Finding the path between your values and your sexuality.
Therapy for men and couples dealing with compulsive sexual behavior, broken trust, and deep shame. Restoring long-term connection—without treating your sexuality as the problem.
Mateo Leonardo, MA, LMFT, CSAT, Se habla español
Most men arrive with one of three things, and a lot of shame about it.
Sexual behavior that has gotten out of hand and is carried with excessive guilt. Difficulty being assertive or holding a boundary. Trust that has broken in a relationship, including the partner living with betrayal trauma. Often two or three at once.
Is this you?
Six of the most common ones. There are more.
“My mission is to help men struggling with intimacy become more confident and less isolated. I want to provide an antidote to the loneliness epidemic we are currently living through.”
Individual work, couples work, and a room full of men doing the same thing.
Compare the three without leaving the page. Pick one to see who it is for, how it runs and what it costs.
Private pay. Sliding scale available.
Individual Therapy
For the man who is tired of managing a private life he never chose. We work at the roots, lower the shame, and build the skills that make real closeness possible.
Who it is for
Men working on compulsive sexual behavior, shame, assertiveness and intimacy skills
Format
Telehealth across California or in person in Long Beach
Fee
$185
What the first month looks like
Structured, but not rigid. I say out loud what we are doing and why, and you are allowed to push back on any of it. Move through the four weeks below.
- CBT
- Psychodynamic
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Nonviolent Communication
- Attachment Theory
01: The call
A free 15-minute phone consultation
You tell me as much or as little as you want. I tell you how I work, what I would likely focus on first, and what it costs. If I am not the right fit, I will say so. Nothing is written down as a clinical record on this call.
Plain facts, so you are not guessing before you call.
- In practice
- over five years
- License
- California LMFT #154119
- Certification
- Certified Sex Addiction Therapist
- Sessions
- In person in Long Beach or telehealth statewide
- Languages
- English and Spanish, se habla español
- First step
- Free 15-minute phone consultation
Fees are listed in full on the Rates page, including the sliding scale. The practice is private pay.
You do not have to explain the whole thing to start
Fifteen minutes on the phone, at no cost, is enough to know whether this feels workable. Bring one sentence about why you are calling. That is plenty.