Spiritual Trauma, Sexuality and Identity, and Somatic Therapy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

About

Hi, I'm Davidson. Originally from Georgia, I now call New York City home.

As a therapist, I help people become more congruent - to close the distance between who they've learned to be and who they truly are.

I primarily work with men navigating anxiety, dating, intimate relationships, and attachment patterns. I also specialize in supporting gay, bisexual, and queer men healing from religious trauma and rebuilding a life beyond shame. Whether you're caught in familiar relationship patterns, questioning your faith, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself and others, therapy offers an opportunity to understand what shaped you - and the freedom to choose what shapes you next.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked in community development and empowerment across the United States, Brazil, Costa Rica, Egypt, and East Africa. Those experiences cultivated a foundational belief I hold: as humans, we heal in relationships where we are fully seen, deeply known, and no longer have to carry our stories alone. I hold a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Richmont Graduate University and am completing intermediate training in Somatic Experiencing®, a body-based approach to healing trauma. I also earned a separate master's degree in Ministry, allowing me to thoughtfully support clients navigating religious trauma, faith transitions, and the complex relationship between spirituality and identity. 

How I Work

I believe therapy works best it is a genuine relationship.

My style is warm, collaborative, and deeply curious. Together we'll explore the experiences, relationships, and protective patterns that shaped the way you move through the world - not to judge them, but to understand them.

One question often guides our work together: Who did I have to become in order to be loved?

My work integrates attachment theory, relational psychodynamic therapy, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Somatic Experiencing®. Rather than asking, "What's wrong with me?”we'll explore, "What helped me survive?"

The patterns that exhaust us today often began as the strategies that protected us yesterday. As those patterns loosen, people often find greater freedom to connect more honestly, love more securely, and live more fully.

Areas of Focus

• Men's mental health

• Dating, relationships, intimacy, and attachment

• LGBTQ+ and religious trauma 

• Childhood attachment wounds and relational trauma

• Shame and anxiety

• Grief and life transitions

Are We a Good Fit?

We may be a good fit if you're ready to understand not only what keeps happening in your life and relationships, but why. 

Together, we'll work toward building more secure relationships - with your partner, your family, your friends, and yourself. My hope is that therapy becomes a place where you experience the honesty, curiosity, and connection you want to bring into the rest of your life. 

If you're hoping for a life where authenticity no longer has to be sacrificed for belonging, I would be honored to walk alongside you.

Reach out to Davidson at davidson@westtherapygroup.com