Therapists in Central Toronto, Toronto, ON
Wesley Giselle Gos
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5R (Online Only)
I am queer and trans affirming, anti-racist, ace/aro affirming, fat positive, body positive, sex positive, harm reduction informed, anti-ableist, neurodiversity affirming, and affirming of diverse spiritualities.
I provide a warm and accepting place where you can be yourself - with all your thoughts and feelings, whatever they might be. Together we will explore what's going on in your life today, and how past experiences affect you in the present. I support you in identifying and moving towards areas of growth and healing that feel right for you, so that you can feel better and thrive in all aspects of your life, including your relationship with yourself and others.
I am queer and trans affirming, anti-racist, ace/aro affirming, fat positive, body positive, sex positive, harm reduction informed, anti-ableist, neurodiversity affirming, and affirming of diverse spiritualities.
I provide a warm and accepting place where you can be yourself - with all your thoughts and feelings, whatever they might be. Together we will explore what's going on in your life today, and how past experiences affect you in the present. I support you in identifying and moving towards areas of growth and healing that feel right for you, so that you can feel better and thrive in all aspects of your life, including your relationship with yourself and others.
Yasmin Kowlessar
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M6G (Online Only)
As a queer Trini-Canadian psychotherapist, I combine my training in psychology with my intersectional feminist values and lived experience when supporting my clients. I specialize in working with LGBTQ and BIPOC (racialized) clients as well as intersectional identities. In addition to expertise in culturally-sensitive therapy, I'm also well-versed in issues related to queer and trans health, polyamory / non-monogamy, and kink / BDSM culture.
As a queer Trini-Canadian psychotherapist, I combine my training in psychology with my intersectional feminist values and lived experience when supporting my clients. I specialize in working with LGBTQ and BIPOC (racialized) clients as well as intersectional identities. In addition to expertise in culturally-sensitive therapy, I'm also well-versed in issues related to queer and trans health, polyamory / non-monogamy, and kink / BDSM culture.
Deep Well Therapy I Calixte Renaud
Registered Psychotherapist, BA
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5C (Online Only)
I'm especially well-versed in working with folks around ENM/Poly, kink, neurodiversity, identity exploration, sexuality, interpersonal relationships, relational trauma and more.
I'm so glad you're taking steps to look for the connection and space you need. It can be hard to find a therapist that clicks. Therapy can be a space to cultivate radical acceptance, get clear on your relationship patterns, strengthen your resources, and sow the seeds for the courage to make shifts. Our work together is collaborative, working at the pace of your nervous system and at the speed of trust with yourself and each other.
I'm especially well-versed in working with folks around ENM/Poly, kink, neurodiversity, identity exploration, sexuality, interpersonal relationships, relational trauma and more.
I'm so glad you're taking steps to look for the connection and space you need. It can be hard to find a therapist that clicks. Therapy can be a space to cultivate radical acceptance, get clear on your relationship patterns, strengthen your resources, and sow the seeds for the courage to make shifts. Our work together is collaborative, working at the pace of your nervous system and at the speed of trust with yourself and each other.
Erin Callaghan
Registered Psychotherapist
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5A (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I believe we are doing the best we can with the tools available. From my perspective, trauma can get locked in the body if there isn't enough safety to respond in the moment. I will support you in building on the wisdom you already have, and will creatively explore with you the places you feel stuck, shaky, or unmet. Through a relational and experiential process, I will bring attention and compassion to your suffering and untended needs. You can expect me to be warm, direct, steady, and responsive. Additionally, I am Queer & Trans affirming, kink-aware, and knowledgeable around polyamory/non monogamy.
I believe we are doing the best we can with the tools available. From my perspective, trauma can get locked in the body if there isn't enough safety to respond in the moment. I will support you in building on the wisdom you already have, and will creatively explore with you the places you feel stuck, shaky, or unmet. Through a relational and experiential process, I will bring attention and compassion to your suffering and untended needs. You can expect me to be warm, direct, steady, and responsive. Additionally, I am Queer & Trans affirming, kink-aware, and knowledgeable around polyamory/non monogamy.
Jessica Hartig
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M6G (Online Only)
My practice is informed in polyamorous relationships, kink/BDSM, sex work, sexual abuse/surviving, complex family dynamics and Queer identities.
Hello! My name is Jessica (she/her), and I am a queer & neurodivergent therapist and artist. My background is in art therapy and I believe in the powerful healing that can come from expressing yourself through creation.
My practice is informed in polyamorous relationships, kink/BDSM, sex work, sexual abuse/surviving, complex family dynamics and Queer identities.
Hello! My name is Jessica (she/her), and I am a queer & neurodivergent therapist and artist. My background is in art therapy and I believe in the powerful healing that can come from expressing yourself through creation.
Frankie Talon Rose
Pre-Licensed Professional, BA, BSW
Verified Verified
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5R
Currently accepting new clients. I am a queer, non-binary, mixed-race, neurodivergent Student Therapist in my last year of a five-year training program at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto. I specialize in working with clients around issues relating to sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity, body dysphoria, religious trauma, relationships (monogamous/polyamorous), kink, anxiety, depression, existential issues & life transitions. If you've been reluctant to approach a therapist for support fearing that you will be judged or shamed, I can empathize - and I can probably help.
Currently accepting new clients. I am a queer, non-binary, mixed-race, neurodivergent Student Therapist in my last year of a five-year training program at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto. I specialize in working with clients around issues relating to sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity, body dysphoria, religious trauma, relationships (monogamous/polyamorous), kink, anxiety, depression, existential issues & life transitions. If you've been reluctant to approach a therapist for support fearing that you will be judged or shamed, I can empathize - and I can probably help.
Tara McKee
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5A (Online Only)
I also have experience with sexuality & sex education, incl but not limited to: relationships, desire, arousal & orgasm, sexual orientation and/or gender identity, kink, pelvic pain, sexual health.
Hello! How may I support you? Deciding to find a therapist is such an important step! Perhaps you want help with a specific issue or concern, from past or present. I will meet you with compassion and where you are at in this moment. I see clients for a diverse array of issues, and/or a desire for personal growth. My clients tend to be ready for change, ready to explore new possibilities and want someone to help them get "unstuck" from old patterns, beliefs, and ideas that aren't working anymore. Clinical info: Weekday daytimes only. + Please note this is Not a crisis service, it may take me 24-48 hours to reply to any messages.+
I also have experience with sexuality & sex education, incl but not limited to: relationships, desire, arousal & orgasm, sexual orientation and/or gender identity, kink, pelvic pain, sexual health.
Hello! How may I support you? Deciding to find a therapist is such an important step! Perhaps you want help with a specific issue or concern, from past or present. I will meet you with compassion and where you are at in this moment. I see clients for a diverse array of issues, and/or a desire for personal growth. My clients tend to be ready for change, ready to explore new possibilities and want someone to help them get "unstuck" from old patterns, beliefs, and ideas that aren't working anymore. Clinical info: Weekday daytimes only. + Please note this is Not a crisis service, it may take me 24-48 hours to reply to any messages.+
Naomi Reesor
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MEd
Verified Verified
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S
I'm also sex positive, kink positive, and neurodiverse affirming.
I understand the feeling of struggling to exist as your genuine self in a world that feels against you, in an environment that feels suffocating, and in a relationship that feels unendurable. Our lives do not exist in a bubble, and our experiences are impacted by the intersecting identities each of us hold. When we reach out for help, we are hoping that someone can understand us and hold space for our stories. I work with people every day who are looking for support in understanding how they can live congruently with their own values and core beliefs.
I'm also sex positive, kink positive, and neurodiverse affirming.
I understand the feeling of struggling to exist as your genuine self in a world that feels against you, in an environment that feels suffocating, and in a relationship that feels unendurable. Our lives do not exist in a bubble, and our experiences are impacted by the intersecting identities each of us hold. When we reach out for help, we are hoping that someone can understand us and hold space for our stories. I work with people every day who are looking for support in understanding how they can live congruently with their own values and core beliefs.
Ariel Blau
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M6C (Online Only)
I use anti-racist, anti-oppression, gender affirming, feminist, queer- and sex positive modalities informed by intersectionality and cultural relativism for clients facing problems related to institutional systems of privilege.
I have a formidable passion for helping you build and energize a joyful, loving & creative life. My clients are high functioning, gifted, and imaginative individuals, plus HSPs. I am naturally engaged, authentic & direct. Unlike therapists who are silent and write on a pad, aloof & distant, I listen with curiosity & empathy to provide ample feed-back when you request it. You will feel at ease. I will provide you with personalized therapy, using the best technique that can help you with imagination, intuition, warmth, & effectiveness from Narrative, image-based, Psychodynamic, CBT, DBT therapies, & Mindfulness modalities.
I use anti-racist, anti-oppression, gender affirming, feminist, queer- and sex positive modalities informed by intersectionality and cultural relativism for clients facing problems related to institutional systems of privilege.
I have a formidable passion for helping you build and energize a joyful, loving & creative life. My clients are high functioning, gifted, and imaginative individuals, plus HSPs. I am naturally engaged, authentic & direct. Unlike therapists who are silent and write on a pad, aloof & distant, I listen with curiosity & empathy to provide ample feed-back when you request it. You will feel at ease. I will provide you with personalized therapy, using the best technique that can help you with imagination, intuition, warmth, & effectiveness from Narrative, image-based, Psychodynamic, CBT, DBT therapies, & Mindfulness modalities.
Dr. Melodie Lemay-Gaulin
Psychologist, DPsy, CPsych
Verified Verified
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M6G (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Daytime spots currently available on Thursdays. - In my work, I strive to help individuals and couples grow through a variety of challenges so they can live more fully and authentically. My focus is mainly on relationship therapy and on neurodiversity, but I work with people experiencing a variety of challenges and life transitions. I aim to welcome each client with non-judgmental curiosity, warmth and authenticity. My practice is neurodiversity-affirming, sex positive, kink positive, and inclusive of LGBTQIA+ communities and non-traditional relationship structures. I offer services in both English and French.
Daytime spots currently available on Thursdays. - In my work, I strive to help individuals and couples grow through a variety of challenges so they can live more fully and authentically. My focus is mainly on relationship therapy and on neurodiversity, but I work with people experiencing a variety of challenges and life transitions. I aim to welcome each client with non-judgmental curiosity, warmth and authenticity. My practice is neurodiversity-affirming, sex positive, kink positive, and inclusive of LGBTQIA+ communities and non-traditional relationship structures. I offer services in both English and French.
Heather Goodwin
Registered Psychotherapist, ExAT, BA, Hons
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M4Y
I am trauma informed, sex positive, anti-oppressive, LGBTQ2S+ positive, and relational.
We all have our own histories and desires for our futures. At times these personal narratives can feel like a resource and at other times a hindrance. Sometimes we feel like we’re stuck or are moving backwards when we want to go forwards. How do we stay present in our day-to-day lives when we are visited by the voices of the past or images of the future? How do we find and listen to the voice of strength, wisdom and resiliency that lives in each one of us, when that voice seems to be silent? I don’t offer pat answers, but instead offer space and guidance to help you to deeply explore the issues and questions that want to explore.
I am trauma informed, sex positive, anti-oppressive, LGBTQ2S+ positive, and relational.
We all have our own histories and desires for our futures. At times these personal narratives can feel like a resource and at other times a hindrance. Sometimes we feel like we’re stuck or are moving backwards when we want to go forwards. How do we stay present in our day-to-day lives when we are visited by the voices of the past or images of the future? How do we find and listen to the voice of strength, wisdom and resiliency that lives in each one of us, when that voice seems to be silent? I don’t offer pat answers, but instead offer space and guidance to help you to deeply explore the issues and questions that want to explore.
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Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M4Y (Online Only)
I support people in exploring what it means to live authentically to themselves. We can explore topics of anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, neurodiversity, family/relationship issues, sexuality, and gender. In the past, I have had the honour of working as a sex, kink and BDSM educator, teaching workshops with a focus on communication, harm-reduction, and pleasure. Other topics of interest have included radical body acceptance, navigating non-monogamy, and dating. My work is rooted in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, intersectional feminist values. I am a queer person and second-generation settler with Lebanese ancestry.
I support people in exploring what it means to live authentically to themselves. We can explore topics of anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, neurodiversity, family/relationship issues, sexuality, and gender. In the past, I have had the honour of working as a sex, kink and BDSM educator, teaching workshops with a focus on communication, harm-reduction, and pleasure. Other topics of interest have included radical body acceptance, navigating non-monogamy, and dating. My work is rooted in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, intersectional feminist values. I am a queer person and second-generation settler with Lebanese ancestry.
Cressida Frey
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M6H (Online Only)
Welcome. I'm a queer, non-binary, white therapist specializing in trauma therapy, BPD, ENM, and kink. I work with individuals and couples/constellations within queer and trans communities. Whenever you are on your journey, we begin by honouring the complexity of experiences that brought you here. From a place of empathy, tenderness, consent, and compassion, we address anxiety, stress, sadness, dissociation, grief, loss, rage, self-criticism, shame, and trauma that stem from interpersonal and systemic experiences of violence and oppression.
Welcome. I'm a queer, non-binary, white therapist specializing in trauma therapy, BPD, ENM, and kink. I work with individuals and couples/constellations within queer and trans communities. Whenever you are on your journey, we begin by honouring the complexity of experiences that brought you here. From a place of empathy, tenderness, consent, and compassion, we address anxiety, stress, sadness, dissociation, grief, loss, rage, self-criticism, shame, and trauma that stem from interpersonal and systemic experiences of violence and oppression.
X T Belcastro
Registered Psychotherapist
Verified Verified
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5A (Online Only)
I'm queer & neurodivergent and centre the 2SLGBTQ+ community & those in close relationships with 2SLGBTQ+ community. Are you, or your relationship looking for a therapist with lived experience as a queer &/or trans person? Are you looking to untangle your understanding of diagnoses like ADHD, Autism & BPD? I aim to support you in exploring self, your relationships, processing & unburdening the past and move toward healing. I centre the topics you bring, while affirming fluidity & queering my therapy lens'. I often draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Psychodynamic, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), EFT, Polyvagal Theories.
I'm queer & neurodivergent and centre the 2SLGBTQ+ community & those in close relationships with 2SLGBTQ+ community. Are you, or your relationship looking for a therapist with lived experience as a queer &/or trans person? Are you looking to untangle your understanding of diagnoses like ADHD, Autism & BPD? I aim to support you in exploring self, your relationships, processing & unburdening the past and move toward healing. I centre the topics you bring, while affirming fluidity & queering my therapy lens'. I often draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Psychodynamic, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), EFT, Polyvagal Theories.
Jennifer Mary Heaton
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MScEd, OCT, MACP, RP (Q)
Verified Verified
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5V
I help distressed couples with ineffective communication styles combined with sexual disconnection achieve renewed intimacy through talking openly about sex at their comfort level, and providing tools and exercises to help develop new and more effective communication patterns. I support couples/singles who identify with alternative sexual lifestyles: roleplaying, BDSM, D/S, kink, consensual non-monogamy, open relationships, swinging, polyamory, pansexuality, asexuality, to navigate life while also enjoying the alternative aspect of their lifestyle.
I help distressed couples with ineffective communication styles combined with sexual disconnection achieve renewed intimacy through talking openly about sex at their comfort level, and providing tools and exercises to help develop new and more effective communication patterns. I support couples/singles who identify with alternative sexual lifestyles: roleplaying, BDSM, D/S, kink, consensual non-monogamy, open relationships, swinging, polyamory, pansexuality, asexuality, to navigate life while also enjoying the alternative aspect of their lifestyle.
John Power
Registered Social Worker, MSW, BSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M4Y (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I am a registered clinical social worker, primarily working with people to address concerns related to anxiety, depression, sex and sexuality, low motivation, anger, and relationship difficulties. I have worked for many years, providing services to diverse LGBTQ+ communities, as well as post-secondary students. I aim to create a therapeutic space that is anti-oppressive, sex/kink-positive, trauma-informed, and values the principles of harm reduction.
I am a registered clinical social worker, primarily working with people to address concerns related to anxiety, depression, sex and sexuality, low motivation, anger, and relationship difficulties. I have worked for many years, providing services to diverse LGBTQ+ communities, as well as post-secondary students. I aim to create a therapeutic space that is anti-oppressive, sex/kink-positive, trauma-informed, and values the principles of harm reduction.
Mara Toombs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M5C (Online Only)
Wish you could feel closer to your partner, have more pleasure in your life and stop having the same repetitive fights? Or are you yearning to feel more alive and connected to the world around you? I provide psychotherapy virtually to couples and individuals in Ontario. As a long-time practitioner of meditation, I employ presence-based strategies helping you connect with self-compassion, bravery and calm. You set the pace for the counselling process and we walk along together. Using a combination of Emotionally-Focused, narrative, mindfulness and sex positive approaches, I support enhanced resiliency and practical change.
Wish you could feel closer to your partner, have more pleasure in your life and stop having the same repetitive fights? Or are you yearning to feel more alive and connected to the world around you? I provide psychotherapy virtually to couples and individuals in Ontario. As a long-time practitioner of meditation, I employ presence-based strategies helping you connect with self-compassion, bravery and calm. You set the pace for the counselling process and we walk along together. Using a combination of Emotionally-Focused, narrative, mindfulness and sex positive approaches, I support enhanced resiliency and practical change.
Deborah Phoenix
Registered Psychotherapist, MWS, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M4Y (Online Only)
I am sex positive and sex worker positive.
I am glad you made it here. Maybe you want to work on experiencing your emotions with greater ease, navigating sex and relationships, making peace with painful history or just have someone listen to what you say. Therapy can offer a chance to notice patterns, move towards acceptance, create change or just check in with yourself. I take a non-pathologizing approach to struggles and see them as a painful but common part of the human experience. I often work using trauma and attachment informed emotion focused therapy that also uses a relational, intersectional feminist and systemic lens. Together we can work to make sense of things.
I am sex positive and sex worker positive.
I am glad you made it here. Maybe you want to work on experiencing your emotions with greater ease, navigating sex and relationships, making peace with painful history or just have someone listen to what you say. Therapy can offer a chance to notice patterns, move towards acceptance, create change or just check in with yourself. I take a non-pathologizing approach to struggles and see them as a painful but common part of the human experience. I often work using trauma and attachment informed emotion focused therapy that also uses a relational, intersectional feminist and systemic lens. Together we can work to make sense of things.
Iryna Dutko
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, RSW
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M4Y (Online Only)
My practice is trauma-informed, sex, kink, and polyam positive, and dedicated to the uplifting of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Many people hold the belief that challenges with emotional and mental well-being are a result of difficulty in coping, functioning, or adaptability. We may attempt to use willpower, intellect, and behavioural changes to tackle these issues; if these attempts fail to bring us inner peace or lasting change, we can begin to feel ashamed, alone, and stagnant. It is my belief that challenges with mental health, emotion, and relationships do not exist in a vacuum. These are more than personal failings at coping and functioning. Once we settle into this understanding, we can begin to uncover the deeper questions of your healing work.
My practice is trauma-informed, sex, kink, and polyam positive, and dedicated to the uplifting of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Many people hold the belief that challenges with emotional and mental well-being are a result of difficulty in coping, functioning, or adaptability. We may attempt to use willpower, intellect, and behavioural changes to tackle these issues; if these attempts fail to bring us inner peace or lasting change, we can begin to feel ashamed, alone, and stagnant. It is my belief that challenges with mental health, emotion, and relationships do not exist in a vacuum. These are more than personal failings at coping and functioning. Once we settle into this understanding, we can begin to uncover the deeper questions of your healing work.
Devon Church RN, Psychotherapy - Sex Therapy
RN, Psychotherapist, BScN
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central Toronto, Toronto, ON M4Y (Online Only)
With 18+ years of expertise, I specialize in queer & trans health, sexual dysfunctions, desire disorders, BDSM, kink & the emotions that often accompany them.
Welcome! I'm a firm believer that therapy doesn't have to feel like a trip to the dentist. I specialize in awkward topics, it's important to me that our conversations feel like you're talking to a trusted friend. I help individuals, relationships (mono & ENM) as well as polycules & whole family units. I offer a compassion focused therapy model, often coupled with CBT strategies & dad jokes to help us work through the tough stuff. As an RN Psychotherapist, I not only know traditional psychotherapy techniques but I have knowledge in anatomy/physiology, medication management and I've taken specific education focused in sex therapy.
With 18+ years of expertise, I specialize in queer & trans health, sexual dysfunctions, desire disorders, BDSM, kink & the emotions that often accompany them.
Welcome! I'm a firm believer that therapy doesn't have to feel like a trip to the dentist. I specialize in awkward topics, it's important to me that our conversations feel like you're talking to a trusted friend. I help individuals, relationships (mono & ENM) as well as polycules & whole family units. I offer a compassion focused therapy model, often coupled with CBT strategies & dad jokes to help us work through the tough stuff. As an RN Psychotherapist, I not only know traditional psychotherapy techniques but I have knowledge in anatomy/physiology, medication management and I've taken specific education focused in sex therapy.
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Sex-Positive, Kink Allied Counsellors
Why might an individual want to see a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist?
A sex-positive or kinky individual may want to see a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist because the client may feel safer and more supported discussing their experiences and challenges. A therapist who identifies as kink-friendly will have experience with clients having diverse sexual preferences and will likely be nonjudgmental and supportive about issues brought to the table. It is important to note that sex-positive, kink-allied individuals may find equal success with therapists who do not have such specialised knowledge and background. The most important factor in the success of therapy is for the client and practitioner to form a strong, trusting bond.
Do therapists have special training to gain expertise in sex-positive, kink-allied treatment?
Generally, no. There are limited training programs and unofficial accreditations that therapists can pursue, but a therapist’s expertise will ultimately come from their previous experience with similar clients, their engagement with organisations that promote sex positivity or kink-allied lifestyles, and the importance they place on safety and cultural sensitivity.
How can individuals recognise a good sex-positive, kink-allied therapist?
An experienced therapist is able to help clients explore their sexual identity and expression and relieve any discomfort or stigma attached to discussing such matters and the client’s overall challenges. A therapist who is sex-positive and kink-allied is able to create an environment that honors a client’s experience and sexual preferences. To recognise a good therapist, clients can simply ask directly about topics and issues important to them and gauge their comfort level and connection with a clinician based on the responses.
Can clients benefit from having a therapist with a focus on sex positivity and alternative sexual lifestyles?
Some individuals may feel most comfortable knowing that the clinician they’re working with has a commitment to creating an atmosphere of sex positivity and has experience with relationship diversity and alternative relationship structures. Working with a sex-positive, kink-allied therapist may help clients respect their own challenges and improve identity-affirming treatment.