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You deserve therapy where you don’t have to explain, defend, or minimize who you are.

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As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist, I provide a space where your identity is respected, celebrated, and understood, and not pathologized. Whether you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, nonbinary, questioning, or anywhere along the spectrum, you are welcome here.

Therapy with me is client-centered and trauma-informed. That means we move at your pace, honor your lived experience, and recognize the impact of systems, relationships, and past harm on your nervous system.

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What Brings Many LGBTQ+ Clients to Therapy

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What Brings Many LGBTQ+ Clients to Therapy *

Every story is different.

And many clients share experiences such as:

  • Attachment wounds

  • Minority stress and burnout

  • Gender dysphoria

  • Navigating coming out

  • Relationship challenges

  • Trauma related to discrimination or bullying

  • Anxiety or hypervigilance

  • Identity exploration or questioning

  • Religious trauma

  • Family rejection or strained relationships

  • Internalized shame

If you’ve learned to stay guarded to survive, that makes sense. If your body feels on edge, that makes sense too.

Your responses are not flaws.

They are adaptations.

Trauma-Informed & Affirming Care

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Trauma-Informed & Affirming Care *

Being LGBTQ+ is not the problem.

But living in a world that has not always been safe can shape how your nervous system responds.

As a trauma-informed therapist, I understand how experiences like rejection, microaggressions, bullying, or invalidation can become stored in the body. You might notice:

  • Your stomach drops in certain conversations

  • You anticipate judgment

  • You feel the need to over-explain

  • You shrink parts of yourself in certain environments

  • You struggle to fully relax in relationships

Using approaches like EMDR and attachment-focused therapy, we gently process the experiences that are still activated so your body doesn’t have to stay in survival mode.

Client-Centered Therapy

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Client-Centered Therapy *

  • You are the expert on your identity.

  • We collaborate on goals.

  • You decide what feels safe to explore.

  • I follow your lead.

  • We build on your strengths.

Therapy is not about changing who you are.

It’s about helping you feel more secure, grounded, and whole.

A space for identity & healing

You may want therapy focused specifically on:

  • Gender identity exploration

  • Transition support

  • Navigating family conversations

  • Building secure relationships

  • Healing attachment wounds

  • Processing trauma

  • Reducing anxiety and shame

  • Strengthening self-trust

Or you may simply want a therapist who gets it and doesn’t make your identity the entire focus unless you want it to be.

Both are valid.

Healing looks like:

Your body stays neutral in conversations that once triggered fear.

  1. You speak your identity with steadiness.

  2. You choose relationships that feel safe.

  3. You stop bracing for rejection.

  4. You feel secure in who you are, even when others don’t understand.

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Your Questions, Answered

  • Yes. I provide LGBTQ+ affirming therapy that is inclusive, respectful, and validating. I support clients navigating identity exploration, relationships, family dynamics, work stress, and trauma in a space where identities are honored and affirmed.