LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Gardnerville, NV
I offer a grounded, welcoming space for people who are holding a lot and need room to pause. My approach is collaborative and thoughtfully paced, with attention to both emotional and nervous-system needs. I work with caregivers, parents, teens, and adults navigating family stress, transitions, or feeling stretched thin. We begin where you are and work toward greater steadiness and clarity.
I offer a grounded, welcoming space for people who are holding a lot and need room to pause. My approach is collaborative and thoughtfully paced, with attention to both emotional and nervous-system needs. I work with caregivers, parents, teens, and adults navigating family stress, transitions, or feeling stretched thin. We begin where you are and work toward greater steadiness and clarity.
I realize you you have a tremendous amount of options here to choose a therapist. Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I call myself a trauma recovery specialist. I Prefer to work in person and ask clients to plan for a 90 minute session. Years of experience have taught me it takes time to for clients to settle in and make contact with their own resourcefulness and essential wisdoms. Resolving trauma's, big or small, often leads to true self discovery. A process of shedding who you think you ought to be and freeing who you really are. My job is support you in that journey
I realize you you have a tremendous amount of options here to choose a therapist. Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I call myself a trauma recovery specialist. I Prefer to work in person and ask clients to plan for a 90 minute session. Years of experience have taught me it takes time to for clients to settle in and make contact with their own resourcefulness and essential wisdoms. Resolving trauma's, big or small, often leads to true self discovery. A process of shedding who you think you ought to be and freeing who you really are. My job is support you in that journey
Imagine your ideal self—the version of you that feels grounded and confident. What challenges are you facing right now? Anxiety, depression, grief, anger, or maybe something you can’t quite name? What do you need most—clarity, healing, connection, or tools to move forward? When I founded Mountain Vista Therapy, my vision was to create a space where people feel balanced, understood, and empowered. I work with you to explore your goals and uncover the “why” behind them, so you can create the life you want with confidence and compassion.
Imagine your ideal self—the version of you that feels grounded and confident. What challenges are you facing right now? Anxiety, depression, grief, anger, or maybe something you can’t quite name? What do you need most—clarity, healing, connection, or tools to move forward? When I founded Mountain Vista Therapy, my vision was to create a space where people feel balanced, understood, and empowered. I work with you to explore your goals and uncover the “why” behind them, so you can create the life you want with confidence and compassion.
Our brains often understand why we react the way we do, yet insight alone rarely stops the patterns or emotional cycles we struggle with. That’s because true resolution requires working with the trauma stored in the body—shaped by developmental, medical, or emotional threats that overwhelmed our system. Somatic Experiencing is a neurobiologically based, approach that supports the body in doing what it is inherently designed to do: repair, restore, and return to homeostasis.
This gentle, attuned method helps us access our own innate wisdom—often buried beneath years of effort, coping, and survival.
Our brains often understand why we react the way we do, yet insight alone rarely stops the patterns or emotional cycles we struggle with. That’s because true resolution requires working with the trauma stored in the body—shaped by developmental, medical, or emotional threats that overwhelmed our system. Somatic Experiencing is a neurobiologically based, approach that supports the body in doing what it is inherently designed to do: repair, restore, and return to homeostasis.
This gentle, attuned method helps us access our own innate wisdom—often buried beneath years of effort, coping, and survival.
We are based in Reno, Nevada, however, serve members of outlying communities, such as Elko, Fernley, Fallon, Yerington, Minden/Gardenerville, and even Las Vegas and Henderson! The staff at Great Basin Behavioral Health are committed to maintaining a high standard of excellence. In fact, our staff are among the most skilled and highly trained within the Reno/Tahoe area, with specific training in the following areas: CBT, DBT, Prolonged Exposure, EMDR, Substance Use Treatment, EFT, and more!
We are based in Reno, Nevada, however, serve members of outlying communities, such as Elko, Fernley, Fallon, Yerington, Minden/Gardenerville, and even Las Vegas and Henderson! The staff at Great Basin Behavioral Health are committed to maintaining a high standard of excellence. In fact, our staff are among the most skilled and highly trained within the Reno/Tahoe area, with specific training in the following areas: CBT, DBT, Prolonged Exposure, EMDR, Substance Use Treatment, EFT, and more!
My name is Alan Hixon, and I am a Nevada Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I worked as an independent contractor with mental health agencies and then transitioned to private practice in 2023. My private practice is located in Carson City, Nevada, and easily accessible for people living in the surrounding rural communities. I offer evidenced based cognitive and behavioral outpatient psychotherapy treatment services, which includes individual therapy sessions and family sessions with the child or adolescent’s caregivers, and I offer individual psychotherapy treatment services for adults.
My name is Alan Hixon, and I am a Nevada Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I worked as an independent contractor with mental health agencies and then transitioned to private practice in 2023. My private practice is located in Carson City, Nevada, and easily accessible for people living in the surrounding rural communities. I offer evidenced based cognitive and behavioral outpatient psychotherapy treatment services, which includes individual therapy sessions and family sessions with the child or adolescent’s caregivers, and I offer individual psychotherapy treatment services for adults.
Kristi has expertise in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and is an LGBTQ+ Ally.
Chances are that you have come here looking for someone to support you and your family through the rockier parts of life. Kristi is a well-trained, committed professional who specializes in working with children and their families to regain balance at home and school. She believes that, as humans, we all come to a place where we need someone understanding and compassionate that can provide guidance. Sometimes a professional with knowledge and experience in child development, attachment difficulties and the importance of play is just what you need. That's where Kristi and the staff at Journey Within can help!
Kristi has expertise in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and is an LGBTQ+ Ally.
Chances are that you have come here looking for someone to support you and your family through the rockier parts of life. Kristi is a well-trained, committed professional who specializes in working with children and their families to regain balance at home and school. She believes that, as humans, we all come to a place where we need someone understanding and compassionate that can provide guidance. Sometimes a professional with knowledge and experience in child development, attachment difficulties and the importance of play is just what you need. That's where Kristi and the staff at Journey Within can help!
Accepting new clients! I see clients in person in Minden, NV and am willing to meet online. Welcome, my name is Liz and I hope I can be the one to help you through whatever hardship is currently on your plate. Congratulations on taking the first step towards getting the help you need and “no longer staying stuck in the suck”. I am more than willing to meet you where you are and help you let go of the fear. It is time to make an active change. Therapy can be intimidating to start, and I am flexible in fitting your needs. I work in partnership with you to help you not only overcome the barriers you are facing, but to rise above them.
Accepting new clients! I see clients in person in Minden, NV and am willing to meet online. Welcome, my name is Liz and I hope I can be the one to help you through whatever hardship is currently on your plate. Congratulations on taking the first step towards getting the help you need and “no longer staying stuck in the suck”. I am more than willing to meet you where you are and help you let go of the fear. It is time to make an active change. Therapy can be intimidating to start, and I am flexible in fitting your needs. I work in partnership with you to help you not only overcome the barriers you are facing, but to rise above them.
I offer a cognitive behavioral approach to therapy that is discreet, and client centered. I specialize in life transitions through substance abuse issues. Regardless of what you have heard You can make it through this, and there is always something gained from a person working to be the best they can be. It is a safe and confidential environment for reflection and honest feedback. I also offer comprehensive substance abuse evaluations and assessment services for Court orders or just personal reflection.
I offer a cognitive behavioral approach to therapy that is discreet, and client centered. I specialize in life transitions through substance abuse issues. Regardless of what you have heard You can make it through this, and there is always something gained from a person working to be the best they can be. It is a safe and confidential environment for reflection and honest feedback. I also offer comprehensive substance abuse evaluations and assessment services for Court orders or just personal reflection.
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My interests include Asian American struggles, challenges unique to the LGBTQIA+ community, and religious trauma.
I am glad you are here! It can take time to share one’s feelings or identify them, and I create a safe environment that allows my clients to express themselves, feel, connect, and grow in self-awareness. Working alongside anyone seeking healing and growth is a gift and privilege. If you are looking for someone who can walk alongside you and help process what lies beneath the surface, I would be honored to be that person. For those interested in utilizing EMDR to recover from trauma or difficult experiences, I am EMDR-trained through EMDRIA.
My interests include Asian American struggles, challenges unique to the LGBTQIA+ community, and religious trauma.
I am glad you are here! It can take time to share one’s feelings or identify them, and I create a safe environment that allows my clients to express themselves, feel, connect, and grow in self-awareness. Working alongside anyone seeking healing and growth is a gift and privilege. If you are looking for someone who can walk alongside you and help process what lies beneath the surface, I would be honored to be that person. For those interested in utilizing EMDR to recover from trauma or difficult experiences, I am EMDR-trained through EMDRIA.
My ideal client is someone who feels stuck—perhaps weighed down by anxiety, depression, trauma, or the stress of major life changes and is ready to find a way forward. They may be navigating difficult relationships, adjusting to new roles, managing the effects of past experiences, or trying to break free from unhealthy patterns. What they want most is to feel balanced, confident, and connected again to rediscover their strengths and live a life that feels meaningful and authentic.
My ideal client is someone who feels stuck—perhaps weighed down by anxiety, depression, trauma, or the stress of major life changes and is ready to find a way forward. They may be navigating difficult relationships, adjusting to new roles, managing the effects of past experiences, or trying to break free from unhealthy patterns. What they want most is to feel balanced, confident, and connected again to rediscover their strengths and live a life that feels meaningful and authentic.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Reno, I work with men, women, teens, young adults, couples, and families who are seeking to improve the quality of their relationships and their lives. Whether you are working to ease the symptoms of depression or anxiety, healing from grief and loss, resolving trauma, or seeking to deepen a relationship with yourself and others, I can help you move forward in an accepting and engaging environment.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Reno, I work with men, women, teens, young adults, couples, and families who are seeking to improve the quality of their relationships and their lives. Whether you are working to ease the symptoms of depression or anxiety, healing from grief and loss, resolving trauma, or seeking to deepen a relationship with yourself and others, I can help you move forward in an accepting and engaging environment.
Hello! I'm so glad you're here. I am a heart-centered therapist who often works with folks who are feeling stuck and experiencing inner conflict and pain with confusion on where to begin. Together we will co-create an authentic space where you feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood. We will gain clarity around your experience and find a path forward that leads to more joy, ease, and authenticity. I believe that everyone has deep, intrinsic wisdom into their own healing. I love assisting my clients in connecting with that inner knowing that can lead them to greater meaning and fulfillment.
Hello! I'm so glad you're here. I am a heart-centered therapist who often works with folks who are feeling stuck and experiencing inner conflict and pain with confusion on where to begin. Together we will co-create an authentic space where you feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood. We will gain clarity around your experience and find a path forward that leads to more joy, ease, and authenticity. I believe that everyone has deep, intrinsic wisdom into their own healing. I love assisting my clients in connecting with that inner knowing that can lead them to greater meaning and fulfillment.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern with meaningful life experience, I hold space for those feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, stress, life transitions, grief, trauma, and relationship challenges. My ideal clients are open to growth and seeking clarity and connection. Together, we create a supportive, collaborative space to explore challenges, build coping skills, strengthen self-esteem, and move toward a more grounded, empowered self.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern with meaningful life experience, I hold space for those feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, stress, life transitions, grief, trauma, and relationship challenges. My ideal clients are open to growth and seeking clarity and connection. Together, we create a supportive, collaborative space to explore challenges, build coping skills, strengthen self-esteem, and move toward a more grounded, empowered self.
Hi I’m Natalie, welcome! I work with adults who are ready for meaningful, lasting change, but may feel stuck in painful patterns with food, body image, self-worth, relationships, or the lasting impact of trauma.
You may find yourself overthinking, striving for perfection, feeling disconnected from your body, or caught in cycles that no longer serve you, but not fully understanding how to shift them. Perhaps part of you feels overwhelmed, ashamed, guarded, or exhausted from trying so hard to hold everything together.
Hi I’m Natalie, welcome! I work with adults who are ready for meaningful, lasting change, but may feel stuck in painful patterns with food, body image, self-worth, relationships, or the lasting impact of trauma.
You may find yourself overthinking, striving for perfection, feeling disconnected from your body, or caught in cycles that no longer serve you, but not fully understanding how to shift them. Perhaps part of you feels overwhelmed, ashamed, guarded, or exhausted from trying so hard to hold everything together.
I enjoy helping individuals and couples create meaningful change in their relationships and lives. My approach is solution-focused and grounded in mindfulness, drawing from my additional background in yoga and coaching to support both emotional insight and practical action.
I enjoy helping individuals and couples create meaningful change in their relationships and lives. My approach is solution-focused and grounded in mindfulness, drawing from my additional background in yoga and coaching to support both emotional insight and practical action.
Something brought you here.
Perhaps you've been carrying a question for years: Why do I keep ending up in the same relationships? Why do I feel disconnected, anxious, lonely, or dissatisfied despite everything I've accomplished?
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and self-aware. They've spent years trying to understand themselves, yet something still feels unresolved.
That distance between who you've learned to be and who you are underneath it all—that's where our work begins. Together, we follow the thread and discover what has been shaping your life all along.
Something brought you here.
Perhaps you've been carrying a question for years: Why do I keep ending up in the same relationships? Why do I feel disconnected, anxious, lonely, or dissatisfied despite everything I've accomplished?
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and self-aware. They've spent years trying to understand themselves, yet something still feels unresolved.
That distance between who you've learned to be and who you are underneath it all—that's where our work begins. Together, we follow the thread and discover what has been shaping your life all along.
You aren't living up to your potential. Life feels overwhelming and stressful when you know it should be deeply fulfilling and meaningful. You are ready to close the gap between where you are and where you envision yourself to be.
True wellness requires a strategic approach. We offer boutique, holistic, and integrative psychology and psychiatry services designed to optimize your mental, professional, and personal well-being. Our focus is centered on identifying root blocks to help you feel your absolute best as quickly and naturally as possible.
You aren't living up to your potential. Life feels overwhelming and stressful when you know it should be deeply fulfilling and meaningful. You are ready to close the gap between where you are and where you envision yourself to be.
True wellness requires a strategic approach. We offer boutique, holistic, and integrative psychology and psychiatry services designed to optimize your mental, professional, and personal well-being. Our focus is centered on identifying root blocks to help you feel your absolute best as quickly and naturally as possible.
Hi, I'm Kayci — a licensed clinical social worker and EMDR therapist with 10+ years of experience helping adults navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, mood issues, neurodivergence, and major life transitions. I work virtually with clients across Nevada, and I specialize in trauma-informed, depth-oriented care that goes beyond talk therapy to work at the level of the nervous system. I believe therapy is most powerful when you bring curiosity and openness to the therapeutic process. You're the expert on your own life. I'm here to help you move toward greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Hi, I'm Kayci — a licensed clinical social worker and EMDR therapist with 10+ years of experience helping adults navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, mood issues, neurodivergence, and major life transitions. I work virtually with clients across Nevada, and I specialize in trauma-informed, depth-oriented care that goes beyond talk therapy to work at the level of the nervous system. I believe therapy is most powerful when you bring curiosity and openness to the therapeutic process. You're the expert on your own life. I'm here to help you move toward greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.
I believe that when we feel safe, seen, and heard, healing becomes possible. That’s the heart of any healthy relationship, and it’s what I hope to offer in the space we create together during our sessions. With a trauma-informed approach, I understand that all kinds of things can come up, be they attachment or inner-child wounds, grief, anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, or coping habits that just don’t work anymore. My goal is to help you understand what you’ve been carrying this whole time, and support you in building a new way of living that feels more connected and true to who you are.
I believe that when we feel safe, seen, and heard, healing becomes possible. That’s the heart of any healthy relationship, and it’s what I hope to offer in the space we create together during our sessions. With a trauma-informed approach, I understand that all kinds of things can come up, be they attachment or inner-child wounds, grief, anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, or coping habits that just don’t work anymore. My goal is to help you understand what you’ve been carrying this whole time, and support you in building a new way of living that feels more connected and true to who you are.
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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.