Sovereign Oshumare

I’m a graduate counseling intern from Naropa University, and I approach therapy as a space for honesty, reflection, and meaningful change. I believe being human is complex, tender, and often contradictory and therapy can be a place for co-creation, to slow down, make sense of that complexity, and reconnect with what matters most to you.

My work is grounded in a sex-positive, LGBTQ+ affirming, culturally attuned and trauma-informed approach. I draw from evidence-based practices such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, and contemplative approaches to support clients in exploring identity, intimacy, relationships, desire, grief, transition, and the patterns that shape how we move through the world. I aim to create a nonjudgmental, collaborative space where clients feel supported in bringing their full selves into the room.

Before entering the counseling field, I spent years engaged in community-based spaces focused on healing, spirituality, and identity exploration. Those experiences taught me the power of being seen in your wholeness and the relief that can come from naming what you’ve been carrying alone. I bring that same respect for lived experience, curiosity, and care into my work with clients.

TL;DR: Thoughtful, sex-positive, queer, spiritually curious counseling intern who believes healing happens through presence, relationship, and the courage to tell the truth about our lives.

Rates Start at $125 per 50 min session

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Therapy Style and Approach:

My therapy style is collaborative, compassionate, and reflective, with room for depth, curiosity, and even moments of humor. I work alongside clients to build insight, increase self-awareness, and gently shift patterns that no longer serve them, always honoring each person’s unique context and pace.

Some Issues Sovereign is Passionate About:

I work with individuals and couples navigating identity exploration and deeper self-understanding, intimacy and relationships, sexuality and desire, and the complexities of connection across life transitions, loss, and personal growth. My work is inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse clients, and I specialize in supporting men of diverse identities and backgrounds—including queer men, straight men, and trans men—as they explore emotional health, relationships, and sexuality. I also help clients address concerns around problematic or compulsive porn use with a non-shaming, insight-oriented, and evidence-based approach focused on healing, agency, and lasting change.

Education Details:

I am a graduate counseling intern at Naropa University pursuing a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. My training emphasizes relational and attachment-based work, contemplative approaches, and the emotional dynamics that influence intimacy, communication, and personal growth.

Trainings/Workshops/Conferences Sovereign has Attended:

I am currently pursuing certification through the Sexual Health Alliance in sex therapy, which informs my sex-positive, kink-aware, and affirming work with diverse sexual expressions, identities, and relationship experiences. I am deeply committed to ongoing professional development and continually engage in training and study focused on attachment-informed and trauma-aware care, contemplative and mindfulness-based practices, narrative and cognitive-behavioral approaches, and culturally responsive, inclusive clinical work.

Personal Interests, Hobbies and Some Fun Facts:

I’m drawn to deep conversations, music that helps regulate and move the nervous system, and contemplative practices that invite reflection and presence. I’m especially interested in spaces that blend healing, creativity, and meaning-making, and I believe growth is ongoing, relational, and deeply human. Outside the therapy room, I carry that same curiosity and playfulness into life. I once taught myself gymnastics just by watching it on television as a kid, a reminder that learning often happens through observation, experimentation, and trust in the body.