SPECIALIZED, AFFIRMING SEX THERAPY FOR EVERY SEASON OF CHANGE
BASED IN CLIFTON, NJ AND SERVING NJ, NY, PA, FL, & TX
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When desire changes or identity shifts, intimacy feels miles away.
You’re not alone.
You deserve safety, vibrant relationships, body confidence, intimacy, joy, pleasure, desire, and satisfaction.
Sexuality is inseparable from identity. History may have shaped the rules. You get to decide what comes next.
Through online, AASECT-certified sex therapy, the Center for Identity & Sex Therapy offers a relational, specialized space for adults navigating health, cross-cultural, and life transitions that can disrupt sexuality, body image, identity, and intimacy.
Ready to feel more aligned?
What happens next: Once you submit the secure inquiry form, we’ll personally review the information you provide. We’ll follow up by email to coordinate a complimentary 15-minute consultation.
A note on your privacy
Your privacy matters from the very first step. Because standard website contact forms are not designed for the secure transmission of sensitive health information, our new-client inquiry form is hosted securely through Hushmail.
Please use the secure form for your inquiry and avoid including medical details, clinical symptoms, or sensitive personal history.
Why work with an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist?
You could talk about your sexuality with a general therapist. A lot of people try.
But many clients tell us: They’ve spent months—or even years—in therapy… and still feel stuck.
Because not all therapists are trained to go there.
At The Center for Identity & Sex Therapy, we view intimacy through an identity-informed, relational lens. This AASECT-certified practice explores how attachment, culture, religion, body image, and life transitions shape how you love and connect.
True healing requires looking through a historical lens to address the systemic narratives that cage the physical body.
Clinical Framework:
Specialized Certification: Advanced AASECT credentials to navigate highly sensitive conversations safely.
Elite Foundation: Grounded directly in Ivy League social work training.
Meaning-Centered Depth: Rooted in Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy to address the underlying psychology of despair and learned helplessness.
Systemic Justice: Viewing specialized sex therapy not just as clinical treatment, but as an essential act of social justice.
We exist to help adults break cycles of trauma, shatter societal taboos, reclaim absolute control over their bodies, and safely reconstruct their humanity.
Sex therapy can help you:
understand what is shifting in your sexuality and identity.
reconnect with your body and desire.
make sense of complex health and life transitions.
rebuild intimacy in a way that fits who you are now.
Therapy here is…
Centered on sexuality, identity, and social justice as the frameworks—not just topics
Designed for people seeking more than general therapy, with a depth-oriented approach to exploring sexuality with care and expertise
Deeply focused on health and life transitions that impact desire, body image, and intimacy
Integrates emotional, relational, and embodied experience
Therapy here is not…
A general approach where sex is only addressed if it comes up
One offering among many, rather than a dedicated specialty
Focused on surface-level insight, not depth
Centered on function, without exploring identity or meaning
The Center for Identity & Sex Therapy provides inclusive, queer-affirming sex therapy and identity-focused counseling for adults. Our work is grounded in diversity, pride, and social justice, creating a safe, affirming space for clients across sexual orientations, gender identities, and cultural backgrounds.
Grounded in purpose and guided by curiosity, this work is shaped by a deep respect for history, a commitment to social justice, and thoughtful care for complex human experiences.
Curious about our logo or the history of the Pride Flag? Learn more about the values that guide our LGBTQ-affirming therapy practice. Read more.
Virtual therapy that moves with you.
The Center for Identity & Sex Therapy is based in Clifton, NJ and provides secure online therapy for adults throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Texas. The Center for Identity & Sex Therapy offers secure online sessions across multiple states, expanding access to care without the barriers of commutes, waiting rooms, or rigid schedules. Virtual therapy ensures more equitable access — especially for clients who are immunocompromised, managing chronic illness or disability, balancing caregiving, relocating for work, or living between homes.
Meet from wherever feels safest and most supportive — at home, in a private office, or even outdoors on a walk if movement helps regulate overwhelm. The work meets you where you are — literally.
What People Are Saying
“Genevieve is the person I think of first for affirming sex therapy. At The Center of Identity & Sex Therapy in Clifton, NJ, she offers online care across NJ, NY, PA, and FL and brings rare AASECT certified training plus a warm, grounded style.”
— Katheryn Werner, PA-C
“As a previous coworker, I can confidently attest that, Genevieve brings a high level of clinical skill, professionalism, and intentionality to her work, particularly in the areas of sex therapy, HRT, intimacy concerns, and gender identity-affirming care.”
— Manju Philip-Nedumakel, LCSW of Tapestry Counseling Center
“Genevieve is a warm and authentic therapist who uses her skills to help her clients in sex therapy. She is AASECT certified and uses a unique ALIGN framework with her clients. You will be in good hands if you choose to work with her!”
— Dr. Angela Banks, PsyD, MA, LMFT
Let’s make therapy simple.
1
Reach out
Message us with any questions or complete the contact form for a complimentary consultation. We’ll explore what’s bringing you in and see if we’re a good fit to work together.
2
Begin the work
There’s no need to prepare anything in advance, just bring yourself.
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Rediscover yourself
Here, you can reconnect with yourself, moving forward with ease and free from expectation, judgment, pressure, or performance.
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