LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy
A therapist who already gets it.
Affirming therapy for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people, where your identity is the starting point rather than something you have to explain.
The work
Not every hard thing is about being queer. Some are.
Sometimes you need a therapist who understands minority stress, coming out, chosen family, and the particular arithmetic of visibility and safety. Other times you simply need good therapy for anxiety, depression, or heartbreak from someone you don't have to educate first. I offer both, and I hold the difference with care.
My practice is a space where being LGBTQIA+ is ordinary and honored at once. We can work on the identity-specific weight when that's what's present, and on the whole rest of your life the rest of the time.
When this is the work
When this is the work.
Coming out, again and again.
Coming out is rarely one moment. It's a lifetime of small decisions about who, when, and how much. We work through the ones that matter to you, at the pace that keeps you safe.
Minority stress & its residue.
Years of vigilance leave a mark on the body, on relationships, and on self-worth. Naming it as minority stress rather than personal failing is often where the relief begins.
Love, dating & chosen family.
Relationships, non-traditional and traditional alike, come with their own questions. We make room for the full complexity of how you love and who you belong to.
What to expect
What to expect.
Affirming, unhurried, and never conditional on how you identify or who you love.
- 01
A free 15-minute consult.
A brief, low-pressure call to see whether this is the right room for you.
- 02
An initial session.
We talk about what brought you in, identity-related or not, and what you'd like the work to do for you.
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Ongoing sessions.
A steady weekly hour, adjusting cadence as things settle. Yours to shape throughout.
“You get to bring your whole self, and only explain what you want to.”