LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in View Park, CA
I get it. Deciding to go to therapy can be a tough decision. We’ve become conditioned to believe that therapy is for “other people” and just not for us. Often times, we were not provided the tools we needed to handle our emotions which can leave us feeling overwhelmed, depressed, anxious and alone. I encourage you to take the time to emotionally invest in yourself so that you can nurture happy, healthy relationships with yourself and those close to you.
I get it. Deciding to go to therapy can be a tough decision. We’ve become conditioned to believe that therapy is for “other people” and just not for us. Often times, we were not provided the tools we needed to handle our emotions which can leave us feeling overwhelmed, depressed, anxious and alone. I encourage you to take the time to emotionally invest in yourself so that you can nurture happy, healthy relationships with yourself and those close to you.
I've had the privilege of working with people from all walks of life, professionals, creatives, and everyone in between, who are seeking deeper understanding of themselves and transformation. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, relationship or identity challenges, or the weight of difficult experiences, you don't have to figure it out alone. I strive to create a space that is warm, affirming, and culturally responsive, where you feel seen and supported. I'm deeply committed to making mental health care more accessible, and I especially welcome clients who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color.
I've had the privilege of working with people from all walks of life, professionals, creatives, and everyone in between, who are seeking deeper understanding of themselves and transformation. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, relationship or identity challenges, or the weight of difficult experiences, you don't have to figure it out alone. I strive to create a space that is warm, affirming, and culturally responsive, where you feel seen and supported. I'm deeply committed to making mental health care more accessible, and I especially welcome clients who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color.
For over 15 years, I've had the privilege of helping people overcome challenges related to trauma, incarceration, depression, anxiety, and LGBTQ+ identity.
I have dedicated my life to breaking generational traumas that have plagued most underserved communities and I aim to bring voices to marginalized populations that have been misrepresented. I always say, "I'm not your average therapist!" I don't say this because I'm better..
For over 15 years, I've had the privilege of helping people overcome challenges related to trauma, incarceration, depression, anxiety, and LGBTQ+ identity.
I have dedicated my life to breaking generational traumas that have plagued most underserved communities and I aim to bring voices to marginalized populations that have been misrepresented. I always say, "I'm not your average therapist!" I don't say this because I'm better..
Are you stuck in a rut, going through a difficult life transition, or just not feeling like yourself? Life is not a linear process and comes with ups and downs that can cause us to experience difficult emotions. Sometimes we need guidance in finding our center again, getting back to who we authentically are, and finding what brings us fulfillment. Kristin Howard is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the Los Angeles area, and is here to support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.
Are you stuck in a rut, going through a difficult life transition, or just not feeling like yourself? Life is not a linear process and comes with ups and downs that can cause us to experience difficult emotions. Sometimes we need guidance in finding our center again, getting back to who we authentically are, and finding what brings us fulfillment. Kristin Howard is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the Los Angeles area, and is here to support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.
Are you struggling with the impact of Trauma? Do you feel on edge, overwhelmed, and uneasy? Are you numb and exhausted but can’t sleep? Have trouble enjoying your life and relationships? Do you experience body aches, headaches, upset stomach and tension? Do you feel more fearful, restless, find yourself ruminating or have racing thoughts? Do you avoid people, places or things that remind you of the past? Feel like no one understands? These are all common responses to an adverse event or series of events that can have a lasting impact on your mental, physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being.
Are you struggling with the impact of Trauma? Do you feel on edge, overwhelmed, and uneasy? Are you numb and exhausted but can’t sleep? Have trouble enjoying your life and relationships? Do you experience body aches, headaches, upset stomach and tension? Do you feel more fearful, restless, find yourself ruminating or have racing thoughts? Do you avoid people, places or things that remind you of the past? Feel like no one understands? These are all common responses to an adverse event or series of events that can have a lasting impact on your mental, physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, and you don’t have to take it alone. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in adult mental health and wellness. My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and solution-focused, and I work to create a space where clients feel safe, respected, and empowered to explore their experiences.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, and you don’t have to take it alone. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in adult mental health and wellness. My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and solution-focused, and I work to create a space where clients feel safe, respected, and empowered to explore their experiences.
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I'm K (They/Them), an LCSW and queer, non-binary masc presenting Latine therapist with 6 years of experience.
I blend CBT, ACT, IFS, and trauma-informed approaches to work that's practical and real. Sessions are collaborative — no scripts, no one-size-fits-all. I show up as my full self so you can too.
I'm K (They/Them), an LCSW and queer, non-binary masc presenting Latine therapist with 6 years of experience.
I blend CBT, ACT, IFS, and trauma-informed approaches to work that's practical and real. Sessions are collaborative — no scripts, no one-size-fits-all. I show up as my full self so you can too.
I am a queer, trans, disabled and AuDHD therapist specializing in queer-, trans-, and neurodiversty-affirmative therapy.
My approach is rooted in a social-justice, anti-oppressive, affirming, and trauma-informed lens. Working from the social model of disability, I combine talk therapy with support, tools, and accommodations for navigating neurodivergence and other marginalized identities in a world often not designed to meet our needs.
I am a queer, trans, disabled and AuDHD therapist specializing in queer-, trans-, and neurodiversty-affirmative therapy.
My approach is rooted in a social-justice, anti-oppressive, affirming, and trauma-informed lens. Working from the social model of disability, I combine talk therapy with support, tools, and accommodations for navigating neurodivergence and other marginalized identities in a world often not designed to meet our needs.
Being queer-aligned, a recovery and survivor-advocate, and kink-ally, I utilize a non-judgmental, holistic, humanistic, eclectic, and straight forward approach.
I am a Neuro-spicy (neurodiverse) Licensed Asian-American therapist of over 15 years.
I am passionate about working with people trying to embrace the best version of themselves as aligned with their values. If you know something needs to change and need help getting there, then we may be a match.
I specialize in: transforming generational and relational trauma, PTSD, CPTSD, survivorship, recovery, gender identity and expression, sexual and romantic orientation, racism, college transition, and unmasking, separation, grief, relational distress, meaning & purpose, spirituality and identity, end of life issues, and illness.
Being queer-aligned, a recovery and survivor-advocate, and kink-ally, I utilize a non-judgmental, holistic, humanistic, eclectic, and straight forward approach.
I am a Neuro-spicy (neurodiverse) Licensed Asian-American therapist of over 15 years.
I am passionate about working with people trying to embrace the best version of themselves as aligned with their values. If you know something needs to change and need help getting there, then we may be a match.
I specialize in: transforming generational and relational trauma, PTSD, CPTSD, survivorship, recovery, gender identity and expression, sexual and romantic orientation, racism, college transition, and unmasking, separation, grief, relational distress, meaning & purpose, spirituality and identity, end of life issues, and illness.
I work with people from all walks of life, and specialize in queer, trans and gender expansive experiences.
It can be difficult to find a dedicated space in which you can safely process your experiences. I would consider it a privilege to try and build that trust with you. As a therapist, it is my responsibility to ground myself in curiosity and humility as I bear witness to your life's navigations. Whether that be pleasure, anxiety, identity, interpersonal dynamics, chronic stress, life transitions, personal or sociopolitical heartbreaks- we can explore your experience together. Through connection and collaboration, we can rewrite and expand the stories we tell ourselves and those told to us, allowing for more room to breathe.
I work with people from all walks of life, and specialize in queer, trans and gender expansive experiences.
It can be difficult to find a dedicated space in which you can safely process your experiences. I would consider it a privilege to try and build that trust with you. As a therapist, it is my responsibility to ground myself in curiosity and humility as I bear witness to your life's navigations. Whether that be pleasure, anxiety, identity, interpersonal dynamics, chronic stress, life transitions, personal or sociopolitical heartbreaks- we can explore your experience together. Through connection and collaboration, we can rewrite and expand the stories we tell ourselves and those told to us, allowing for more room to breathe.
My name is Kel Smith and I am here to support people towards living more fulfilled lives. I am a somatically trained therapist who works with adults and couples living in California via telehealth. I may be a good therapist for you if you are looking for support with deepening your sense of agency, better understanding your embodied experiences, navigating life transitions, and/or recognizing and shifting behavior patterns and internal narratives. I support my clients with cultivating more tools to mitigate and manage experiences of anxiety, dissociation, and depression, and ADHD.
My name is Kel Smith and I am here to support people towards living more fulfilled lives. I am a somatically trained therapist who works with adults and couples living in California via telehealth. I may be a good therapist for you if you are looking for support with deepening your sense of agency, better understanding your embodied experiences, navigating life transitions, and/or recognizing and shifting behavior patterns and internal narratives. I support my clients with cultivating more tools to mitigate and manage experiences of anxiety, dissociation, and depression, and ADHD.
Axis Mundi would like to present Tyson Ayers. Tyson is a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee and is supervised weekly by Elysha Martinez, LMFT (CA-93493). The supervisor works with Tyson to help develop their clinical skills and to ensure that they are providing quality care to you as the client. Tyson is also currently working towards receiving their Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Meridian University.
Statement by Tyson:
‘It’s okay to be exactly how you are — despite all the pressures to not be. I feel honored to therapeutically support others in cultivating self-awareness, self-authorship and psychosomatic liberation.
Axis Mundi would like to present Tyson Ayers. Tyson is a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee and is supervised weekly by Elysha Martinez, LMFT (CA-93493). The supervisor works with Tyson to help develop their clinical skills and to ensure that they are providing quality care to you as the client. Tyson is also currently working towards receiving their Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Meridian University.
Statement by Tyson:
‘It’s okay to be exactly how you are — despite all the pressures to not be. I feel honored to therapeutically support others in cultivating self-awareness, self-authorship and psychosomatic liberation.
I work with teens and young adults navigating depression, anxiety, and LGBTQ concerns, as well as the many challenges that come with trauma, relationships, and big life changes.
NOTE: I provide ONLY telehealth sessions in Colorado and in person and telehealth sessions in Los Angeles.
Being a teen or young adult today can feel like constantly juggling expectations, emotions, the "who REALLY am I" or "what do I want for myself," or the pressure to have it all figured out — it's so exhausting. Therapy can be a space to sort through it all as a team. My name is Dani (they/them) and together, we’ll find ways to move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
I work with teens and young adults navigating depression, anxiety, and LGBTQ concerns, as well as the many challenges that come with trauma, relationships, and big life changes.
NOTE: I provide ONLY telehealth sessions in Colorado and in person and telehealth sessions in Los Angeles.
Being a teen or young adult today can feel like constantly juggling expectations, emotions, the "who REALLY am I" or "what do I want for myself," or the pressure to have it all figured out — it's so exhausting. Therapy can be a space to sort through it all as a team. My name is Dani (they/them) and together, we’ll find ways to move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Psychedelic Therapy ~Insurance Coverage Available
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Feya Health is a woman-owned, Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy group practice, featured on MTV. Our Integrative approach helps clients address their self-destructive patterns by getting to the core and root of their issues. The result is a drastic reduction in the initial presenting symptoms over a short period of time. We offer a comprehensive, integrative & customizable approach to the Ketamine & Oxytocin Therapy Process and specialize in EMDR, PTSD, CPTSD, human optimization and Pharmaceutical Medication withdrawal. Feya accepts Medicare for in-network coverage for all of our services!
Feya Health is a woman-owned, Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy group practice, featured on MTV. Our Integrative approach helps clients address their self-destructive patterns by getting to the core and root of their issues. The result is a drastic reduction in the initial presenting symptoms over a short period of time. We offer a comprehensive, integrative & customizable approach to the Ketamine & Oxytocin Therapy Process and specialize in EMDR, PTSD, CPTSD, human optimization and Pharmaceutical Medication withdrawal. Feya accepts Medicare for in-network coverage for all of our services!
I am particularly interested in exploring issues surrounding LGBTQ+ identities, including experiences intersecting with other positionalities including but not limited to healing from white-bodied supremacy.
Let’s collaborate so we can work together to support your ongoing healing and growth. I work towards engaging from a compassionate, anti-oppressive, and trauma informed positionality. One of my focuses is on collaborating to better understand yourself as an integrated mind/body/spirit/social/relational being (soma) and reprocessing what your soma holds. Some of the ways in which we can do this is through building upon the stories that empower you and learning skills for personal and/or interpersonal fulfillment. We all deserve to live our lives liberated from the reactive survival responses of trauma.
I am particularly interested in exploring issues surrounding LGBTQ+ identities, including experiences intersecting with other positionalities including but not limited to healing from white-bodied supremacy.
Let’s collaborate so we can work together to support your ongoing healing and growth. I work towards engaging from a compassionate, anti-oppressive, and trauma informed positionality. One of my focuses is on collaborating to better understand yourself as an integrated mind/body/spirit/social/relational being (soma) and reprocessing what your soma holds. Some of the ways in which we can do this is through building upon the stories that empower you and learning skills for personal and/or interpersonal fulfillment. We all deserve to live our lives liberated from the reactive survival responses of trauma.
Hello and welcome! I work with individuals and couples looking to better understand themselves and the relationship dynamics that perpetuate their conflict. My passion for therapy stems from my own personal challenges and lived experiences. Life has a way of throwing curveballs that leave you no other choice but to push through it. I know how overwhelming it can be, how helpless and hopeless you can feel at times, and what a big difference it makes to have someone by your side supporting you through it all. My hope is that you will be able to find safety and security throughout our work together as you navigate life’s challenges.
Hello and welcome! I work with individuals and couples looking to better understand themselves and the relationship dynamics that perpetuate their conflict. My passion for therapy stems from my own personal challenges and lived experiences. Life has a way of throwing curveballs that leave you no other choice but to push through it. I know how overwhelming it can be, how helpless and hopeless you can feel at times, and what a big difference it makes to have someone by your side supporting you through it all. My hope is that you will be able to find safety and security throughout our work together as you navigate life’s challenges.
I work with queer, trans, gender-expansive, and questioning preteens, teens, and adults who may feel overwhelmed, disconnected from themselves, or unsure how to begin therapy.
In therapy, I offer space to explore gender, identity, trauma, grief, and relationship patterns through conversation, reflection, and creative expression. Art-making is available, but never required. We move at your pace, with attention to self-trust, emotional clarity, and recurring patterns.
I work with queer, trans, gender-expansive, and questioning preteens, teens, and adults who may feel overwhelmed, disconnected from themselves, or unsure how to begin therapy.
In therapy, I offer space to explore gender, identity, trauma, grief, and relationship patterns through conversation, reflection, and creative expression. Art-making is available, but never required. We move at your pace, with attention to self-trust, emotional clarity, and recurring patterns.
I use she/her pronouns. I am a child of refugees. I have a Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies. I have supported individuals struggling with a range of challenges including depression, anxiety, psychosis, alcohol and substance use/abuse, chronic health challenges such as HIV and diabetes, as well as gender affirming care.
I use she/her pronouns. I am a child of refugees. I have a Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies. I have supported individuals struggling with a range of challenges including depression, anxiety, psychosis, alcohol and substance use/abuse, chronic health challenges such as HIV and diabetes, as well as gender affirming care.
At Mindful Life Services, we understand that life can feel overwhelming especially when relationships are strained, family dynamics are shifting, or emotional stress is showing up in your body. Maybe you’ve been trying to hold it all together, but something inside is telling you it’s time for change. We help couples reconnect, families find steadiness, and individuals move through anxiety, identity stress, and emotional burnout. Using a holistic approach that blends talk therapy, mindfulness, and body-based care, we meet you where you are. You're not alone on this journey.
At Mindful Life Services, we understand that life can feel overwhelming especially when relationships are strained, family dynamics are shifting, or emotional stress is showing up in your body. Maybe you’ve been trying to hold it all together, but something inside is telling you it’s time for change. We help couples reconnect, families find steadiness, and individuals move through anxiety, identity stress, and emotional burnout. Using a holistic approach that blends talk therapy, mindfulness, and body-based care, we meet you where you are. You're not alone on this journey.
Do you need a therapist who has lived experience as a queer and trans person?
I help by listening to you, learning who you are and what you need, collaborating with you, and providing an appropriate response to bring out your best self as you see it. Feminism, disability rights, and racial justice inform my practice to address both personal and systemic factors impacting your mental health. I empower you to take agency where you can.
Do you need a therapist who has lived experience as a queer and trans person?
I help by listening to you, learning who you are and what you need, collaborating with you, and providing an appropriate response to bring out your best self as you see it. Feminism, disability rights, and racial justice inform my practice to address both personal and systemic factors impacting your mental health. I empower you to take agency where you can.
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LGBTQ+ Therapists
Do LGBTQ-affirmative therapists receive special training?
Yes. Many therapists who practice LGBTQ-affirmative therapy have completed specialized training, either during their degree program or as continuing education, to learn the core principles of affirmative therapy and how to best support their LGBTQ clients; some have received certifications in LGBTQ-affirmative therapy. Prospective clients should inquire as to a clinician’s background and training to ensure a good fit.
Why might I want to see an LGBTQ-affirming or LGBTQ-friendly therapist?
Queer and gender-non-conforming individuals frequently experience bias and marginalization in day-to-day life. Working with a therapist who understands these unique challenges, as well as accepts and affirms their identity, can help LGBTQ clients feel safe and supported during therapy—allowing them to better navigate their relationships, mental health, and anything else that they wish to explore during therapy. It is important to note that many therapists can be effective in their work with LGBTQ+ individuals, even in the absence of specific training or background knowledge. The most important component in therapy is the alliance between therapist and client, and this alliance can exist between individuals with very different backgrounds.
How can I find an LGBTQ-friendly therapist?
You may wish to inquire about a therapist’s expertise with your specific challenges or concerns—depression, for example, or relationship strife—as well as their past experiences treating LGBTQ+ clients. Prospective clients may also ask whether a therapist has obtained additional training and/or certification in LGBTQ-affirmative techniques.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience with LGBTQ issues?
Prospective clients should feel empowered to directly ask therapists whether they have received training or been certified in LGBTQ-affirming therapy; competent therapists will be happy to explain their educational background and preferred approach(es) to help a client find the best match for them. Clients may also wish to ask how a therapist has treated clients with their particular challenges in the past and what they expect treatment to look like.
Are all the therapists listed in the LGBTQ directory themselves members of the LGBTQ community?
While therapists may choose to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity in their profiles, the LGBTQ directory features not only those who have shared this information but also those who assert specialized training or experience in providing support to queer individuals, couples or families.