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.

Teddy Knebel, LGSW, LMSW (he/him)

Teddy Knebel, LGSW, LMSW (he/him)

Serves DC, MD, VA

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.

Reese Hebrank, LCSW-C (he/him)

Reese Hebrank, LCSW-C (he/him)

Serves DC, MD, VA, PA

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 (she/her)

Dr. Eli Sheff (she/her)

Specialties include mixed dynamic mono/poly relationships, BDSM, ENM coaching, and more.

Classes and Events

Recent Blog Posts

Body Positivity Is Not Enough

To end Fat Liberation Month, I felt it was important to share why we can’t “stick with body positivity to include everyone” and “just be positive about all bodies.” I mean yes, of course, we want folks to be able to occupy their bodies in positive ways but all of this misses the point of recognizing oppressive systems at play. When we talk about “just loving ourselves” or improving our body...

Celebrating Educators this Disability Pride Month

We love sex educators here at The Pincus Center, and to commemorate Disability Pride Month, we wanted to feature a few of our favorites.

Helping Women Reclaim Pleasure

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.

Self-Love Bingo!

With Masturbation May coming to an end soon, we wanted to be sure you keep the love going! Try out our self-love bingo card or make your own personalized version.

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.

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