The Pincus Center

A safe, non-judgmental, sex-positive space to explore yourself and your relationships.

The Pincus Center offers online and in person therapy, coaching, and education. We specialize in working with polyamorous, kinky, fat, neurodiverse, and LGBTQIA+ populations.

Therapists

Allison Shuff, MSW, LGSW (she/her)

Allison Shuff, MSW, LGSW (she/her)

Serves DC, MD, VA

Specialties include teens, neurodiversity affirming, gender affirming, and more.

Reese Hebrank, LCSW-C (he/him)

Reese Hebrank, LCSW-C (he/him)

Serves DC, MD, VA, PA

Sara Burleson, LMSW (she/they)

Sara Burleson, LMSW (she/they)

Serves DC, VA

Specialties include sex therapy, kink affirming, fat liberation, and more.

Debo Katz, LGSW, LMSW (they/them)

Debo Katz, LGSW, LMSW (they/them)

Serves DC, MD, VA

Ling-Yun Garada-Lin, MSW (she/they)

Ling-Yun Garada-Lin, MSW (she/they)

Serves VA

Specialties include BIPOC and anti-oppressive practices, gender affirming, ENM affirming, and more.

Katie Voorman, LGPC-MD (she/they)

Katie Voorman, LGPC-MD (she/they)

Serves DC, MD, VA

Clinical focuses include LGBTQIA+, gender affirming, couples/relationship therapy, and more.

Tamara Pincus, LICSW (she/her)

Tamara Pincus, LICSW (she/her)

Serves DC, MD, VA

Specialties include kink affirming, polyamory, LGBTQIA+, clinical supervision, and more.

Coaches

Rev. Jenellen Fischer, Coach (she/her)

Rev. Jenellen Fischer, Coach (she/her)

Specialties include ENM coaching, spirituality exploration, body image coaching, and more.

Dr. Eli Sheff

Dr. Eli Sheff

Classes and Events

Recent Blog Posts

Self-Love Bingo!

With Masturb@tion May coming to an end soon, we wanted to be sure you keep the love going. Here are some tips for preparing for a self-love session in any month: Context: Be mindful of the context that got you into the mood! Be aware of it and keep it in the back of your mind for the future. Many people need the right context to get their sexual desire to come online: low stress and erotic...

What It Means To Specialize in Polyamory

When I started my practice in 2011, nobody knew what polyamory was, not to mention consensual non-monogamy, ethical non-monogamy, all the different flavors of non-monogamy.

Autism, Pain, and Self-Advocacy

If we don’t say anything and nobody asks, when does our pain get addressed? How would our doctor even know?

A Companion to LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy

Our review of “Carry On: Unpacking Your Internalized Transphobic and Queerphobic Baggage” by Mx. Nillin Lore.

How to do Pride in Unprecedented Times

When the crying was over, I felt something I hadn’t felt in months: motivation.

Making Pride Accessible

If it’s not accessible, it’s not Pride.

Mental Health Care for Autistic Clients

We do not see autism as a problem to solve. What we need to address is the stigma, social isolation, and feelings of depression or anxiety that can come along with being different.

We Are on the Side of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People

Things have been pretty scary since inauguration day. Some of us expected this, some didn’t imagine this administration would be so aggressive. A lot of feelings and reactions and every single feeling and reaction is okay. But you may have heard, we need to preserve our strength because we have a lot more to get through. So here we are, gathering resources for you because community sharing is a...

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 

Be kind to yourself and try to utilize positive self talk when the RSD enters the chat.

Being a Parent of a Trans Kid after the 2024 Election

The 2024 election results are frightening and stressful for everyone, but especially for transgender kids and their parents. If your child is gender diverse and you’re unsure how to protect them from our government, find out where to start.

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