About

There are parts of yourself you've learned to leave at the door. Desires, identities, your feelings, your voice, relationship structures that don't fit the standard script. Questions you haven't known how to ask out loud.

This practice exists for exactly that.

I have spent 15 years focused on exactly this work. You can start the conversation as you are; without having to explain the basics, defend your relationships, or make your life easier for someone else to understand.


Specialization

I work with people who want more honest conversations about sex, identity, desire, relationships, and the parts of themselves they have not always had space to explore.

Sometimes that's a desire. Sometimes it's an identity. Sometimes it's a relationship structure that doesn't fit the standard script. Sometimes it's shame that arrived so early they can't remember a time without it.

My focus: sex therapy, queer and gender-affirming care, ethical non-monogamy, kink-conscious therapy, and the anxiety and shame that often wrap around all of it.

This is not a sideline. It is the main focus of my clinical focus - backed by a PhD in clinical sexology, 15 years of practice, and training specifically designed for this work.

Dr. Ty Lerman is smiling in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of trees and greenery. He is dressed in a navy blue blazer, a white button-up shirt, and dark jeans.

WHAT I BELIEVE

No one is broken. There is nothing to "fix”. You're a human trying to figure it out, just like every other human.

Courage is not the absence of fear. It's having the fear and doing the thing anyway. Making the first call is often the hardest part. I know that. I honor it every single session.

What you've been carrying quietly might be exactly what's worth celebrating. I've watched people discover that the part of themselves they were most afraid to show is the part that sets them free.

Education & Credentials

PhD in Clinical Sexology, 2023 

Master’s of Clinical Psychology, 2010 

Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology, 2007

Certified Sex Therapist (CST) - AASECT

Queer and Transgender Affirming Professional (QTAP)

Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S)

Media

The New York Times  -  Cosmopolitan  -  The Washington Post  -  Men's Health  -  Refinery29  -  Mashable  -  InsideHook  -  OuSmart Magazine  -  Great Day Houston  -  The Nightcap  -  KHOU 11  -  ABC 13  -  NBC/KPRC 2  -  FOX 26

Named 'Best Male Mental Health Therapist' by OutSmart Magazine 2018-2022.

Presented internationally at the Fulbright Commission (Cairo, Egypt) and across the US and Canada at AASECT, SSSS, CRC, and TCCTA.