LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Clarkston, GA
If you are wanting to make some positive, but perhaps difficult changes in your life, it can be helpful to talk with a skilled professional. I have been in private practice for almost 30 years. I would recommend you visit my web site for more information about me and to get a beter sense about whether we would be a good "fit". I would also recommend that you call me and have a conversation about what you are looking for. After speaking with me, hearing my voice,and paying attention to my response to you, you'll know better whether I am someone you want to share a journey with.
If you are wanting to make some positive, but perhaps difficult changes in your life, it can be helpful to talk with a skilled professional. I have been in private practice for almost 30 years. I would recommend you visit my web site for more information about me and to get a beter sense about whether we would be a good "fit". I would also recommend that you call me and have a conversation about what you are looking for. After speaking with me, hearing my voice,and paying attention to my response to you, you'll know better whether I am someone you want to share a journey with.
Often, life's challenges get in the way of us reaching our fullest potential. If you are struggling to manage the highs and lows, you are not alone. I believe in the importance and healing powers of human relationships. My passion is helping individuals, couples, and families strengthen and preserve the bonds with the people who hold the most meaning in their lives. Through the process, my clients are given the space and support to reveal more authentic, embodied versions of themselves.
Often, life's challenges get in the way of us reaching our fullest potential. If you are struggling to manage the highs and lows, you are not alone. I believe in the importance and healing powers of human relationships. My passion is helping individuals, couples, and families strengthen and preserve the bonds with the people who hold the most meaning in their lives. Through the process, my clients are given the space and support to reveal more authentic, embodied versions of themselves.
Do you sometimes find yourself operating from outdated beliefs and patterns that no longer serve you? Such patterns can hold us back and make life seem futile and meaningless, leaving us feeling drained and defeated. They may stem from traumatic experiences, difficult life transitions and challenging relationships. However, we can heal and find new meaning and inspiration in life even after major setbacks. Therapy can help us rekindle hope, creativity and purpose. I help people update their belief systems and functioning so they can regain their autonomy and live more adaptive, fuller versions of themselves.
Do you sometimes find yourself operating from outdated beliefs and patterns that no longer serve you? Such patterns can hold us back and make life seem futile and meaningless, leaving us feeling drained and defeated. They may stem from traumatic experiences, difficult life transitions and challenging relationships. However, we can heal and find new meaning and inspiration in life even after major setbacks. Therapy can help us rekindle hope, creativity and purpose. I help people update their belief systems and functioning so they can regain their autonomy and live more adaptive, fuller versions of themselves.
Committed love relationships are the most powerful and prized of all human healing. Yet, for many, being in a relationship can bring frustration as well as comfort, heartache as well as joy. My specialty is to help couples improve and connect through proven processes and tools developed by Dr Harville Hendrix, author of the seminal New York Times Best Seller, Getting The Love You Want: a guide for couples. As a Certified Imago Therapist and Workshop Presenter, I help couples regain the safety, compassion and energy that brought them together in the first place.
Committed love relationships are the most powerful and prized of all human healing. Yet, for many, being in a relationship can bring frustration as well as comfort, heartache as well as joy. My specialty is to help couples improve and connect through proven processes and tools developed by Dr Harville Hendrix, author of the seminal New York Times Best Seller, Getting The Love You Want: a guide for couples. As a Certified Imago Therapist and Workshop Presenter, I help couples regain the safety, compassion and energy that brought them together in the first place.
I work with clients across diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ individuals, helping them process life transitions, build coping skills, and develop resilience in a safe and collaborative environment.
I use a tailored approach, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered strategies to meet each client’s unique needs.
I work with clients across diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ individuals, helping them process life transitions, build coping skills, and develop resilience in a safe and collaborative environment.
I use a tailored approach, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered strategies to meet each client’s unique needs.
I help adults, teens, couples, BIPOC clients, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those navigating spiritual or religious trauma reconnect with themselves, find clarity, and build healthier patterns.
I believe healing happens when you feel understood—not judged. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and human. Whether you’re wrestling with trauma responses, struggling with ADHD, feeling weighed down by depression, or stuck in cycles of anxiety or low self-esteem, I’m here to walk that journey with you at your pace.
I help adults, teens, couples, BIPOC clients, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those navigating spiritual or religious trauma reconnect with themselves, find clarity, and build healthier patterns.
I believe healing happens when you feel understood—not judged. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and human. Whether you’re wrestling with trauma responses, struggling with ADHD, feeling weighed down by depression, or stuck in cycles of anxiety or low self-esteem, I’m here to walk that journey with you at your pace.
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After a medical diagnosis most of the focus is on curing the patient. Medical teams often don't spend much time helping their patients adjust to a difference in their abilities or stamina, the stress on relationships, changes in appearance, or any of the many other adjustments people have to make. When treatment is finished it can feel like freedom, but for many it feels as if you've been dropped. It can feel as if no one wants to talk about what you've been through or they expect you to come out of treatment unchanged. This can leave someone feeling hollow and broken. It doesn't have to stay that way.
After a medical diagnosis most of the focus is on curing the patient. Medical teams often don't spend much time helping their patients adjust to a difference in their abilities or stamina, the stress on relationships, changes in appearance, or any of the many other adjustments people have to make. When treatment is finished it can feel like freedom, but for many it feels as if you've been dropped. It can feel as if no one wants to talk about what you've been through or they expect you to come out of treatment unchanged. This can leave someone feeling hollow and broken. It doesn't have to stay that way.
You're lying awake late at night, wishing you knew how to help your child. Your kid is caught in cycles of worry, fear, or rituals you can’t seem to stop. It’s heartbreaking. You’ve tried everything you can think of to help your child. Maybe you’ve even sought out counseling, only to find the same patterns continue. You hurt, because you're watching your child suffer and feel like nothing works.
This is where I come in. I help you find real solutions for anxiety and OCD that offer relief for the entire family. You're ready to have your REAL kid back again, without the OCD taking over their life.
You're lying awake late at night, wishing you knew how to help your child. Your kid is caught in cycles of worry, fear, or rituals you can’t seem to stop. It’s heartbreaking. You’ve tried everything you can think of to help your child. Maybe you’ve even sought out counseling, only to find the same patterns continue. You hurt, because you're watching your child suffer and feel like nothing works.
This is where I come in. I help you find real solutions for anxiety and OCD that offer relief for the entire family. You're ready to have your REAL kid back again, without the OCD taking over their life.
One of the hardest parts of therapy is making that first call. You’re realizing that something needs to change in your life or maybe you’ve been thinking about therapy for a while and now you’re having to find that right fit on your own. It can feel difficult to make those moves, especially when you’re feeling down or lost. You deserve to feel heard, held, and empowered.
Often, we find ourselves in patterns we desperately want out of. I work with individuals who struggle to cope emotionally or with keeping up with daily life.
One of the hardest parts of therapy is making that first call. You’re realizing that something needs to change in your life or maybe you’ve been thinking about therapy for a while and now you’re having to find that right fit on your own. It can feel difficult to make those moves, especially when you’re feeling down or lost. You deserve to feel heard, held, and empowered.
Often, we find ourselves in patterns we desperately want out of. I work with individuals who struggle to cope emotionally or with keeping up with daily life.
I’m a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience across schools, hospitals, community mental health, and research settings. I work with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, identity exploration, life transitions, relationship concerns, and the ongoing impact of unresolved or overwhelming experiences. I help clients who are feeling disconnected from themselves or stuck in patterns understand how stress and past experiences affect both mind and body, while building practical tools that support nervous system regulation, emotional clarity, and grounded decision-making over time.
I’m a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience across schools, hospitals, community mental health, and research settings. I work with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, identity exploration, life transitions, relationship concerns, and the ongoing impact of unresolved or overwhelming experiences. I help clients who are feeling disconnected from themselves or stuck in patterns understand how stress and past experiences affect both mind and body, while building practical tools that support nervous system regulation, emotional clarity, and grounded decision-making over time.
I believe therapy is for everyone and specialize in affirming care for Black & LGBTQ communities.
I provide therapy tailored to your unique journey, helping you navigate stress, life transitions, grief, and personal growth. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and culturally informed to honor your background and identity. Therapy is a space where you can be fully seen and supported.
I believe therapy is for everyone and specialize in affirming care for Black & LGBTQ communities.
I provide therapy tailored to your unique journey, helping you navigate stress, life transitions, grief, and personal growth. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and culturally informed to honor your background and identity. Therapy is a space where you can be fully seen and supported.
You deserve to be heard, understood, and supported every step of the way. With over 11 years as a licensed, bilingual counselor serving clients from all backgrounds—including the Hispanic community—I’m here to help you find balance and healing. In our fully virtual sessions, I’ll listen closely to your story, tailor each conversation to your specific challenges, and guide you toward practical strategies that foster resilience and growth. You don’t have to navigate this alone—I’m committed to walking alongside you, empowering you to make meaningful change in your life.
You deserve to be heard, understood, and supported every step of the way. With over 11 years as a licensed, bilingual counselor serving clients from all backgrounds—including the Hispanic community—I’m here to help you find balance and healing. In our fully virtual sessions, I’ll listen closely to your story, tailor each conversation to your specific challenges, and guide you toward practical strategies that foster resilience and growth. You don’t have to navigate this alone—I’m committed to walking alongside you, empowering you to make meaningful change in your life.
As LGBTQ+ people, our lives are nuanced and frequently challenging.
I work with adults in the domains of anxiety, gender identity, sexuality, relationships, attachment trauma, harm reduction, and religious trauma. I strongly affirm and am well-informed about queer and trans identities, neurodiversity, racialized & multiracial identities, consensual non-monogamy, kink & BDSM, and body neutrality & positivity.
As LGBTQ+ people, our lives are nuanced and frequently challenging.
I work with adults in the domains of anxiety, gender identity, sexuality, relationships, attachment trauma, harm reduction, and religious trauma. I strongly affirm and am well-informed about queer and trans identities, neurodiversity, racialized & multiracial identities, consensual non-monogamy, kink & BDSM, and body neutrality & positivity.
As a Black cisgender, lesbian woman, I bring a unique perspective to my practice, and I am passionate about helping others by meeting them where they are.
I specialize in working with individuals/couples who are navigating challenges related to identity, sexuality, depression, anxiety, sex/intimacy issues, & other mental health disorders. Whether you're dealing with addiction, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, family relationships, gender identity, LGBTQIA+, life transitions, or multicultural issues, I'm here!
As a Black cisgender, lesbian woman, I bring a unique perspective to my practice, and I am passionate about helping others by meeting them where they are.
I specialize in working with individuals/couples who are navigating challenges related to identity, sexuality, depression, anxiety, sex/intimacy issues, & other mental health disorders. Whether you're dealing with addiction, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, family relationships, gender identity, LGBTQIA+, life transitions, or multicultural issues, I'm here!
Hi, I'm Margaret, and I support individuals who feel called toward deep internal transformation. There are moments in life we feel we're being pushed towards change — a period of loss, a transition or a spiritual awakening may leave you asking: Who am I becoming? While these thresholds can feel disorienting, they also offer a profound invitation to reflect, listen inward, and connect to your own source of inner guidance. I offer a warm, grounded space to sort through difficult emotions, unresolved trauma, and limiting patterns that may be obscuring your path to freedom — a collaborative partnership to explore your inner world.
Hi, I'm Margaret, and I support individuals who feel called toward deep internal transformation. There are moments in life we feel we're being pushed towards change — a period of loss, a transition or a spiritual awakening may leave you asking: Who am I becoming? While these thresholds can feel disorienting, they also offer a profound invitation to reflect, listen inward, and connect to your own source of inner guidance. I offer a warm, grounded space to sort through difficult emotions, unresolved trauma, and limiting patterns that may be obscuring your path to freedom — a collaborative partnership to explore your inner world.
I offer both group and individual psychotherapy for people experiencing: infertility; pregnancy after infertility; donor-conception; "fourth trimester" and parenting after infertility; and donor parenting for people identifying as heterosexual, LGBTQIA+, single moms by choice/solo moms, and single dads by choice.
I often hear this: "I've worked so hard my whole life, I've done everything I was supposed to, but I can't make my body get pregnant." So many of us have achieved tremendously throughout our lives only to be sidelined by infertility. Working hard doesn't make our bodies do what we need them to do. This is the stuff of trauma. Yet, somehow we tell ourselves yes, of course we should be able to push through multiple cycles, retrievals, transfers, and waiting. So much waiting. Why wouldn't this be hard?
I offer both group and individual psychotherapy for people experiencing: infertility; pregnancy after infertility; donor-conception; "fourth trimester" and parenting after infertility; and donor parenting for people identifying as heterosexual, LGBTQIA+, single moms by choice/solo moms, and single dads by choice.
I often hear this: "I've worked so hard my whole life, I've done everything I was supposed to, but I can't make my body get pregnant." So many of us have achieved tremendously throughout our lives only to be sidelined by infertility. Working hard doesn't make our bodies do what we need them to do. This is the stuff of trauma. Yet, somehow we tell ourselves yes, of course we should be able to push through multiple cycles, retrievals, transfers, and waiting. So much waiting. Why wouldn't this be hard?
I show up authentically to sessions as a queer, neurodivergent therapist.
Relationships are hard and the struggles we experience can be complex. We don’t always understand or have the words to explain what's going on in our lives- but we know we aren't feeling how we want to. The traditional approach to therapy can be intimidating and at times, hard to understand. In my sessions, we will build our relationship with humor & compassion. I believe that everyone's struggles are unique. I'm here to help guide you to discover the best ways to heal in your situation. I am passionate in helping couples, families, and individuals heal through reframing and normalizing your conflicts while creating new experiences.
I show up authentically to sessions as a queer, neurodivergent therapist.
Relationships are hard and the struggles we experience can be complex. We don’t always understand or have the words to explain what's going on in our lives- but we know we aren't feeling how we want to. The traditional approach to therapy can be intimidating and at times, hard to understand. In my sessions, we will build our relationship with humor & compassion. I believe that everyone's struggles are unique. I'm here to help guide you to discover the best ways to heal in your situation. I am passionate in helping couples, families, and individuals heal through reframing and normalizing your conflicts while creating new experiences.
Do you know what it’s like to carry pain while still trying to hold everything together? Maybe you are a millennial or Gen Z who grew up with chaos at home, or you’re healing from past experiences that still linger in your body. On the outside you look like you’re doing fine, but the anxiety and self-doubt tell a different story on the inside. I specialize in helping clients move out of survival mode into a state of being you've been longing for—filled with safety, calm, confidence, clarity, and genuine connection.
Do you know what it’s like to carry pain while still trying to hold everything together? Maybe you are a millennial or Gen Z who grew up with chaos at home, or you’re healing from past experiences that still linger in your body. On the outside you look like you’re doing fine, but the anxiety and self-doubt tell a different story on the inside. I specialize in helping clients move out of survival mode into a state of being you've been longing for—filled with safety, calm, confidence, clarity, and genuine connection.
I’m especially passionate about serving the LGBTQIA+ community.
I am a trauma therapist, drawing from attachment theory, emotional biology, neuroscience, and family systems. My training focuses on how trauma takes root in the nervous system and colors our experiences. Whether you are working on processing old wounds, setting boundaries with difficult people, or unpacking why you do the things you do, my aim is to offer you a space where you can explore who you are, what you want, and how you hope to live in a way that feels honest, healing, and liberating.
I’m especially passionate about serving the LGBTQIA+ community.
I am a trauma therapist, drawing from attachment theory, emotional biology, neuroscience, and family systems. My training focuses on how trauma takes root in the nervous system and colors our experiences. Whether you are working on processing old wounds, setting boundaries with difficult people, or unpacking why you do the things you do, my aim is to offer you a space where you can explore who you are, what you want, and how you hope to live in a way that feels honest, healing, and liberating.
I work with LGBTQ clients struggling with anxiety, depression, uncertainty, and general life stress.
Do you ever feel stuck or uncertain, no matter how hard you try? Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure how to move forward? I can help.
Maybe you’re navigating anxiety, depression, or burnout, or trying to live authentically in a world that feels increasingly hostile. The weight of injustice, identity-based stress, and societal expectations can leave us disconnected. In our work, we'll explore the beliefs and patterns that keep you stuck and uncover your path to clarity, connection, and self-trust. Healing doesn’t mean quieting yourself, it means becoming more of you. And I’m here to walk that path with you.
I work with LGBTQ clients struggling with anxiety, depression, uncertainty, and general life stress.
Do you ever feel stuck or uncertain, no matter how hard you try? Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure how to move forward? I can help.
Maybe you’re navigating anxiety, depression, or burnout, or trying to live authentically in a world that feels increasingly hostile. The weight of injustice, identity-based stress, and societal expectations can leave us disconnected. In our work, we'll explore the beliefs and patterns that keep you stuck and uncover your path to clarity, connection, and self-trust. Healing doesn’t mean quieting yourself, it means becoming more of you. And I’m here to walk that path with you.
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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.