LGBTQ+ Therapists in Davis, CA
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Mary Schellentrager
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Live is full of challenges. You're doing your best but may still be feeling lost and overwhelmed. As part of the
LGBTQIA
+ community, you want a therapist who can empathize and relate to your unique experiences. You may want to improve your relationships with others or with yourself. You may have difficulty setting boundaries and identifying your needs. Perhaps you want to heal from past traumas and develop skills to manage triggers. You might be stuck in beliefs, stories, or patterns that are no longer serving you. The good news is that obstacles can be opportunities. Let's explore them together.
Rachel Cloud
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work with
LGBTQIA
+ adults, couples, and teens. Together we will navigate relationship issues, sexuality, trauma, anxiety-and whatever is keeping you stuck right now. Life is really hard sometimes and when we are attacked for our identity on a global level, we go through everything that life throws at us with additional fear and minority stress. You are not alone, let's work together towards a joyful and fulfilling life and relationships. Visit lovehealgrow.com to schedule or learn more.
Not accepting new clients
Cindy Castellon-Poot
Associate Clinical Social Worker, MSW, ACSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have experience in supporting
queer
and
trans
queer
people of color with their mental health needs.
We all face many challenges, stressors, and difficulties within our lives. No matter who we are or where we come from, we all deserve joy, to have the best quality of life and to live authentically. My goal as a therapist is to provide you with a safe and welcoming space that encourages self-reflection and growth. I believe that therapy is about co-creating therapeutic relationships founded on respect, trust, and compassion.
Maegan Tanner
Pre-Licensed Professional, AMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As a
queer
relationship and sex therapist, I am passionate about supporting folks create the relationships and sex lives they want! Do you feel overwhelmed, anxious, frustrated and alone in this world as you do your best to connect to others? Maybe social anxiety is holding you back. Maybe you aren’t quite where you want to be in your relationships or career. Maybe adulting is … well… kinda crappy? I use humor, down to earth therapeutic conversations, and evidence-based skills. Visit lovehealgrow.com to learn more or scheduling online today. In person appointments available!
Rebeks L. Clark Mane
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified
Verified
Hi! I'm Rebeks (they/them) - a transmasculine nonbinary therapist who specializes in trauma,
LGBTQIA
+ affirmative therapy, and life with chronic illness, disability, college/academia, and affirmative approaches to neurodiversity such as Autism, ADHD, and OCD. I love working with folx in the "gray spaces" of identity who aren't quite sure they are (fill in the blank) enough. My approach to therapy is to provide solidity and a sense of containment to enable the deeper healing-work — especially for those with complex trauma, dissociation and early attachment ruptures.
Mar Chung
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I specialize working with
queer
and
trans
BIPOC folks.
I focus on the development of the therapeutic relationship, first and foremost. This can look like: learning about you, prioritizing what you bring to session, and gently encouraging you to work toward your identified goals. I use what comes up in the therapy space as opportunities for relational skill-building, such as focusing on strengths, building self-compassion, learning to identify wants/needs, regulating emotions, and working through conflict. I interweave understandings of sociocultural context to contextualize your experience, and to move the foci of change from what isn't in your control to what is.
Roz Katonah
Counselor, MA , LPCC
Verified
Verified
As a black latinx multi-racial person who identifies as non-binary and
trans
-masculine, I have experience working with all types of people from many different backgrounds.
Our lives here on earth are a creative experience! At times, we need a place to rest and tend to our inner world. I view the therapeutic process as a brave space to access parts of ourselves that we want to grow and transform. My goal in working with you is to provide a supportive environment that will cultivate an increased awareness of your needs, self-compassion and understanding of who you are becoming.
Kayla (Lou) Ursa
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
If you would like to do this work with a
queer
and neurodiversity-affirming therapist, I might be a good fit.
Efforts to live up to life's demands have left you feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and burned out. You don’t know who you are because you have spent your life just trying to get by. Despite having strong values, you have internalized societal standards and become your biggest critic. Sometimes you feel so different from people around you, you wonder if you will ever fit in or feel understood. Past pain and traumas continue to influence daily life, keeping you stuck in old patterns, fears, and wounds. The climate crisis and life under neoliberal capitalism leave you feeling understandably anxious and depressed.
Three Figs Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified
Verified
Today is the day you’ve told yourself, no more, I’m ready to feel better and find relief. Finding the right therapist is essential. That’s why at Three Figs Counseling Center we offer free consultation calls for the client to get to know the therapist, and ensure a good match. Our clinicians are highly skilled and have a wide range of experiences and knowledge to help you. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem, life-transitions, support for parents,
LGBTQ
+ and so much more, we are here to guide you to a better version of yourself.
Not accepting new clients
April Strongarone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I have a special interest in working with
Queer
and
Transgender
/Gender variant individuals and families.
Starting therapy can often bring up many feelings; and taking those first steps to find a good fit between you and your therapist is an important part of the process. We will work together to create a relationship that feels safe enough to address your concerns. In addition to my private psychotherapy practice I have provided trauma informed therapy to individuals and families in various community based, non-profit agencies, in addition to Clinical Supervision.
Jessica Pauline Vazquez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I specialize in couples work, family issues, affairs, polyamory, sex, depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and
LGBTQ
+ populations.
Thank you for taking the time to read my page. I have a private practice downtown Davis and Sacramento focusing on relationships. marriage therapy, non-monogamy, and sex therapy. I also offer a collaborative and supportive partnership in addressing relationship trauma, challenges with sex, and sexual trauma. My practice includes individual therapy, brief and long-term therapy, sex therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples. It is my belief you will gain the best results taking what you learn in therapeutic sessions and applying it to your life outside of therapy.
Not accepting new clients
Hali Rowen
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I have specialized training and experience helping
LGBTQ
+ folks.
I offer a warm, compassionate, down-to-earth, non-judgmental style that lends itself to creating a safe and trusting therapeutic environment for healing, growth and change. I work actively and collaboratively with you to develop an integrated approach to treatment that is tailored to suit your unique concerns and goals. We may explore historical and current emotions, thoughts and behavior patterns that are keeping you from more meaningful relationships, esteem and the quality of life you want. I encourage your feedback and am flexible to work with your changing needs.
Christine Shellhammer
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I also specialize in mood and anxiety disorders, relationship issues, and
LGBTQ
issues.
I believe that we all have the ability to grow and change and sometimes we need help in order to do so. The therapeutic relationship can be a place for connection, healing, insight and acceptance.
Charles J McNeil
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, ASW, MSW
Verified
Verified
I have significant experience working and living within the
LGBTQ
+ community providing gender affirming care to the
Trans
and Non-Binary community as well as supportive counseling to their loved ones.
Hello fellow community members. I'm so happy to see that you’re taking the time to reinvest in your most important and valuable asset, you! I offer telehealth therapy throughout California while based out of Davis focusing on anxiety, depression, ADHD, life transitions, and grief. My practice includes a tailored approach using brief and long-term therapy using trauma informed care, ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques.
Cara Arndorfer
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I also have expertise in working with people who identify as
queer
,
bisexual
,
lesbian
,
gay
, asexual,
transgender
, and/or genderqueer; experience gender dysphoria; are in gender transition.
Whether therapy is your first step toward change or one of the last options you've considered, getting the support you need takes courage and strength. Finding a good fit is an important step.
My approach to therapy is tailored to your needs. I'll provide a safe, non-judgmental, and honest atmosphere for expressing your concerns. I'll honor your lived experiences, values, and cultures while exploring your strengths and struggles. We'll collaborate to uncover your personal meaning, hopes for the future, and the tools that would best help you to cope with what's bothering you.
Waitlist for new clients
Dr. Nikhil Jain
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I specialize in working with clients with anxiety and depression as well as the
LGBTQ
/
queer
community and those with other marginalized identities.
Hi! Glad you’re here. I am a Clinical Psychologist licensed in CA where I have grown up and lived my entire life. I provide high quality virtual mental health care / individual therapy and counseling services to adults ages 18 and over throughout California. I specialize in in helping my clients with depression, anxiety, relationship problems and trauma/PTSD. My job is to help you get unstuck and focus on living your best life now. This may require managing difficult feelings, life challenges, and traumatic past experiences like childhood abuse. I love working with all clients of all backgrounds and identities.
Kimberly Alston-Stepnitz
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I routinely provide consultation and trainings to mental health professionals and school professionals in clinical and educational settings on providing
LGBTQ
- and
transgender
/nonbinary- affirmative care, as well as provide psychological testing and assessment services (ADHD testing, academic/achievement testing, diagnostic clarification.
I find it useful to combine your goals for change as well as the aim to get to know yourself better as the foundation for therapy. My training in trauma and
LGBTQ
+ informed care is foundational to my work with you. I have training and experience working with many different presenting issues and identities, as well as clients' support systems (partners, parents, families, children.) I work relationally with individuals, families, and couples.
Lawrence Shweky
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified
8 Endorsed
Verified
8 Endorsed
org), I am working to expand the quality, range and accessibility of services for young people and other marginalized populations, such as people of color and
LGBTQ
individuals.
Life is full of challenges, but challenges give us the opportunity to look at things in new ways, connect with others and find our inner strengths. My goal as a therapist is to help you in this process. We will work on identifying what you are experiencing, how you got there, where you want to go and what you need to achieve your goals. I strive to be both a focused listener and active participant in sessions, and to create a safe space where clients feel understood and respected. Through the therapy process, we develop a relationship that has the potential to be transformative and healing.
Jackie MacNear
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
Verified
As a fat,
queer
, neurodivergent disruptor of societal norms and systems, I hold a strength-based attachment focused framework that values and celebrates all genders, sexualities, bodies, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, family structures, religions, and socio-economic locations. I see these intersectionalities as a beautiful tapestry of personal empowerments which can become the foundation from which we work collectively to identify, address and dismantle systems of oppression. I believe humans shouldn’t be pathologized in a society designed to keep people sick and stuck.
Not accepting new clients
Malakai Cote
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
I also have specialized experience working with same-gender-loving,
lesbian
,
gay
,
bisexual
, pansexual,
queer
individuals, as well as, gender fluid,
transgender
, non-binary, and other gender-diverse folks.
I prioritize developing a therapeutic relationship that is founded upon trust, integrity, compassion, and non-judgment. The emphasis is less focused on "pathology" and more on strength, resilience, and developing an optimal worldview. It is my hope to support you to be more content in life, learn new ways to re-engage life and become more empowered to enact your vision of change. It takes tremendous courage to take the first steps toward healing, change, and growth. Thank you for considering working with me to support you on this journey.
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What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
What type of therapist is right for me?
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist, psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors. Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.