Welcome! My name is River, and I coach people around intimacy, sex, and relationships. I'm here to help you level up your love life!

I am passionate about helping you find, keep, and nurture your most meaningful relationships. As someone who used to struggle in relationships, I am proof that the skills of intimacy *are* learnable! Now a certified Somatica Sex and Relationship Coach, with additional training in trauma, attachment styles, consent, boundary setting, polyamory, BDSM, and tantra, I want you to master the art of love, including having a fulfilling sex life!

As relationship expert Ester Perel says, “There is no greater source of joy and meaning in our lives than our relationships with others. The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.” Work with me to grow your love, sex, and intimacy toolkit today and experience the profound benefits!

→ Increase your erotic empowerment, right to pleasure, and confidence flirting and giving/receiving touch.

→ Learn the essential communication, repair, and erotic embodiment skills for more ease, connection and desire with your beloved(s).

→ Whether you're monogamous or polyamorous, explore a menu of successful relationship practices so you can craft your own unique partnership that’s both strong and flexible.

I work in a experiential way that goes beyond traditional talk therapy. Through hands-on exercises, together we create a "relationship laboratory", a safe, boundaried container for you to explore your erotic aliveness in a embodied way. Through these experiments, you shed shame, fear, and inhibition and discover the touch, words, and actions you truly want. Once you uncover your turn-ons, desires, and boundaries, learn how to communicate these to your partners.

Find out if we are a good fit to work together by booking a free discovery phone call, where I will assess your growing edges and tailor a coaching plan to help you meet your sex and relationship goals. I work with all kinds of people and want to extend a special welcome to men with sexual trauma, queer folks, and those with anxious or avoidant attachment styles.

Introductory Rates:
• 15 min Discovery Phone Call: Free
• 60 min Zoom Session: $140
• 70 min In-Person Session in Berkeley: $200
(If my rates are prohibitive for you, please reach out.)

Please select your time zone while booking. After booking your appointment, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with either a Zoom link or directions to my office (please e-mail me if you don't receive it).

I hope to work with you soon!
xo, River
ariverblack@gmail.com