Therapist Invitation
You Care Deeply
You sit with your clients through grief, longing, shame, and hope. You witness their hunger for connection and their ache to feel at home in their bodies. And sometimes, you see the limits of talk therapy alone where insight needs to become action, where words want to become touch, and where the healing needs to be felt, not just understood.
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This Is Where I Come In
As a trained surrogate partner, I offer experiential, body-based, relational healing within the ethical structure of the triadic model: client, therapist, and me.
When we collaborate, we create a sacred triangle of support where your client can grow in emotional insight and embodied presence. Where integration happens in real time. Where change becomes lived.
Is This Work Right For You?
I love working with therapists who are open-hearted, trauma-informed, and attuned to the complexities of intimacy and embodiment. I value collaborators who are curious, communicative, and aligned with a whole-person approach to healing. What matters most is mutual respect and a shared vision for the client’s transformation.
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You're someone who:
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Believes in the power of somatic and relational work.
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Recognizes sexuality as a natural and essential part of human wellness.
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Is curious about the triadic model and committed to ethical, transparent collaboration.
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Supports growth for your clients that weaves together emotional insight and embodied experience.
If you’re unsure whether surrogate partner therapy is right for your client or whether we’re a good fit professionally, let’s start a conversation. I welcome your questions and your curiosity about this powerful collaborative model.
Why Work Together
Surrogate Partner Therapy (SPT) is not a replacement for talk therapy. It is a powerful ally. When we partner, your clients:
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Make swifter, deeper progress on issues like touch trauma, intimacy fears, performance anxiety, or shame.
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Build embodied confidence, clear communication, and healthy relational habits.
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Experience a sense of integration between what they know cognitively and what they can now feel and express somatically.
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And you, as their therapist, get to:
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Witness breakthroughs that weren’t possible with insight alone.
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Receive regular updates and collaborate openly with me to ensure client alignment and progress.
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Continue anchoring their growth in the therapeutic relationship while I offer experiential practice.
How It Works​
The triadic model is simple, powerful, and deeply supportive:
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Clients alternate sessions between you (for processing and emotional insight) and me (for experiential learning).
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You and I communicate regularly to ensure consistency, safety, and shared intention.
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The client receives integrated care. The mind, body, and heart are held in harmony.
But Is It Legal?
Concerns about legality often stem from a lack of understanding about what this work actually is, not from legal restrictions. Surrogate Partner Therapy is legal and has been practiced ethically in the U.S. since the time of Masters and Johnson. There is no law that prohibits clients from working with me or therapists from collaborating with me.
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As the Surrogate Partner Collective clearly states:
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"Surrogate partner therapy is not, and has never been, illegal. There are no laws that prevent clients from seeking surrogate partners, prevent surrogate partners from practicing, or prevent therapists from collaborating with surrogate partners."
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Surrogate partner work is often misunderstood, simply because it falls outside conventional therapy models. When people learn how the triadic model functions ethically, collaboratively, and with clear boundaries, those concerns can be alleviated.
Am I Responsible for the Surrogate's Actions?​
No. Surrogate Partners are not interns or under your clinical license. We are professionals in our own right—with training, ethical standards, and accountability structures. Collaborating with me is like working alongside a massage therapist or nutritionist or any another healing professional outside your discipline.
Your role is to support the client’s therapeutic journey. My role is to facilitate experiential, embodied learning. Together, we support full-spectrum healing.​
Want to Learn More?
Here are some helpful resources:
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Surrogate Partner Collective
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Brian Gibney's Resources and Consulting for Clinicians