Individual Therapy for When Something Feels Off, Even If You Can’t Name It Yet
You don’t need to have all the answers to begin. Together, we’ll explore what’s happening inside and help you move forward with more confidence and self-trust.
Individual Therapy
Whether you're curious about your sexual identity, struggling with desire, or carrying shame or past hurt, individual sex therapy offers you a safe space to explore what sexuality means for you. If you're dealing with low libido, performance anxiety, or the weight of past trauma, you don't have to navigate it alone. This is your opportunity to reconnect with your erotic self in a judgment-free environment where you're truly seen and supported. Together, we'll help you move toward a more empowered, satisfying relationship with your own sexuality, one that feels authentic and fulfilling to you.
You may benefit from individual therapy if:
– You’re feeling disconnected from your desire, pleasure, or sexual identity
– You’re carrying shame, anxiety, or unresolved experiences around sex
– You want a supportive space to explore your sexuality, values, or relational patterns without judgment
– You wish to explore the reasons why things are not working in your sex life as they should, either emotionally, mentally, or physically. Sexual dysfunctions, low/high libido, relationship dynamics, and stage of life questions.
$220 per session
For when patterns keep repeating, and you’re ready to understand why.
Individual therapy is a space to look honestly at how you relate to yourself, others, and the world around you. Many people come to therapy because something isn’t working, emotionally, relationally, or internally, even if they can’t fully articulate it yet.
This work focuses on insight, accountability, and meaningful change. Together, we’ll identify long-standing patterns, explore the emotional roots beneath them, and develop new ways of responding that feel more aligned, grounded, and sustainable.
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Clients seek individual therapy from Dr. Adrian Scharfetter for a wide range of reasons, including anxiety, burnout, relationship patterns, attachment wounds, identity exploration, sexual concerns, grief, life transitions, and personal growth. Often, it’s less about a single symptom and more about wanting to understand yourself more deeply and respond differently to life and relationships.
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Dr. Adrian Scharfetter’s work is insight-oriented, relational, and depth-based. That means we look beyond surface symptoms to understand the emotional and relational patterns underneath them. Therapy is collaborative and thoughtful, focused on awareness, accountability, and meaningful change, not just short-term coping strategies.
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Both. Insight is essential, but insight alone doesn’t create change. Sessions often include reflection, emotional processing, and relational exploration, alongside practical tools for regulation, communication, boundaries, and self-awareness that you can apply outside of therapy.
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That’s more common than you might think. Therapy effectiveness often depends on timing, fit, and approach. If past therapy felt too surface-level, passive, or unstructured, this work may feel different. We’ll be clear about goals, patterns, and expectations from the start.
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Dr. Adrian Scharfetter offers teletherapy for the state of California. Dr. Scharfetter has clients in San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego, as well as the surrounding areas of each city.
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Dr. Adrian Scharfetter offers depth-oriented, integrative psychotherapy for individuals and couples. Sessions often weave together sex therapy, relationship counseling, Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, and attachment-based work. For some clients and situations, I also offer ketamine-assisted therapy and retreat-style intensives to deepen healing and transformation.
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My approach blends clinical expertise with soulful depth work, helping clients explore not only behavior and communication but also the unconscious patterns, archetypes, and inner parts shaping intimacy and self-expression. Therapy is not just symptom management; it’s a process of growth, integration, and meaning-making.
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Couples therapy focuses on repair, communication, and reconnection. Using approaches like PACT, EFT, and IFS, we help partners move from reactive cycles into secure, attuned connection. Whether you’re recovering from conflict, betrayal, or emotional distance, couples therapy provides a structured space to rebuild trust and intimacy. We talk and figure it out together in a warm and compassionate place.
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As of January 2020, Athenian Counseling is no longer in-network with insurance providers. However, I can provide a superbill for potential reimbursement from your insurance company. Many clients also choose to pay privately for greater confidentiality and flexibility in treatment.
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You can schedule an appointment directly through my online booking page, or contact me via email or phone for availability. We’ll set up a brief consultation to determine if my therapeutic style and offerings is the right fit for your needs.
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There are many options that you can chose from for this service. I do work with couples and individuals seeking ketamine assisted psychotherapy for support. Please reach out and connect with me to answer any questions you may have.