LGBTQ Issues

I think the most important thing about my approach with LGBTW+ issues is this: I don't claim to be an expert on your experience as an LGBTQ+ identifying person. I can draw from my own experience living as a queer woman in 2024, and I can draw from the many trainings I have completed.... but ultimately, you are the expert on your life. Let's talk, and let's team up to come to some solutions that can positively impact your life. I'm excited to put our heads together and sort things out!

I hold a certificate in Sexuality, Women, and Gender from Columbia University. I have treated many clients with diverse diagnoses who identify as LGBTQ+ throughout my career. I also identify as LGBTQ+, and am proud to be an LGBTQ+ clinician.

Being queer in this world is hard. Being queer and fat, queer and disabled, queer and BIPOC is harder. Being a queer kid with any of these intersections can be overwhelming. I support kids, adults, and families in creating communities of affirmation, joy, and deep care. As a queer person, I know how powerful it can be when you have a place to be yourself.

I have experience working with queer-identifying clients who want to work on understanding their sexual and gender identities more, become comfortable with their identities, and work through queer relationships. I have also written referral letters for my TGNC clients who were seeking gender-affirming medical care.

I dedicate most of my career to working with LGBTQ+ clients and continue my supplemental education and trainings on these topics. I am also an openly queer therapist with lived experience!

Working with the LGBTQ+ community is a passion of mine. I have treated several patients in the LGBTQ+ community and helped them understand their sexuality and navigate adversity.

As a member of the queer community, I understand how important and affirming it can be to work with a counselor, or any type of provider, that you can relate to and connect with. There's things you just won't have to explain to me because I get it, and instead we can focus on what you do want to talk about. I am not trans myself, but having lived with/loved/known trans folx, I consider myself and ally and am more than happy to help with the stress of seeking medical or social transition.

I am passionate and proud to help people explore the fluidity of their sexuality and/or gender. My therapeutic space is welcoming, safe, and affirming for all identities and intersectionality. I continually seek education to better inform my care and self-awareness, and am experienced in letter-writing for gender-affirming surgeries.

Exploring gender identity, sexuality, and everything that is inevitably interwined is a personal and professional area experience for me.

LGBTQ affirmative therapy provides a supportive environment where gender and sexual diversity are embraced as normal aspects of humanity. It offers a safe space to explore and understand your own sexual and gender identities with empathy and expertise. Additionally, it offers confidential process for friends, family, and allies of LGBTQ communities to better understand their own experiences.

As a counselor with expertise in neurodivergence within a minority stress model, I feel a deep need to support trans, non-binary, neuroqueer, and other gender-expansive people, especially because they are under attack. There's a lot of overlap between the neurodivergent and trans communities, and I feel like trans people have really shown the world something beautiful about listening to yourself in the face of extremely oppressive and rigid social expectations. I'm a proud ally.

This was my focus throughout my schooling as well as the focus of my continued education training. I am truly passionate about working with this population and affirming not only the person, but their family and community as well. As an active member of the community, I strive to provide support in as many ways as I can, including testifying in front of congress to change laws when necessary.

The pressure to hide our true gender and sexuality can steal our sense of belonging in our body, family, and community. You may be struggling with internalized negative messages and trauma from rejection, dysphoria and abuse. I am queer person and passionate about celebrating your uniqueness + building a relationship where you feel safe, validated and free to be you. Let’s explore who you are + bring your self-expression and true identity into alignment.

I am LGBTQIA+ affirming, and attend regular continuing education trainings, and have a caseload that is majority LGBTQIA+. I see adolescents and adults who are trans as well, accompanying them on the path to gender affirming medical care. I support family members as well.

As a member of the LGBTQIA Community myself, I understand the unique challenges and experiences that come with navigating sexuality and gender identify. I offer a safe accepting and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts feelings and experiences. Dating, hook ups, relationships, to building friendships and aging in a community that priorities youth.

People in the LGBTQIA+ community seek therapy for lots of reasons, some of which include: Family alienation, identifying gender identity and expression, depression, anxiety, low -self esteem, divorce, grief… the list goes on. Seeing a therapist who understands your authentic self helps to genuinely support you through your struggles and navigate a healthier you!

As a member of the LGBTQ community, I understand the struggles and difficulties that queer people go through on a daily basis. Having my own experiences dealing with shame, I have grown to accept and embrace my sexuality, and I aspire to help others in their journey.

I'm an ally and member of the LGBTQ+ community and strive to listen carefully to my client(s) as we explore the language that suits their experience.

As a queer person, I know it's crucial to have a therapist who sees and supports every part of your identity. I have substantial experience working with queer folks, both in and outside of the therapeutic relationship. I also know no one is a monolith for an entire community, and I strive to continue educating myself and to approach each individual with curiosity and openness.