LGBTQ+ Therapist: Affirming Therapy/Psychotherapy

LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapy

LGBTQ+ Therapist: As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I have dedicated my training, research, and clinical work to helping those within the LGBTQ+ community find pride, belongingness, fulfillment, and a strong sense-of-self.

Do you need a therapist experienced in helping with LGBTQ+ issues, relationships, parenting or family issues?

Same-sex marriage and divorce
Sexuality and gender identity
Monogamous, “monogamish” and non-monogamous relationships
Lesbian, gay, transgender and polyamorous relationship counseling
Lesbian, gay, and transgender families and parenting
Bisexuality and bisexual spouse issues
The Coming Out process (to self, parents, or others)
LGBTQ+ bias and discrimination

Maintaining A Strong Sense Of Self

Society has thankfully undergone a fundamental transformation in the way it views the communities named under the LGBTQ+ acronym. However, in addition to overt aggression towards LGBTQ+ individuals, more covert negative stereotypes of LGBTQ+ individuals persist. These stereotypes are harmful to the physical and mental health of LGBTQ+ people, and result in increased rates of depression, anxiety, long-term relationship challenges, sexual dissatisfaction, substance abuse, loneliness and isolation, and lowered self-esteem for these communities.

Over time, LGBTQ+ individuals understandably can take in negative societal attitudes about themselves, and direct them towards a hatred of who they are. To develop a healthy sense-of-self, recent research has shown that LGBTQ+ individuals must battle against conscious and unconscious processes of self-devaluation.

LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy can help work through what societally-placed internalized beliefs might be getting in the way of your leading the fullest life possible.

Help With Your LGBTQ+ Identity And Relationships With Others

Do you need help with:

Coming out to yourself, a spouse, parents, siblings, family members, friends, or colleagues
Dealing with homophobia, internalized homophobia, or heterosexism
Questions about intimacy or feeling numb and uncomfortable with others
Feelings of isolation and being lonely
Feeling as though you don’t identify with any sexual orientation
Shame about your sexuality, gender, or identity
Feeling a part of the LGBTQ+ community
Utilizing self-defeating amounts of alcohol, drugs, hookup websites/apps, and unfulfilling sex