Be yourself
Therapy for LGBTQ+ Individuals or Couples
LGBTQ+ represents lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, asexual, and pansexual identities, and each and every one of the additional evolving identities represented by the “+” in this acronym
Our therapists are queer-identified or queer-aligned. Our psychotherapy services are for anyone struggling with their LGBTQ+ identity, expression, or simply the challenges you face living in a world that’s not fully supportive. We’re here to help LGBTQ+ community members find support, meaning, joy and community.
Challenges around living authentically can feel heavy, scary, or even impossible to deal with.
Most people who start therapy feel like it may be hard to open up at first and trust that someone won’t judge your identity or expression. Perhaps you can relate. We’re here to help.
Do You Feel Disconnected, Confused, Unsupported?
Do any of the following resonate with you?
You're not sure what you need?
You feel unsupported, that the world is not a fully safe place?
You're not sure who might understand your unique challenges and goals?
If these sound true for you, we want you to know that even though you may feel alone, know that many people in your circumstances need and deserve affirming support, especially considering the many challenges you are facing.
Even if you don't believe you deserve care, you do. You deserve to take care of yourself.
Affirming Therapy Can Help You Live With More Joy
It’s possible to feel better. Imagine a life where you could...
Shift into a more positive and hopeful outlook on life.
Improve your relationship with yourself, your body, your sexuality or gender, and those you choose to share yourself with.
Access support, community, and the resources to help you live more fully.
Build The Life You've Always Wanted
We've helped individuals or couples in our LGBTQ+ community struggling with their own unique challenges in living authentically. Our clients feel supported by our queer-identified & queer-aligned competent therapists and staff.
We are The Center for Connection & Desire and we are sex and relationship therapists who are here to help.
How Therapy Works
Therapy sessions consist of 50-minute, one-on-one sessions that help you work through your concerns. In addition to listening, your therapist will guide you towards solutions and share what the science tells us about what's going on for you, they play an active role. Here’s how it will work step-by-step:
- First, your therapist will provide a safe, accepting affirming space so that you will feel comfortable sharing your struggles with them.
- Through hearing your story, your therapist will start to get a picture of what your challenges are.
- Next, your therapist will start by helping you with immediate concerns like managing difficult emotions and challenging life situations.
- You will also work together to explore what your goals are in therapy and in life so you can know what success looks like for you.
- Keeping your unique goals in mind, you’ll figure out what’s needed to help you reach them.
- Over the course of your sessions, you will start making progress toward the life you desire.
Research shows that therapy can positively impact your thinking, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors and resources available to you. It can help you let go of what’s holding you back.
Let’s Get Started
Ready to start feeling better? If you feel worried, stuck, ashamed, and unsure of what to do next, therapy could help.
Email us at [email protected] and get scheduled for your free 15-minute phone consult so that you can ask questions and find out the next steps. We're here to help.