LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Raleigh, NC
InclusiFlora Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCSWA, LMSW, LPC, ADC, NCC
1 Endorsed
Online Only
If you're an LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, or BIPOC individual, you need a specialized, affirming therapist who truly understands your identity and goals.
Our expert therapists specialize in evidence-based techniques like CBT, EMDR, DBT, and CPT to help you process trauma, regulate emotions, and thrive! Get proven care for a more manageable life.
If you're an LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, or BIPOC individual, you need a specialized, affirming therapist who truly understands your identity and goals.
Our expert therapists specialize in evidence-based techniques like CBT, EMDR, DBT, and CPT to help you process trauma, regulate emotions, and thrive! Get proven care for a more manageable life.
I am a queer, trans, poly, kinky, witchy, neurospicy human.
Relationships are a place of healing and growth. And sometimes we get stuck and need support. Maybe you’re looking for a couples therapist to help you and your partner learn how to communicate, regulate your emotions, and be vulnerable with each other. Maybe you're considering opening your relationship and you want to talk about boundaries and expectations. Or you need help repairing after you or one of your partners damaged the trust of your relationship. You don’t have to do this alone.
I am a queer, trans, poly, kinky, witchy, neurospicy human.
Relationships are a place of healing and growth. And sometimes we get stuck and need support. Maybe you’re looking for a couples therapist to help you and your partner learn how to communicate, regulate your emotions, and be vulnerable with each other. Maybe you're considering opening your relationship and you want to talk about boundaries and expectations. Or you need help repairing after you or one of your partners damaged the trust of your relationship. You don’t have to do this alone.
Anna Carpenter-Tandem Collaborative Wellness
Counselor, LCMHCA
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I work with individuals, couples, and college students, especially LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients.
Many people reach out when the ways they have learned to cope or relate no longer feel true to who they are becoming. You may be navigating identity exploration, life transitions, or relationship challenges while trying to hold it all together. Therapy offers space to slow down, untangle what feels heavy, and reconnect with yourself. It does not have to be stiff or clinical. Complexity, messiness, and even moments of humor are welcome here.
I work with individuals, couples, and college students, especially LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients.
Many people reach out when the ways they have learned to cope or relate no longer feel true to who they are becoming. You may be navigating identity exploration, life transitions, or relationship challenges while trying to hold it all together. Therapy offers space to slow down, untangle what feels heavy, and reconnect with yourself. It does not have to be stiff or clinical. Complexity, messiness, and even moments of humor are welcome here.
I also see LGBTQ individuals who face a distinct set of challenges that significantly affect their mental health.
On the outside you seem fine, but inside your emotions feel loud, heavy, and misunderstood. Maybe you hold back out of fear of judgment, conflict, or feeling “too much.” You deserve a space where your feelings make sense, where you can unpack without shame and learn to communicate with clarity, confidence, and compassion. Together, we’ll strengthen the relationships that matter most—especially the one you have with yourself. I draw from Gottman Method Therapy with couples and EMDR to help process trauma, deepen insight, and create meaningful, lasting change.
I also see LGBTQ individuals who face a distinct set of challenges that significantly affect their mental health.
On the outside you seem fine, but inside your emotions feel loud, heavy, and misunderstood. Maybe you hold back out of fear of judgment, conflict, or feeling “too much.” You deserve a space where your feelings make sense, where you can unpack without shame and learn to communicate with clarity, confidence, and compassion. Together, we’ll strengthen the relationships that matter most—especially the one you have with yourself. I draw from Gottman Method Therapy with couples and EMDR to help process trauma, deepen insight, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Are you struggling in your relationship, feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, or facing the emotional complexities of pregnancy or postpartum life? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone. I help clients untangle emotional and relational challenges so they can feel more grounded, connected, and empowered.
Are you struggling in your relationship, feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, or facing the emotional complexities of pregnancy or postpartum life? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone. I help clients untangle emotional and relational challenges so they can feel more grounded, connected, and empowered.
I work with LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples, supporting healing around trauma, attachment, and relationships.
The world feels pretty freaking scary and overwhelming right now, yet somehow we’re still expected to keep growing, healing, and trying to be perfect. To be honest, that is not possible. My goal as your therapist is to create a safe space of self-acceptance and authenticity. I strive to make therapy accessible by approaching each client holistically, believing each client knows themselves best, and showing up as a genuine person on the other side of the room. My clients describe me as warm, intuitive, direct, and funny. And we’ll work together to process trauma, your emotions, and build tools that support honoring your needs.
I work with LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples, supporting healing around trauma, attachment, and relationships.
The world feels pretty freaking scary and overwhelming right now, yet somehow we’re still expected to keep growing, healing, and trying to be perfect. To be honest, that is not possible. My goal as your therapist is to create a safe space of self-acceptance and authenticity. I strive to make therapy accessible by approaching each client holistically, believing each client knows themselves best, and showing up as a genuine person on the other side of the room. My clients describe me as warm, intuitive, direct, and funny. And we’ll work together to process trauma, your emotions, and build tools that support honoring your needs.
As a Black Queer therapist, I enjoy serving clients with diverse backgrounds.
My expertise is in helping folks navigate: life transitions; relationship and family conflict; parenting stress; values clarification; self-esteem injury; anxiety; depression; helping profession burnout; cancer, serious or chronic illness (patient, parent, caregiver); and bereavement and complex grief.
As a Black Queer therapist, I enjoy serving clients with diverse backgrounds.
My expertise is in helping folks navigate: life transitions; relationship and family conflict; parenting stress; values clarification; self-esteem injury; anxiety; depression; helping profession burnout; cancer, serious or chronic illness (patient, parent, caregiver); and bereavement and complex grief.
To mindfully awaken is to become conscious in the here and now while integrating all of our experiences before this moment in time. This practice of living courageously, authentically, with non-judgmental awareness, while embracing our worthiness, helps us live a fuller life. Specializing in psychotherapy with adults & couples, my therapeutic approach draws from Somatic Experiencing, Attachment Theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, IFS- & DBT-informed therapy, as well as the research of Brené Brown. I am also a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator who works with couples at all stages of their relationship.
To mindfully awaken is to become conscious in the here and now while integrating all of our experiences before this moment in time. This practice of living courageously, authentically, with non-judgmental awareness, while embracing our worthiness, helps us live a fuller life. Specializing in psychotherapy with adults & couples, my therapeutic approach draws from Somatic Experiencing, Attachment Theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, IFS- & DBT-informed therapy, as well as the research of Brené Brown. I am also a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator who works with couples at all stages of their relationship.
I will work with clients across a spectrum of diagnosis but I am especially passionate about working with clients with Anxiety, ADHD, and Autism and LGBTQ+ clients.
My specialties are in person centered therapy and human development. I take modalities such as narrative therapy and CBT to bring them into the therapeutic space when it feels relevant to the present situation.
I will work with clients across a spectrum of diagnosis but I am especially passionate about working with clients with Anxiety, ADHD, and Autism and LGBTQ+ clients.
My specialties are in person centered therapy and human development. I take modalities such as narrative therapy and CBT to bring them into the therapeutic space when it feels relevant to the present situation.
Brianna Knox | Trauma Therapy | EMDR Therapist
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Online Only
As a Black, Queer, Millennial therapist, providing relatable therapy to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Millennials energizes me.
Are you feeling overwhelmed with anxiety about the holidays? Dreading putting on a fake smile for toxic family members at Christmas dinner? Struggling with your choice to not even show up to the family function? I got you. I specialize in helping Millennials ditch the shame and guilt of childhood trauma and to build the confidence and self-esteem needed to kick toxic friends and family to the curb.
As a Black, Queer, Millennial therapist, providing relatable therapy to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Millennials energizes me.
Are you feeling overwhelmed with anxiety about the holidays? Dreading putting on a fake smile for toxic family members at Christmas dinner? Struggling with your choice to not even show up to the family function? I got you. I specialize in helping Millennials ditch the shame and guilt of childhood trauma and to build the confidence and self-esteem needed to kick toxic friends and family to the curb.
It's a gift to get to support folks through big life changes & challenging times, whether it's deconstructing from a high-control religion, coming out (even to oneself) as queer or trans, exploring new relationship structures like ethical non-monogamy / polyamory, and/or starting to understand oneself through the lens of neurodiversity.
My practice is rooted in DBT because dialectical thinking - the notion that multiple seemingly opposing things can coexist - changed my life. Lately I've grown more interested in bottom-up modalities that use the body as a resource for healing (like somatic therapy). I also love using IFS to help folks understand the multitudes we all contain.
It's a gift to get to support folks through big life changes & challenging times, whether it's deconstructing from a high-control religion, coming out (even to oneself) as queer or trans, exploring new relationship structures like ethical non-monogamy / polyamory, and/or starting to understand oneself through the lens of neurodiversity.
My practice is rooted in DBT because dialectical thinking - the notion that multiple seemingly opposing things can coexist - changed my life. Lately I've grown more interested in bottom-up modalities that use the body as a resource for healing (like somatic therapy). I also love using IFS to help folks understand the multitudes we all contain.
Debra Ehrmann Stacey
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHC, NCC
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
We all have had experiences throughout life that shape, enhance, or distort our perceptions of relationships and interactions. Some of these experiences can hinder us, stop us in our tracks, keep us cycling in a dysfunctional loop, or thrust us forward into turmoil. We can get stuck in these places, desperately seeking a way out. Depression, anxiety, anger, and loneliness kick us into a dysfunctional spiral. These cycles often pair with undercurrents of pain, confusion, self-criticism, doubt, and shame. I want to help shine light on the map you have been using by sorting out your thoughts and feelings.
We all have had experiences throughout life that shape, enhance, or distort our perceptions of relationships and interactions. Some of these experiences can hinder us, stop us in our tracks, keep us cycling in a dysfunctional loop, or thrust us forward into turmoil. We can get stuck in these places, desperately seeking a way out. Depression, anxiety, anger, and loneliness kick us into a dysfunctional spiral. These cycles often pair with undercurrents of pain, confusion, self-criticism, doubt, and shame. I want to help shine light on the map you have been using by sorting out your thoughts and feelings.
Current openings! As a licensed therapist, I will be right there with you during each step of your healing and growth. I specialize in life transitions, family dynamics, anxiety, depression and trauma. I also have specific training in fertility journeys, pregnancy loss, premenstrual disorders, and perinatal or postpartum experiences. It's time to come home to yourself, and I can help! Together we can focus on healing, creating healthy relationships, building new coping skills, and cultivating your best life - whatever that may be.
Current openings! As a licensed therapist, I will be right there with you during each step of your healing and growth. I specialize in life transitions, family dynamics, anxiety, depression and trauma. I also have specific training in fertility journeys, pregnancy loss, premenstrual disorders, and perinatal or postpartum experiences. It's time to come home to yourself, and I can help! Together we can focus on healing, creating healthy relationships, building new coping skills, and cultivating your best life - whatever that may be.
Kristen Baez
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, MT-BC, MA
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Life is full of beautiful moments, trying times, and everything in between. Maybe you are going through a big life transition, or you are simply wanting to try something new to better your mental health. I believe in an open, honest, and authentic therapeutic relationship. Together we can creatively navigate the challenges you face and work toward goals to enhance your life.
Life is full of beautiful moments, trying times, and everything in between. Maybe you are going through a big life transition, or you are simply wanting to try something new to better your mental health. I believe in an open, honest, and authentic therapeutic relationship. Together we can creatively navigate the challenges you face and work toward goals to enhance your life.
I have current biweekly availability as of 5/21/26. I’m really glad you’re here. Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, self-aware, and reflective—yet often feel disconnected from their emotions, bodies, or sense of self. Therapy with me is an invitation to slow down, notice what’s alive inside you, and turn toward the parts that learned to stay guarded, controlled, or invisible to survive. Together, we create space for curiosity, tenderness, and connection with the deeper, truest parts of who you are—your most authentic self.
I have current biweekly availability as of 5/21/26. I’m really glad you’re here. Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, self-aware, and reflective—yet often feel disconnected from their emotions, bodies, or sense of self. Therapy with me is an invitation to slow down, notice what’s alive inside you, and turn toward the parts that learned to stay guarded, controlled, or invisible to survive. Together, we create space for curiosity, tenderness, and connection with the deeper, truest parts of who you are—your most authentic self.
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.
Whether you just want to connect for support in navigating general life or you have a more serious or deep rooted diagnosis, we can help. Having a professional to assist in processing things differently than you have before will feel like a weight has been lifted. At Counseling Connections, we offer individual therapy, couples/family therapy, adolescent therapy. Our diverse team provides personalized virtual care to individuals, couples, and families across North Carolina.
Whether you just want to connect for support in navigating general life or you have a more serious or deep rooted diagnosis, we can help. Having a professional to assist in processing things differently than you have before will feel like a weight has been lifted. At Counseling Connections, we offer individual therapy, couples/family therapy, adolescent therapy. Our diverse team provides personalized virtual care to individuals, couples, and families across North Carolina.
LGBTQIA+ specialist with 20 years of clinical experience.
I am a gender specialist and Certified WPATH member as well as one of the main founders of transgender care in Wilmington. This included founding the first support group in 2008 followed by facilitating several groups for over 10 years. I also provide surgery letters when applicable.
LGBTQIA+ specialist with 20 years of clinical experience.
I am a gender specialist and Certified WPATH member as well as one of the main founders of transgender care in Wilmington. This included founding the first support group in 2008 followed by facilitating several groups for over 10 years. I also provide surgery letters when applicable.
Caroline A. Hall
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, MS, LCMHCA, NCC
4 Endorsed
Serves Area
As an LGBTQ+ fat-positive therapist, all parts of you are accepted and welcome here.
You are the expert on your own life, so your therapy should suit your unique needs and goals. I incorporate a variety of evidence-based therapies, including ACT, CBT, DBT, and EMDR, and practice from a mindful, feminist, and trauma-informed point of view. I will always meet you as a human first and work with you to create the therapeutic space you deserve.
As an LGBTQ+ fat-positive therapist, all parts of you are accepted and welcome here.
You are the expert on your own life, so your therapy should suit your unique needs and goals. I incorporate a variety of evidence-based therapies, including ACT, CBT, DBT, and EMDR, and practice from a mindful, feminist, and trauma-informed point of view. I will always meet you as a human first and work with you to create the therapeutic space you deserve.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of clinical experience and a Master’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and EMDR, allowing me to address both underlying patterns and present-day symptoms.
My approach focuses on helping individuals transform overwhelming, all-encompassing suffering into more manageable, ordinary pain. I aim to support you in building a life that feels aligned with your values.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of clinical experience and a Master’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and EMDR, allowing me to address both underlying patterns and present-day symptoms.
My approach focuses on helping individuals transform overwhelming, all-encompassing suffering into more manageable, ordinary pain. I aim to support you in building a life that feels aligned with your values.
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