Bisexual Therapists in Jacksonville, FL

During my career, I have worked with both individual and group settings, including adults with people living with HIV, veterans, incarcerated people and transgender/gender variant individuals. These populations included people with depression, bi-polar disorder, personality disorders, anxiety, PTSD and depression. I co-facilitated a group for trans youth and co-coordinated it for 6 years. As a proud bisexual , trans man, I love to work with my LGBT communities. I celebrate kinky and poly people. I strive to be an imperfect ally to non-binary trans people and people of color.

VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY BUT WE HAVE OTHER THERAPISTS ON STAFF TAKING NEW CLIENTS WHO TAKE UNITED HEALTHCARE. There are many things that can stop you from having the sex life you want. Maybe you're having too little sex, you're not enjoying it, or what you're doing doesn't seem to be working. Imagine finding a way to make it better. As a licensed mental health counselor and clinical sexologist, I have worked with hundreds of people looking for ways to improve intimacy, learn more about who they are, and what they like. There are things you could change today that will help get your where you want to be.

I have experience and a passion for working with people who feel like they are on the outside, looking in. This may lead to depression, anxiety, frustration, or questions about your identity. I offer a safe space to talk about your challenges and I will do my best to help you work toward progress. I have experience working with LGBTQ+ adults and teens.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 19 years' experience helping families and youth transform their lives for the better. My holistic approach to treatment provides a safe and empathic environment for clients to work towards improved emotional health and well being. I provide counseling to children, adults, families and couples. I am bilingual and specialize in working with gay, lesbian, bisexual , transgender and questioning (GLBTQ) individuals and their families as well as child behavioral problems, depression, anxiety, stress management and relationship challenges. I offer caring, competent therapy services to meet the goals you have for your life.

Within the therapeutic environment, I strive to provide a welcoming and open-minded space where anyone can come to process the varying obstacles that life throws at you. I connect and utilize various theory's listed below, but I primarily come from a person-centered approach, and encourage communication and finding out together what works best for you within your own life. I utilize a variety of interventions from mindfulness-based practices, internal family systems therapy, and CBT to work through the challenges that life may pose.

Does this sound like you? An expert at noticing the shifting moods of others but struggle to be with your own emotions; Find it difficult to know what you want and even harder to ask for what you need; End up in the caretaker role in relationships but don’t receive the same in return; Frequently burned out. Being attentive to those around you is an incredible superpower that is highly rewarded in U.S. culture. Unfortunately, we often reach a breaking point where this talent becomes a liability. If these once-helpful habits are making work overwhelming, relationships stressful, or life too lonely, you’re in the right place.

Art therapy can access the mind, body, and emotions in ways that are distinct from verbal expression alone. At Indigo, we love empowering people to discover and harness their own creativity for healing. Common therapeutic goals at Indigo Art Therapy may include coping with anxiety and stress, managing strong feelings, healing from trauma, improving self-expression and communication, creating emotional awareness and adaptability, developing insight and self-compassion, and nurturing healthy relationships and boundaries. Art skills are not necessary to benefit from art therapy. Progress can happen through scribbles and stick figures.

We cannot change past chapters of our lives. Where we can take power is now, and the future chapters we have yet to write. If we don't address something unhealthy, every aspect of life can become impacted negatively. Whether you are wanting to learn to manage mental health symptoms, begin the transitioning process, seeking help for everyday concerns like relationship issues, job stress or self-doubt, or experiencing difficult times such as divorce and loss, things can improve. I assure you the strength and ability you will use is already residing in you.

Going to talk to somebody about relationships, emotions, and feelings can be new territory for some. It’s hard to share our most private thoughts and experiences with people we don’t know. However, it’s often easier to share with those people that are objective and aren’t in your inner circle like a therapist. Life has gotten even more complex with Covid bringing an increase in fear, stress, anxiety, grief, and suicide. I can offer you 20+ years of experience in multiple areas and modalities of therapy. I’d be happy to chat with you for a few moments to answer any of your questions and to listen to see how I may be of help to you

I primarily serve the LGBTQ, Polyamory, and Kink communities. Competent, affirming, and informed therapy provided in the office or online. I am inclusive, non-judgmental and secular. If you are feeling depressed, anxious, or stressed out, or if your relationship(s) lack intimacy, warmth, or communication, then let's work together to restore joy and balance. I would love to accompany you on your journey back to a vibrant, happy wholeness.

As a therapist, Raquel enters into each session focused on your specific goals and needs at the core. She truly believes that therapy is an effective way in which mental and emotional health can be managed and improved. Many of her clients are individuals dealing with symptoms related to anxiety, depression, relational distress, childhood trauma, and neurodiversity. She works with persons of all backgrounds and diversities, including LGBTQ+, multi-cultures, nontraditional relationships & families, etc.

Most people seek someone on the outside looking in, someone to truly listen with no judgement. Someone that is able to hold space, while we process our darkest and our brightness; where we bare it all and come to a space, where we find solace in our core with the tools needed for our daily struggles.

I am Polyamory, Kink, BDSM and Queer friendly and competent. I am secular and won't be pushing religion, though I respect all religions. Í'm a supporting member of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, and Polyfriendly.org, as well as the Secular Therapy Project. I celebrate and support non traditional lifestyles. I can help with mood disorders, relationships, addiction, and other issues as well. You can meet me in my office, meet via video therapy from the comfort of your home, or use your phone to video conference with me during your lunch hour.

Therapy is first about discovery; uncovering the core beliefs we hold about ourselves and others, and our deeply rooted habitual responses. Whether we are dealing with past or current traumatic and painful experiences, hardships and stress, life transitions, or feelings of shame, unworthiness, loss, or isolation, the possibility of healing is always there for us.

Bad habits do not form from fully bad intentions. I believe that most people do the best that they can with what they have available to them at the time. As a result, I often see people stuck in self-destructive or harmful patterns that they themselves don't know how they got there. Change begins when we start to have the feeling that these old patterns and ways of being are no longer working for us in the way that they used to. The feeling that something has to change, and maybe feeling lost or defeated in how to make a meaningful change, may have been what lead you here.

Do you feel like you have lost your spark and vibrancy? Do you struggle with the expectations of who you should be, never feeling like you are enough? Do you numb your feelings and ignore your hearts desires for comfort, stability, acceptance, and normalcy? I want to help you overcome the things that are weighing you down and keeping you from living your most authentic life. If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment wounds, relationship issues, neurodivergence, or general life stress, I want to help you find freedom, light, and self-acceptance. I will also be an ally who can stand by you in the shadows.

Are you a young professional seeking help? Are you struggling with anxiety, identity, sex, or relationship concerns? Do you feel stuck and want to be more in control of your life and mental health? No one teaches you how to navigate life's ups and downs. It can make adjusting to change difficult and relationships stressful.