Jess Laird, Sex & Relationship Psychotherapist
Jess Laird, Sex & Relationship Psychotherapist
Verified
Telehealth Available
Professions: Clinical Social Worker, Sex Therapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: Licensed Independent Social Worker - 132341
Telephone: 815-604-8835
Billing and Insurance:
I don't currently accept insurance, but I can provide documentation if clients wish to submit to an insurance company for "out of network" benefit coverage
Session Fees: My standard rate is $150 per 50-minute session, though I utilize a sliding scale between $100 and $150 on an as-needed basis. (I am very informal about the sliding scale - there is no application or verification process. If $100 or $120 or $140 makes therapy more accessible for you, I take your word for it.) I maintain a small number of low-fee slots for those who cannot access therapy within that fee range. I offer longer sessions on as-needed or by-request basis. These are typically 75 or 90 minutes long, at $225 or $270 respectively.
Sliding Scale Available
Free Initial Consultation
What's My Approach to Therapy?
Very few of us were given the tools and affirmation needed to navigate sex, identity, and relationships, despite these things being a fundamental part of our humanity. I am a sex and relationship 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.
I am a queer and trans-identified therapist licensed in Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, and California and I'm trained by the Sexual Health Alliance. I am LGBTQ+ affirming, sex work-positive, body-positive, kink-positive, neurodivergent-positive, and non-monogamy and polyamory-positive.
My Practice & Services
I practice both in person (Woodstock, IL) and via telehealth. I offer telehealth to residents throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, Delaware, and California and am not limited to the zip code, city, or area listed in my profile.
For more details about me and my practice, please see my website: jesslairdtherapy.com
Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With
- Kink, fetish
- Non-monogamy, polyamory, open or non-traditional relationships, CNM, ENM, swinging
- Gender identity, transgender identity, navigating transitioning
- Sexual identity, sexuality
- LGBTQ+ identity
- Sexual shame
- Sexual difficulties or dysfunctions (erectile dysfunction, pain during sex, vaginismus, premature ejaculation, low libido, orgasm difficulty, etc.)
- Desire discrepancy in relationships (ie, one partner wants sex more than another)
- Affairs, infidelity
- Out of control or compulsive sexual behavior
- Performance anxiety during sex
- Intimacy issues in relationships
- Sex & dating
- Self-acceptance
- Increasing pleasure during sex
- Improving sexual function
- "Purity Culture" recovery
- Sexual values
- Communication, conflict in relationships
- Sex work (affirming)
- Lack of desire, low libido
- Mismatched desires or fetishes in relationships
- Fear or anxiety regarding sex, intimacy, or relationships
- "Am I normal?", "Is this normal?" concerns regarding sex
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Therapy Services & Specialties
Client Age Groups I Work With
- Adults
- Elders
Languages
- English
Groups I Work With
- I work with the LGBTQ+ community, the kink and BDSM community, those in polyamorous, non-monogamous, non-traditional relationship structures, the ex-vangelical Christian community, sex workers, sex industry professionals, and fellow sex therapists and educators. I also work with anyone inside or outside of those populations who is seeking to explore their gender, sexuality, or address specific issues they are experiencing related to sex or intimacy.
Industries & Communities Served
- LGBTQ+
Client Challenges & Concerns I Address
- Gender Dysphoria
- Identity Issues
- Infidelity / Affair Recovery
- LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Issues
- Men's Issues
- Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships
- Relationships and Marriage
- Sexuality / Sex Therapy
- Values Clarification
- Women's Issues
- Young Adult Issues
Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods
- Bowen Family Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
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