Orion Block
Pronouns: Hir/Ze
Licensure: Therapist
Location: Rhode Island & Nevada
Language: English
Sliding Scale: Available
Insurance: BCBS, United, Tufts, Neighborhood Health Plan, Aetna, Cigna, United Student Health Resources and Medicaid
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Specialties:
ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar & PTSD
Adolescents, Anger & Highly Sensitive People
Grief, Trauma & Life Transitions
LGBTQIA+, Gender Identity & Gender-Affirming Care
Relationships: Couples, Polyamory & Non-Monogamy
Cultural Identity, Systemic Oppression & Holistic Coaching
Adolescent & Adult Therapist
ABOUT ME
Orion Block has been working as a therapist for 4 years and has over 15 years of community organizing and educating with an intersectional lens on race, women's, and LGBTQIA+ community issues.
Hir therapy style is client focused, with the idea that YOU are the expert of your own life experience and ze is here to assist you to become independent. Ze believes in treating all with respect, sensitivity, compassion, and honesty. Ze is a therapist that will utilize your strengths, beliefs, and abilities to help guide the focus of therapy to reinforce self healing.
Orion enjoys working with a wide variety of people and issues that include PTSD/trauma, anxiety, borderline, disability, depression, abandonment, suicidality, self harm, hoarding and family issues. Hir specialty is gender and sexuality which encompasses transgender and gender non-conforming folx and those having challenges in their sexual identity or relationship issues that include asexuality, kink, poly etc.
Ze’s clinical approaches include: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Standpoint theory.
Why I Do This Work
“I do this work because I’ve witnessed what becomes possible when people are trusted as the experts of their own stories. My path has always been about building space for those pushed to the margins, where survival deserves to be honored, and truth is met with respect. Therapy, for me, is one way we reclaim voice, agency, and community.”
— Orion Block
My Approach in Practice
In our sessions, I aim to support you in becoming more grounded, present, and in charge of your own process. I might invite you to pause and notice what is happening in your body or emotions, without judgment. From there, we may explore what surfaces using practices like Internal Family Systems, narrative work, or mindfulness.
Depending on your needs, we might use art-making or writing as ways to express things that feel hard to say out loud. On other days, grounding techniques or somatic tools can help you feel safe and steady before moving into deeper reflection. I believe therapy should honor your wisdom and your pace. My goal is to co-create a space where you feel affirmed, supported, and able to explore both the tender and strong parts of yourself.
How We Can Work Together
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused, Culturally Responsive/Affirming, Family Systems Feminist Therapy, Group Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy , Strength-Based
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BDSM/ Kink/ Poly-Positive, Disability Justice, Free Gender-Affirming Care Letter Provider for Transgender People (fully pro-bono process) Gender-Affirming Care Access Advocate (TGNB), Gender-Affirming Care Knowledgable (TGNB), HIV Ally, Sex Positive, Sex Worker Ally, Transgender Justice,
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My approach is grounded in collaboration, care, and curiosity. We’ll move at a pace that feels right for you, focusing on what feels most present while also holding space for the bigger patterns in your life. I may offer reflections or ask questions, but I always check in and center your comfort and capacity. This is your space, and I’m here to support the process in ways that feel respectful and affirming.
Clients often reach out when they are:
Exploring gender, sexuality, or relationship structures that may not align with dominant norms and want space to be seen without explanation.
Living with the impact of trauma, abandonment, or identity-based harm and seeking ways to reconnect with their inner knowing.
Struggling with self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or intense emotional overwhelm and want support that doesn’t pathologize their experience.
Feeling misunderstood or isolated and hoping to build connections rooted in care, consent, and self-determination.
Carrying shame or silence around parts of themselves and ready to move toward expression, agency, and self-trust.
No matter what brings you in, my focus is on co-creating a space that centers your voice, honours your history, and respects your pace.
