Therapy for Individuals & Couples in
Oklahoma City and Surrounding Areas
Support for relationships, anxiety, depression, intimacy, trauma, life transitions, and the things that can be difficult to talk about.
Piyush Patel, Ph.D., LPCC | Board-Certified Clinical Sexologist | EMDR-Trained
Currently accepting new clients
You don't have to be in crisis to come to therapy.
Sometimes life simply stops feeling the way you expected it to.
You may feel disconnected from your partner. Sex and intimacy may have changed. You might be anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, or stuck in patterns you understand intellectually but can't seem to change.
Or maybe everything looks fine from the outside, but something still feels off.
I work with adults and couples who want a thoughtful, nonjudgmental place to talk openly about what is happening and better understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that keep getting in the way.
Therapy doesn't have to begin with having the right words. We can start with what's bothering you.
Therapy that makes room for the whole person.
Couples Therapy
Most couples don't struggle because they stopped caring about each other. More often, they become caught in patterns that leave both people feeling unheard, frustrated, lonely, or disconnected.
Couples therapy can help you slow those patterns down, communicate more openly, rebuild trust, and understand what each of you needs from the relationship.
I work with couples navigating communication problems, recurring conflict, emotional distance, sexual disconnection, libido differences, affairs, trust, and major life transitions.
Individual Therapy
You may come to therapy because of anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship problems, grief, a major life transition, or simply because you no longer feel like yourself.
Our work can help you understand what is happening beneath the surface, recognize patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and develop a healthier relationship with yourself and the people around you.
Common concerns include:
Anxiety • Depression • Stress • Trauma • Relationships • Grief • Identity • Life Transitions • Self-Esteem • Feeling Stuck
Sex Therapy
Sexual concerns are incredibly common, yet they can be some of the hardest things to talk about.
Sex therapy provides a private, informed, and nonjudgmental place to discuss concerns involving desire, arousal, orgasm, performance anxiety, sexual communication, pornography or problematic sexual behavior, sexual shame, kink, relationship agreements, and changes in intimacy.
I work with both individuals and couples, and you do not need to know exactly how to describe the problem before coming in.
THINGS WE CAN TALK ABOUT
Some things are easier to carry when you don't have to carry them alone.
People come to therapy for many different reasons. You might be dealing with:
Anxiety, stress, or feeling overwhelmed
Depression or a loss of motivation
Relationship conflict or emotional distance
Difficulty communicating with your partner
Differences in sexual desire
Erectile, arousal, or orgasm concerns
Performance anxiety
Sexual shame or uncertainty
Pornography or problematic sexual behavior
Infidelity or betrayal
Trauma or difficult past experiences
Grief and loss
Questions about identity or sexuality
Kink, BDSM, or consensual non-monogamy
Major changes in work, family, or relationships
Success that doesn't feel as fulfilling as you expected
You don't have to decide which category you fit into. Therapy starts with your experience, not a label.
About Piyush Patel
A therapist who is comfortable talking about the things people often avoid.
I'm Piyush Patel, Ph.D., an LPCC and Board-Certified Clinical Sexologist providing individual, couples, relationship, and sex therapy in Oklahoma City.
My clinical work focuses on relationships, sexuality, trauma, emotional connection, and the patterns that shape how we experience ourselves and the people closest to us.
I hold a Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology and a master's degree in Counseling Psychology. My training includes psychodynamic therapy, EMDR, Imago Relationship Therapy, attachment-based work, sex therapy, and kink-conscious care.
Before becoming a therapist, my career looked very different. I spent more than two decades building companies, teaching, writing, speaking, and working with leaders around the world.
That experience taught me something important: outward success doesn't necessarily tell us much about what's happening internally.
People can be accomplished, capable, and deeply loved while also feeling lonely, anxious, disconnected, sexually frustrated, uncertain, or simply tired of holding everything together.
Today, that understanding is part of how I approach therapy.
My Approach
Therapy should feel like a real conversation.
I believe good therapy involves more than giving advice or teaching someone how to think differently.
I'm interested in understanding why certain patterns keep showing up in your life, where they may have come from, and what happens emotionally when those patterns are activated.
My approach is primarily psychodynamic and relational, while also drawing from EMDR, attachment theory, Imago Relationship Therapy, sex therapy, and other evidence-informed approaches when they are helpful.
Sometimes our work will involve looking deeply at past experiences. Sometimes we will focus on something happening in your relationship right now. And sometimes we may talk very practically about communication, intimacy, boundaries, or behavior.
The goal isn't to fit you into a particular therapy model.
It's to understand you.
Ready to talk?
Finding a therapist can feel overwhelming, especially when what you're dealing with is difficult to put into words.
You don't need to have everything figured out before reaching out.
I currently see individuals and couples in Oklahoma City and am accepting new clients.
If you're wondering whether I might be a good fit for what you're experiencing, reach out and we can start there.
Piyush Patel, Ph.D.
LPC Candidate
Board-Certified Clinical Sexologist
EMDR-Trained
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma