Takiyah is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the state of New York. She earned her M.S in Marriage and Family Therapy at Long Island University and specializes in sex therapy. She has experience working with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Takiyah is LGBTQ+ affirming and through her experience, she has been able to support with antisocial behaviors, personality and mood disorders, anxiety, depression, communication challenges, infidelity, intimacy recovery, family conflict, and sex-related challenges.

 

Takiyah’s approach to therapy is warm, open-minded, collaborative, and supportive.  Her clients take the lead on their journey and create their goals and she takes the role of supporting them to get there. Takiyah uses an integrative approach because everyone has different needs. She utilizes Gottman Method, DBT, CBT, sex therapy, strength-based therapy, and solution-focused therapy. These approaches used individually and/or combined often create the most effective results. Takiyah creates a safe space and nonjudgmental environment to support her clients with processing first, and then healing second.