LGBTQ+ Therapy and Affirming Care for Adults
You may have arrived here if…
You are working on coming to terms with your sexuality, sexual identity, or gender identity
You want to explore parts of yourself that you’ve been ashamed of
You are managing stressors at work or at home related to your identity
Being queer or trans is just part of who you are, and you want a therapist who sees and integrates that aspect into your care
No matter how you got here, I’m so glad you’re here.
Read on to see if my LGBTQ+ therapy and affirming care services might help you.
From identity exploration to coming out; from facing rejection and microaggressions to embracing queer and trans joy; from the challenges of dating and relationship structures to forming our families, parenting, and finding community, we have unique needs and norms.
Shame, sorrow, fear, grief, anxiety — these may all show up on the ride to embracing all of whom we are meant to be.
The LGBTQ+ community is diverse and heterogenous, and our individual experiences are just as varied
I deeply value the intensely personal and vulnerable nature of this work, and I meet you where you are at. I welcome all parts of who you are, and I make space for questions, exploration, evaluation, and values clarification.
I help you approach the tough questions or problems you are facing, and together forge a path forward.
Affirming, inclusive care on your journey
My experience with LGBTQ+ affirming therapy
This area is one where my personal and professional paths have interwoven. On a personal level, I came out as a young adult and struggled with internalized homophobia and the fear of disappointing my family. Eventually, I found my community and along with it a sense of pride in my identity. Over the years, I have navigated same-sex marriage, queer parenting, and community-based advocacy.
Professionally, I spent over a decade as a psychology graduate student, acting instructor, and professor studying LGBTQ+ mental health. I led several federally funded research studies to examine risk and protective factors for LGBTQ+ individuals’ depression and anxiety symptoms, published over 50 manuscripts and book chapters focused on this population, and trained other therapists in providing LGBTQ+ affirming care. It is truly a joy to me to work with this community.