Hi, I'm Anastasia, founder and therapist at The Subtext. I’m a New Yorker, an artist, and a therapist with an endless curiosity about the complexity of being human. I work with individuals, couples, and relationships of all kinds, focused on ambitious creatives with unconventional lives. My clients are different, and most often, they already know it. While my approach is psychodynamic, I’m an eclectic therapist, and weave in EMDR as needed. No matter the modality, I bring warmth, irreverence, and curiosity to each session. Therapy, for me, is both a rigorous practice and an expressive space, equal parts science and art. I bring extensive experience supporting clients across a wide range of lived experiences. As a sex therapist, my practice is LGBTQIA+ and kink/BDSM-affirming, culturally responsive, and grounded in social justice. I also have expertise working with out-of-control sexual behavior and accountability-focused care. I’m not afraid of the dark corners, and I’ll walk with you through the messy parts you’ve kept from others, and perhaps even yourself. Guess what? We’ll likely laugh a lot too!