Transgender Therapists in New York
I am a Queer-identified therapist with over 20 years of experience working with diverse Transgender, Queer, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay identified individuals. My style is warm, active, and authentic. Starting therapy is hard, so my priority in early sessions is for you to feel relaxed, understood, and comfortable. Your laughter and questions are welcomed. With a background in LGBTQ+ public health, I am sensitive to the challenges and stressors that come with living outside cisgender/hetero norms. I also value subjugated knowledge - our wisdom from not fitting into the dominant culture.
I am a Queer-identified therapist with over 20 years of experience working with diverse Transgender, Queer, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay identified individuals. My style is warm, active, and authentic. Starting therapy is hard, so my priority in early sessions is for you to feel relaxed, understood, and comfortable. Your laughter and questions are welcomed. With a background in LGBTQ+ public health, I am sensitive to the challenges and stressors that come with living outside cisgender/hetero norms. I also value subjugated knowledge - our wisdom from not fitting into the dominant culture.
I assist people of all genders and sexualities: transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, kinky, queer, questioning, pansexual, asexual, detransitioner/retransitioner, Dominant, submissive, a sex worker, monogamous, polyamorous, unicorn, or even cisgender, straight/hetero, or vanilla… our goal is your happiness.
Therapy For Lives Inside and Outside the Box. As a therapist with over 15 years experience, my mission is to improve the lives of those living gender and sexually diverse lives… and to change the world. You should never have to justify your identity to a healthcare provider. I provide culturally competent, compassionate, and affirming psychotherapy where we can safely ask questions to help you make your own conscious decisions about your life. Our sessions are nonjudgmental, and client-centered, and are targeted at you and your needs. See my recent book: www.SurvivingTransphobia.com
I assist people of all genders and sexualities: transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, kinky, queer, questioning, pansexual, asexual, detransitioner/retransitioner, Dominant, submissive, a sex worker, monogamous, polyamorous, unicorn, or even cisgender, straight/hetero, or vanilla… our goal is your happiness.
Therapy For Lives Inside and Outside the Box. As a therapist with over 15 years experience, my mission is to improve the lives of those living gender and sexually diverse lives… and to change the world. You should never have to justify your identity to a healthcare provider. I provide culturally competent, compassionate, and affirming psychotherapy where we can safely ask questions to help you make your own conscious decisions about your life. Our sessions are nonjudgmental, and client-centered, and are targeted at you and your needs. See my recent book: www.SurvivingTransphobia.com
Ben's partnerships have included the New York City Department of Health, Callen Lorde Community Center, the Gender Identity Project, the Ackerman Institute's Gender & Family Project, New York University, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
Ben Davis, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT (he/him) is a psychotherapist, educator and author, as well as the founder and director of Full Spectrum Creative Arts Therapy. Over the past two decades, Ben has focused on the unique and specific needs of transgender and non-binary individuals and families. He uses art therapy and verbal modalities with youth and adult clients, aiming to build personal agency and empower healing. His approach to therapy is warm, empathic and strength-based, and is informed by non-pathologizing treatment models, community-based research, creative arts modalities, systems theory and queer advocacy.
Ben's partnerships have included the New York City Department of Health, Callen Lorde Community Center, the Gender Identity Project, the Ackerman Institute's Gender & Family Project, New York University, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
Ben Davis, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT (he/him) is a psychotherapist, educator and author, as well as the founder and director of Full Spectrum Creative Arts Therapy. Over the past two decades, Ben has focused on the unique and specific needs of transgender and non-binary individuals and families. He uses art therapy and verbal modalities with youth and adult clients, aiming to build personal agency and empower healing. His approach to therapy is warm, empathic and strength-based, and is informed by non-pathologizing treatment models, community-based research, creative arts modalities, systems theory and queer advocacy.
Donna B Riley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lake Grove, NY 11755
I have been working with the Transgender/Gender Variant community since 1999.
My therapy perspective is as diverse as the community I serve. My work with individuals is geared toward strengthening their sense of self. I also facilitate peer support groups and small intimate therapeutic groups. My therapeutic model is a combination of Rogerian (person-centered therapy), and the Empowerment Approach (the connection between "social and economic justice" and "individual pain and suffering"). Family Systems Theory (connected to a living system); and Feminist Theory (gender and related concepts remain central to feminist social work theory). With this blend, the entire overarching concepts are framed.
I have been working with the Transgender/Gender Variant community since 1999.
My therapy perspective is as diverse as the community I serve. My work with individuals is geared toward strengthening their sense of self. I also facilitate peer support groups and small intimate therapeutic groups. My therapeutic model is a combination of Rogerian (person-centered therapy), and the Empowerment Approach (the connection between "social and economic justice" and "individual pain and suffering"). Family Systems Theory (connected to a living system); and Feminist Theory (gender and related concepts remain central to feminist social work theory). With this blend, the entire overarching concepts are framed.
Are you a queer, trans, non-binary, or gender expansive person exploring gender/sexuality while coping with homophobia and/or transphobia? If you are TGNC, do you find yourself experiencing gender dysphoria and also want to explore gender euphoria? In a cishet-centered world, it can be difficult to prioritize queer joy and safety. Regardless of where or how you fit into the LGBTQIA+ community, my hope is that we can start that prioritization process together while also holding space for the hard stuff. As a therapist, I believe that you are the expert in your own life. My aim is to listen and provide warmth, patience, and tools.
Are you a queer, trans, non-binary, or gender expansive person exploring gender/sexuality while coping with homophobia and/or transphobia? If you are TGNC, do you find yourself experiencing gender dysphoria and also want to explore gender euphoria? In a cishet-centered world, it can be difficult to prioritize queer joy and safety. Regardless of where or how you fit into the LGBTQIA+ community, my hope is that we can start that prioritization process together while also holding space for the hard stuff. As a therapist, I believe that you are the expert in your own life. My aim is to listen and provide warmth, patience, and tools.
I provide a warm and non-judgmental space so you can speak openly about your experiences. I bring understanding working with LGBTQ+ individuals, first and second-generation immigrants, sex workers, and those in non-monogamous relationships. As a Latina transgender woman, I understand the importance of receiving affirming care that honors your unique identity and experiences. I want to hear your values and goals to help guide the direction of therapy.
I provide a warm and non-judgmental space so you can speak openly about your experiences. I bring understanding working with LGBTQ+ individuals, first and second-generation immigrants, sex workers, and those in non-monogamous relationships. As a Latina transgender woman, I understand the importance of receiving affirming care that honors your unique identity and experiences. I want to hear your values and goals to help guide the direction of therapy.
I am a Stanford Ph.D. and New York Psychoanalytic Institute-trained psychodynamic therapist and psychoanalyst. I use well-established tools of exploration and understanding to address issues including depression, anxiety, obsessionality, addiction, sexual and relationship issues, adjustment issues, and generally the problems that plague many of us and prevent us living our fullest lives. I am a transgender woman, and though I work with patients of all backgrounds, I work additionally with individuals struggling with issues of identity, including religious identity, gender, sexual orientation, and trauma.
I am a Stanford Ph.D. and New York Psychoanalytic Institute-trained psychodynamic therapist and psychoanalyst. I use well-established tools of exploration and understanding to address issues including depression, anxiety, obsessionality, addiction, sexual and relationship issues, adjustment issues, and generally the problems that plague many of us and prevent us living our fullest lives. I am a transgender woman, and though I work with patients of all backgrounds, I work additionally with individuals struggling with issues of identity, including religious identity, gender, sexual orientation, and trauma.
Mickey Field - Jamron Counseling
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Waitlist for new clients
As a queer and transgender person, I understand the importance of having a safe and affirming space for self-exploration and strive to create a space without judgement.
One of the few certainties of life is change, which can come with excitement but also uncertainty and hardship. Whether you are experiencing the stressors of adolescence or young adulthood, confronting relationship issues, or wanting to examine your inner world, therapy can be a useful tool in navigating life transitions. I’m particularly interested in exploring issues surrounding anxiety, depression, relationships, self-worth, grief, gender identity, and sexuality. Together we can discover your wants and needs and take action towards reaching your goals.
As a queer and transgender person, I understand the importance of having a safe and affirming space for self-exploration and strive to create a space without judgement.
One of the few certainties of life is change, which can come with excitement but also uncertainty and hardship. Whether you are experiencing the stressors of adolescence or young adulthood, confronting relationship issues, or wanting to examine your inner world, therapy can be a useful tool in navigating life transitions. I’m particularly interested in exploring issues surrounding anxiety, depression, relationships, self-worth, grief, gender identity, and sexuality. Together we can discover your wants and needs and take action towards reaching your goals.
I work to create a supportive space for my clients to explore and process their unique experiences, identities, and feelings without judgment or stigma. My own lived experience as a queer transgender woman informs my work as a therapist, and I'm passionate about creating safe, affirming spaces in individual, relationship, and group therapy. I am committed to an intersectional, trauma-informed approach to therapy that acknowledges the lived experiences of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and neurodiverse clients.
I work to create a supportive space for my clients to explore and process their unique experiences, identities, and feelings without judgment or stigma. My own lived experience as a queer transgender woman informs my work as a therapist, and I'm passionate about creating safe, affirming spaces in individual, relationship, and group therapy. I am committed to an intersectional, trauma-informed approach to therapy that acknowledges the lived experiences of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and neurodiverse clients.
Areas of specialty include (but are not limited to): Trauma and post-traumatic resilience; Chronic illness & Disability; Executive functioning; Parenthood; and Transgender/Gender expansive experiences across the lifespan.
Everyone comes to The Work in their own way, for their own reasons, in their own time. For some, it's a safe space to explore and grow as they need. For others it's a dedicated ear and a mind trained to help them resolve emotional conflicts, stress, anxiety, and depression. Still others long to be seen and embraced (in all of their complexity and nuance). Whatever journey has led you here, my goal is to help you step into the fullness of your Self and live the best life possible.
Areas of specialty include (but are not limited to): Trauma and post-traumatic resilience; Chronic illness & Disability; Executive functioning; Parenthood; and Transgender/Gender expansive experiences across the lifespan.
Everyone comes to The Work in their own way, for their own reasons, in their own time. For some, it's a safe space to explore and grow as they need. For others it's a dedicated ear and a mind trained to help them resolve emotional conflicts, stress, anxiety, and depression. Still others long to be seen and embraced (in all of their complexity and nuance). Whatever journey has led you here, my goal is to help you step into the fullness of your Self and live the best life possible.
As a transgender woman who grew up in a politically and religiously conservative environment, I understand how daunting change and healing can be.
How do you make sense of your life and who you are? How do you move forward after painful experiences? What if you're not who you thought you were? Whether you feel stuck, disconnected, or burdened by parts of yourself you’ve been taught to hide, I offer a curious and compassionate space to slow down, process your experiences, and explore the patterns shaping your life. Together, we’ll uncover new possibilities and move toward a life that feels more true, connected, and whole. We’ll explore the parts of yourself that feel hidden or unacknowledged and figure out how they might fit into the story of you.
As a transgender woman who grew up in a politically and religiously conservative environment, I understand how daunting change and healing can be.
How do you make sense of your life and who you are? How do you move forward after painful experiences? What if you're not who you thought you were? Whether you feel stuck, disconnected, or burdened by parts of yourself you’ve been taught to hide, I offer a curious and compassionate space to slow down, process your experiences, and explore the patterns shaping your life. Together, we’ll uncover new possibilities and move toward a life that feels more true, connected, and whole. We’ll explore the parts of yourself that feel hidden or unacknowledged and figure out how they might fit into the story of you.
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As a transgender, nonbinary therapist, I bring both professional insight and personal experience to my work.
As a Buddhist and humanist clinician with training in spiritually-integrated mental health counseling, I offer a distinctive and holistic approach to therapy. My practice blends contemporary therapeutic methods and intuitive healing traditions, including S.A.F.E. EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic, psychodynamic, and transpersonal work. We create a curious and compassionate environment, using your own unique strengths to address individual, intergeneration, and collective wounds and move towards healing.
As a transgender, nonbinary therapist, I bring both professional insight and personal experience to my work.
As a Buddhist and humanist clinician with training in spiritually-integrated mental health counseling, I offer a distinctive and holistic approach to therapy. My practice blends contemporary therapeutic methods and intuitive healing traditions, including S.A.F.E. EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic, psychodynamic, and transpersonal work. We create a curious and compassionate environment, using your own unique strengths to address individual, intergeneration, and collective wounds and move towards healing.
As a transgender, anti-oppressive, sex-work positive practitioner I aim to co-create a therapeutic container for each client that is radically your own.
Hello, my name is Wyatt Roper I use he/him pronouns. I have been working within the clinical mental health field for several years with a focus on relationships, play, self-exploration, and joy. To me, relationships hold the greatest importance. An Individual's relationship with oneself and others can be a mirror as well as a cornerstone for change, growth, and euphoria. The modalities I most often use with clients are IFS, techniques of EMDR, and an array of art therapy practices.
As a transgender, anti-oppressive, sex-work positive practitioner I aim to co-create a therapeutic container for each client that is radically your own.
Hello, my name is Wyatt Roper I use he/him pronouns. I have been working within the clinical mental health field for several years with a focus on relationships, play, self-exploration, and joy. To me, relationships hold the greatest importance. An Individual's relationship with oneself and others can be a mirror as well as a cornerstone for change, growth, and euphoria. The modalities I most often use with clients are IFS, techniques of EMDR, and an array of art therapy practices.
Renee H Reopell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SIFI
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I'm so glad you're here. Finding a supportive, therapeutic home can be a difficult challenge for us as queer, transgender, and non-binary people. Therefore, I hold some values to create a safer space: you are the expert in your own lived experience; you already posses the strengths that will help you with the challenges you're facing; you deserve a place without judgement; and you are entitled to be your authentic self. I come from a cross-cultural, social justice perspective, and believe collaboration with you is necessary for your best self.
I'm so glad you're here. Finding a supportive, therapeutic home can be a difficult challenge for us as queer, transgender, and non-binary people. Therefore, I hold some values to create a safer space: you are the expert in your own lived experience; you already posses the strengths that will help you with the challenges you're facing; you deserve a place without judgement; and you are entitled to be your authentic self. I come from a cross-cultural, social justice perspective, and believe collaboration with you is necessary for your best self.
Whether we’re navigating changes in our primary relationships, considering our gender or sexual identity, coping with problems related to sexual health, or reflecting on adverse experiences, having a safe space to process our reflections is invaluable. My practice serves adult clients who navigate concerns around gender dysphoria, experience challenges with their sexuality or sexual enjoyment, are members of the LGBTQ+ community, or have experiences with trauma and grief that impact their daily lives. My approach is conversational, strengths-based, and results-oriented.
Whether we’re navigating changes in our primary relationships, considering our gender or sexual identity, coping with problems related to sexual health, or reflecting on adverse experiences, having a safe space to process our reflections is invaluable. My practice serves adult clients who navigate concerns around gender dysphoria, experience challenges with their sexuality or sexual enjoyment, are members of the LGBTQ+ community, or have experiences with trauma and grief that impact their daily lives. My approach is conversational, strengths-based, and results-oriented.
Jacob Wangel-Brown
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Waitlist for new clients
I’m a trans, queer psychotherapist and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Certified Member. I’m dedicated to providing safe, therapeutic space for transgender, queer, and questioning clients. As a dual-state licensed clinician in California and New York, my clinical practice, Transcendent Identity Therapy serves to fill a critical need in creating competent, affirming, accessible care for our community and offers a warm environment to explore, process, and repair relationships within the self and with others. We’ll explore how your lived experience impacts your internal and external worlds.
I’m a trans, queer psychotherapist and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Certified Member. I’m dedicated to providing safe, therapeutic space for transgender, queer, and questioning clients. As a dual-state licensed clinician in California and New York, my clinical practice, Transcendent Identity Therapy serves to fill a critical need in creating competent, affirming, accessible care for our community and offers a warm environment to explore, process, and repair relationships within the self and with others. We’ll explore how your lived experience impacts your internal and external worlds.
I am an internationally recognized expert in transgender care with 25 years experience working with transsexual, transgender and gender variant people of all ages, especially young gender variant children, and their families. When someone is contemplating a gender transition it is my approach to work with the whole family as everyone transitions in a gender transition. I have a solid record of success in workplace transitions for clients My expertise lends itself to working with transgender clients from many varied racial, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
I also work with lesbian, gay, bisexual clients across the full spectrum of issues.
I am an internationally recognized expert in transgender care with 25 years experience working with transsexual, transgender and gender variant people of all ages, especially young gender variant children, and their families. When someone is contemplating a gender transition it is my approach to work with the whole family as everyone transitions in a gender transition. I have a solid record of success in workplace transitions for clients My expertise lends itself to working with transgender clients from many varied racial, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
I also work with lesbian, gay, bisexual clients across the full spectrum of issues.
Tanya Koifman - Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, NY, NJ, ID, PA, DE, VT, RI, SC, FL
Verified Verified
Online Only
I work with the LGBTQIA+ community, and provide gender-affirming support for transgender & non-binary individuals.
I am a warm, affirming, non-judgmental psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience, and I work with an interactive, humanistic, strengths-based, trauma-informed, HAES-aligned, and transparent, narrative approach. I believe that people have the innate capacity to heal and change. We will work together to develop a deeper understanding of your life goals and perspectives, so that we can custom-tailor techniques to make life most meaningful for you. We will work together toward resolving life challenges by identifying your personal strengths, coping strategies, and by helping you to see things in your life from a different lens.
I work with the LGBTQIA+ community, and provide gender-affirming support for transgender & non-binary individuals.
I am a warm, affirming, non-judgmental psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience, and I work with an interactive, humanistic, strengths-based, trauma-informed, HAES-aligned, and transparent, narrative approach. I believe that people have the innate capacity to heal and change. We will work together to develop a deeper understanding of your life goals and perspectives, so that we can custom-tailor techniques to make life most meaningful for you. We will work together toward resolving life challenges by identifying your personal strengths, coping strategies, and by helping you to see things in your life from a different lens.
Serving the Capital Region, I provide Telehealth and in-person sessions. My clients and I work together to navigate through mental health challenges and transitions in life. I specialize in working with people with gender dysphoria and those in the process of transition. Furthermore, I help my clients navigate issues related to racial identity and minority experiences. I work with various relationship types and forms, non-monogamy included. I enjoy helping couples, partners and families achieve a greater sense of unity and satisfaction in their lives. Counseling can also be provided through Mandarin upon request.
Serving the Capital Region, I provide Telehealth and in-person sessions. My clients and I work together to navigate through mental health challenges and transitions in life. I specialize in working with people with gender dysphoria and those in the process of transition. Furthermore, I help my clients navigate issues related to racial identity and minority experiences. I work with various relationship types and forms, non-monogamy included. I enjoy helping couples, partners and families achieve a greater sense of unity and satisfaction in their lives. Counseling can also be provided through Mandarin upon request.
Partnering with adolescents (ages 9-18), young adults (ages 18-30), and parents to set goals, improve lives, reduce symptoms, and affirm identity is the foundation of my work. I am behaviorally trained and experienced in providing a variety of treatments shown by research to be effective for OCD, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm, suicidality, and emotion dysregulation, including CBT, ERP, TF-CBT, and DBT-informed therapy. I am passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community and provide gender-affirming psychotherapy to transgender folks. I enjoy working with parents on their own journey of parenting a gender-diverse youth.
Partnering with adolescents (ages 9-18), young adults (ages 18-30), and parents to set goals, improve lives, reduce symptoms, and affirm identity is the foundation of my work. I am behaviorally trained and experienced in providing a variety of treatments shown by research to be effective for OCD, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm, suicidality, and emotion dysregulation, including CBT, ERP, TF-CBT, and DBT-informed therapy. I am passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community and provide gender-affirming psychotherapy to transgender folks. I enjoy working with parents on their own journey of parenting a gender-diverse youth.
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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.