Non-Binary Therapists in Alamance County, NC
Many people consider therapy because some part of life has become too painful. Perhaps life has changed unexpectedly, and you’re struggling to adjust. Or maybe you’re repeating ineffective patterns, and you can’t figure out how to break those habits. Or it could be that your own emotions and thoughts feel overwhelming. If these or other problems are interfering with living the life you want and you are ready for change, let's work together. Therapy is a collaborative process anchored in your values and goals, and I'm dedicated to providing compassionate, change-oriented care to help you build a meaningful life.
Many people consider therapy because some part of life has become too painful. Perhaps life has changed unexpectedly, and you’re struggling to adjust. Or maybe you’re repeating ineffective patterns, and you can’t figure out how to break those habits. Or it could be that your own emotions and thoughts feel overwhelming. If these or other problems are interfering with living the life you want and you are ready for change, let's work together. Therapy is a collaborative process anchored in your values and goals, and I'm dedicated to providing compassionate, change-oriented care to help you build a meaningful life.
Jen Niles
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAS, CCS, RYT 200
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I am a therapist with NC Therapy Professionals, PLLC. I have many years of experience working with people around coping, problem solving, and addressing emotional needs. I don't use cookie cutter interventions; I tailor interventions to the individual's needs. I practice using trauma informed and identity affirming interventions. I have completed level 1 AEDP immersion for treatment of developmental trauma and attachment issues.
I am a therapist with NC Therapy Professionals, PLLC. I have many years of experience working with people around coping, problem solving, and addressing emotional needs. I don't use cookie cutter interventions; I tailor interventions to the individual's needs. I practice using trauma informed and identity affirming interventions. I have completed level 1 AEDP immersion for treatment of developmental trauma and attachment issues.
I am passionate about working with children, teens, and adults. I am honored to walk alongside clients. I strive to create a safe and welcoming space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported for who they are. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, meeting each individual where they are. I believe building a trusting connection allows meaningful work to happen. Together, we explore strengths, nurture confidence, and work toward positive, lasting change.
I am passionate about working with children, teens, and adults. I am honored to walk alongside clients. I strive to create a safe and welcoming space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported for who they are. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, meeting each individual where they are. I believe building a trusting connection allows meaningful work to happen. Together, we explore strengths, nurture confidence, and work toward positive, lasting change.
Life is exhausting for anxious trauma survivors. Even when you bust your ass to stabilize your life, you spend hours worrying about and planning for an uncertain future. Despite leaving home and finding your people, you still get stuck in painful memories from the past. You expect life to be hard, because, for you, it has been. You long for more ease, connection, and joy. At the very least, you want to sleep better, to take breaks from your responsibilities, and to feel a little better about your body. You’re tired of struggling through your day. You dream of a life that doesn't need constant fixing—a life that lets you truly rest.
Life is exhausting for anxious trauma survivors. Even when you bust your ass to stabilize your life, you spend hours worrying about and planning for an uncertain future. Despite leaving home and finding your people, you still get stuck in painful memories from the past. You expect life to be hard, because, for you, it has been. You long for more ease, connection, and joy. At the very least, you want to sleep better, to take breaks from your responsibilities, and to feel a little better about your body. You’re tired of struggling through your day. You dream of a life that doesn't need constant fixing—a life that lets you truly rest.
I work with adults—individuals, couples, and folks in all types of relationships—who want to feel more connected to themselves and the people who matter most to them. My practice is rooted in the belief that we all long for safety, belonging, and understanding, and that healing begins in relationships where we can show up as our full selves. I am sex, kink, and body-affirming, and I welcome clients of all sexual orientations, gender identities, neuro-identities, and cultural backgrounds.
I work with adults—individuals, couples, and folks in all types of relationships—who want to feel more connected to themselves and the people who matter most to them. My practice is rooted in the belief that we all long for safety, belonging, and understanding, and that healing begins in relationships where we can show up as our full selves. I am sex, kink, and body-affirming, and I welcome clients of all sexual orientations, gender identities, neuro-identities, and cultural backgrounds.
I specialize in neurodivergence, CPTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life transitions. As a queer, chronically ill, and neurodivergent therapist, I understand firsthand how healthcare and societal systems require dismantling. While I can’t overhaul these systems alone, I aim to help clients deconstruct internalized expectations, heal their way through trauma, and build lives that align with their needs and values. My work is rooted in IFS and ACT, integrating a holistic perspective that honors the connection between mind and body. I also offer neurodivergent-affirming ADHD and Autism testing, and presurgical evaluations.
I specialize in neurodivergence, CPTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life transitions. As a queer, chronically ill, and neurodivergent therapist, I understand firsthand how healthcare and societal systems require dismantling. While I can’t overhaul these systems alone, I aim to help clients deconstruct internalized expectations, heal their way through trauma, and build lives that align with their needs and values. My work is rooted in IFS and ACT, integrating a holistic perspective that honors the connection between mind and body. I also offer neurodivergent-affirming ADHD and Autism testing, and presurgical evaluations.
Emily Ann Dew-Adorno
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, LCMHC
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Not accepting new clients
I specialize in working with trans and nonbinary individuals navigating the layered impacts of complex trauma—particularly trauma rooted in relationships, identity invalidation, and systemic oppression. Many of my clients come to therapy carrying the weight of early attachment wounds, chronic misattunement, boundary violations, and experiences of erasure or violence, both within their personal lives and the world at large. Trauma doesn’t just live in the past—it lives in the nervous system, in relationships, in the way we move through the world.
I specialize in working with trans and nonbinary individuals navigating the layered impacts of complex trauma—particularly trauma rooted in relationships, identity invalidation, and systemic oppression. Many of my clients come to therapy carrying the weight of early attachment wounds, chronic misattunement, boundary violations, and experiences of erasure or violence, both within their personal lives and the world at large. Trauma doesn’t just live in the past—it lives in the nervous system, in relationships, in the way we move through the world.
Online Therapists
Please reach out to be placed on my waitlist.
I believe our lives are woven from the threads of storied experiences, each shaping who we are and how we construct meaning. My counseling philosophy promotes healing and transformation by attending to those stories with a belief in every person’s capacity for flourishing, fostered by acceptance, love, and belonging. Therapy is an empowering and collaborative journey nurtured by safety and compassion. You carry within you the resources you need to thrive, and my role is to help you access those inner strengths and move toward healing, growth, resilience, and lasting change.
Please reach out to be placed on my waitlist.
I believe our lives are woven from the threads of storied experiences, each shaping who we are and how we construct meaning. My counseling philosophy promotes healing and transformation by attending to those stories with a belief in every person’s capacity for flourishing, fostered by acceptance, love, and belonging. Therapy is an empowering and collaborative journey nurtured by safety and compassion. You carry within you the resources you need to thrive, and my role is to help you access those inner strengths and move toward healing, growth, resilience, and lasting change.
Healing Selves Therapeutics, PLLC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, LCAS, NCC
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
We are Licensed Professionals Providing: Psychotherapy, Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Processing, EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, and Consultation. We specialize in dissociative disorders, trauma, PTSD, Anxiety and Depression.
We are Licensed Professionals Providing: Psychotherapy, Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Processing, EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, and Consultation. We specialize in dissociative disorders, trauma, PTSD, Anxiety and Depression.
I love to work with clients with complex histories and all of the issues that come with that. I am able to provide a safe space to untangle the physical, medical, and relational dynamics of living with complex trauma and dissociative disorders.
I love to work with clients with complex histories and all of the issues that come with that. I am able to provide a safe space to untangle the physical, medical, and relational dynamics of living with complex trauma and dissociative disorders.
Do you ever feel as if you’re struggling to function in a world that just wasn’t designed for you? As if the problem is with you rather than the environment?
I’d love to explore these experiences together. As a queer and neurodivergent clinician, I adore working with folks who share either of these perspectives, or are suspecting that they might. If you have experienced trauma as a result of growing up in the world without the proper support, are currently attempting to develop your understanding of yourself and your identity, or desire to learn skills that work for your unique bodymind, I hope you'll consider reaching out.
Do you ever feel as if you’re struggling to function in a world that just wasn’t designed for you? As if the problem is with you rather than the environment?
I’d love to explore these experiences together. As a queer and neurodivergent clinician, I adore working with folks who share either of these perspectives, or are suspecting that they might. If you have experienced trauma as a result of growing up in the world without the proper support, are currently attempting to develop your understanding of yourself and your identity, or desire to learn skills that work for your unique bodymind, I hope you'll consider reaching out.
Now Accepting Evening and Weekend Clients!
I am a strengths-based clinician who enjoys learning about my clients and their unique lived experience. I love working with people in life transitions, who are still discovering themselves even later in life, and who are looking to identify what holds them back. I enjoy creating a constructive dialogue with my clients, helping them gain insightful into their troubles, even when they struggle to see where their stressors lie. Even if you do not have the tools yet, but you are willing to take that first step and make a change, I will meet you every step of the way.
Now Accepting Evening and Weekend Clients!
I am a strengths-based clinician who enjoys learning about my clients and their unique lived experience. I love working with people in life transitions, who are still discovering themselves even later in life, and who are looking to identify what holds them back. I enjoy creating a constructive dialogue with my clients, helping them gain insightful into their troubles, even when they struggle to see where their stressors lie. Even if you do not have the tools yet, but you are willing to take that first step and make a change, I will meet you every step of the way.
Accepting EMDR Clients as of 10/1/26. I am passionate about assisting my clients in unlocking their inner wisdom and striving for balance in their lives. I enjoy working with adults of all gender identities, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds. I have experience working with trauma and complex trauma (relational, physical, sexual, and emotional), spiritual trauma, childhood trauma, chronic pain, neurodivergence and adult diagnosed/self-diagnosed autism, difficult life transitions, and LGBTQIA+ specific stressors. I work through an anti-oppressive, health at every size, and neurodivergent affirming lens.
Accepting EMDR Clients as of 10/1/26. I am passionate about assisting my clients in unlocking their inner wisdom and striving for balance in their lives. I enjoy working with adults of all gender identities, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds. I have experience working with trauma and complex trauma (relational, physical, sexual, and emotional), spiritual trauma, childhood trauma, chronic pain, neurodivergence and adult diagnosed/self-diagnosed autism, difficult life transitions, and LGBTQIA+ specific stressors. I work through an anti-oppressive, health at every size, and neurodivergent affirming lens.
Hi! My name is Finn Draper (they/he), and I am so excited to be an outpatient psychotherapist at Three Oaks. I am a queer, non-binary clinician, and I believe in creating an anti-racist and anti-ableist therapeutic space. I have a passion for working with transgender, gender-expansive, and queer adults, as well as anyone working through their identity, going through stress around life changes or with work, struggling with self-esteem or perfectionism, dealing with relationship issues, or living with anxiety, depression, or other neurodivergence (this includes if you are uncertain, self-diagnosed, or diagnosed later in life!).
Hi! My name is Finn Draper (they/he), and I am so excited to be an outpatient psychotherapist at Three Oaks. I am a queer, non-binary clinician, and I believe in creating an anti-racist and anti-ableist therapeutic space. I have a passion for working with transgender, gender-expansive, and queer adults, as well as anyone working through their identity, going through stress around life changes or with work, struggling with self-esteem or perfectionism, dealing with relationship issues, or living with anxiety, depression, or other neurodivergence (this includes if you are uncertain, self-diagnosed, or diagnosed later in life!).
Every individual deserves to be seen, understood, and appreciated. My clients are teens and adults navigating emotional, social, or behavioral challenges often feeling unheard or stuck. Many are neurodivergent or part of the LGBTQIA+ community, seeking a space where they don’t have to mask who they are. They want growth, peace, and the freedom to live authentically. My unconventional approach helps them explore new perspectives, break free from “shoulds,” and embrace their own path to healing and fulfillment.
Every individual deserves to be seen, understood, and appreciated. My clients are teens and adults navigating emotional, social, or behavioral challenges often feeling unheard or stuck. Many are neurodivergent or part of the LGBTQIA+ community, seeking a space where they don’t have to mask who they are. They want growth, peace, and the freedom to live authentically. My unconventional approach helps them explore new perspectives, break free from “shoulds,” and embrace their own path to healing and fulfillment.
Pronouns: he/him. I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and have been providing therapy for the past 9 years. As an openly queer, Black, trans masculine, neurodivergent abolitionist, I understand how challenging it can be to receive care that is truly affirming and anti-oppressive. My clinical practice is informed by my experiences of both oppression and privilege; and I strive to provide care that is trauma-informed, anti-ableist, sex and kink positive, fat-positive, poly-friendly and liberation-centered.
Pronouns: he/him. I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and have been providing therapy for the past 9 years. As an openly queer, Black, trans masculine, neurodivergent abolitionist, I understand how challenging it can be to receive care that is truly affirming and anti-oppressive. My clinical practice is informed by my experiences of both oppression and privilege; and I strive to provide care that is trauma-informed, anti-ableist, sex and kink positive, fat-positive, poly-friendly and liberation-centered.
My goal is to help you feel more grounded, capable, and at peace while working toward meaningful, practical goals. I strive to create a space where you feel seen, supported, and empowered to make lasting change.
I primarily work with older teens and adults, providing therapy for individuals and families. My areas of practice include anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, life transitions, and grief, including the loss of a loved one or beloved pet.
My goal is to help you feel more grounded, capable, and at peace while working toward meaningful, practical goals. I strive to create a space where you feel seen, supported, and empowered to make lasting change.
I primarily work with older teens and adults, providing therapy for individuals and families. My areas of practice include anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, life transitions, and grief, including the loss of a loved one or beloved pet.
Finding the right therapist is a lot like finding the right rhythm—someone who can match your pace and adjust when the beat shifts. If you feel you are moving to a different beat than those around you, your rhythm deserves space and validation. Whether you are exploring new parts of your identity or navigating the uphill climb of vulnerability, I am here to ensure you don’t have to do it alone.
I am deeply passionate about supporting the LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent communities, as well as individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
Finding the right therapist is a lot like finding the right rhythm—someone who can match your pace and adjust when the beat shifts. If you feel you are moving to a different beat than those around you, your rhythm deserves space and validation. Whether you are exploring new parts of your identity or navigating the uphill climb of vulnerability, I am here to ensure you don’t have to do it alone.
I am deeply passionate about supporting the LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent communities, as well as individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
LSJ Counseling and Clinical Services employs a holistic and integrative approach to clinical practice, incorporating modalities such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, strength-based approaches, family systems therapy, and other evidence-based methods to address clients' unique needs. We have clinicians trained in EMDR, DBT, EFT, CPT, and TF-CBT. We look forward to supporting you on your path toward happiness, growth, and healing.
LSJ Counseling and Clinical Services employs a holistic and integrative approach to clinical practice, incorporating modalities such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, strength-based approaches, family systems therapy, and other evidence-based methods to address clients' unique needs. We have clinicians trained in EMDR, DBT, EFT, CPT, and TF-CBT. We look forward to supporting you on your path toward happiness, growth, and healing.
Life can be difficult. Anxiety, dread, sadness, and judgmental thoughts towards ourselves and others can increase our struggle to live with contentment and peace, let alone the strength to find it. Together, we will build self-acceptance, reduce self-doubt, and identify your values, needs, and emotions, ultimately bringing peace to your life and those around you. My background encompasses working with people 16 and up, medical providers, veterinarians, first responders, immigrants, and folx exploring sexuality or gender. Specialties built in the last seven years include intimacy, anxiety, trauma, and phone addiction.
Life can be difficult. Anxiety, dread, sadness, and judgmental thoughts towards ourselves and others can increase our struggle to live with contentment and peace, let alone the strength to find it. Together, we will build self-acceptance, reduce self-doubt, and identify your values, needs, and emotions, ultimately bringing peace to your life and those around you. My background encompasses working with people 16 and up, medical providers, veterinarians, first responders, immigrants, and folx exploring sexuality or gender. Specialties built in the last seven years include intimacy, anxiety, trauma, and phone addiction.
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FAQ - Therapist Gender
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
How can therapy support non-binary and gender-diverse clients?
For clients who are non-binary or gender-diverse, working with a therapist of a similar identity may reduce the need to explain or justify their experiences and can increase the sense of being seen and understood. This dynamic may be especially important when addressing topics related to gender, sexuality, trauma, or relationships. Ultimately, what matters most is finding a therapist who is respectful and knowledgeable of your identity, regardless of their own gender.
What are the advantages of seeing a non-binary therapist?
Working with a non-binary therapist can offer unique benefits for individuals seeking support around gender identity. Therapists who personally identify as non-binary may bring both professional training and personal insight to their work, creating a therapeutic space that some clients may find more affirming and welcoming. These therapists often have specialized knowledge in areas such as gender-affirming care, gender dysphoria, and navigating family or social acceptance. They may also be particularly skilled in helping clients find additional resources, such as affirming healthcare providers or community-based supports that align with and affirm their identity.
How can I find a non-binary therapist?
The Psychology Today online directory is a helpful tool for identifying therapists who identify as non-binary. You can use filters to search by identity markers as well as by clinical specialty, therapeutic approach, insurance accepted, session costs, and languages spoken to help ensure a good fit. During an initial consultation or early sessions, consider asking about the therapist’s training in gender-affirming care, their experience with LGBTQ+ clients, and their therapeutic approach to identity-related topics. An effective therapist will be open and affirming in their responses. You can also look for credentials or continuing education in areas such as LGBTQ+ mental health, trauma-informed care, and intersectionality.