Specialty Mental Health & Sexual Wellness
Honoring the Whole Person in Marginalized Bodies
Mental health is affected by more than thoughts and emotions. Physical health, trauma, relationships, body image, identity, and major life changes can all influence how a person feels and functions.
At Afterglow Health, we provide compassionate mental and behavioral health care for individuals and couples. We help clients address high pressure performance, life stress and changes, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and adjustment to illness, injury, disability, or changes in the body.
Specialized Mental Health Services
Afterglow offers specialized support for people whose experiences may be overlooked in traditional healthcare settings, including:
Veterans and individuals with service-connected disabilities
People living with chronic pain or chronic medical conditions
Individuals adjusting to amputation, injury, disability, or medical treatment
People experiencing body image concerns or living in larger bodies
People experiencing stigma due to dwarfism
These experiences can affect identity, independence, emotional well-being, relationships, and the ability to feel connected to the body.
When Mental Health Affects Intimacy
Anxiety, depression, trauma, pain, medical conditions, medications, and body image concerns can also affect intimacy and sexual wellness.
As part of our specialty services, Afterglow provides a safe and professional space to address concerns related to:
Intimacy and emotional connection
Sexual confidence and body image
Changes in desire or sexual functioning
Performance anxiety
Communication between partners
Adapting intimacy following illness, injury, or physical changes
Sexual wellness is never assumed to be the primary concern. It is addressed when it is important to the client’s mental health, relationships, or quality of life.
Our Approach
At Afterglow, we meet you where you are. Our care is:
Trauma-informed
Body-inclusive
Disability- and chronic illness-informed
Individualized to your needs
Respectful of all identities, abilities, body types, and lived experiences
We do not expect you to return to the person you were before an illness, injury, trauma, or life transition. Therapy can help you understand who you are now, rebuild confidence, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful ways to move forward.
Care That Sees More Than a Diagnosis
You are more than your symptoms, medical history, disability, or body.
At Afterglow Behavioral & Sexual Health, we provide mental health care that recognizes the full person—including the parts of life that may feel difficult, private, or uncomfortable to discuss.
Healing begins with understanding. Growth begins with Afterglow.
Connect with us
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Address: 5294 Madison Pike, Suite 202 Independence, KY 41051
Email: dr.kent@afterglowhealth.org
Phone: (859) 955-8852 (secure text or talk)
