Hi, I'm
Harry Dixon, MA, LMHC, LPCC, LPC, CST.
I'm an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Licensed Professional
Clinical Counselor (LPCC#4340)— and a gay, Korean American man who built this practice
because most therapy spaces were never designed with us in mind.
My work is warm, direct, and genuinely queer-centered. I don't pathologize desire.
I center therapy on you. You shouldn't have to translate your life
for your therapist.
Together, we can explore and unlock your passions and desires so you can have the great sex you deserve!
Why I became
a sex therapist.
I grew up as the child of Korean immigrants, navigating the tensions between my family's conservative Presbyterian beliefs and my emerging identity as a gay man. That experience — learning to hold contradiction, to code-switch, to shrink — is something many of my clients know viscerally.
I became a therapist because I needed one who understood me and never found one. The existing spaces weren't built for gay men who were also people of color, also religious-trauma survivors, also curious about kink, also neurodivergent (I'm an ADHDer). I built this practice from that gap.
My sex therapy practice centers one core belief: you deserve a pleasurable and satisfying sex life. My job is to create a space secure enough that you can show up authentically — without the shame, without the apology.
What makes
therapy with me different.
Many gay men have encountered therapy that felt clinical, misaligned, or quietly judgmental. This practice was built differently from the start — from lived experience, not just clinical training.
A Therapist Who Gets It
The Gold Standard, Applied Affirmingly
All Your Identities, Held at Once
How I
work.
My therapy is warm, direct, relational and evidence-based. I draw on multiple frameworks, earned wisdom, and always tailor the work to your specific history, goals, and pace.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT helps you disentangle from shame-based narratives and self-criticism. Instead of fighting uncomfortable thoughts, you learn to hold them differently — creating space for values-driven action and authentic living.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT provides practical tools for identifying and shifting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Applied through an affirming, sex-positive lens, it addresses anxiety, performance concerns, and compulsive patterns without judgment.
The PLISSIT Model: Sex-Positive & Intersectional Lens
Every session is grounded in explicit affirmation of diverse sexualities, gender identities, and relationship structures. I hold an intersectional view — your race, culture, faith history, and neurodivergence are never footnotes; they are central to the work.
Trauma-Informed Throughout
I'm deeply aware of the traumas many LGBTQ+ and BIPOC clients carry — from religious and family systems, to discrimination, to the long shadow of shame. All work is paced carefully, and safety always comes first.
Compassion-Focused Exploration
Progress means understanding yourself through a compassionate, nonjudgmental lens. This dissolves negative self-talk — whether externally imposed or internally reinforced — and allows you to make empowered, informed changes.
Education & licensure.
I hold a Master of Arts in Counseling specializing in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of San Diego. My post-graduate training in sex therapy through the Sexual Health Alliance (SHA) and AASECT gave me the specialized framework to address sexual health comprehensively and without pathology.
AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) certification is the recognized gold standard in sex therapy. It requires hundreds of supervised clinical hours, extensive continuing education in human sexuality, and adherence to a rigorous professional code of ethics. Less than a fraction of therapists hold this credential.
I am licensed across four states, making me available to clients throughout California, Washington, New York, and Oregon via secure telehealth.
Ready to work
with Harry?
Free 20-minute consult · No commitment · Telehealth in CA, WA, NY & OR