You’ve probably been through this before — sitting across from a therapist who means well but doesn’t really get it. You spend session time on the basics. You manage their surprise. You wonder, quietly, whether your relationship structure is being filed away as the underlying problem.

That’s not what happens here.

I’ve worked with individuals and partners in consensually non-monogamous relationships for over 20 years — and I bring personal as well as professional familiarity with polyamorous relationship structures. You won’t need to orient me, defend your choices, or wonder what I actually think. We can get to the actual work.

My approach is sex-positive and CNM-affirming. Polyamory, relationship anarchy, open relationships, hierarchical and non-hierarchical arrangements, or even power exchange dynamics — these are valid relationship structures, not symptoms. I approach them as such.

What people come in for

Most of the work I do is the work that brings anyone to therapy. Anxiety. Depression. Life transitions that have stopped making sense. Relationship challenges. Grief. Self-esteem. The quieter questions about direction and meaning that don’t always have a clean diagnostic label.

What’s distinctive isn’t the work itself. It’s the population I do that work with — and the way your relationship structure can simply be context for whatever brings you in, rather than something you have to translate, defend, or watch carefully for the wrong reaction.

Polyamory-specific clinical work

Some of my clients also come in for work that’s specifically connected to their relationship structures. The work on these concerns is meaningful, and I have real depth in it:

• Jealousy, envy, or insecurity — and understanding what’s underneath them
• Communication challenges within one or more relationships
• Navigating boundaries, agreements, and when they shift
• Relationship transitions: opening up, restructuring, or closing a relationship
• Stigma, family pressure, or the weight of living outside mainstream relationship norms
• Identity questions and what your relationship structure means to you
• Comparison, NRE, and the emotional terrain of multiple simultaneous connections

If any of this is what brings you in, the work is yours to direct. We can spend as much or as little time on poly-specific concerns as fits what you’re actually working on.

This may be a good fit if

• You’re navigating anxiety, depression, grief, a life transition, or a relationship challenge — and want a therapist who won’t treat your relationship structure as a distraction or a problem
• You’re in a polyamorous, open, or otherwise non-monogamous relationship and want a therapist who already understands the landscape
• You’re considering CNM or navigating a relationship transition
• You want a therapist who won’t pathologize your relationship structure
• You’ve had the experience of educating a previous therapist and don’t want to do it again
• Your life also includes kink, queerness, or other identities and structures — and you want a therapist who approaches all of those with the same lack of judgment

My approach

My approach draws on cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, existential, and psychodynamic traditions. Sessions are conversational, honest, and free of judgment. I’ll engage directly with what you bring, which means you can expect to be challenged as well as supported. The most meaningful change tends to happen when people feel both genuinely safe and genuinely stretched.

I’m available for in-person sessions in Houston and via telehealth throughout Texas.

Frequently asked questions

Will you assume non-monogamy is the problem?
No. I don’t treat CNM as inherently problematic, and I won’t redirect our work toward questioning your relationship structure unless that’s what you’re here to explore.

Can you help with jealousy or communication in poly relationships?
Yes. These are among the most common things people bring in when they want poly-specific work, and there’s real depth to be done — both in understanding what’s driving those experiences and in developing practical skills for navigating them.

Do I have to bring poly into therapy at all?
Not at all. Many of my poly clients come in for general clinical concerns and rarely spend a session on relationship-structure content. Others want their relationship life woven through the work directly. Both are completely valid.

Are you available outside Houston? Yes. I offer telehealth sessions throughout Texas