LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST
My name is Kamisha Ford and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist practicing in California. I created The Intimacy Group, Marriage and Family Therapy, Inc. out of the crucial need for the Black community to have spaces for healing and growth. While I work with a variety of clients experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions; I am most passionate about working with adults struggling with intimacy and relationship issues, sexuality, sexual difficulties, and navigating open relationships. I offer individual relationship work and teach couples who experience high levels of conflict and relationship trauma effective communication skills. During extensive training in Sex Therapy, I observed successful outcomes in working with clients reporting sexual desire discrepancy, erectile issues, delayed ejaculation, painful intercourse, recovery from infidelity, navigating ethical non-monogamy, and coming out in mixed-orientation relationships. With my experience and through psychoeducation, I provide Black men and women the necessary tools needed to create a healthy intimate and sexual relationship that works for them.
THE PURPOSE
THE MISSION
Mission Statement: The mission is to cultivate a community that prioritizes healthy relationships and bridges the gap between mental wellness and sexual health.
THE PROCESS
MY THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
I believe in creating healthy families through healing from emotional, psychological, generational, and social trauma. While I have worked with a variety of clients experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions; I am most passionate about working with clients struggling with intimacy and relationship issues, questioning their sexuality, sexual difficulties, and navigating open relationships; and have observed successful outcomes in working with clients reporting sexual desire discrepancy, erectile issues, delayed ejaculation, painful intercourse, recovery from infidelity, navigating ethical non-monogamy, and coming out in mixed-orientation relationships. I enjoy working with adults of all intersecting identities and am welcoming of both monogamous and non-monogamous couples motivated to restore their relationship whilst improving their intimate and sexual relationship. I aim to help you become equipped with the skills to increase your self-awareness, gain new perspectives, communicate your needs effectively, rebuild trust, and sustain healthy relationships. I use an intersectional approach that guides my practice to address complex issues you're experiencing. I am foundationally trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and often work through a Psychodynamic Therapy lens. However, I may also integrate Narrative Therapy, Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT), Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, and The Gottman Method based on your needs. I will collaborate with you to build a strong therapeutic relationship to promote change.