Frequently Asked Questions
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I work individuals and couples navigating intimacy challenges, sexually compulsive behaviors, or infidelity while also facing the unique pressures of a high-visibility career.
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Blue Horse Counseling & Consulting offers services across New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island via telehealth.
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If you’ve tried to stop and can’t, or if the behavior is harming your intimate relationship(s), keeping you away from relationships, or harming your sense of self-worth- to name a few.
Porn and sex addiction often show up in secrecy, as a sexual-performance problem, shame, or with a feeling of being out of control.
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Porn and sex addiction (clinically referred to as ‘compulsive sexual behavior’) are frequently manifested out of events that one’s nervous system wasn’t developed enough to handle. As well as maladaptive copping skills.
It’s an addiction that thrives on shame; shame keeps it secret, and keeps you feeling small and powerless. With feeling bad about yourself, and secrecy, the behavior addiction lives on.
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I provide therapy in a variety of modalities- EMDR, Psychodynamic, Gottman, & Internal Family Systems- to name a few of the types my clinical orientation pulls from.
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For one, I hate the typical stock therapy photos of a man with his head in his hands.
Secondly, Blue Horse Counseling & Consulting is named after my blue roan quarter horse- Athena. Raising Athena and Fire teaches me about being grounded, clear communication, honest with myself and in tune with my body; much of the skills I use in sessions, and aim to teach my clients.