Therapy shouldn't be traumatizing, yet some clients seek support only to face providers who don't honor their identities. We're here to change that.
Founded in 2020 by Casey Tanner (she/they), AASECT-certified sex therapist and creator of @queersextherapy, our practice brings together a highly specialized and diverse care team. Our mission? To deliver inclusive therapy and coaching to people who are expansive in their genders, sexualities, and relationships.
Rooted in the principles of tenderness, liberation, and community, our practice is driven by the belief that honoring your intersecting identities leads to healing. We understand the transformative power of queer-centered, anti-oppressive, and culturally responsive care—care that is unfortunately hard to find.
That's where we come in.
Our Leadership Team
We believe in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive leadership at The Expansive Group.
Our Values
Our commitment to tenderness, liberation, and community drives our inclusive therapy and coaching framework for all identities. We are a values-based practice; think of us as more of a movement than a business.
Tender
We’re here because we’ve been there! We wholeheartedly invest in your journey because we wish that someone had been there for us. We want to provide you the warmth, validation, and affirmation that can feel so rare in adulthood. Working with us will challenge you, but it will also feel like coming home.
Liberating
We’re fired up about your freedom and fight for it alongside you. Always intersectional, pleasure-positive, and identity-celebrating, we have a low tolerance for boxes, assumptions, and systems that stifle your authentic healing. We are your unashamed and unapologetic accomplices in doing life-changing, culture-shifting work.
Community Cultivated
We’re obsessed with staying up-to-date on affirming, anti-oppressive language and concepts, and think learning directly from queer and BIPOC community leaders is just as important as gathering data from research. We believe in the transformative power of accurate information about mental health, sex, gender, and relationships.
"'Queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live."
― bell hooks
Our Administrative Team
Meet our powerhouse administrators behind the scenes at The Expansive Group.
Mauricio Rodríguez, LCPC (He/Him/Él)
Clinical Manager
View Mauricio's bio here
Jillian Angelini (She/Her)
Social Media Manager
Jenn Bealer, LCSW (She/Her)
Training Program Coordinator
View Jenn's bio here
Kelsey Jones, MSW (She/Her)
Intake Coordinator
Ness Crambell, MSW (They/Them)
Chicago Office Coordinator
View Ness's bio here
Britt Dwyer (She/They)
Social Media Coordinator
Founder & ceo
Casey Tanner
The Expansive Group was founded in 2020 by Casey Tanner, a certified sex therapist and leading voice in millenial and Gen Z sexuality. After growing her social media community to over 500k followers, Casey identified the need for more queer-centered, anti-oppressive, and culturally responsive therapy.
