LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Virginia, MN
I am comfortable working with anyone, but especially people who have experienced trauma, are in crisis, are struggling with substance use, are LGBTQ+, are Indigenous, are Autistic, have ADHD, or have Borderline Personality Disorder to name a few.
I provide client-centered and solution-focused approaches; utilizing Harm Reduction, DBT skills, or CBT; where appropriate. I specialize in serving adults and elders, and I have 4-5 years experience serving children and adolescents. I offer telehealth services for Minnesota residents.
I am comfortable working with anyone, but especially people who have experienced trauma, are in crisis, are struggling with substance use, are LGBTQ+, are Indigenous, are Autistic, have ADHD, or have Borderline Personality Disorder to name a few.
I provide client-centered and solution-focused approaches; utilizing Harm Reduction, DBT skills, or CBT; where appropriate. I specialize in serving adults and elders, and I have 4-5 years experience serving children and adolescents. I offer telehealth services for Minnesota residents.
Clients come to me seeking more than talk therapy—they’re looking for a safe, grounded space to be truly seen and supported. With 25+ years of social work experience, I bring clinical expertise and a compassionate, collaborative approach. I specialize in trauma, interpersonal conflict, anxiety and depression, and caregiver support, using somatic practices and polyvagal theory to promote lasting change. In my North Shore setting, clients find space to rest, reflect, and reconnect—gaining insight, releasing old patterns, and building a more peaceful, empowered life.
Clients come to me seeking more than talk therapy—they’re looking for a safe, grounded space to be truly seen and supported. With 25+ years of social work experience, I bring clinical expertise and a compassionate, collaborative approach. I specialize in trauma, interpersonal conflict, anxiety and depression, and caregiver support, using somatic practices and polyvagal theory to promote lasting change. In my North Shore setting, clients find space to rest, reflect, and reconnect—gaining insight, releasing old patterns, and building a more peaceful, empowered life.
I am deeply committed to supporting individuals and families on their journey toward healing and self-discovery. Therapy is a way to identify positive and negative patterns in your life, discover your strengths, learn new coping skills, and feel empowered to overcome hardships. Setting goals is important for achieving new milestones, helping identify what is important in your life, and creating an overall sense of direction for your future. I strive to provide a warm, safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for self-discovery to reach your goals.
I am deeply committed to supporting individuals and families on their journey toward healing and self-discovery. Therapy is a way to identify positive and negative patterns in your life, discover your strengths, learn new coping skills, and feel empowered to overcome hardships. Setting goals is important for achieving new milestones, helping identify what is important in your life, and creating an overall sense of direction for your future. I strive to provide a warm, safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for self-discovery to reach your goals.
In the last 27 years I have worked with clients who have sought to make changes in their lives. I have extensive experience in the areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, relationship issues and grief and loss. My passion is helping individuals, families and couples find ways which support the desired growth and change they are seeking. I focus on individual, couple or family strengths brought into sessions as a building place for the onset of healing and change to take place. My collaborative and straightforward approach with clients has empowered them to take needed steps to achieve their goals.
In the last 27 years I have worked with clients who have sought to make changes in their lives. I have extensive experience in the areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, relationship issues and grief and loss. My passion is helping individuals, families and couples find ways which support the desired growth and change they are seeking. I focus on individual, couple or family strengths brought into sessions as a building place for the onset of healing and change to take place. My collaborative and straightforward approach with clients has empowered them to take needed steps to achieve their goals.
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As a Master of Social Work from Aurora University, I completed a clinical and forensic concentration, which equipped me to provide a range of therapeutic services to individuals, families, and communities. I am committed to advancing social justice and advocacy on behalf of and beside my clients and community as a dedicated and compassionate professional.
As a Master of Social Work from Aurora University, I completed a clinical and forensic concentration, which equipped me to provide a range of therapeutic services to individuals, families, and communities. I am committed to advancing social justice and advocacy on behalf of and beside my clients and community as a dedicated and compassionate professional.
Kind Mind reserves the right to be exceptionally kind regardless of gender, age, race, religion, ethnicity, past actions, political outlook, sexual orientation, social status, class, appearance, language, or occupation. Kind Mind Center believes in the innate ability of all people to reach their fullest potential as a creative, compassionate, and conscious being. Kind Mind Center provides dedicated and professional integrative health, mental health & substance abuse therapeutic services with a person-centered professional approach, serving all people, from all walks of life, with compassion, dignity & respect.
Kind Mind reserves the right to be exceptionally kind regardless of gender, age, race, religion, ethnicity, past actions, political outlook, sexual orientation, social status, class, appearance, language, or occupation. Kind Mind Center believes in the innate ability of all people to reach their fullest potential as a creative, compassionate, and conscious being. Kind Mind Center provides dedicated and professional integrative health, mental health & substance abuse therapeutic services with a person-centered professional approach, serving all people, from all walks of life, with compassion, dignity & respect.
Online Therapists
At our clinic, we offer clinical settings for services over a lifetime. Our adolescent and adult program considers it a privilege to partner with clients in processing and moving through their journey to healing, well-being, and self-actualization. Keeping an open mind and being utterly nonjudgmental while working with others is important. Our style is very open and fluid. We respect each person as unique and feel excited by the many facets of human diversity daily. We are comfortable working with individuals, children, and families dealing with various stressors and/or presenting with different mental concerns.
At our clinic, we offer clinical settings for services over a lifetime. Our adolescent and adult program considers it a privilege to partner with clients in processing and moving through their journey to healing, well-being, and self-actualization. Keeping an open mind and being utterly nonjudgmental while working with others is important. Our style is very open and fluid. We respect each person as unique and feel excited by the many facets of human diversity daily. We are comfortable working with individuals, children, and families dealing with various stressors and/or presenting with different mental concerns.
Most of the people who find their way to me aren't in crisis. They're living something harder to name: a life that looks right from the outside and feels quietly off from the inside. Burnout that a long weekend doesn't touch. A relationship that has grown distant without a clear reason. A transition that has left them uncertain about what comes next. They've often tried to reason their way through it. Some have tried therapy before and didn't feel like they were getting anywhere. Together we slow things down, look honestly at what's driving the experience, and build from there. I work with individuals, couples, and families.
Most of the people who find their way to me aren't in crisis. They're living something harder to name: a life that looks right from the outside and feels quietly off from the inside. Burnout that a long weekend doesn't touch. A relationship that has grown distant without a clear reason. A transition that has left them uncertain about what comes next. They've often tried to reason their way through it. Some have tried therapy before and didn't feel like they were getting anywhere. Together we slow things down, look honestly at what's driving the experience, and build from there. I work with individuals, couples, and families.
I'm a strengths-based therapist that loves working collaboratively with LGBTQIA2S+ teens or adults struggling with identity issues, depression, past trauma, general or social anxiety, socially or medically transitioning, or the ways in which others perceive them. I also find my relationship work to be meaningful, whether it is working with individuals who are trying to be better communicators, or with monogamous/ethically non-monogamous couples who are trying to improve communication, manage conflict in more effective and conducive ways, or reignite the romance and intimacy in their relationship.
I'm a strengths-based therapist that loves working collaboratively with LGBTQIA2S+ teens or adults struggling with identity issues, depression, past trauma, general or social anxiety, socially or medically transitioning, or the ways in which others perceive them. I also find my relationship work to be meaningful, whether it is working with individuals who are trying to be better communicators, or with monogamous/ethically non-monogamous couples who are trying to improve communication, manage conflict in more effective and conducive ways, or reignite the romance and intimacy in their relationship.
As a person centered therapist Hannah strives to integrate evidence-based practices using a compassionate and a trauma-informed approach. Her goal is to create a safe non-judgemental environment to address areas of concern for her clients. She believes that each individual deserves respect, dignity, and the opportunity for growth and healing regardless of their background. She is passionate about advocating for the LGBTQ+ community and helping individuals navigate the complexities of identity and societal stigma.
As a person centered therapist Hannah strives to integrate evidence-based practices using a compassionate and a trauma-informed approach. Her goal is to create a safe non-judgemental environment to address areas of concern for her clients. She believes that each individual deserves respect, dignity, and the opportunity for growth and healing regardless of their background. She is passionate about advocating for the LGBTQ+ community and helping individuals navigate the complexities of identity and societal stigma.
Welcome! My name is Leah DeBoer (they/she pronouns), and I am happy to congratulate you on making a big step towards healing and wellness! As a therapist, I strongly believe in personalizing my approach to your specific needs, personality, and preferences. I believe in building a strong relationship because truthfully sharing vulnerable information requires trust. This is especially true for working through trauma and trauma responses - I do not expect you to share your entire trauma history day one of working together. I believe in judgement free practice where you come exactly as you are, and I will meet you where you are at.
Welcome! My name is Leah DeBoer (they/she pronouns), and I am happy to congratulate you on making a big step towards healing and wellness! As a therapist, I strongly believe in personalizing my approach to your specific needs, personality, and preferences. I believe in building a strong relationship because truthfully sharing vulnerable information requires trust. This is especially true for working through trauma and trauma responses - I do not expect you to share your entire trauma history day one of working together. I believe in judgement free practice where you come exactly as you are, and I will meet you where you are at.
As a therapist and Methodist clergy, I believe in a holistic approach to healing—caring for the mind, soul, and body.
I specialize in supporting individuals through grief, anxiety, and depression, as well as those navigating the journey of having a disability (I'm fluent in ASL). LGBTQI+ identity/ expression, parenting frustrations, adjustment disorders, adoption (I am both a birth mother and adoptive mother of five) or just navigating the times we live in.
I also enjoy working in the area of religion, spirituality or deconstructing a faith tradition which no longer serves you.
Give me a call! See if we are a good fit!
As a therapist and Methodist clergy, I believe in a holistic approach to healing—caring for the mind, soul, and body.
I specialize in supporting individuals through grief, anxiety, and depression, as well as those navigating the journey of having a disability (I'm fluent in ASL). LGBTQI+ identity/ expression, parenting frustrations, adjustment disorders, adoption (I am both a birth mother and adoptive mother of five) or just navigating the times we live in.
I also enjoy working in the area of religion, spirituality or deconstructing a faith tradition which no longer serves you.
Give me a call! See if we are a good fit!
I am a queer therapist and love working with those with diverse cultural backgrounds, sexual and gender orientations, and religious preferences.
I have experience in working with individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, ADHD, and working through difficult life transitions. I am passionate about working with those in the LGBTQIA+ community and utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, multigenerational family systems and feminist therapeutic approaches.
I am a queer therapist and love working with those with diverse cultural backgrounds, sexual and gender orientations, and religious preferences.
I have experience in working with individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, ADHD, and working through difficult life transitions. I am passionate about working with those in the LGBTQIA+ community and utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, multigenerational family systems and feminist therapeutic approaches.
Thank you for arriving here with me. Whether you are experiencing past trauma that is resurfacing, the weight of burnout, or the quiet exhaustion that comes from always being the strong one, you deserve a space to slow down and reconnect with yourself. I help adults (18+) explore their inner worlds with compassion and curiosity. Clients often come to me navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, burnout, self-esteem challenges, self-identity or major life transitions like loss of a loved one, breakup/divorce or perimenopause/menopause. My intention is to provide safe space to land.
Thank you for arriving here with me. Whether you are experiencing past trauma that is resurfacing, the weight of burnout, or the quiet exhaustion that comes from always being the strong one, you deserve a space to slow down and reconnect with yourself. I help adults (18+) explore their inner worlds with compassion and curiosity. Clients often come to me navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, burnout, self-esteem challenges, self-identity or major life transitions like loss of a loved one, breakup/divorce or perimenopause/menopause. My intention is to provide safe space to land.
Hello, I am Gretchen Kafer, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Most of my clients state they start therapy because they are feeling inadequate, having relationship problems, and/or feeling exhausted from hiding how much they’re struggling inside with the complexities of anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, multiple stressors, or feeling dissatisfied with themselves or life circumstances. My job as a therapist is to help you identify and access your internal strength and power to accomplish your goals. I provide a supportive, non-judgmental, and encouraging space to work through emotions, overcome challenges, and move forward.
Hello, I am Gretchen Kafer, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Most of my clients state they start therapy because they are feeling inadequate, having relationship problems, and/or feeling exhausted from hiding how much they’re struggling inside with the complexities of anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, multiple stressors, or feeling dissatisfied with themselves or life circumstances. My job as a therapist is to help you identify and access your internal strength and power to accomplish your goals. I provide a supportive, non-judgmental, and encouraging space to work through emotions, overcome challenges, and move forward.
With 25+ yrs experience as a therapist, I enjoy and have experience working with trauma, depression, anxiety, relationships, stress management, & professional burnout. I particularly enjoy and have experience supporting other helping professionals in all of these areas. I appreciate using humor and gratitude in combination with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology, EMDR, DBT strategies, & Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART; trauma modality). I truly love being a therapist and appreciate being allowed to be a part of such meaningful change in people's lives.
With 25+ yrs experience as a therapist, I enjoy and have experience working with trauma, depression, anxiety, relationships, stress management, & professional burnout. I particularly enjoy and have experience supporting other helping professionals in all of these areas. I appreciate using humor and gratitude in combination with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology, EMDR, DBT strategies, & Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART; trauma modality). I truly love being a therapist and appreciate being allowed to be a part of such meaningful change in people's lives.
I have experience with sexual disturbances like porn addiction, kink, BIPOC, and Queer people.
We are living in very challenging times of instability and change. I assist with the enhancement of coping mechanisms through the art of therapy. We will identify the stressors related to the trauma of life experiences that have created discord with your spirit/soul. We will work together to help promote healthy living with your Self, family, and community, while addressing psychosexuality issues. Our goal is to thrive with new and curious ways of living. Virtual and in-person therapeutic sessions options available for both Minnesota and Wisconsin residents. Most insurances accepted.
I have experience with sexual disturbances like porn addiction, kink, BIPOC, and Queer people.
We are living in very challenging times of instability and change. I assist with the enhancement of coping mechanisms through the art of therapy. We will identify the stressors related to the trauma of life experiences that have created discord with your spirit/soul. We will work together to help promote healthy living with your Self, family, and community, while addressing psychosexuality issues. Our goal is to thrive with new and curious ways of living. Virtual and in-person therapeutic sessions options available for both Minnesota and Wisconsin residents. Most insurances accepted.
Are the constant stressors of life wearing down on you? Have you lost motivation to do the things that once brought you joy? Do you find yourself isolated from your support system? Are you blaming yourself for feeling this way? You are not broken and have so much magic inside of you waiting to come back to the surface. Let's talk!
Are the constant stressors of life wearing down on you? Have you lost motivation to do the things that once brought you joy? Do you find yourself isolated from your support system? Are you blaming yourself for feeling this way? You are not broken and have so much magic inside of you waiting to come back to the surface. Let's talk!
MAP Behavioral Health Center
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, PsyD, LP, LADC, APRN
Duluth, MN 55802
Immediate Openings Available! Welcome to MAP, a comprehensive mental health center dedicated to providing individual and family counseling and medication management/psychiatric-mental health care in a warm, welcoming environment.
Immediate Openings Available! Welcome to MAP, a comprehensive mental health center dedicated to providing individual and family counseling and medication management/psychiatric-mental health care in a warm, welcoming environment.
I have helped a range of people, men, women, teens, and members of the LGBTQ community, examine their lives from new perspectives and discover new solutions.
I am psychodynamically trained as well as skilled in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), emotion regulation (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS)/ Parts Work and EMDR. If you want to improve your self-esteem, communication or boundary-setting, you might cultivate your coping skill toolbox with me.
I have helped a range of people, men, women, teens, and members of the LGBTQ community, examine their lives from new perspectives and discover new solutions.
I am psychodynamically trained as well as skilled in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), emotion regulation (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS)/ Parts Work and EMDR. If you want to improve your self-esteem, communication or boundary-setting, you might cultivate your coping skill toolbox with me.
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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.