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Sex and Couples/Relational Therapy for Authentic Connection
Hi, I’m Didem
I hold a BA in Psychology, and two MA degrees—one in Mental Health Counseling focused on individuals and another in Marriage and Family Therapy focused on couples. I am also an AASECT-certified sex therapist.
As a systems therapist, I consider the many contexts involved in making each person’s experience unique and tailor my treatment approaches to my client’s specific needs. I center my work around Narrative Therapy to re-author stories and create new meaning, while integrating Polyvagal Theory for somatic work. I also practice attachment-based theories, specifically the Developmental Model of Couples Institute, which emphasizes differentiation.
My specializations are:
Sex & Intimacy: Pleasure, desire discrepancy, consent/shame, and other intimacy/sex therapy issues.
Relationship Dynamics: Strengthening relationships, improving communication and conflict management skills, mending attachment ruptures, rebuilding trust and connection, and navigating non-monogamy/kink.
Diverse Communities: I love working with multicultural, mixed-neurotype couples, parents, and queer adults(18+) and all kinds of relationships. I have lived experience with immigration, multiculturalism, and collectivist cultures, and I am well-informed about Islamicculture and beliefs. I also provide therapy services in Turkish.
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Let’s schedule your first session or a quick free consultation call to see if we’re a good fit.
“Healing also means taking an honest look at the role you play in your own suffering.”
Services
It’s amazing what small changes in a person’s life can do for their sense of agency and autonomy. There's tremendous value in slowing down and finding ways to process what you are experiencing and naming what you are feeling in response.
Maya Angelou said, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” It is my honor to witness your story, and I believe that you are the expert of your life. That's why my priority is to coauthor your story that promotes positive change at your own pace.
Many partners are apprehensive about starting therapy as change can feel daunting. As a couples therapist, I aim to create spaces in which we can be more aware, vulnerable, and authentic together. Once people begin to feel validated and supported, that opens up a safe space where they can think about how they can live more according to what they value. I believe that empathic relationships can be transformative and healing.
For some clients, the stakes feel high, and others want to go faster, so they find weekly sessions aren’t enough. Sometimes, partners travel and struggle with finding a common availability for therapy. Regardless of the reason, a deep dive is more accessible with a more intensive session that allows extended time for sustained attention.
I am a trauma-informed sex therapist focusing on couples and relationship groups, and individual adults. Whether individually or together as a couple, we explore the layers of intimacy, sexuality, and pleasure that help you move toward connection, closeness, and embodiment.
I aim to be an ally to marginalized identities and to provide ongoing support and guidance on my clients' transformational healing journey so that they can live the life they envisioned. I strive to provide social justice-oriented, body & sex-positive, LGBTQ+, kink & poly, and culturally affirming care. I practice from a curiosity-based, strengths-focused, and collaborative framework.
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Thank you for being interested in working with me, and I am so glad you found your way here!
I know reaching out can feel like a big step, and I commend you for your courage.
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Fees & Insurance
50-minute session - $200
90-minute session - $300
While I do not currently accept insurance, I can provide a Superbill for insurance reimbursement upon request.
I offer sliding scale spots to increase access for historically marginalized communities (race, class, LGBTQIA+, and ability).
Status: My sliding-scale slots are currently full, but please contact me if you’d like to be on the waiting list.
