Transgender Therapists in Boston, MA
Cassidy works through a trauma informed lens with LGBTQIA+ people and those who love us, navigating gender identity exploration, ADHD, autism, and more.
Welcome! The process of starting therapy seeking self-discovery, change, and growth can feel as scary and overwhelming as it can feel hopeful and necessary. You deserve compassionate, skilled support while you face these challenges, and to work with someone who makes you feel safe, listened to, understood and seen. Within a professional and supportive therapeutic environment, Cassidy will guide you with sensitivity and kindness through a psychotherapy journey tailored to your unique needs and desires. The result will be that you will navigate complexities and build a meaningful life with warmth, authenticity, connection, and joy.
Cassidy works through a trauma informed lens with LGBTQIA+ people and those who love us, navigating gender identity exploration, ADHD, autism, and more.
Welcome! The process of starting therapy seeking self-discovery, change, and growth can feel as scary and overwhelming as it can feel hopeful and necessary. You deserve compassionate, skilled support while you face these challenges, and to work with someone who makes you feel safe, listened to, understood and seen. Within a professional and supportive therapeutic environment, Cassidy will guide you with sensitivity and kindness through a psychotherapy journey tailored to your unique needs and desires. The result will be that you will navigate complexities and build a meaningful life with warmth, authenticity, connection, and joy.
I am a Queer/ Gender-Affirming clinician who specializes providing care to the whole lifespan.
Initiating steps to join therapy is brave, courageous, and vulnerable. My practice is aimed to support queer, trans, and gender diverse individuals. Having intersecting identities involves many moving parts. These moving parts may cause you to experience feelings of being scared, exhausted, disrespected, and empowered all due to a society that was built with White/Cis/Het ideologies. I want to learn from you and support you to grow into your authentic self so that you may live your life to its fullest.
I am a Queer/ Gender-Affirming clinician who specializes providing care to the whole lifespan.
Initiating steps to join therapy is brave, courageous, and vulnerable. My practice is aimed to support queer, trans, and gender diverse individuals. Having intersecting identities involves many moving parts. These moving parts may cause you to experience feelings of being scared, exhausted, disrespected, and empowered all due to a society that was built with White/Cis/Het ideologies. I want to learn from you and support you to grow into your authentic self so that you may live your life to its fullest.
My name is Charlie, my pronouns are he/him/his and I love joining folks on their journey to mental health wellness and recovery. I am a social worker and a Boston native who has been in the field of mental/behavioral health help for several years. I have specialized in working with youth and families, young adult/transition to adulthood populations, and crisis intervention/high acuity across all ages. I have a heavy emphasis on working with transitional age/young adults in the LGBTQIA community- I identify as both queer and transitioning and joined the therapy field to help others navigate the systems, values, and beliefs that c
My name is Charlie, my pronouns are he/him/his and I love joining folks on their journey to mental health wellness and recovery. I am a social worker and a Boston native who has been in the field of mental/behavioral health help for several years. I have specialized in working with youth and families, young adult/transition to adulthood populations, and crisis intervention/high acuity across all ages. I have a heavy emphasis on working with transitional age/young adults in the LGBTQIA community- I identify as both queer and transitioning and joined the therapy field to help others navigate the systems, values, and beliefs that c
Understanding we are all in different "stages of change", we utilize an eclectic approach to guide you through your own process at your own pace. It is absolutely an honor and our passion to treat those who struggle with mental health issues such as Eating Disorders, Substance Use, trauma, depression, anxiety, family conflict, relationship issues and associated disorders. We employ an individualized approach to therapy in order to empower people to change their lives. In the wise words of Maya Angelou, "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, humor, and style."
Understanding we are all in different "stages of change", we utilize an eclectic approach to guide you through your own process at your own pace. It is absolutely an honor and our passion to treat those who struggle with mental health issues such as Eating Disorders, Substance Use, trauma, depression, anxiety, family conflict, relationship issues and associated disorders. We employ an individualized approach to therapy in order to empower people to change their lives. In the wise words of Maya Angelou, "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, humor, and style."
I am a queer and transmasculine identified family therapist licensed in MA, OR, and WA. I am most passionate about family systems work, having trained at the University of Massachusetts in marriage and family therapy. I support people best when approaching treatment through the lens of the systems they are a part of. I believe that people do not exist in a bubble. The interactions that we have with others influence the ways we move through the world. I work with people on understanding these interactions in unique ways to better serve their futures.
I am a queer and transmasculine identified family therapist licensed in MA, OR, and WA. I am most passionate about family systems work, having trained at the University of Massachusetts in marriage and family therapy. I support people best when approaching treatment through the lens of the systems they are a part of. I believe that people do not exist in a bubble. The interactions that we have with others influence the ways we move through the world. I work with people on understanding these interactions in unique ways to better serve their futures.
We bring a decolonized and liberated perspective to therapy. Blackness and all expressions thereof, are celebrated here at Kuji. The Black experience is incorporated into all of our services and all voices – LGBTQIA+, POC, and Indiginous, are uplifted and celebrated.
We bring a decolonized and liberated perspective to therapy. Blackness and all expressions thereof, are celebrated here at Kuji. The Black experience is incorporated into all of our services and all voices – LGBTQIA+, POC, and Indiginous, are uplifted and celebrated.
Currently accepting new clients. Sometimes making a change in our lives is more complicated than simply "trying our best." I work with clients to uncover their own strengths, and to regain power over the areas of life that feel overwhelming or out of control. My energy is warm and friendly, and past clients have appreciated the chance to explore difficult content in a non-judgmental environment. I treat individuals with PTSD and other anxiety and depressive disorders. Additionally, I work with adult adoptees and adoptive parents.
Currently accepting new clients. Sometimes making a change in our lives is more complicated than simply "trying our best." I work with clients to uncover their own strengths, and to regain power over the areas of life that feel overwhelming or out of control. My energy is warm and friendly, and past clients have appreciated the chance to explore difficult content in a non-judgmental environment. I treat individuals with PTSD and other anxiety and depressive disorders. Additionally, I work with adult adoptees and adoptive parents.
Madeline Lessing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Clients I work best with are members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, people who show signs of having Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and Autistic (or Autistic questioning) individuals. I have extensive knowledge about queer identity which I utilize to support clients in making sense of their circumstances, coping with and challenging discrimination, and building community. Clients with OCD can work with me to gradually transform overwhelming, fear-driven symptoms into acceptance, courage, and a greater ability to be present. Autistic clients and I tend to talk about strengthening coping skills, identity, autonomy, and self love.
Clients I work best with are members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, people who show signs of having Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and Autistic (or Autistic questioning) individuals. I have extensive knowledge about queer identity which I utilize to support clients in making sense of their circumstances, coping with and challenging discrimination, and building community. Clients with OCD can work with me to gradually transform overwhelming, fear-driven symptoms into acceptance, courage, and a greater ability to be present. Autistic clients and I tend to talk about strengthening coping skills, identity, autonomy, and self love.
As a transgender man, I understand the unique challenges that come with navigating personal health and identity.
Alongside "Me, Myself & Mind": Seeking support takes courage—and you've already taken a powerful first step. I provide a warm, collaborative space where you can explore challenges, gain clarity, and move toward meaningful change. Whether you're navigating anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, my goal is to help you reconnect with your strengths and values.
As a transgender man, I understand the unique challenges that come with navigating personal health and identity.
Alongside "Me, Myself & Mind": Seeking support takes courage—and you've already taken a powerful first step. I provide a warm, collaborative space where you can explore challenges, gain clarity, and move toward meaningful change. Whether you're navigating anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, my goal is to help you reconnect with your strengths and values.
Anyone who is looking for a liberatory psychotherapist with a fresh perspective may find we work well together. My recent experience lies with queer adults, especially trans adults. I also have significant experiencing working with young people.
I tend to work with those with complex or sustained trauma histories, as well as those with personality disorders and psychosis. I draw primarily from the psychoanalytic/psychodynamic tradition, but I work broadly.
I work with individuals, couples, poly relationship units (2 or more), and families. I work with people 16+ only.
Anyone who is looking for a liberatory psychotherapist with a fresh perspective may find we work well together. My recent experience lies with queer adults, especially trans adults. I also have significant experiencing working with young people.
I tend to work with those with complex or sustained trauma histories, as well as those with personality disorders and psychosis. I draw primarily from the psychoanalytic/psychodynamic tradition, but I work broadly.
I work with individuals, couples, poly relationship units (2 or more), and families. I work with people 16+ only.
Have you tried therapy before? Been called self-aware and still feel stuck? Frustrated because knowing why you feel the way you do isn't enough to be free from the same fears and thought spirals that keep coming up over and over?
Insight can be helpful, but it rarely gets everything unstuck. I work with people who need something beyond understanding what they feel––people who are willing to reconnect with and heal through the body, explore their inner world with care and imagination instead of scrutiny, and revisit pain in a way that offers transformation and real relief.
Have you tried therapy before? Been called self-aware and still feel stuck? Frustrated because knowing why you feel the way you do isn't enough to be free from the same fears and thought spirals that keep coming up over and over?
Insight can be helpful, but it rarely gets everything unstuck. I work with people who need something beyond understanding what they feel––people who are willing to reconnect with and heal through the body, explore their inner world with care and imagination instead of scrutiny, and revisit pain in a way that offers transformation and real relief.
Clients who work with me are invited to form an identity-affirming partnership along the path toward their own goals. I hold a keen awareness of the interplay of social identities and I'm comfortable integrating discussions of race, class, sex, gender, dis/ability, etc. into the therapeutic alliance. I tend to work with non-binary, trans, and/or queer clients who value working with a non-binary/trans/queer therapist.
Clients who work with me are invited to form an identity-affirming partnership along the path toward their own goals. I hold a keen awareness of the interplay of social identities and I'm comfortable integrating discussions of race, class, sex, gender, dis/ability, etc. into the therapeutic alliance. I tend to work with non-binary, trans, and/or queer clients who value working with a non-binary/trans/queer therapist.
Now Accepting New Clients! I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker and Psychotherapist for And Still We Rise, LLC. I believe that we heal in relationships and am passionate about co-creating healing spaces that go beyond traditional talk-only, skills-based, and/or medical models of care. My approach includes highlighting clients’ existing resources and helping build new ones; unpacking how privilege and oppression impact clients’ lives and the therapeutic relationship; exploring internal conflicts; and offering a nonjudgmental, trauma-informed therapeutic space.
Now Accepting New Clients! I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker and Psychotherapist for And Still We Rise, LLC. I believe that we heal in relationships and am passionate about co-creating healing spaces that go beyond traditional talk-only, skills-based, and/or medical models of care. My approach includes highlighting clients’ existing resources and helping build new ones; unpacking how privilege and oppression impact clients’ lives and the therapeutic relationship; exploring internal conflicts; and offering a nonjudgmental, trauma-informed therapeutic space.
People struggle with sex for many reasons such as learning "sex is bad", concern about differences in desire, no desire, struggling with sex/ gender identity, trauma, lack of comfort/education about sex, anxiety about having sex/talking about sex with others, pelvic pain, not orgasming, ED, premature ejaculation etc.
I am passionate about providing therapeutic spaces to all intersecting identities (Queer, trans, kinky, polyam, BIPOC, etc.). I utilize a mix of person centered, CBT, Somatic experience, sensate focus, relational & narrative therapy, and a bit of humor to help folks find what is blocking them and reconnect with themselves and their bodies in healing ways.
People struggle with sex for many reasons such as learning "sex is bad", concern about differences in desire, no desire, struggling with sex/ gender identity, trauma, lack of comfort/education about sex, anxiety about having sex/talking about sex with others, pelvic pain, not orgasming, ED, premature ejaculation etc.
I am passionate about providing therapeutic spaces to all intersecting identities (Queer, trans, kinky, polyam, BIPOC, etc.). I utilize a mix of person centered, CBT, Somatic experience, sensate focus, relational & narrative therapy, and a bit of humor to help folks find what is blocking them and reconnect with themselves and their bodies in healing ways.
I'm a relational (style) therapist & I love working with individuals seeking support in understanding identities (especially LGBQ/T folks), those experiencing relationship stressors, people navigating blended families or non-traditional family/relationship structures, and those dealing with impacts from trauma (single-event and/or ongoing i.e. complex PTSD, oppression.)
I am trained in EMDR and in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I also really enjoy providing gender affirmation consultation and support, whether that's related to medical decisions and documentation, identity exploration, and more!
I'm a relational (style) therapist & I love working with individuals seeking support in understanding identities (especially LGBQ/T folks), those experiencing relationship stressors, people navigating blended families or non-traditional family/relationship structures, and those dealing with impacts from trauma (single-event and/or ongoing i.e. complex PTSD, oppression.)
I am trained in EMDR and in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I also really enjoy providing gender affirmation consultation and support, whether that's related to medical decisions and documentation, identity exploration, and more!
Some of the topics we can explore in our work together are: exploring polyamory and non-monogamy, opening up, kink, gender identity, blended and step family dynamics, recovering from infidelity and rebuilding trust, rupture and repair work, and cultivating conflict and communication skills.
Hello! I'm Becs, a couples and relationship therapist. Most folks begin therapy with me because they feel stuck in unhelpful patterns of communicating, they struggle to feel understood or supported in their relationship, and they want to handle conflict and challenging emotions with greater ease. I support queer, gender expansive, neurodiverse, polyamorous and non-monogamous relationships, and stepparents and parents who are navigating a non-traditional family structure.
Some of the topics we can explore in our work together are: exploring polyamory and non-monogamy, opening up, kink, gender identity, blended and step family dynamics, recovering from infidelity and rebuilding trust, rupture and repair work, and cultivating conflict and communication skills.
Hello! I'm Becs, a couples and relationship therapist. Most folks begin therapy with me because they feel stuck in unhelpful patterns of communicating, they struggle to feel understood or supported in their relationship, and they want to handle conflict and challenging emotions with greater ease. I support queer, gender expansive, neurodiverse, polyamorous and non-monogamous relationships, and stepparents and parents who are navigating a non-traditional family structure.
My goal is to provide a safe and affirming space, especially for transgender, non-binary, gender expansive, queer/LGBTQIA+ adolescents and young adults.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years experience working with families, young adults and adolescents. I specialize in and am most passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ individuals. I graduated from Simmons College of Social Work and enthusiastically work to help my clients make lasting, visible changes.
My goal is to provide a safe and affirming space, especially for transgender, non-binary, gender expansive, queer/LGBTQIA+ adolescents and young adults.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years experience working with families, young adults and adolescents. I specialize in and am most passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ individuals. I graduated from Simmons College of Social Work and enthusiastically work to help my clients make lasting, visible changes.
My clients are often smart, passionate people who struggle with self doubt, anxiety, perfectionism, and co-dependency. I work with queer/trans/GNC adults, couples, or multi-person partnerships of all genders/sexualities seeking help with depression, anxiety, ASD spectrum, parenting, life transitions, trauma/C-PTSD, relationship counseling, & other issues. I provide perinatal+postpartum therapeutic services, including issues related to fertility/family planning, co-/parenting, birthing/birth trauma(s), and blended families. I support sex workers and provide a sex positive space for folks of all identities and sexualities.
My clients are often smart, passionate people who struggle with self doubt, anxiety, perfectionism, and co-dependency. I work with queer/trans/GNC adults, couples, or multi-person partnerships of all genders/sexualities seeking help with depression, anxiety, ASD spectrum, parenting, life transitions, trauma/C-PTSD, relationship counseling, & other issues. I provide perinatal+postpartum therapeutic services, including issues related to fertility/family planning, co-/parenting, birthing/birth trauma(s), and blended families. I support sex workers and provide a sex positive space for folks of all identities and sexualities.
Phoebe offers a warm and authentic space to connect, understanding “problems” in the context of societal oppression rather than as individual failures or pathologies. They offer a space where grief, anger and all parts of self are welcome, where you can rewrite old stories that no longer serve you, and envision/create a new future for yourself.
Phoebe offers a warm and authentic space to connect, understanding “problems” in the context of societal oppression rather than as individual failures or pathologies. They offer a space where grief, anger and all parts of self are welcome, where you can rewrite old stories that no longer serve you, and envision/create a new future for yourself.
So many of us have been cut off from our bodies, creativity, and exploring or expressing our authentic selves. I’m passionate about helping you revive those connections so you can live more of the life you want. Doing that often isn’t easy, but it can be so worth it, and you deserve access to your full aliveness. My goal is to create a space where you can explore your diverse experiences and fully welcome all aspects of your multifaceted self. Whether you're looking to feel more connected and resourced, heal from trauma, shift patterns, or reclaim your voice, creativity, or agency, I'd love to support you.
So many of us have been cut off from our bodies, creativity, and exploring or expressing our authentic selves. I’m passionate about helping you revive those connections so you can live more of the life you want. Doing that often isn’t easy, but it can be so worth it, and you deserve access to your full aliveness. My goal is to create a space where you can explore your diverse experiences and fully welcome all aspects of your multifaceted self. Whether you're looking to feel more connected and resourced, heal from trauma, shift patterns, or reclaim your voice, creativity, or agency, I'd love to support you.
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Transgender Therapists
As a gender-diverse individual, why might I want to see a therapist who is also gender diverse?
A trans or gender-diverse client may want to see a therapist who is also trans or gender diverse because the client may feel safer sharing their experiences and more confident that the therapist will understand, validate, and support them. But trans or gender-diverse clients can also benefit from therapy with cisgender therapists; this is a personal decision based on the connection between the client and the therapist, and if that connection is strong, therapy will be successful.
What if I cannot find a therapist who shares my gender identity?
Therapy can still be effective if a therapist does not share a client’s gender identity; a large body of research indicates that the most important factor in successful therapy is the therapeutic alliance. A therapist can also be interviewed for sensitivity and competence on gender identity and expression to ensure they possess appropriate knowledge and skills. Many therapists have excellent training and extensive experience working with gender-diverse clients, and that expertise can be invaluable despite a therapist not sharing the same firsthand experiences.
How can I recognize a good therapist for working with gender-diverse clients?
An experienced therapist should be able to help clients explore their gender identity and expression, alleviate discomfort related to their gender identity, treat mental health challenges and trauma, address existing relationships and communication with family members and loved ones, and determine the next steps pertaining to nonmedical or medical gender-affirming interventions. To recognize a good therapist, clients can ask about these topics and explore their comfort and connection with the clinician.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with transgender clients?
Clients should feel comfortable asking therapists directly about their experience working with transgender or gender-diverse clientele. For example, clients may ask about the therapist’s training and education with regard to gender identity, how many trans clients they’ve worked with in the past, and what sorts of matters were discussed. You may wish to inquire how a therapist specifically supports the needs of transgender clients or clients questioning their gender identity. A good clinician who is nonetheless not the right fit for you is often happy to make referrals to others based on the concerns you articulate in a preliminary conversation.