Hello fellow Ace/Aro community! I come to you from my humble side blog to announce that I am now offering online therapy sessions to anyone residing in California, USA. I am a board certified associate marriage and family therapist and art therapist with experience working with clients of all ages. My agency, GrowUrPotential, offers sliding scale fees based on monthly income.
While I am seeing clients with all variety of presenting issues, I wanted to give a special plug to the asexual community. In my own experience, and in many others, therapy has not been a safe place to talk about asexuality, with well-meaning therapists unintentionally invalidating asexual people's feelings or questioning asexuality's authenticity. I'd like to extend a special invitation to the ace community now to provide you with a space to talk about these issues from someone who is also asexual and understands your experience.
If you or a struggling loved one live anywhere in California and are looking for a new therapist, here is my Psychology Today profile. Despite what the banner says, I AM accepting new clients and I look forward to your call/email! To schedule a 50-minute $25 consultation to get to know me and see if we are a good fit, click here. If the appointment time you want is not available, select any available time and ask to see Lauren Williams. We will work something out. :)
For additional discounts, I am registered on Open Path, an expansive directory of therapists that you can access for a lifetime membership fee of $59. If you are not already a member, joining will allow you a lower sliding scale fee than the typical rate.
Thank you for reading! If you are not a California resident, I would still appreciate the signal boost so that someone actively looking for a therapist can get the help they need at an affordable price.
