LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Denver, CO

Open doors to a better future, reconcile with doors left open from your past. Think of therapy as the opportunity to make the desired changes in your life to increase your overall well-being. I'm here to help you unlock your unique capabilities & strengths for maximizing your success in all the important areas of your life. This means: learning how to take better care of yourself; being a better friend, family member, and lover; having a greater impact on your community, whether that be at work or at home; taking your dreams and making them a reality.

I am an LGBTQ + and trauma-informed Licensed Professional Counselor and certified life coach who provides queer and gender affirming mental health coaching for adults and teens nationwide. Whether you want to explore your gender or sexuality, coming out, relationships, family issues, or just want to deepen your sense of self-love, I will provide the safe, affirming, and welcoming space you have always deserved.

Do you struggle to understand or name your feelings, needs, or desires? Would you like a better relationship with yourself and others? Maybe you’re looking for an open, safe, and positive space to heal and grow from past trauma? Inclusive Therapy and Consulting Services LLC strives to create access to compassionate and quality psychotherapy services for the LGBTQIA + community, individuals living with HIV, and their supports.

I enjoy working with clients from all different backgrounds, across race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. I have particular empathy and compassion for any client who feels their path in life has not followed that of the majority or who have felt marginalized in some way. I also have extensive experience in working with members of the LGBTQ community in therapy. I believe therapy should be collaborative between myself and clients - I bring education and training to our therapy and you bring the most expertise on yourself.

Do you struggle with issues related to relationships, sex, intimacy, sexuality, and gender identity? I strive to create a safe and accepting space to explore and discover an authentic lifestyle within these aspects of life. Through a sex positive approach, the goal is to reduce shame and enhance authenticity. Beginning with the exploration with relationship to self, my clients are able to enhance their relationships with others. Challenging the messages, beliefs, and values family and society has created allows for clients to learn and create their own narrative for the life that aligns with them.

I take a holistic and contextual approach to therapy. I want to know your sources of pain - but I also want to know what you value, what has shaped you, where you draw inspiration, your beliefs, and how you feel in your own body. We’ll peel back layers, we'll process distress, and we'll build practical tools to manage the challenges you're facing. Ultimately, we’ll build a more authentic, empowered sense of self. If something is no longer serving you, let’s figure out how to change it. My areas of focus include sexuality, sex, identity, anxiety, depression, relationships, and life-transitions.

My approach to therapy is to meet my client where they are at along their lifelong journey towards contentment, success, and understanding their own intersectionality. Many of us bring different “selves” with us to each interaction in life, whether that be our gender, race/ethnicity, mental health diagnosis, or attachment style. The goal is to help individuals understand how all of these parts of ourselves interact and how we can best approach a life worth living while navigating daily obstacles and life’s transitions. We will work as a team throughout your treatment with you leading as the expert on your life the entire way.

With over 9 years of clinical experience, I also bring my energetic and caring personality into your session while providing objective feedback in a non-pathologizing therapeutic space. I see counseling as a way to learn how to better cope and process life concerns in the present, reprocess life-altering/significant life events from the past and worries of the future. If you feel comfortable partnering with a counselor who strives to avoid shaming, blaming, judging, and guilting others, we'll be a good match. Whether you're queer , bi, gay , or straight, you are welcomed and accepted in my office.

You deserve healing because being a human is fucking tough. Life is not getting any easier these days. You deserve someone who understands how overwhelmed you are feeling. Know that you can find freedom from the big feelings you have at this moment. You can speak your truth and be authentically you. Maybe you are unsure of where to begin. I hear that! Please know that there are no blueprints here for any human or identity (e.g., queer , trans , cis). Therapy is about your story and what matters the most to you.

My clients, from teens to elders, identify with the wide and beautiful LGBTQAI* spectrum, and their therapy with me is colored by the gifts and hardships of living Queer . Improving relationships, finding stigma-free resources, managing HIV, uncovering sexuality, boosting self-esteem, understanding anxiety and depression, healing past traumas, practicing ‘coming out’, and learning self-care are examples of the work that happens in the therapy room with me. My clients are courageous, honest, and motivated to explore ways to discover their personal power —and then own that power out in the world.

LGTBQ+ couples deserve authentic, liberating, knowledgeable care. You and your partner have been through it all: navigating the ups and downs with family, careers, and life. You're feeling stuck: struggling to communicate, to see each other, to hear each other. You want to feel closer, more passionate, more intimate, more secure in your relationship. You want to build a future together in a real way, rooted in your shared values.

M's clinical practice engages in culturally sensitive trauma healing use of narrative therapy, advanced motivational interviewing psychotherapy. Their work centers LGBTQIA + BIPOC, domestic/family violence, immigrant and refugee traumas. To empower community members intersectionality and journey towards healing

I am a queer and trans non-binary therapist, passionate about providing affirming care to the LGBTQIA community in the state of Colorado. I know firsthand the power of having a therapist who has similar lived experience, even when we aren't focusing on issues specific to gender or sexuality - our identities touch everything in our life. I draw from depth-oriented, psychodynamic, mindfulness, and social justice based frameworks, and I work with adults, youth, parents of LGBTQ youth, and couples.

If you're dealing with a big change in life, whether having a loved one pass, starting a new job, or just adjusting to a new city, dealing with change is my specialty. Having completed coursework for a PhD in Depth Psychology, I am skilled at working with a variety of issues that I am happy to discuss with you. What sets me apart from others isn't so much the types of issues I work with, but how we work with one another.

Ever wonder what your inner voice would say if given the chance for full, authentic expression? Mental health challenges contribute to the quieting of our authentic selves. In truth, your story contains inherent wisdom which is the key to your growth and transformation. I work with the LGBTQIA + population, ENM/poly folks (individuals only), survivors of trauma, and anyone seeking mental wellness or relief from depression, anxiety, shame, grief, and codependency. My approach is collaborative, encouraging, and affirmative.

I believe that therapy is a process of growth and self-discovery. Our work is an affirmative process - your identities, your experiences, matter to me. For many clients, their sense of self has been invalidated. This can create distance between us and our relationships as we decide if the next person we invite into our world is safe. I believe that you are worthy and deserving of loving relationships - with yourself too!I worked to create an inclusive environment free of judgement with a focus for young adults, LGBTQIA +, Kink, Poly/NMN, and couples.

In my practice, I’m committed to helping adults in the LGBTQIA + community. As a member of this community myself, I understand how important it is to find an affirming provider. I work hard to provide an experience that is comfortable and relatable from the first session. Whether you’re dealing with a difficult life transition, searching for clarity in a relationship, or having mood problems, I’m here to help with a compassionate approach. Let's work together to build the life you want!

*I offer teletherapy to clients in California, Nevada and Colorado. I offer in-office visits in Sacramento and San Francisco when allowed by local ordinance and client comfort.* Sometimes we expect far too much from ourselves. Each client is invited into a space where there is no expectation and where they are free to be themselves, without fear of judgement or misunderstanding. Adults can sometimes struggle to find space to hold compassion for themselves. Couples (and all variants of relationship structure) can also use a nonjudgmental time and space to feel heard, while building tools for communication.

So often, we can find ourselves confined into little boxes with walls built with layers of “I should do this”, “I should do that”, and expectations for a life that does not fit our inner truth. That space can feel defeating, demotivating, and, oftentimes, suffocating. I work with people who are ready to emerge into their truth, break out of the boxes, move into the various shades of grey, and live the life that they deserve. I work with adults who are currently struggling with any barriers to their truth such as life transitional periods, relationship concerns, anxiety, depression, communication barriers, trauma, and/or self-love.

I specify in working with adolescents and adults on a variety of issues. I create a comfortable space for clients to explore their identity and work on their relationship issues. I have extensive experience working with the LGBT + community exploring sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, as well as interpersonal relationship issues. Through my experience in child welfare, I have developed a trauma-focused lens to help clients work through their symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood regulation to attain joy and fulfillment in life once again.