about us

Our Vision

We founded The Love, Sex, and Gender Center because we believe everyone has the right to feel vibrancy and fulfillment in their love and sex lives. Love, pleasure, and sex are integral to our human experience. We also believe in the safe, therapeutic use of psychedelics to support depth of healing, personal, and spiritual growth.

We are a collective of sex, relationship, and ketamine therapists who are passionate about informing and empowering our community through psychotherapy and coaching.

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K. Michelle Johnson | MA, LPC | she/her/hers
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Kate Rose DeCoste | MA, LPC | she/her/hers
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Heather Bourne | MA, LPC-C | she/her/hers
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Alexander Goodyear | MA, LPC-C | he/him/his
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Niko Sullivan Moss | LPC-C | they/them
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BOULDER OFFICE

2975 Valmont Rd, Suite 210,
Boulder CO, 80301

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DENVER OFFICE

2949 Federal Blvd,
Denver CO, 80211

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ONLINE OFFICE

Telehelth appointments hosted through SimplePractice

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K. Michelle Johnson
MA | LPC
Co- Director | Sex & Couples Therapist
she/her/hers

I have over a decade of experience as a sex and relationship therapist. I believe relationships are one of the most powerful sources of healing and growth. In my work, I help couples and individuals navigate the balance between honoring their individuality and committing to partnership. Many of the people I see feel frustration or confusion around maintaining boundaries while staying connected. When couples lose their spark, it is often tied to losing a sense of self.

Through somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and solid communication, I support clients in becoming more grounded as individuals and more secure as partners. Together, we focus on restoring both intimacy and a strong sense of identity.

I work with individuals and couples to foster authenticity, self-care, and personal growth, while also cultivating generosity, love, and thriving relationships. I also specialize in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, which I have found to be a powerful catalyst for accelerated healing, particularly for trauma that impacts intimacy and relationships. This includes challenges such as erectile dysfunction, chronic pelvic pain, and chronic illness.

My training reflects both depth and breadth. I hold a Master’s degree in Transpersonal Psychology from Naropa University, a program rooted in holistic and mindful approaches to psychotherapy. I also completed a two-year post-graduate certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy at Denver Family Therapy, and I am a PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) Level II therapist. My approach integrates mind, body, heart, and soul—because we are more than just “talking heads.”

My purpose is to help people of all genders and orientations embrace their sexuality, deepen their relationships, and call in the love they desire. I believe that you can create the love, confidence, sex, and connection you long for.

lovesexandgendercenter@gmail.com

Kate Rose DeCoste
MA | LPC
Co- Director | Sex & Couples Therapist
she/her/hers

I am a mindfulness-based psychotherapist who specializes in cultivating secure-relationship attachment and healthy sexuality in individuals and couples. My work focuses on empowerment and liberation, centering on intimacy and desire. I believe intimacy begins with genuine connection, compassion rooted in presence, and radical honesty.

My therapeutic approach is grounded in the integration of attachment theory and somatic awareness to provide a basis for working with relationships in a collaborative and creative way, individual to each client and couple’s unique expression. A graduate of Naropa University in Transpersonal Psychology, I blend in my Master’s level training with a Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT Level I Certified). I also hold a certificate in advanced training in Gestalt Eco-Therapy, a nature and body-based healing modality that incorporates avenues of healing attachment wounds, addiction, and sexuality through re-learning attunement and attachment to self and our eco-system.

Over the past seven years, I have immersed myself in multiple lineages and teachings of Tantric, Taoist & Sacred Sexuality, as well as taken workshops under the International Institute of Clinical Sexology.

I work with individuals diverse in sexual expression, gender, and relationship style.

My areas of focus include guiding individuals and couples towards secure attachment, rebuilding trust and safety after trauma, healing relationships with body image, alternative relationship styles, dismantling shame, sacred sexuality, and psychedelic integration. I am a multicultural and trauma-informed counselor, LGBTQIAP+ BDSM inclusive, sex-positive, and kink allied.

I am so passionate about this work because I believe in every given moment, we are in a relationship, and through relationships have choices in corrective healing experiences and rewiring neural pathways to fully experience the vastness of our humanness.

kate.lovesexandgendercenter@gmail.com

Heather Bourne
MA | LPCC
Ketamine, Relationship, and Sex Therapist
she/her/hers

 
Intimacy is the foundation of all relationships, and that begins with your relationship to yourself. I am excited to support you in reclaiming your power and cultivating deeply satisfying relationships by developing a deeper awareness of your body and spirit.
 
I earned my Master of Arts in Somatic Counseling from Naropa University and currently practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) and a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (R-DMT). My greatest joy in life is creating safe spaces for people to reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies. In today’s chaotic world, many of us struggle with stress, disconnection, and relational challenges. I believe heart-centered therapy is a transformative tool to help clients reclaim their sense of agency, deepen their connection to themselves and others, and awaken to their own inner wisdom.

I work with individuals and couples through a somatic, attachment-oriented lens. My goal is to guide clients in building greater awareness of their bodies, cultivating trust, and meeting emotional barriers with compassion. I draw from dance/movement therapy and sensorimotor psychotherapy to assist clients through empowering, creative interventions. For couples, I incorporate Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) techniques to help navigate conflict, improve communication, and foster deeper intimacy by exploring both emotional and physical dynamics within their relationships.

I also offer Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (KAT) to support clients in accessing deeper layers of healing, self-discovery, and transformation. With a holistic approach, I integrate ketamine as a powerful tool for unlocking new perspectives, processing trauma, and facilitating emotional breakthroughs. My background in somatic therapy and dance/movement therapy allows me to help clients integrate the experiences that arise during these sessions into their bodies and daily lives, creating lasting change.

As an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and an advocate for marginalized populations, I am committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and affirming space for all individuals. I work with clients of all identities and backgrounds, honoring their unique experiences and challenges while supporting them in their healing and growth.

heather.lovesexandgendercenter@gmail.com

Alexander Goodyear
MA | LPCC
Relationship and Sex Therapist
he/him/his

I’m dedicated to helping people enhance relationships and foster emotional intimacy. I bring a deep passion and skill for couples and sex therapy. It’s incredibly vulnerable to talk about relationship struggles especially if they are connected to sex. I support my clients by helping them to release shame and claim their worthiness for love and the relationship they desire.

I combine evidence-based techniques with a profound understanding of human connection. I would be honored to guide you toward healthier communication, greater mutual understanding, and a more fulfilling intimate life.

I particularly love supporting individuals and couples exploring polyamory and ethical non-monogamy, although I support whatever relationship dynamic works best for you. My work with couples is attachment-focused – prioritizing developing a secure bond where both of you get to feel safe in the relationship.

In addition to couples, I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, relational distress, sexuality, identity distress, and life transitions. Through a mindfulness-based lens, I can support you in cultivating more awareness, embodiment, somatic resources, congruence, authenticity, and empowerment. I believe the victory is in the process.

I am an LPCC with a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health, with a concentration in Mindfulness and Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University. I utilize Gestalt, IFS, attachment-based, emotion-focused, and relational approaches in my work to invoke an individual’s (and couples’) unique inherent wisdom.

I passionately work with adults, and couples to better understand themselves by creating an open, warm, and compassionate environment. As an adopted, Queer cis-man of color I specialize in working with the LGBTQ+ community, as well as folx who hold other marginalized identities. There is power in your story being heard. You are not alone

alexander.lovesexandgendercenter@gmail.com

Niko Sullivan Moss
MA | LPCC
Relationship and Sex Therapist
they/them/theirs

I am a contemplative therapist specializing in desire-centered sex and relationship therapy, supporting primarily individuals in coming home to themselves — to presence, truth, joy, and self-compassion. I became a therapist because I saw a deep need for trans and queer clinicians who are both contemplatively grounded and critically engaged in justice movements.

I believe every person already carries the wisdom they need to heal. My role is to create a collaborative, liberatory space where that wisdom can be honored, explored, and embodied. With attunement, curiosity, and care, I help clients cultivate deeper self-agency, body awareness, and the capacity to meet themselves with deeper approval and curiosity.

My approach is rooted in social justice, liberation psychology, and intersectional feminism. Therapy with me looks and feels like: contemplative practice, somatic and present-moment awareness, and parts work — framed by and grounded in collective liberation. I hold a deep belief that healing is both personal and political, and that therapy is most powerful when it honors the full complexity of who you are — including the systems and structures that continue to recursively shape your experience.

I work with individuals and relationships navigating relational challenges, exploring platonic, romantic, and sexual intimacy, contacting authentic desire, developmental trauma, religious trauma, and major life transitions including breakups and identity shifts. I am especially passionate about working with queer and trans clients, non-monogamous and kinky folks, and those doing the radical and tender work of reclaiming their sexuality and sexual (or asexual!) self.

I hold a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University and am currently an LPCC working toward AASECT certification as a sex therapist.

In my free time I enjoy writing, reading, running, climbing, making art, dance / authentic movement, and spending time with my kinship network of beloved humans, animals, trees, and the night sky.

niko.lovesexandgendercenter@gmail.com