Transgender Therapists in Frederick, MD
I am a nonbinary and neurodivergent therapist who seeks to cultivate therapeutic relationships with warmth and gentleness. I find that regardless of age, therapy can be a place to dig down into our most creative, emotional, honest selves and find new ways to make sure those parts are held. I have a particular interest in working with youth, neurodivergent folks, attachment, and exploring all facets of identity together.
I am a nonbinary and neurodivergent therapist who seeks to cultivate therapeutic relationships with warmth and gentleness. I find that regardless of age, therapy can be a place to dig down into our most creative, emotional, honest selves and find new ways to make sure those parts are held. I have a particular interest in working with youth, neurodivergent folks, attachment, and exploring all facets of identity together.
Society is confusing. You're neurodivergent and/or queer trying to figure out how to exist while a part of a world that pushes for "one size fits all." You're torn between wanting to "get it right" and rejecting the rigid boxes dominant culture wants you in. People's reactions make you question if you did the right thing when placing boundaries or making a request. Or... You're a parent trying to determine what's best for your child. They have big feelings and behaviors. Where do you start? You've learned from "experts" which emotions are correct at certain times which doesn't sit quite right when helping your kid.
Society is confusing. You're neurodivergent and/or queer trying to figure out how to exist while a part of a world that pushes for "one size fits all." You're torn between wanting to "get it right" and rejecting the rigid boxes dominant culture wants you in. People's reactions make you question if you did the right thing when placing boundaries or making a request. Or... You're a parent trying to determine what's best for your child. They have big feelings and behaviors. Where do you start? You've learned from "experts" which emotions are correct at certain times which doesn't sit quite right when helping your kid.
Inner-Evolution Counseling, Coaching & Yoga
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSWC
Frederick, MD 21701
Hello! My name is Andrea Boyd, (she, her) LCSW-C and I am a psychotherapist specializing in working with teens and young adults. I am a trauma informed therapist and I use a combination of talk therapy, mindfulness based approaches, and trauma protocols, especially EMDR, to help people cope with hard times, heal from their past experiences, and create meaning and joy in their lives. As a queer/pan and neurodiverse therapist, I often work with young people with marginalized identities, especially queer, neurodiverse, or disabled young people, who are navigating a world that was, in many ways, not built with them in mind.
Hello! My name is Andrea Boyd, (she, her) LCSW-C and I am a psychotherapist specializing in working with teens and young adults. I am a trauma informed therapist and I use a combination of talk therapy, mindfulness based approaches, and trauma protocols, especially EMDR, to help people cope with hard times, heal from their past experiences, and create meaning and joy in their lives. As a queer/pan and neurodiverse therapist, I often work with young people with marginalized identities, especially queer, neurodiverse, or disabled young people, who are navigating a world that was, in many ways, not built with them in mind.
Calvin Ryan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
2 Endorsed
Frederick, MD 21701
Waitlist for new clients
I am a strengths-based, transmasculine therapist who aims to provide a safe, welcoming, and affirming space for people to be their true selves. My approach to therapy is humanistic and centers the stories and lived experiences of my clients. I also often utilize the tenants of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as a framework to support clients’ self-awareness and personal growth, and Motivational Interviewing (MI) to support clients with social anxiety, anxiety, depression, and navigating alcohol and substance use.
I am a strengths-based, transmasculine therapist who aims to provide a safe, welcoming, and affirming space for people to be their true selves. My approach to therapy is humanistic and centers the stories and lived experiences of my clients. I also often utilize the tenants of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as a framework to support clients’ self-awareness and personal growth, and Motivational Interviewing (MI) to support clients with social anxiety, anxiety, depression, and navigating alcohol and substance use.
Justine Kilian
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
2 Endorsed
Frederick, MD 21701
Waitlist for new clients
I am a compassionate, irreverent, strengths-based therapist. I enjoy helping teenagers, adults, and partnerships deepen their relationships with themselves. I think of therapy as a laboratory for discerning and developing life change. By considering therapy, I believe that you already possess the innate capacity and bravery to pursue this change so that you can live your life to the fullest. I draw upon psychodynamic, narrative, transfeminist, and other liberatory approaches in my work with clients. I have completed EMDR Basic Training with Deany Laliotis of the Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy.
I am a compassionate, irreverent, strengths-based therapist. I enjoy helping teenagers, adults, and partnerships deepen their relationships with themselves. I think of therapy as a laboratory for discerning and developing life change. By considering therapy, I believe that you already possess the innate capacity and bravery to pursue this change so that you can live your life to the fullest. I draw upon psychodynamic, narrative, transfeminist, and other liberatory approaches in my work with clients. I have completed EMDR Basic Training with Deany Laliotis of the Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy.
I am a psychotherapist with clinical and academic training in social work and women’s and gender studies. My work stems from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and critical social work perspective, and centers on collective relationship building. My approach to therapy is relational at its core and recognizes our need for connectivity with other beings, with ourselves, and with our environments. I have a warm and eclectic approach to therapy and use various methods to help support my clients.
I am a psychotherapist with clinical and academic training in social work and women’s and gender studies. My work stems from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and critical social work perspective, and centers on collective relationship building. My approach to therapy is relational at its core and recognizes our need for connectivity with other beings, with ourselves, and with our environments. I have a warm and eclectic approach to therapy and use various methods to help support my clients.
Have you been secretly struggling with burdens trying to ‘grin and bear it’, or afraid to ask for help? Have you been traumatized? Feel unloveable or worthless? Does finishing school or keeping a job seem impossible? Are you having trouble connecting with family and friends? Feel frustrated with life itself? You’re not broken or alone; therapy can be a great tool that can help you find that inner resiliency to keep moving forward without being weighed down by guilt, shame, or judgement. It’s okay to ask for support and help, especially when the world feels like a dumpster fire on top of our own personal battles.
Have you been secretly struggling with burdens trying to ‘grin and bear it’, or afraid to ask for help? Have you been traumatized? Feel unloveable or worthless? Does finishing school or keeping a job seem impossible? Are you having trouble connecting with family and friends? Feel frustrated with life itself? You’re not broken or alone; therapy can be a great tool that can help you find that inner resiliency to keep moving forward without being weighed down by guilt, shame, or judgement. It’s okay to ask for support and help, especially when the world feels like a dumpster fire on top of our own personal battles.
Struggling with the past intruding into the present? Trauma, whether we’ve lived with it for decades or days, tends to reverberate through our lives in powerful and often unpredictable ways. Feeling worn down by a society where your humanity is a matter of public debate? It’s tough for queer and trans people to find time to be vulnerable when our identities are under attack. Are you an activist running low on steam? Collective liberation is critical to changing the social conditions that cause our suffering, but caring for our individual mental health needs allows us to challenge those conditions with clear eyes and open hearts.
Struggling with the past intruding into the present? Trauma, whether we’ve lived with it for decades or days, tends to reverberate through our lives in powerful and often unpredictable ways. Feeling worn down by a society where your humanity is a matter of public debate? It’s tough for queer and trans people to find time to be vulnerable when our identities are under attack. Are you an activist running low on steam? Collective liberation is critical to changing the social conditions that cause our suffering, but caring for our individual mental health needs allows us to challenge those conditions with clear eyes and open hearts.
I have extensive experience supporting LGBTQ+, transgender/gender diverse, polyamorous, neurodivergent, Deaf/HOH, and disabled individuals, as well as parents of children with disabilities.
I work best with clients who are ready to actively engage in their healing journey, even when the work feels difficult. I support individuals who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by trauma, anxiety, triggers, or life experiences and want to build healthier coping skills and emotional balance. I especially enjoy working with neurodivergent, queer, LGBTQ+, and polyamorous clients seeking an affirming and supportive space. Together, we work toward understanding symptoms, processing trauma, and learning how to move through triggers so they no longer control daily life.
I have extensive experience supporting LGBTQ+, transgender/gender diverse, polyamorous, neurodivergent, Deaf/HOH, and disabled individuals, as well as parents of children with disabilities.
I work best with clients who are ready to actively engage in their healing journey, even when the work feels difficult. I support individuals who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by trauma, anxiety, triggers, or life experiences and want to build healthier coping skills and emotional balance. I especially enjoy working with neurodivergent, queer, LGBTQ+, and polyamorous clients seeking an affirming and supportive space. Together, we work toward understanding symptoms, processing trauma, and learning how to move through triggers so they no longer control daily life.
Searching for a therapist who gets the experiences of transgender, kinky, polyamorous, queer communities?
Asking thought provoking questions, listening to your story and exploring how it might change, identifying various parts of you and what role they play/how they can work together, all of these are approaches I can bring to the table depending on your needs and wants. I help couples and polycules enhance communication, boundaries, and co-regulation.
Searching for a therapist who gets the experiences of transgender, kinky, polyamorous, queer communities?
Asking thought provoking questions, listening to your story and exploring how it might change, identifying various parts of you and what role they play/how they can work together, all of these are approaches I can bring to the table depending on your needs and wants. I help couples and polycules enhance communication, boundaries, and co-regulation.
I always have openings to discuss letters for gender affirming surgery!
Often, we feel like we have to be strong. Either because other people rely on us, we were taught to bury our feelings, or we don't think we deserve the time and attention. But unspoken pain does not go away on its own. Ignoring our problems can work for a time, but it's not a long term solution. My goal is to give you the space to focus on your needs.
I always have openings to discuss letters for gender affirming surgery!
Often, we feel like we have to be strong. Either because other people rely on us, we were taught to bury our feelings, or we don't think we deserve the time and attention. But unspoken pain does not go away on its own. Ignoring our problems can work for a time, but it's not a long term solution. My goal is to give you the space to focus on your needs.
You may be reaching a point where old roles no longer fit: scapegoat, caretaker, emotional stabilizer, or “the strong one.”
What follows can feel disorienting, including grief, anger, relief, and a growing refusal to contort yourself for systems that relied on your silence.
I work with adults who are ready to step out of survival roles and into sovereignty—people who want to understand how they adapted, not stay stuck retelling what hurt. Many of my clients are navigating estrangement, enmeshed family systems, complex trauma, identity shifts, or the consequences of choosing themselves for the first time.
You may be reaching a point where old roles no longer fit: scapegoat, caretaker, emotional stabilizer, or “the strong one.”
What follows can feel disorienting, including grief, anger, relief, and a growing refusal to contort yourself for systems that relied on your silence.
I work with adults who are ready to step out of survival roles and into sovereignty—people who want to understand how they adapted, not stay stuck retelling what hurt. Many of my clients are navigating estrangement, enmeshed family systems, complex trauma, identity shifts, or the consequences of choosing themselves for the first time.
Not all childhoods are created equally. We all deserve the space and support we need to develop and explore our sense of self, but when you're chronically in survival mode, identity gets deprioritized in favor of safety. If you're noticing yourself feeling held back by your trauma, I want to help you reclaim your life. Our sessions will help you recognize and validate your strengths, confront your problems with gentle accountability, and establish actionable steps towards real change. If therapy seems overwhelming to you, I want you to know we can find ways to make the scary seem approachable and the confusing seem comprehensible.
Not all childhoods are created equally. We all deserve the space and support we need to develop and explore our sense of self, but when you're chronically in survival mode, identity gets deprioritized in favor of safety. If you're noticing yourself feeling held back by your trauma, I want to help you reclaim your life. Our sessions will help you recognize and validate your strengths, confront your problems with gentle accountability, and establish actionable steps towards real change. If therapy seems overwhelming to you, I want you to know we can find ways to make the scary seem approachable and the confusing seem comprehensible.
The Moth House is a counseling collective of LGBTQ+ therapists that specializes in providing affirming and liberating mental healthcare for individuals and relationships of all types (couples, polycules, families, friends). We aim to provide a variety of therapeutic services such as talk therapy, support groups, resources and events for teens and adults. We dream of a world in which therapy can be a collaborative, flexible, and liberating processing space that’s a safe container for healing. Like moths drawn to the light, a place in which you can return home, back to yourself – over and over again.
The Moth House is a counseling collective of LGBTQ+ therapists that specializes in providing affirming and liberating mental healthcare for individuals and relationships of all types (couples, polycules, families, friends). We aim to provide a variety of therapeutic services such as talk therapy, support groups, resources and events for teens and adults. We dream of a world in which therapy can be a collaborative, flexible, and liberating processing space that’s a safe container for healing. Like moths drawn to the light, a place in which you can return home, back to yourself – over and over again.
Kate MacShane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MEd, MSW, LCSW-C
3 Endorsed
Frederick, MD 21701
Waitlist for new clients
I help families to better understand their transgender loved ones and navigate gender transition together.
As a sex and relationship therapist, I work with individuals and partners of all identities who seek to heal, understand, and improve their intimate relationships. I am kink- and poly-aware and affirming. I work with relationship partners to find deeper connection, improve communication, and resolve conflict.
I help families to better understand their transgender loved ones and navigate gender transition together.
As a sex and relationship therapist, I work with individuals and partners of all identities who seek to heal, understand, and improve their intimate relationships. I am kink- and poly-aware and affirming. I work with relationship partners to find deeper connection, improve communication, and resolve conflict.
I am passionate about helping women that were diagnosed with ADHD and Autism in adulthood. If you’re a highly-sensitive person (HSP) or a recovering people pleaser, let’s work together on coping strategies that will help you thrive. I provide LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent affirming care to ages 14+. I am trained as a Brainspotting Practitioner: a transformative therapy that helps clients process and release deep seated emotions and trauma. This evidence-based practice can be done virtually with great results.
I am passionate about helping women that were diagnosed with ADHD and Autism in adulthood. If you’re a highly-sensitive person (HSP) or a recovering people pleaser, let’s work together on coping strategies that will help you thrive. I provide LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent affirming care to ages 14+. I am trained as a Brainspotting Practitioner: a transformative therapy that helps clients process and release deep seated emotions and trauma. This evidence-based practice can be done virtually with great results.
I work with people searching for their identities and voices that have been stifled, forgotten, or disregarded. This softening of the voice can occur for many reasons including violence in the home, a major change in your lifestyle, or an upbringing where you weren't seen or heard. In my practice, I want people to speak their true thoughts and feelings so that they can create relationships with people they genuinely enjoy. I have worked with people for over 20 years improve their lives.
I work with people searching for their identities and voices that have been stifled, forgotten, or disregarded. This softening of the voice can occur for many reasons including violence in the home, a major change in your lifestyle, or an upbringing where you weren't seen or heard. In my practice, I want people to speak their true thoughts and feelings so that they can create relationships with people they genuinely enjoy. I have worked with people for over 20 years improve their lives.
There are times when getting through life can be a daily struggle. Anxiety, depression, PTSD, Eating Disorders, OCD, Borderline and Bipolar Disorders are just some of the mental health difficulties experienced by people of all ages, gender identities, races, religions and ethnic backgrounds. I can help you or a family member improve your quality of life through the exploration of past experiences, belief systems and relational styles, and aid you in developing constructive tools that can be used to make positive life changes. I strive to create a comfortable, trusting environment that facilitates insightful discussion.
There are times when getting through life can be a daily struggle. Anxiety, depression, PTSD, Eating Disorders, OCD, Borderline and Bipolar Disorders are just some of the mental health difficulties experienced by people of all ages, gender identities, races, religions and ethnic backgrounds. I can help you or a family member improve your quality of life through the exploration of past experiences, belief systems and relational styles, and aid you in developing constructive tools that can be used to make positive life changes. I strive to create a comfortable, trusting environment that facilitates insightful discussion.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who works with adolescents (12+), adults and families by providing a compassionate, affirming and non-judgmental space to explore life’s challenges. With over 15 years of experience, I use an eclectic therapeutic style incorporating interventions from multiple therapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and Solution-Focused Therapy. I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is an integral part of helping my clients to achieve personal growth, improve awareness and gain insight into patterns of emotional issues.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who works with adolescents (12+), adults and families by providing a compassionate, affirming and non-judgmental space to explore life’s challenges. With over 15 years of experience, I use an eclectic therapeutic style incorporating interventions from multiple therapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and Solution-Focused Therapy. I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is an integral part of helping my clients to achieve personal growth, improve awareness and gain insight into patterns of emotional issues.
I am a practical consultant for getting movement towards the life you want. I have enjoyed being a practicing psychotherapist for over 25 years having worked with thousands of clients. This experience enables me to quickly clarify issues and help you develop a plan to have the life you want. Being gentle and simultaneously direct is my forte so I will use your time effectively. I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a primary intervention with other approaches woven in as needed. I do not take myself too seriously and laughter is an essential therapeutic ingredient.
I am a practical consultant for getting movement towards the life you want. I have enjoyed being a practicing psychotherapist for over 25 years having worked with thousands of clients. This experience enables me to quickly clarify issues and help you develop a plan to have the life you want. Being gentle and simultaneously direct is my forte so I will use your time effectively. I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a primary intervention with other approaches woven in as needed. I do not take myself too seriously and laughter is an essential therapeutic ingredient.
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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.