Jess Nicholas Laird

About Us

Very few of us were given the tools and affirmation needed to navigate sex, despite it being a fundamental part of our humanity. I am a sex therapist passionate about reducing sexual shame, fostering a lens of curiosity and self-acceptance in sexuality, building a sense of playfulness and confidence, developing a personal acumen of sexual values, and unlearning messages of sex-negative cultures. I approach therapy from a relational, psychodynamic perspective, which means seeking to understand patterns that shape emotions, thoughts, and behavior and how these things have been influenced by our history, culture, and experiences. , We might be a good fit if you want to focus on: underlying causes of sexual issues, history of purity culture or sexual shame, sexual/gender identity, kink/fetish, non-traditional/non-monogamous relationships, differences in sexual needs among partners, issues of libido/performance/arousal/desire/intimacy/inhibition, etc. , I am a queer and trans-identified therapist licensed in Wisconsin & California and am trained by the Sexual Health Alliance. I am LGBTQ+ affirming, sex work-positive, body-positive, kink-positive, neurodivergent-positive, non-monogamy/polyamory-positive