Laura Van Wyk

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. and a trained in EMDR therapist. I work with individuals, partners, couples, and polycules on a variety of issues related to love, sex and relationships. I believe in the ethos of “helping others help themselves”; as a therapist, this is still my greatest strength as well as the cornerstone that has shaped my practice today. My specializations lie in treating those who are exploring their sex lives, whether it be individually or with a partner(s).

I am a clinical sexologist who practices with a trauma-informed and sex-positive approach. In addition, I find that an integrative model of drawing on all of the various types of therapies, uniquely mixed together to assist each of my clients in meeting them where they are, is how I am most effective in helping clients reach the therapeutic goals that they have identified.

I believe an integral part of the trauma-healing process also includes working with my clients to identify and develop the relationship they would like and choose with their sexuality. My hope is that all of my clients find therapy with me will build on their existing strengths and will partner with me in creating a therapeutic relationship where they may explore their agency and capacity to change how they engage in the world the way they would choose to rather than repeating past patterns.