Deana specializes in supporting clients through identity development, gender and sexuality exploration, relationship transitions and discernment, trauma work, and deepening intimacy, desire, and sex, while addressing the shame and stigma often surrounding such topics. They received their Masters in Couple and Family Therapy and a Sex Therapy Certificate from Antioch University Seattle. Their training in the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy makes them a great fit for highly motivated couples, diverse relationship dynamics, and individuals ready to get their hands dirty. Deana offers an authentic, nonjudgmental, compassionate, direct, and resourceful presence. Their approach is person-centered, curious, and collaborative, with room for laughter and silliness when it feels right. This work can look like helping clients get to the heart of an issue, assigning homework, and challenging negative beliefs. Deana provides trauma-informed and culturally empathetic therapy with a foundation rooted in HAES (Health at Every Size) principles, sex worker alignment, and advocacy for BIPOC and erotically marginalized populations, including the LGBTQ+, kink, and polyamorous communities. As a white, Jewish, queer, non-binary femme and the child of immigrants, Deana understands the importance of cultural identity. They specialize in helping clients explore the intersections of their identities.

Do you feel like you’ve lost your spark with a partner? Have you been feeling emotionally or sexually disconnected from yourself or a partner? Does sex ever feel uncomfortable and painful? Do you struggle with arousal and desire fluctuations? Are you feeling nervous about sharing certain sexual desires or kinks with a partner or coming to terms with them yourself? Do you hold fears or shame that prevent you from having the kind of sex you want to have? These are all concerns I have helped clients navigate. My passion for learning, connecting with people, and getting to the root of things led me from teaching sex education to practicing sex therapy, where deeper exploration is central. If any of the questions above resonate with you, I encourage you to reach out.