Rye is a current graduate student at Antioch University Seattle, working toward completing a

Master’s in Couple and Family Therapy and a certification in sex therapy. They also co-lead sub-

clinical Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills groups for folx looking to improve their

emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and mindfulness skills.

Rye exists as a queer, nonbinary, neurodivergent human. They also identify as white, middle

class, able-bodied, polyamorous, sex positive, kinky, nerdy, and both gen-z and millennial. They

are very passionate about providing care for those in the LGBTQIA2S+, polyamorous, kink,

neurodiverse, and sex worker communities, and they particularly love getting to work with

diverse relationship structures and couples wanting to navigate any transitions in their

relationships.

As an emerging therapist, Rye takes a humanistic, somatically-oriented approach with

individuals, couples, and larger relational constellations, occasionally integrating tools from DBT

when indicated. At their core, they believe each person is trying their best with the tools

they've been given or picked up along the way, even when those tools no longer serve them,

harm those around them, or cause them to disconnect from their true feelings and needs. As a

therapist, Rye provides space and collaborative support for folx to try new strategies to meet

their needs, or ask for support, and to begin the often-intimidating path of reconnecting with

their bodies, intuition, and values.