LGBTQ+ Therapists in Downtown, San Jose, CA

I am a psychotherapist seeing adults and teens for individual therapy. Various needs and issues bring clients in, including feelings of loneliness or stuckness, sadness, relationship distress, anxiety, or challenges in the way they see and relate to themselves. They seek more meaning in their life, in their relationships, and in their actions. They are looking for a change in their life that they may not be able to articulate just yet. Though perhaps unclear to start, they are looking for an evolution of the heart, mind, and soul.

Therapy is not one-size-fits-all. I provide personalized support and the help you need to overcome your current emotional or situational challenges. I work with you so you can overcome your problems and develop healthy, effective coping strategies that you can use throughout your life. We will get to the source of your problems and help you develop the skills and strategies you need to handle your life’s challenges. I believe that the adversities we experience in life can be great opportunities for personal growth and transformation.

Oftentimes, we are told to just be our genuine self, but that is so hard to do when societal standards, cultural norms, familial expectations set limits and boxes for us to fit into as well. These restrictions and boundaries only then muffle and silence the voices we have inside of us. This silencing and censoring can develop internal messages within us that we are unloveable, never enough, and not worthy of being authentically you. Feelings of anxiousness, nervousness, sadness, and loneliness may arise alongside these thoughts which make it difficult to get a good night's rest or enjoy your favorite hobbies.

You’re LGBTQ + and have your shit together (for the most part), but you want more. You're tired of feeling stuck and are over just day-dreaming about how things could be better without any actual progress. You value therapy as an essential part of your regular self-care (same here - love my therapist) and are here for the built-in support and accountability. You’re ready to push past fear and take action because you know you have the power to create positive change, and I can help you get there. Because as a proud gay person and certified LGBTQ + therapist, I know that our community has limitless potential to live our best lives!

WELCOME to Gaylesta: The Psychotherapist Association for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Our members provide mental health services including therapist referrals, education, and consultation. We offer a wide range of specializations, allowing us to serve as a unique resource both the LGBTQ communities and to other service providers. Explore our site to find a therapist, learn more about us, or become a valued member.

My goal is to facilitate your experience of healing. I have a holistic approach and can tailor my approach to fit your unique mental health needs. I am a compassionate and caring listener. I will also challenge you to change and grow. I provide gender-affirming, culturally-sensitive, weight inclusive and trauma-informed care. I have advanced experience in multiple areas, including eating disorder recovery, LGBTQIA + identity exploration, trauma recovery and harm reduction. I also am quite good at supporting treatment-resistant anxiety and depression, as well as psychotic and dissociative disorders.

Welcome! As a therapist I am passionate about providing gender-affirming care to individual adults who are transgender , non-binary, gender-expansive, or gender-questioning. I also support individuals with experiences of queer sexualities and have specialized training in grief and loss. My priority is to create a supportive and safe space to help you discover the path toward living your authentic life in a safe way. Whether that means exploring gender or sexuality in an affirming space, finding the right resources, developing tools for coping with difficult experiences, or healing from past emotional wounds, I am here to help.

Are you longing to be seen, heard, felt and understood? Are there parts of yourself waiting to be held in love? At any point in our lives, we can experience a disconnect from our essence and from others. If you find yourself merely getting through life or always in a rush, instead of feeling a deeper connection with yourself and the people around you, it might be time to take a pause and look inward. We have all experienced great losses over these past few years during the COVID-19 pandemic; let's see how we can get back in touch with what makes us each uniquely human, together.

Sudden and dramatic life transitions can rock our world, causing us to frequently feel disoriented and unsettled. Whether such moments are encountered through loss of a loved one, divorce, trauma, substance recovery or something equally profound, ones faith, meaning, purpose, and direction is often called on as a means to sustain us. I welcome the opportunity to work with you to heuristically discover and strengthen your inner-self and potentiality.

I am an Italian who has been living in The Bay Area for the last 40 years. I am fluent in English, Italian and Spanish. I have extensive experience and training in Hakomi, Somatic Based Psychotherapy and EMDR. I have more than 15 years of experience with Santa Clara County, Department of Families and Children Services, providing support and services to individuals, children and families who have been involved with the Child Welfare System. I also have 5 years of experience providing therapeutic services at a Medical Hospital Specialized in Treating HIV/AIDS patients who suffer from Addiction, PTSD and Trauma.

I am a licensed clinical social worker in California with 7 years experience working as a medical social worker. I have experience working with HIV positive LGBTQ population, sex workers, victims of sex trafficking and clients with a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, and sexual abuse. I also enjoy working with young adults that are focused on healing past traumas and are on a journey to grow self love, and a positive self-image.

I am a sex therapist and couples counselor. I provide expert care for couples’ issues, intimacy struggles, sexual struggles, infidelity, sexual compulsivity, sexual addiction and trauma. My goal is to create an intimate space where both partners can share their experience and feelings. I also work with individuals on their relationship issues. My intention is to share a journey that will allow you to unlock the whatever it is that is keeping you from having a happy, fulfilling life. The work that you do now can positively impact you and your partner for a life time. If you are serious about change deep transformation is possible.

Seeking out therapy is a very heroic action in and of itself, perhaps your first proactive step into redefining your sense of self, creating a new life story, and taking a leap into the direction of self-care. If you are reading this, you may be in a state of uncertainty, or perhaps connected more deeply than you would like to be to the effects of depression, anxiety, or your daily life situations. Maybe, you are wrestling in a relationship with someone you love; perhaps, finding the words to communicate who you are and how you feel may seem unattainable and challenging at best.

I am currently open to taking new clients. Welcome, I am so happy you are here! I believe in a trauma-informed and strength-based approach that seeks to empower you and encourages you to be your most authentic self. My lens is both humanistic and holistic, identifying personal, environmental, and cultural factors that are impacting your mental health. If this resonates with you, you are in the right place. In our time together, I want you to feel heard, seen, and validated. To those with ADHD, relationship struggles, in the LGBTQIA + community, or individuals who experienced trauma, this is a safe space for you!

Hi there! My name's Sylvie and my pronouns are she/her and they/them. As a therapist, I am tender with people, tough on systems, and committed to our collective liberation. I've been a mental health worker for over six years in schools, at a crisis center, and as a family therapist. I'm particularly experienced in and passionate about working with trauma in its many forms, and partnering with you to transform harm into what serves you, your beloved relationships, and the world you want to see. I offer individual counseling with youth and adults and relationship counseling with loved ones of all kinds.

I provide a supportive/safe place for growth through ethical ABA with ACT, education, and training approaches for clients to gain self-acceptance, behaviors, and skills to meet their goals and improve their lives. A professor of Biological and Somatic Psychology, Nursing, I taught Sexuality/Gender, Neuroscience, Physiology, & Mental Health and offer an integrated approach to increase self-efficacy, authenticity, and adaptivity. I welcome people with diverse neuro, gender, sexuality, learning, sensory, attention, and social experiences. For the Trans /Non Binary/Agender communities I honor APA/WPATH standards of care.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by trying to be everything to everyone? Perhaps you are exhausted by all the effort it takes to "push through" and life feels like you’re just going through the motions? If this is you- Sawubona (sow:'bɔh:nah)- I see you. You are strong, intelligent, hard working and resourceful but you may also be struggling with feeling tired, disconnected, and burnt out. If you are searching for new ways to cope- I can help.

Specializing in women's mental health across the lifespan, with a focus on the reproductive years, relationships, and trauma. Focus areas include infertility & loss; single women childless not by choice; LGBT family building; pregnancy & postpartum. I also work with clients who are experiencing depression, anxiety and healing from trauma. While I specialize in women's mental health, I welcome clients who identify throughout the gender identity spectrum.