Specialty
My practice is genuinely LGBTQ+ affirming — not as a disclaimer, but as a foundation. You shouldn't have to educate your therapist about who you are before we can do real work.
Begin HereWhat Brings People In
LGBTQ+ clients come to therapy for the same reasons everyone else does — anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, burnout, grief, trauma. But they also carry things that are specific to navigating a world not always built with them in mind: minority stress, family rejection, internalized shame, identity questions that don't have easy answers.
I work with LGBTQ+ clients across the spectrum — gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, trans, nonbinary, questioning, and beyond. I'm comfortable with complexity around gender and sexuality, and I don't need you to have it figured out before we start.
This is also a space for people at different stages of coming out, identity exploration, or transition — whether you're early in that process or well into it and navigating what comes next.
How I Approach It
Affirming therapy isn't just about being accepting — it's about understanding the specific experiences, pressures, and history that shape LGBTQ+ lives. Minority stress is real. Navigating heteronormative and cisnormative systems takes a toll that accumulates over time, often in ways that are hard to name.
I approach this work with genuine familiarity — not just as an ally, but as someone who pays attention to the cultural, relational, and psychological specifics. I'm not going to ask you to explain basic concepts, and I'm not going to treat your identity as the problem.
The goal is the same as any therapy: to help you understand yourself better, feel more at home in your own life, and build something that actually works for you.
Get Started
I offer a free 20-minute consultation — a chance to get a sense of fit before committing to anything.
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