As a relational therapist, specifically trained and licensed in Marriage and Family Therapy and AASECT-certified in Sex Therapy, my mission is to help people tear down the barriers to intimacy and tap into pleasure, authenticity and connection. With curiosity, compassion and creativity, we will work together to discover, unpack and explore the stories guiding your life or relationships. We’ll dig into where they come from and take a cold hard look at whether or not they line up with your values and desires. And, for those stories that are leaving you feeling stuck, we’ll challenge them and rewrite new ones that feel right for you, opening up space for a life, love and sexuality that is rooted in authenticity, clarity and self-compassion. Clinically, I use a combination of Narrative Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to work with individuals and people in relationships on navigating a myriad of personal and interpersonal challenges such as relationship issues such as emotional disconnect, mismatched desire, trust repair, sexual concerns across various life stages and transitions, sexual identity development, healing from sexual shame, opening up relationships and kink/BDSM exploration. In addition to clinical work and training future sex therapists, I am an Adjunct Faculty at Adler University, teaching Sex Therapy to Master’s level students, and conduct workshops for other clinicians looking to enhance their Sex Therapy skills and competence working with Muslim clients around sex & sexuality. I have also served as the Subject Matter Expert and Curriculum Designer for Adler University’s Sex Therapy Certification Program.