PORTLAND, OR - SEX & COUPLES THERAPY
Find your way back to closeness.
Individual and couples sex therapy for people untangling desire, intimacy, and connection - in Portland, OR and virtually anywhere in Oregon
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist · LGBTQIA & Non-Monogamy affirming · EFT Trained
WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE HERE
You don’t need the right words.
You just need a place to start.
Mismatched desire
Healing after betrayal
Communication breaking down
Reconnecting after a dry spell
Exploring sexual or gender identity
Shame around sex or kink
Opening up a relationship
Wanting better intimacy
Couples and individual sex therapy, built for where you are.
HERE’S HOW I CAN HELP
Couples Therapy
For partners - two or more - working through communication, desire, trust, or simply wanting to feel closer. Emotional connection is key.
Individual Sex Therapy
One-on-One work on desire, body image, identity, shame, and past experiences that are shaping how you relate to sex and intimacy today.
Free Consultation
A no-pressure 20-minute call to ask questions, share what’s going on, and find out if we’re a good fit before booking a first session.
Hi, I’m Madeline
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist here to help you have a better relationship with your body and in your relationship. I’m a couples and sex therapist in Portland, OR and meet with people virtually across Oregon.
I work with couples building healthier sexualities, LGBTQIA+ folx exploring gender and sexual expression, and individuals on their own healing path — ENM, poly, or monogamous.
I work with individuals to have more pleasurable experiences in their bodies. This process of alignment is focused on expanding sexuality to have more fun, more pleasure, and less pain.
An oyster doesn’t choose the grain of sand. It chooses what to do with it.
WHY THE OYSTER
Something isn’t working
You show up because the old patterns stopped serving you. Whether it was a difficult conversation, a quiet distance, or a question about who you are that won’t go away.
FRICTION
You do the work
We name what’s actually happening underneath the surface issue, using attachment, somatic, and evidenced-based approaches suited to you.
PRESSURE
Insight becomes practice
Session by session, awareness turning into new habits through communication, how you ask for what you want, and how you show up for your needs and each others needs.
LAYERING
Something precious, on purpose
Not a return to how things were, but something sturdier. Built from what the friction taught you
PEARL
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No - I see individuals as well as couples and partners of any configuration, monogamous or non-monogamous.
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Not at all. Many clients come in for communication, trust, or general relationship support. Sex is often part of the picture, but never the only focus.
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Yes - virtual sessions are available anywhere in Oregon.
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It’s a free, no-obligation 20 minute call to share what’s bring you to therapy, ask questions, and see if we’re a good fit before scheduling a first session.
Before you book
COMMON QUESTIONS
LEARN MORE
Need more information?
What is sex therapy?
Learn more about who sex therapists are and how could they help you
Fees and Insurance
View my rates, policies, and insurances disclosures.
Learn more
Start with my blog to read some of the most common concerns I see in couples therapy and sex therapy before individual sessions.
FAQs
Answers to most commonly asked questions about my practice
READY WHEN YOU ARE