LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
Marina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in OCD and other anxiety disorders, and Queer/Trans identity issues. Marina uses an eclectic, psychodynamic approach to therapy. In sessions, this looks like growing a relationship through trust and mutual understanding, and using insights to explore how your life and experiences have shaped you.
Marina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in OCD and other anxiety disorders, and Queer/Trans identity issues. Marina uses an eclectic, psychodynamic approach to therapy. In sessions, this looks like growing a relationship through trust and mutual understanding, and using insights to explore how your life and experiences have shaped you.
I'm often working with artists, immigrants, active and former substance users, LGBTQ+, fat-identified and neurodiverse individuals and couples.
Imagine walking around this planet with a deep understanding that you are OK - truly perfect just as you are. I don't mean that we don't all have faults and make mistakes, because we do. But that doesn't make us mistakes. Or maybe you're needing help to galvanize your courage to make a change, to dare to live your very best life? A warm and supportive relationship with the right therapist will help to re-engage and energize your own existing internal resources, the parts of you that are already confident, calm, creative, courageous and compassionate. We can do this work together.
I'm often working with artists, immigrants, active and former substance users, LGBTQ+, fat-identified and neurodiverse individuals and couples.
Imagine walking around this planet with a deep understanding that you are OK - truly perfect just as you are. I don't mean that we don't all have faults and make mistakes, because we do. But that doesn't make us mistakes. Or maybe you're needing help to galvanize your courage to make a change, to dare to live your very best life? A warm and supportive relationship with the right therapist will help to re-engage and energize your own existing internal resources, the parts of you that are already confident, calm, creative, courageous and compassionate. We can do this work together.
I have worked with folks of all ages and walks of life and have a focus on those who are navigating life transitions, including young adults and the queer community.
I have significant experience supporting people managing life transitions, generalized anxiety, major depression, bipolar disorder and the impacts of trauma. I use a strengths-based, social-justice focused, and trauma-informed approach and am trained in CBT, DBT, psychodynamic approaches, and mindfulness techniques.
I have worked with folks of all ages and walks of life and have a focus on those who are navigating life transitions, including young adults and the queer community.
I have significant experience supporting people managing life transitions, generalized anxiety, major depression, bipolar disorder and the impacts of trauma. I use a strengths-based, social-justice focused, and trauma-informed approach and am trained in CBT, DBT, psychodynamic approaches, and mindfulness techniques.
As a biracial queer person of Haitian and Jewish descent, Dr.
Dr. Gottlieb is a NYS licensed clinical psychologist. As a helping professional she believes that each person is doing the best they can in any given moment and that therapy can help build on innate strength so that they can do more. Dr. Gottlieb approaches therapy through the lens that all people are whole and unbroken as they are. Therapy does not change people, rather it helps them to develop the skills they need to live in a way that is consistent with the life they want to live.
As a biracial queer person of Haitian and Jewish descent, Dr.
Dr. Gottlieb is a NYS licensed clinical psychologist. As a helping professional she believes that each person is doing the best they can in any given moment and that therapy can help build on innate strength so that they can do more. Dr. Gottlieb approaches therapy through the lens that all people are whole and unbroken as they are. Therapy does not change people, rather it helps them to develop the skills they need to live in a way that is consistent with the life they want to live.
With over 8 years of experience and as an Asian, Queer Native New Yorker, I deeply resonate with you if you are high-achieving, conflict-avoidant, or a perfectionist, yet you find yourself prioritizing others over yourself.
I specialize in working with folks of diverse backgrounds — high achievers, young adults, couples, adoptees, helping/tech/finance/creative professionals, QTBIPOC, & immigrants — who have trauma, anxiety, or ADHD. Together, we will find your authentic voice through experiential, anti-oppressive practices, EMDR, somatic, parts work, and relational approaches.
With over 8 years of experience and as an Asian, Queer Native New Yorker, I deeply resonate with you if you are high-achieving, conflict-avoidant, or a perfectionist, yet you find yourself prioritizing others over yourself.
I specialize in working with folks of diverse backgrounds — high achievers, young adults, couples, adoptees, helping/tech/finance/creative professionals, QTBIPOC, & immigrants — who have trauma, anxiety, or ADHD. Together, we will find your authentic voice through experiential, anti-oppressive practices, EMDR, somatic, parts work, and relational approaches.
I have clinical experience in Person Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Multicultural Counseling, LGBTQ+ Affirmative Competency, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and using creative and expressive art techniques, and trauma informed care.
It is my passion to normalize mental health treatment and improve accessibility to mental health care for all, by listening to the individual’s needs and wants, assisting them to reach their unique goals. Every person experiences the world in a different way depending on their history and intersectionality. I believe it's important to go into your world as much as possible and work with you on the things you face and see them from your perspective.
I have clinical experience in Person Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Multicultural Counseling, LGBTQ+ Affirmative Competency, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and using creative and expressive art techniques, and trauma informed care.
It is my passion to normalize mental health treatment and improve accessibility to mental health care for all, by listening to the individual’s needs and wants, assisting them to reach their unique goals. Every person experiences the world in a different way depending on their history and intersectionality. I believe it's important to go into your world as much as possible and work with you on the things you face and see them from your perspective.
Dwellness In-Home Psychological Services
Mental Health Counselor, LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LCAT, RDT
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Dwellness is a diverse team of NYC-based clinicians who treat individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan via in-home, innovative in-person, and teletherapy practices. We also offer grief support groups, grief walks, and short-term therapy bundles.
Dwellness is a diverse team of NYC-based clinicians who treat individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan via in-home, innovative in-person, and teletherapy practices. We also offer grief support groups, grief walks, and short-term therapy bundles.
Taking the initial step to start therapy isn't easy & you've already begun the process by looking for a clinician online. You're worth the time & effort it takes to find "a good fit" in today's fast paced world.
Taking the initial step to start therapy isn't easy & you've already begun the process by looking for a clinician online. You're worth the time & effort it takes to find "a good fit" in today's fast paced world.
My work is grounded in family systems, attachment theory and queer theory, and I adapt these approaches for neurodivergent folks.
I'm glad you're here! I help people free themselves from painful relational patterns and start feeling calm, safe and authentic. We will work with experiences that are keeping you stuck, like trauma, marginalization, and difficult relationships, so that you can feel and process your emotions, heal past wounds, accommodate yourself and truly be you. I offer individual therapy, couples therapy and therapy for all kinds of relationship structures, including non-monogamous relationships and blended families.
My work is grounded in family systems, attachment theory and queer theory, and I adapt these approaches for neurodivergent folks.
I'm glad you're here! I help people free themselves from painful relational patterns and start feeling calm, safe and authentic. We will work with experiences that are keeping you stuck, like trauma, marginalization, and difficult relationships, so that you can feel and process your emotions, heal past wounds, accommodate yourself and truly be you. I offer individual therapy, couples therapy and therapy for all kinds of relationship structures, including non-monogamous relationships and blended families.
We understand the challenges of finding an experienced, caring in-network therapist. At New Pathways, we believe that every individual is worthy and deserving of health, wellness, connection, and love. You deserve to be seen and heard. You deserve to have a dedicated time and space where all of the focus is on you and helping you discover new ways to engage with yourself and the world around you.
We understand the challenges of finding an experienced, caring in-network therapist. At New Pathways, we believe that every individual is worthy and deserving of health, wellness, connection, and love. You deserve to be seen and heard. You deserve to have a dedicated time and space where all of the focus is on you and helping you discover new ways to engage with yourself and the world around you.
With over 9 years of clinical experience, I bring a unique clinical lens into therapy- one that is rooted in a queer, sex-positive, multicultural and anti-oppressive identity.
VNC Therapy New York was founded to provide a healing space for humans to reconnect with their identities and explore new pathways to pleasure in a radically affirming and expansive way. Whether you're new to sharing feelings or have years of experience exploring your psyche, I'll work with you to explore how you want to relate to yourself and others in the world by cultivating space for neurodivergence, intersecting identities, and evolving erotic needs. Maybe you just want tools and insights around a specific life transition, upcoming event, or period of instability affecting how you feel. Therapy can be profoundly transformative!
With over 9 years of clinical experience, I bring a unique clinical lens into therapy- one that is rooted in a queer, sex-positive, multicultural and anti-oppressive identity.
VNC Therapy New York was founded to provide a healing space for humans to reconnect with their identities and explore new pathways to pleasure in a radically affirming and expansive way. Whether you're new to sharing feelings or have years of experience exploring your psyche, I'll work with you to explore how you want to relate to yourself and others in the world by cultivating space for neurodivergence, intersecting identities, and evolving erotic needs. Maybe you just want tools and insights around a specific life transition, upcoming event, or period of instability affecting how you feel. Therapy can be profoundly transformative!
Brooklyn Art Therapist and EMDR Therapist
Art Therapist, LCAT, ATR-BC, MPS, EMDR Tr
Brooklyn, NY 11222
I work with clients by offering psychotherapy integrated with art-making and/or evidence-based practices (CBT & EMDR Therapy). Together, we creatively explore your feelings, thoughts, relationships, and set goals. Treatment can address: anxiety, panic attacks, depression, grief, sexual assault, violence, abuse, PTSD, performance anxiety, or other stress-related issues. Past traumas and adverse events create negative self-beliefs that are maladaptive and impact each of us presently. Through a non-judgmental and compassionate lens, I hope to work with you and begin the process of healing creatively.
I work with clients by offering psychotherapy integrated with art-making and/or evidence-based practices (CBT & EMDR Therapy). Together, we creatively explore your feelings, thoughts, relationships, and set goals. Treatment can address: anxiety, panic attacks, depression, grief, sexual assault, violence, abuse, PTSD, performance anxiety, or other stress-related issues. Past traumas and adverse events create negative self-beliefs that are maladaptive and impact each of us presently. Through a non-judgmental and compassionate lens, I hope to work with you and begin the process of healing creatively.
I provide trauma-informed therapy for queer, POC, cross-cultural, and non-monogamous couples and partners to support intimacy through self-awareness and intentionality.
This can be the case for folks who really crave closeness just as much as those who are more aware of the tendency to push it away. In our work together, we will identify and shift deep emotional and behavioral patterns so you feel more grounded, connected, and capable of having the life and relationship you want.
I provide trauma-informed therapy for queer, POC, cross-cultural, and non-monogamous couples and partners to support intimacy through self-awareness and intentionality.
This can be the case for folks who really crave closeness just as much as those who are more aware of the tendency to push it away. In our work together, we will identify and shift deep emotional and behavioral patterns so you feel more grounded, connected, and capable of having the life and relationship you want.
I have a particular interest in working with LGBTQ families and couples.
Are you caught in a stressful cycle of conflict in your relationship? Does it feel as if you and your loved one(s) are repeating the same pattern? Let's work together to change this. I can help you to discover how unspoken communication, past experiences, and beliefs, may be influencing your relationship. We will work together to understand these patterns, and how they aren't serving you. Together, we can develop more effective communication skills and replace the patterns which are holding you back. I believe that therapy should be collaborative, empowering, and solution focused.
I have a particular interest in working with LGBTQ families and couples.
Are you caught in a stressful cycle of conflict in your relationship? Does it feel as if you and your loved one(s) are repeating the same pattern? Let's work together to change this. I can help you to discover how unspoken communication, past experiences, and beliefs, may be influencing your relationship. We will work together to understand these patterns, and how they aren't serving you. Together, we can develop more effective communication skills and replace the patterns which are holding you back. I believe that therapy should be collaborative, empowering, and solution focused.
Lara Cassell-Rosado
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Brooklyn, NY 11242
Waitlist for new clients
Hey there, and welcome to this next part of your journey. Let’s take a moment to recognize that you are a total badass for just being here, and surviving whatever it is that has brought you to this place. It takes courage to explore working with a therapist, whether it’s your first or fifth time searching for the right connection. Here’s what I will always strive to provide for you: a safe and judgment-free space, where we hold a deep respect for what you’ve been through, and honor the resources you contain within yourself to have survived to this point.
Hey there, and welcome to this next part of your journey. Let’s take a moment to recognize that you are a total badass for just being here, and surviving whatever it is that has brought you to this place. It takes courage to explore working with a therapist, whether it’s your first or fifth time searching for the right connection. Here’s what I will always strive to provide for you: a safe and judgment-free space, where we hold a deep respect for what you’ve been through, and honor the resources you contain within yourself to have survived to this point.
I know what it's like to navigate the world from that position, especially with regards to Disability, Neurodivergence, Queer identity, and complex trauma.
My clinical practice involves an eclectic range of tools and modalities tailored to your needs with a person-centered, trauma competent, Neurodivergent-Affirming, and feminist foundation - along with DBT, Internal Family Systems, AEDP, attachment-based, relational, mindfulness/meditation, and more. I provide psychotherapy, life & communication coaching.
I know what it's like to navigate the world from that position, especially with regards to Disability, Neurodivergence, Queer identity, and complex trauma.
My clinical practice involves an eclectic range of tools and modalities tailored to your needs with a person-centered, trauma competent, Neurodivergent-Affirming, and feminist foundation - along with DBT, Internal Family Systems, AEDP, attachment-based, relational, mindfulness/meditation, and more. I provide psychotherapy, life & communication coaching.
I'm Lauren (she/they) and I am a Brooklyn-based trauma therapist offering virtual therapy in New York, Connecticut and Vermont and consultation for therapists and graduate students in all 50 states. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA2S+ folks, survivors of relationship violence, and survivors of high-control groups and religions. My approach is grounded in wanting to create a therapeutic environment that is relational, trauma informed, social justice informed, and stigma free.
I'm Lauren (she/they) and I am a Brooklyn-based trauma therapist offering virtual therapy in New York, Connecticut and Vermont and consultation for therapists and graduate students in all 50 states. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA2S+ folks, survivors of relationship violence, and survivors of high-control groups and religions. My approach is grounded in wanting to create a therapeutic environment that is relational, trauma informed, social justice informed, and stigma free.
I’m a queer, Black-biracial, first-generation, non-binary woman.
My approach to therapy is intersectional, feminist, and relational—centering systemic awareness alongside joy and liberation. I work with individuals and couples seeking greater fulfillment. Using a collaborative approach to insight and change, I want you to feel empowered on your journey. I believe in expressing emotions, understanding patterns, and exploring core beliefs, with safety and connection as the foundation for healing. With couples, I focus on deepening emotional connection through shared understanding of needs, clarification of relationship dynamics, and appreciation for different family and cultural backgrounds.
I’m a queer, Black-biracial, first-generation, non-binary woman.
My approach to therapy is intersectional, feminist, and relational—centering systemic awareness alongside joy and liberation. I work with individuals and couples seeking greater fulfillment. Using a collaborative approach to insight and change, I want you to feel empowered on your journey. I believe in expressing emotions, understanding patterns, and exploring core beliefs, with safety and connection as the foundation for healing. With couples, I focus on deepening emotional connection through shared understanding of needs, clarification of relationship dynamics, and appreciation for different family and cultural backgrounds.
While I work with a wide range of clients, I have extensive experience working with adolescents and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
I feel privileged to enter in to a therapeutic relationship with my clients where trust is established, feelings are honored, and pain is explored and healed. I believe wholly in the therapeutic value of feeling heard and understood. My aim with clients is to foster a positive and supportive relationship that provides the skills necessary to create happy and healthy relationships in their lives.
While I work with a wide range of clients, I have extensive experience working with adolescents and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
I feel privileged to enter in to a therapeutic relationship with my clients where trust is established, feelings are honored, and pain is explored and healed. I believe wholly in the therapeutic value of feeling heard and understood. My aim with clients is to foster a positive and supportive relationship that provides the skills necessary to create happy and healthy relationships in their lives.
I am affirming of polyamory, LGBTQIA+ identities, and kink.
In our work together, I draw on modern psychodynamic and relational approaches as well as my formal training in EMDR and Sex Therapy. Ultimately, what matters most to me is cultivating a space where you feel understood and supported. Therapy is a place to tap into your own wisdom, make sense of patterns, and build new possibilities.
I am affirming of polyamory, LGBTQIA+ identities, and kink.
In our work together, I draw on modern psychodynamic and relational approaches as well as my formal training in EMDR and Sex Therapy. Ultimately, what matters most to me is cultivating a space where you feel understood and supported. Therapy is a place to tap into your own wisdom, make sense of patterns, and build new possibilities.
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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.