Sexual identity serves as a central reflection of one’s innermost sense of self, and is an evolving, embodied experience shaped by sociocultural and relational contexts that influence how individuals understand and express who they were, are, and are becoming (Hughes & Pope, 2025; Pope et al., 2024). Embodiment is the “experience of living in, perceiving, and experiencing the world from the physical and material place of our bodies” (Fahs & Swank, 2015, p. 150). Further, attachment bonds shape our sense of self, somatosensory reactions and experiences, and interpersonal dynamics. Both embodiment and attachment impacts our felt sense of safety and security within our bodies, and in turn, our relational capacity. Reclaiming our bodies as spaces of pleasure reaffirms drives that make us human, such as joy, intimacy, and vitality (brown, 2019). Within this session, we will take a deeper dive into how sexual identity is shaped by felt bodily experiences (Erickson, 1968; Fahs & Swank, 2015; Kling et al., 2018) and attachment bonds (Johnson, 2017; 2019; Johnson et al., 2018). We will review the connections between the self, others, and the physical form as related to sexual identity. The presenters will cover practical strategies to foster clients’ sexual identity exploration, with a focus on collaborative, somatic, and experiential interventions.