Services & Specialties
Specialized Identity-Affirming Psychotherapy
Seeking therapy often comes after months or years of trying to hold everything together on your own.
You might feel exhausted from constant conflict loops in your relationships, burned out from living in survival mode or living a double live. You might be tired of having to censor your lifestyle, explain your culture, or justify how you love.
At Calming Tides Therapy, you don’t have to choose between specialized care and authentic understanding. We provide identity-affirming psychotherapy designed to help you process trauma, strengthen your relationships, and step into genuine relief.
Care is available in-person in Orlando, FL, and via secure teletherapy across California, Florida, and Ontario.
Core Specialties
Identity, Trauma, & Recovery
When protective barriers kept you safe in the past, they can eventually leave you feeling anxious, guarded, or perpetually on defense in the present. Minority stress, systemic trauma, past relational wounds, health status, and harm reduction needs often leave folks carrying constant nervous system tension and internalized shame.
Grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and trauma-informed care, we help you map out and unburden the protective parts of yourself—so you can step out of constant survival mode and feel genuinely safe in your everyday life.
Couples & Relationship Therapy
When communication breaks down, recurring arguments leave you feeling distant, or you are navigating shifts in your relationship structure, it can feel like you're trapped in an exhausting loop. You might feel emotionally disconnected from your partner(s)—or worried that a generalist therapist won’t understand your relationship structure (including same-sex, bisexual, monogamous, polyamorous, open, and kink dynamics).
Using the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Psychodynamic Therapy, we help monogamous, open, polyamorous, and relationally diverse partners de-escalate conflict, heal deep attachment wounds, and rebuild lasting trust and emotional intimacy.
Sex Therapy & Sexual Health
When desire differences, performance pressure, or status-related anxiety enter the room, intimacy can quickly become a source of stress rather than connection. We provide dedicated, stigma-free HIV care and counseling—including status disclosure support, U=U navigation, status-discordant partnership guidance, and chronic health support—alongside comprehensive sex therapy.
Drawing on advanced training toward AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, we offer a knowledgeable, sex-positive, and kink-affirming space. Here, individuals and partners can navigate sexual health, repair intimacy ruptures, and cultivate authentic sexual well-being without ever having to censor themselves or explain the basics.
Ways to Work With Us
Individual Psychotherapy ($160 per 50-minute session): Dedicated individual therapy centered on trauma processing, identity integration, and unburdening protective parts of yourself in a supportive, affirming space.
Couples & Relationship Therapy ($200 per 50-minute session): Specialized therapy tailored for monogamous, polyamorous, open, and kink-affirming dynamics seeking to restore emotional safety and deepen connection.
Sex & Intimacy Therapy ($200 per 50 minute session): We deliver sex-positive, kink-affirming care for individuals and relationships addressing sexual health, desire differences, intimacy ruptures, and HIV navigation.
Clinical & Relationship Intensives (Investment Varies by Package): Extended half-day or full-day therapy blocks created for partners or individuals who want to make deep, focused progress without waiting weeks between sessions.
Group Therapy & Workshops ($50 to $70 per session): Community-focused group spaces emphasizing shared experience, coping strategies, and relationship skill-building.
Clinical Consultation & Organizational Advisory (Inquire for Rates): Expert consultation for therapists expanding their work with relational diversity, as well as equity advisory for health organizations.
Take the Next Step Toward Healing
Reaching out takes courage, but you don't have to figure it all out alone. Schedule a free, 15-minute consultation to share what you're experiencing, ask questions about our approach or out-of-network reimbursement, and see if Calming Tides Therapy is the right fit for your journey.
