Kamisha Ford
You may be doing well in many areas of your life and still feel stuck when it comes to sex, intimacy, relationships, or experiences you haven’t quite been able to move past. I’m Kamisha Ford, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist specializing in sexual health, sexual functioning, intimacy, and trauma. I work with adults navigating concerns related to sexual desire, arousal, sexual pain, sexual trauma, anxiety, and experiences that continue to affect how they feel about themselves, their bodies, and their relationships.
Sex Therapy | Sexual Health & Trauma
Sometimes the issue is clear. You may be experiencing changes in sexual desire or functioning, feeling disconnected from your body or sexuality, or struggling with the impact of a past experience. Other times, you may notice patterns in how you relate to yourself or others, difficulty experiencing pleasure or closeness, or wonder why something from the past continues to affect you in the present. My style is warm, curious, collaborative, and direct. I’m not a blank-slate therapist, and therapy with me isn’t just about talking about what happened. We’ll get curious about your experiences, explore the patterns that may be contributing to your concerns, and work toward meaningful change. Depending on what you need, our work may include sex therapy, EMDR, attachment-based and relational therapy, and other approaches tailored to you. The goal isn’t to become a different person. It’s to help you feel more connected to yourself, more comfortable in your body and sexuality, and more able to experience pleasure, intimacy, and connection in ways that feel meaningful to you.
First session
Starting therapy can feel intimidating, especially when discussing personal concerns related to sex, sexuality, intimacy, or trauma. During our first session, we’ll spend time getting to know you, understanding what’s bringing you to therapy, and talking about what you would like to be different. You don’t need to have everything figured out before we meet. I’ll ask questions to better understand your experiences, relevant history, current concerns, and how these may be affecting your emotional well-being, sexual health, and relationships. We’ll also begin exploring how I understand what you’re experiencing and what our work together might look like. If EMDR is appropriate, I’ll explain how the process works, answer your questions, and help you understand what to expect. EMDR isn’t something we rush into. We’ll make sure you have the skills and support needed to feel grounded and prepared before beginning trauma processing. My goal is for you to leave the first session feeling heard, supported, and with a clearer understanding of what we’re working on and where we go from here.
Strengths
I’m warm and supportive, but I’m not a therapist who will simply sit quietly and agree with everything you say. I’ll ask questions, notice patterns, offer different perspectives, and gently challenge you when I think there’s something worth exploring more closely. Both my professional and life experiences have taught me that there is usually more happening beneath the surface. I’m interested in the context, not just the content. Whether we’re exploring sexual concerns, trauma, relationships, or other personal experiences, I want to understand not only what’s happening, but what it means to you, how you experience it, and what may be contributing to it. I bring curiosity, humor, honesty, and nuance into the therapy room. I recognize that sexuality, relationships, and human experiences are complex, and I don’t believe everything fits neatly into a box. I’m comfortable sitting with the complicated parts while also helping you move toward change. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, I draw from sex therapy, EMDR, attachment-based and relational approaches, and other evidence-informed practices. I also don’t believe therapy should feel like a technique being done to you. We’ll talk, think, question, connect some dots, and sometimes challenge what you’ve always assumed to be true. You can expect me to hold space for you, but you can also expect me to use it.
Ideal clients
I work best with individuals who are ready to understand themselves more deeply and explore how past experiences may still be shaping their lives today. You may be navigating concerns related to sexual desire, arousal, sexual functioning, sexual pain, or the impact of sexual trauma. You may also be experiencing anxiety, difficulty with intimacy, or patterns that affect how you relate to yourself, your body, and others. You don’t need to come to therapy with all the answers, but you do need to be willing to get curious. My ideal client is open to exploring their experiences, examining patterns, considering different perspectives, and taking an active role in the work we do together. Therapy with me is collaborative, and regular weekly sessions allow us to build momentum and explore more than whatever happened that week. Ultimately, the people I work with aren’t looking only for symptom relief. They want to better understand themselves, feel more connected to their bodies and sexuality, make more intentional choices, and experience greater confidence, pleasure, and connection in their lives and relationships.
Treatment methods
Sex Therapy
As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, I work with adults experiencing concerns related to sexual desire, arousal, sexual functioning, sexual pain, pleasure, intimacy, and sexual trauma. Together, we’ll explore the biological, psychological, emotional, relational, and cultural factors that may be contributing to your concerns. When appropriate, I may integrate EMDR to address distressing experiences or trauma that continue to affect sexual health, functioning, and overall well-being.
EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy used to process distressing memories and experiences that continue to affect you in the present. We may work with specific memories or events, along with the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations connected to them. I use EMDR with adults experiencing sexual trauma, difficult childhood experiences, anxiety, relationship trauma, and other adverse life events that may affect emotional well-being, sexual health, and relationships. We’ll also develop the skills and resources needed to support you throughout the process.
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- CaliforniaLicense 97715