Where Intimacy, Desire, and Connection Come Back to Life
Specialized sex and couples therapy for intimacy, desire, and sexual health concerns, including erectile dysfunction and infertility-related stress.
Dr. Ieva Gates, PhD, LCSW, LICSW, CST, CHT
I’m Dr. Ieva Gates, LCSW, Certified Sex Therapist and Doctor of Clinical Sexology. I specialize in working with individuals and couples navigating erectile dysfunction, desire differences, infertility-related stress, and the emotional complexity that often comes with them.
My work focuses on helping you understand what is getting in the way of connection and rebuilding intimacy in a way that feels natural, not forced. Therapy with me is collaborative, straightforward, and grounded in both clinical expertise and real conversation.
You don’t have to keep guessing your way through this.
Areas of Specialization
I help clients overcome various forms of sexual dysfunction, including performance anxiety, difficulties reaching orgasm, erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, and other sexual concerns. Care focuses on understanding the physical, psychological, and relational factors involved to support greater confidence, comfort, and overall sexual well-being.
Sexual Dysfunction
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy can be beneficial in accessing and reframing unconscious patterns that contribute to anxiety, stress, low confidence, and sexual difficulties. Through guided hypnosis, clients can reduce performance anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and address psychological blocks affecting desire, arousal, or pleasure. This approach promotes greater self-awareness, confidence, and a healthier connection between mind and body.
Intimacy Issues
I help individuals and couples work through intimacy issues by exploring what may be getting in the way of closeness and connection. Together, we will look at emotional patterns, communication challenges, anxiety, or past experiences that can affect intimacy, with a focus on rebuilding trust, comfort, and meaningful connection.
Infertility
I work with individuals and couples navigating the emotional and relational impact of infertility, including the stress it can place on identity, intimacy, and connection. Together, we create space to process what you are going through and find ways to stay connected to yourself and your relationship throughout the experience.
LGBTQIA+
I provide affirming, inclusive therapy services tailored to people in the LGBTQIA+ community, offering a safe space where all identities and experiences are respected and valued. My work supports clients in exploring concerns related to identity, relationships, mental health, intimacy, and life transitions without judgment. Together, we focus on building self-acceptance, resilience, and well-being while honoring your unique lived experience.
Anxiety
I offer therapy services for anxiety that help clients understand the underlying causes of their worry, fear, and overwhelm. Together, we work on practical tools and mindset shifts to reduce anxious patterns, build emotional resilience, and restore a sense of calm, confidence, and control in daily life.