Geek Therapy:
Healing Through Fandom Culture

Geek therapy is an innovative approach that uses your passions—gaming, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, and other fandoms—as tools for self-discovery and healing. This story-based therapeutic method helps you explore your identity, emotional challenges, and personal growth by connecting your favorite characters and narratives to your own life experiences. Whether you’re asking “what is geek therapy”, “is there geek therapy near me”, or interested in working with a therapist with a Geek Therapy Certification, you’re in the right place. My sessions provide a safe and engaging space to leverage the worlds you love for meaningful insight and transformation. Together, we can make therapy both fun and effective.

What Even is Geek Therapy?

Geek therapy harnesses the power of storytelling and fandom culture to illuminate your personal journey. Characters, plots, and communities within your favorite fandoms serve as mirrors for your experiences, helping you explore challenges like anxiety, identity, or relationship struggles. By analyzing these narratives, you gain insight into your strengths, resilience, and coping strategies. This approach makes therapy relatable, engaging, and uniquely tailored to your interests, allowing you to see yourself as the hero of your own story while developing practical tools for navigating life’s challenges. My knowledge from geek therapy certification informs these techniques.

Exploring Identity and Resilience

In sessions, we can explore themes such as courage, friendship, self-discovery, and overcoming adversity—all through the lens of the characters and stories you connect with. For example, relating to a hero who faces daunting challenges can provide insight into your own resilience and strategies for growth. This method transforms abstract concepts into concrete, relatable examples, making therapy more effective and memorable. We may also examine the impact of your fandoms on your relationships, sense of belonging, and self-expression. For additional resources and practical tools that support creative and neurodivergent healing approaches, you can check out my Queer & Neurodivergent Resource Hub.

Community and Connection

The beautiful thing about fandoms is that at their core, they’re communities. Connecting with others who share your passions offers support, understanding, and camaraderie, enhancing your therapeutic journey. Whether through online forums, conventions, or local groups, these connections reinforce your sense of belonging and identity. Geek therapy with me can help you explore how these communities influence your relationships, support your personal growth, and provide safe spaces for self-expression. Leveraging techniques informed by geek therapy certification, I will help you create a richer, more holistic experience that honors your passions, identity, and personal values

Why Work With Me

As a therapist and self-proclaimed fantasy nerd, I understand the power of stories, characters, and community in personal growth. I’m a certified practitioner through geek therapy certification, which equips me to integrate fandoms—comics, games, sci-fi, and fantasy—into therapy in structured, effective ways. My approach blends creativity, narrative exploration, and evidence-based practices to support emotional healing, identity development, and resilience. Whether you’re exploring story-based growth or looking for a therapeutic method that honors your passions, we’ll use the worlds you love to inspire real-world transformation.

Start Your Hero’s Journey

If you’re ready to embark on a healing hero’s journey that celebrates your passions and uniqueness, geek therapy with me may be the perfect fit. Together, we’ll explore your favorite stories, analyze the lessons they hold, and translate them into tools for resilience, personal growth, and self-understanding. Whether you’re a fan of comics, gaming, fantasy, or sci-fi, therapy can become an adventure where you are the hero. With support, insight, and creative strategies, you’ll navigate life’s challenges while honoring your identity and fandom passions.