SF Sex Center is the main gateway to finding out everything you always wanted to know about sex. Our highly skilled staff consists of sex therapists, body workers, somatic psychotherapists, and the top sex instructors in the Bay Area. Take a chance! Get sexed!
Therapy is a transformative process that facilitates change by helping people to become more themselves. I work collaboratively with my clients to create a space where they can explore their experience with the trust that whatever they share with me will be met with respect, empathy, and curiosity. The therapeutic process is a creative endeavor that is different for each individual I work with, so I encourage clients to express what works for them and what doesn’t. While therapy expands one’s understanding of the past, it is ultimately about finding freedom, ease, and fulfillment in the present. Exploring the past is productive when it increases our self-compassion by illuminating the relationship between past events and current challenges, and when it allows us the opportunity to process emotions that were previously overwhelming. From a place of self-awareness and self-acceptance, people can use therapy to develop tools and practices that allow them to risk experimenting with new ways of being in the world. This process can be deepened and accelerated by grounding it in bodily awareness. What is unconscious can often be accessed through the body, so I occasionally invite clients to notice their sensations, or help them explore their patterns of movement and breathing. Generations of ancestors have influenced our personal histories, and we are embedded in cultures and institutions that shape our experience. It is essential to consider these larger forces to fully make sense of our lives, and including these factors in the therapeutic process helps empower people by relating their personal difficulties to systems of power and oppression.
I specialize in working with individuals and couples who have endured a loss in life. Loss is present in the death of a family member or beloved pet, the end of a relationship, the onset of chronic illness, coming out as LGBT, a troubled (or absent) sex life, a breakdown in communication within a partnership, changing careers, finishing school or being laid off from a job. Even aging or a change in our physical appearance, such as weight gain, can create feelings of grief. I work from the assumption that you are the ultimate expert on your life, not me, and that you just need some support during a time of transition, or some help getting "un-stuck" from a pattern that isn't serving you anymore. I won't judge you, or tell you what choices to make, and I don't assume there is something "wrong" with you. (In fact, I think that seeking personal therapy is one of the healthiest, most self-affirming choices you can make!) I also won't stare blankly in a way that makes you squirm, with an occasional "Mmm hmmm" before announcing, "I'm afraid our time is up for this week." Here's what I will do: I will listen empathically, ask questions to elicit your truth, and share what I've learned about human behavior through my education and many years of working with people. I will guide you to figure out what might be "in the way" of you having the life you want, and then we'll work together to figure out how to change what isn't working. For those with past trauma, or for individuals who are suffering with anxiety or phobias, I offer EMDR, which is an effective and generally short term treatment specifically designed for these issues. My style is warm, compassionate and highly interactive. I see my work as first and foremost connecting with you as another human being trying to survive in this demanding world. I provide a supportive environment that supports self exploration, as well as offering new ways to think about personal challenges, suggestions for alternative actions, and gentle probing into places where you may be holding yourself back from your full potential. I trust that people are doing the best they can at any given time, and that even behaviors that no longer serve us have a positive intent behind them. My main office is located on the border of the Mission and Bernal Heights neighborhoods of San Francisco, with ample, free parking and access by public transportation. I have a second office in Burlingame, just off El Camino Real, which is a ten minute walk from the Burlingame Caltrain station. I sometimes work with a small therapy dog, and my San Francisco office is dog friendly, so you are welcome to bring your canine buddy with you at that location. Please call or email for a no-cost consultation, to see if we're a "good fit."
I’m a sex therapist and sexuality educator working in the Bay Area for the past ten years. I work with individuals and couples, guiding them as they learn to value their own pleasure and overcome obstacles to satisfying sexual expression resulting in exhilarating sex lives and fulfilling relationships with themselves and others. I am passionate about working with people beyond judgment from a place of acceptance and connection to create remarkable and lasting transformation.
Centered Body is an integrated holistic approach to Pilates fitness that focuses on muscular balance, symmetry, total body conditioning, and a centered core. The atmosphere is supportive and non-competitive, designed to enhance concentration and to engender a sense of physical accomplishment, general fitness and overall well being. This private Studio is fully equipped with state-of-the-art Pilates equipment including reformers, cadillac, springboards, Pilates chair, large barrel, stability balls, rollers, rings, mats...