I teach and supervise this method nationally and internationally. This method is distinct from other approaches in that we do not focus on finding what is wrong with the relationship, but rather we uncover the felt experience of love that has become buried over time. This method is unique in that the couple members speak directly to each other from the first moments of the first session and with the skillful structure the therapist provides. They discover how to create experiences of loving and being loved that they have been missing.
I am the developer of the Transformative Couples Therapy (formerly called AEDP for Couples). I teach and supervise this method nationally and internationally. This method is distinct from other approaches in that we do not focus on finding what is wrong with the relationship, but rather we uncover the felt experience of love that has become buried over time. This method is unique in that the couple members speak directly to each other from the first moments of the first session and with the skillful structure the therapist provides. They discover how to create experiences of loving and being loved that they have been missing.
Lisa Lund, Certified Gottman Couple Therapist
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kentfield, CA 94904 (Online Only)
You may be visiting this webpage because you realize that your marriage or relationship isn't where you want it to be. These feelings can range from missing the fondness and admiration that you once felt to a dramatic disconnect, such as happens with an affair or other crisis. Please don't assume that you are alone if this is the case because you are not. Many couples go through dramatic challenges in the lifetime of their relationship. This is true for healthy and unhealthy relationships. It is a positive sign that you are gathering information and taking an active approach to turning things around.
You may be visiting this webpage because you realize that your marriage or relationship isn't where you want it to be. These feelings can range from missing the fondness and admiration that you once felt to a dramatic disconnect, such as happens with an affair or other crisis. Please don't assume that you are alone if this is the case because you are not. Many couples go through dramatic challenges in the lifetime of their relationship. This is true for healthy and unhealthy relationships. It is a positive sign that you are gathering information and taking an active approach to turning things around.
BA, University of California at Berkeley, MS, Columbia University, MA & PSY.D, California School of Professional Psychology.
BA, University of California at Berkeley, MS, Columbia University, MA & PSY.D, California School of Professional Psychology.
Vito Pelikan
Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Rafael, CA 94903 (Online Only)
I focus on relationships - and I don't just mean with significant others. What is your relationship with your anxiety or depression? What is your relationship with your trauma, your past? What is your relationship with your thoughts on a daily basis? I believe that I can help to untangle the mess and leave you with a deeper understanding of your self or your situation.
I focus on relationships - and I don't just mean with significant others. What is your relationship with your anxiety or depression? What is your relationship with your trauma, your past? What is your relationship with your thoughts on a daily basis? I believe that I can help to untangle the mess and leave you with a deeper understanding of your self or your situation.
Darshana Weill
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, 123092
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Kentfield, CA 94904
Relationships can be the most rewarding and the most frustrating thing in our lives. When going well, you feel great. When there is conflict you are at a loss. You may find yourself struggle with a partner or parent, your children or co workers, we can ask the same questions. How do you manage your needs with someone else's? Do you even know what your needs are? How do you communicate with kindness and compassion, yet feel liberated to express what you truly feel? When you are overwhelmed do you find yourself running away or run after the person? These questions and more are the ones to ask.
Relationships can be the most rewarding and the most frustrating thing in our lives. When going well, you feel great. When there is conflict you are at a loss. You may find yourself struggle with a partner or parent, your children or co workers, we can ask the same questions. How do you manage your needs with someone else's? Do you even know what your needs are? How do you communicate with kindness and compassion, yet feel liberated to express what you truly feel? When you are overwhelmed do you find yourself running away or run after the person? These questions and more are the ones to ask.
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Sex Therapy
Who is sex therapy for?
Sex problems are common in relationships. Many people want a better sex life and want to feel loved and desired by their partner. It is difficult for couples to resolve sexual problems on their own because people often feel ashamed to talk about their sexual desires fearing they are not normal, when in fact a very broad range of preferences and behaviors are normal. A sex therapist can help clarify this and other matters.
Why do people need sex therapy?
Many people do not know how to talk about their erotic needs or their emotional needs, both of which are addressed in sex therapy. Couples often live with sexual difficulties for years before seeking help, and in that time, partners may experience so much disappointment and alienation that they may fear their problems mean they are incompatible. Once people experience disappointment, it is difficult to find resolution without help.
What happens in sex therapy?
People have many misconceptions about what takes place in sex therapy. First, it is a form of talk therapy in which partners discuss their sexual concerns; it does not involve touching or physical exploration of any kind. Sex therapy typically helps couples get comfortable talking to each other about sex so that, in the privacy of their home life, they can openly discuss their sexual desires and make decisions about what they want to do. Couples are typically assigned activities to do at home that build intimacy skills.
What kinds of problems do sex therapists treat?
Very often, partners differ in their degree of sexual desire and struggle over how often to have sex. Or they may have fights about porn use or have difficulty connecting sexually after one partner is unfaithful. Men may have problems with premature ejaculation. Women may find themselves struggling to become aroused or to achieve an orgasm. Sometimes partners feel like they have lost the sense of attraction to their partner. These are all common issues dealt with in sex therapy.