My name is Jacob, and I have been practicing therapy since 2018. I wasn’t always trying to be a mental health professional. My journey here went through several attempts at finding my professional passion, including studies in architecture, criminal justice and theology and ministry. In their own ways, each of these has informed my professional work as a therapist.

In the less professional realm, I reside in the Denver, CO area where I moved so that I can be near the mountains. While I do love getting out and exploring nature, I also have fun with gaming (board games, RPGs and co-ops), cooking, and creative projects. As a neuro-spicy (ADHD) individual, I tend to try out many creative hobbies, then cycle through them all again and again!

I am part of the LGBTQIA+ community, in terms of both gender and sexual orientation. My pronouns are he/they, used interchangeably and without preference. I am also White/Hispanic and neurodiverse. I mention these because I recognize the importance of representation and cultural understanding, especially when it comes to choosing the right mental health provider.

I am a couple and family therapist, but I do work with individual, families, and partners in diverse relationship structures. I like to view a person’s reported problem as a piece of a larger story. Understanding that larger story in the form of family history, the impact of family relationships, friendships, work, school, and other areas of our lives can effect how we experience the world.

I invite clients from various backgrounds, identities, and belief and value systems into therapy. I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy at some point in their life. While therapy is not meant to be a one-stop solution to problems, it can be a valuable place to gain insight, release the burden of solving problems alone, or even provide a safe place to decompress from stressors. I also believe that everyone is capable of change.

When working with clients, I use a social-justice oriented, post-modern (constructionist), and humanistic approach. My collaborative approach allows clients to bring in their own experiences and discover the most appropriate solutions in their own lives. My role is to guide the therapeutic process so that the solution becomes achievable and sustainable.

For those familiar with therapy models, I tend to integrate Internal Family Systems, Gottman Method, Narrative Therapy, and Collaborative Therapy in my practice. I do not often work from any one model, because I believe that therapy should fit the person, not ask a person to fit themselves into the model.

Specializations: Queer and Transgender mental health, sex therapy, and sex education

Affirming of: LGBTQIA2S+, Neurodiversity, Furry, Polyamory, Health at any size, Sex-positivity, Sex-work, Kink