Lesbian Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
Have you ever wondered why people in different areas of your life treat you the same way? Have you ever wondered why you are never included in the fun, or always expected to be the one to put the plans together for everyone else? Do you sometimes think that everyone is judging you or do you spend countless hours in your head judging yourself? Do you take pride in your perfectionism and yet procrastinate for hours on end? Do you ever wonder why that is? If you have ever had a thought similar to these or felt anxious or depressed because of situations like these, maybe its time to talk?
Have you ever wondered why people in different areas of your life treat you the same way? Have you ever wondered why you are never included in the fun, or always expected to be the one to put the plans together for everyone else? Do you sometimes think that everyone is judging you or do you spend countless hours in your head judging yourself? Do you take pride in your perfectionism and yet procrastinate for hours on end? Do you ever wonder why that is? If you have ever had a thought similar to these or felt anxious or depressed because of situations like these, maybe its time to talk?
With over 8 years of experience and as an Asian, Queer Native New Yorker, I deeply resonate if you are a high-achiever, people-pleaser, or an overthinker, yet you find yourself prioritizing others over yourself. You appear to be put together, but deep down, you are stuck in processing complex trauma or relationship issues. You feel overwhelmed to tap into this discomfort. But you’re ready to be with it. You’re ready to bring a change that allows you to slow down, to feel, and to tap into your resources for generative connection. Most of all, you’re ready to embody the wisdom of your lineages and roots. I want to guide you there.
With over 8 years of experience and as an Asian, Queer Native New Yorker, I deeply resonate if you are a high-achiever, people-pleaser, or an overthinker, yet you find yourself prioritizing others over yourself. You appear to be put together, but deep down, you are stuck in processing complex trauma or relationship issues. You feel overwhelmed to tap into this discomfort. But you’re ready to be with it. You’re ready to bring a change that allows you to slow down, to feel, and to tap into your resources for generative connection. Most of all, you’re ready to embody the wisdom of your lineages and roots. I want to guide you there.
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.
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.
Experienced in therapy/coaching with Neurodivergent adults and folks living with Disability/chronic illness.
I know how feeling misunderstood and other-ed can be deeply challenging, especially if you navigate the world with a unique set of experiences or marginalized experiences. I know what it's like to navigate the world from that position, especially with regards to Disability, Neurodivergence, Queer identity, and complex trauma. I honor my clients' lived experiences and cultural contexts that they come from, tailor my approach and range of therapeutic tools to fit you and your needs, not the other way around.
Experienced in therapy/coaching with Neurodivergent adults and folks living with Disability/chronic illness.
I know how feeling misunderstood and other-ed can be deeply challenging, especially if you navigate the world with a unique set of experiences or marginalized experiences. I know what it's like to navigate the world from that position, especially with regards to Disability, Neurodivergence, Queer identity, and complex trauma. I honor my clients' lived experiences and cultural contexts that they come from, tailor my approach and range of therapeutic tools to fit you and your needs, not the other way around.
I am a tri-lingual psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families as they navigate challenging transitions in life. As a queer-identified therapist, I am particularly passionate about providing affirming care to LGBTQIA+ clients and have extensive training in this area. I also work closely with immigrants and children of immigrant parents, addressing issues related to immigration trauma, acculturation and intergenerational conflict. I appreciate the complexity of human experience and strive to create a safe environment for clients to fully express their life stories.
I am a tri-lingual psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families as they navigate challenging transitions in life. As a queer-identified therapist, I am particularly passionate about providing affirming care to LGBTQIA+ clients and have extensive training in this area. I also work closely with immigrants and children of immigrant parents, addressing issues related to immigration trauma, acculturation and intergenerational conflict. I appreciate the complexity of human experience and strive to create a safe environment for clients to fully express their life stories.
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.
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 am a licensed master of social work (LMSW) based in New York City who works with individuals and groups. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+ and gender non-conforming folks, women, artists, and entertainment industry professionals. I work with those navigating depression, anxiety, illness, trauma, and life transitions.
I am a licensed master of social work (LMSW) based in New York City who works with individuals and groups. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+ and gender non-conforming folks, women, artists, and entertainment industry professionals. I work with those navigating depression, anxiety, illness, trauma, and life transitions.
Hi there, my name is Beth and I help queer folks develop an integrated and joyful sense of self, specializing in gender/sexuality, trauma, dissociation, anxiety, and depression. I'm particularly passionate about supporting clients recovering from religious trauma, spiritual abuse, and the lasting impact of shame in high-control or fundamentalist communities. My goal in therapy is to help you build a healthy life that feels good, grounded, and free. I approach therapy as a judgment-free collaboration, using compassion to examine the stressors in your life and curiosity to build connections between the past, present, and future.
Hi there, my name is Beth and I help queer folks develop an integrated and joyful sense of self, specializing in gender/sexuality, trauma, dissociation, anxiety, and depression. I'm particularly passionate about supporting clients recovering from religious trauma, spiritual abuse, and the lasting impact of shame in high-control or fundamentalist communities. My goal in therapy is to help you build a healthy life that feels good, grounded, and free. I approach therapy as a judgment-free collaboration, using compassion to examine the stressors in your life and curiosity to build connections between the past, present, and future.
My practice is dedicated to creating a safe environment in which clients feel understood, respected and challenged. This allows us to dig deeper into what isn’t feeling aligned inside and to uncover greater capacity to deepen your connection to yourself and others. I use a holistic and experiential approach to therapy based in attachment, psychodynamic and body based practices. I take in the entirety of you, and make meaning of historical wounds that have kept you from living out your desires- a life of more ease. This allows you to take risks, to know what you need, and to find new ways of approaching your experiences and patterns.
My practice is dedicated to creating a safe environment in which clients feel understood, respected and challenged. This allows us to dig deeper into what isn’t feeling aligned inside and to uncover greater capacity to deepen your connection to yourself and others. I use a holistic and experiential approach to therapy based in attachment, psychodynamic and body based practices. I take in the entirety of you, and make meaning of historical wounds that have kept you from living out your desires- a life of more ease. This allows you to take risks, to know what you need, and to find new ways of approaching your experiences and patterns.
I know what it's like to move through worlds where only parts of you are welcome. That experience shapes everything about how I work, and it's why I'm committed to creating a space where you don't have to leave anything at the door.
Many of my clients are thoughtful, self-aware people who have spent a lot of time trying to figure themselves out, and yet something still feels stuck. Maybe it's anxiety or sadness, a relationship dynamic that keeps resurfacing, or a growing sense that you've been taking care of everyone except yourself.
I know what it's like to move through worlds where only parts of you are welcome. That experience shapes everything about how I work, and it's why I'm committed to creating a space where you don't have to leave anything at the door.
Many of my clients are thoughtful, self-aware people who have spent a lot of time trying to figure themselves out, and yet something still feels stuck. Maybe it's anxiety or sadness, a relationship dynamic that keeps resurfacing, or a growing sense that you've been taking care of everyone except yourself.
Therapy for sensitive people who try hard but keep messing up despite the effort and then feel terrible about it.
You understand the patterns that are keeping you stuck, but trying to think your way out is just winding you tighter. You know you need to "feel your feelings", but you’re left wondering, “How?!”
It is possible to gently change these cycles. You can learn how to build openness and acceptance for your feelings without feeling overwhelmed by them.
I’m Alex - I'm a queer IFS therapist. For many years I had the same experience many of my clients have. Now I help clients get out of those familiar, constricting cycles.
Therapy for sensitive people who try hard but keep messing up despite the effort and then feel terrible about it.
You understand the patterns that are keeping you stuck, but trying to think your way out is just winding you tighter. You know you need to "feel your feelings", but you’re left wondering, “How?!”
It is possible to gently change these cycles. You can learn how to build openness and acceptance for your feelings without feeling overwhelmed by them.
I’m Alex - I'm a queer IFS therapist. For many years I had the same experience many of my clients have. Now I help clients get out of those familiar, constricting cycles.
Reaching out for help shows personal strength and the courage to change. A therapist who understands you can help guide you toward a feeling of inner resilience. I specialize in treating trauma, emotional suffering, relationship issues, and psychological stress. I provide care that meets your individual needs to empower you as you explore, process change, and learn to be present with what is.
Reaching out for help shows personal strength and the courage to change. A therapist who understands you can help guide you toward a feeling of inner resilience. I specialize in treating trauma, emotional suffering, relationship issues, and psychological stress. I provide care that meets your individual needs to empower you as you explore, process change, and learn to be present with what is.
Seeking a therapist is the first step towards taking control of your life. Maybe you’re feeling pain, stress, frustration, or hopeless. You’re tired of pretending to be happy and sacrificing your own needs for the needs of others. Sometimes, you’re balancing so much you’re not sure what to tackle first.
Seeking a therapist is the first step towards taking control of your life. Maybe you’re feeling pain, stress, frustration, or hopeless. You’re tired of pretending to be happy and sacrificing your own needs for the needs of others. Sometimes, you’re balancing so much you’re not sure what to tackle first.
I believe that therapy is a transformative experience that can increase self-awareness, self-knowledge and self-compassion. Through an open, curious, supportive partnership, we will explore and deepen your understanding of your relationships and history and how these may be impacting your life now. Our process can help you make more informed decisions about how you want to move forward in your life or help you find peace in remaining where you’re at. I offer a non-judgmental space where all thoughts, feelings, fears and desires can be explored and processed.
I believe that therapy is a transformative experience that can increase self-awareness, self-knowledge and self-compassion. Through an open, curious, supportive partnership, we will explore and deepen your understanding of your relationships and history and how these may be impacting your life now. Our process can help you make more informed decisions about how you want to move forward in your life or help you find peace in remaining where you’re at. I offer a non-judgmental space where all thoughts, feelings, fears and desires can be explored and processed.
Accepting clients in person and virtual!
Welcome! I am here to create a warm and nonjudgemental space to share and explore your experiences. Your spirituality, creativity and cultural practices are welcome in session, centering your perspective, interests and passions.
I am a psychotherapist at Love and Kindness Wellness Services in Flatbush, Brooklyn. I specialize in treating C-PTSD, depression and anxiety. My services come in many forms, including individual sessions, groups, and couples work. Upcoming groups include a queer-focused monthly circle and a 7 session series on codependency.
Accepting clients in person and virtual!
Welcome! I am here to create a warm and nonjudgemental space to share and explore your experiences. Your spirituality, creativity and cultural practices are welcome in session, centering your perspective, interests and passions.
I am a psychotherapist at Love and Kindness Wellness Services in Flatbush, Brooklyn. I specialize in treating C-PTSD, depression and anxiety. My services come in many forms, including individual sessions, groups, and couples work. Upcoming groups include a queer-focused monthly circle and a 7 session series on codependency.
I am a queer certified EMDR psychotherapist who loves her work. My style is warm, curious, and rooted in kindness and respect for all. I specialize in trauma, couples’ conflict, anxiety, depression, and self-growth. Many clients come to me because they feel stuck repeating the same painful patterns in their relationships. Together, we will explore your experiences with compassion, identify the wounds that keep you in cycles of fear or disconnection, and use evidence-based approaches like EMDR to support healing. My goal is to help you feel more grounded, resilient, and connected—with yourself and with others
I am a queer certified EMDR psychotherapist who loves her work. My style is warm, curious, and rooted in kindness and respect for all. I specialize in trauma, couples’ conflict, anxiety, depression, and self-growth. Many clients come to me because they feel stuck repeating the same painful patterns in their relationships. Together, we will explore your experiences with compassion, identify the wounds that keep you in cycles of fear or disconnection, and use evidence-based approaches like EMDR to support healing. My goal is to help you feel more grounded, resilient, and connected—with yourself and with others
As a queer first-generation Asian American, I am passionate about the ways in which I can advocate for mental health in all communities. Culture, environment, the multiple identities you hold, past experiences, and the societal systems in place can all be significant contributors to the stressors you face. In exploring these factors collaboratively with you, I hope to empower you to recognize your strengths and to draw upon them.
As a queer first-generation Asian American, I am passionate about the ways in which I can advocate for mental health in all communities. Culture, environment, the multiple identities you hold, past experiences, and the societal systems in place can all be significant contributors to the stressors you face. In exploring these factors collaboratively with you, I hope to empower you to recognize your strengths and to draw upon them.
I believe that healing happens when we are in connection with ourselves and others. I specialize in providing LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, and working with those who have been impacted by acute or complex trauma, ADHD and anxiety.
I believe that healing happens when we are in connection with ourselves and others. I specialize in providing LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, and working with those who have been impacted by acute or complex trauma, ADHD and anxiety.
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!
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!
Hey, I’m Heather, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) & certified Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP). Are you feeling disconnected from yourself & your emotions? Needing a space to move through hard times? Our work together can be an opportunity to better understand how current behaviors & beliefs are keeping you from your fullest happiness. We'll uncover what's at the root of these challenges and together, create strategies for what you feel is needed: managing stress & anxiety, establishing healthy boundaries, deepening self-awareness, working through loss or creating loving, conscious relationships + more.
Hey, I’m Heather, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) & certified Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP). Are you feeling disconnected from yourself & your emotions? Needing a space to move through hard times? Our work together can be an opportunity to better understand how current behaviors & beliefs are keeping you from your fullest happiness. We'll uncover what's at the root of these challenges and together, create strategies for what you feel is needed: managing stress & anxiety, establishing healthy boundaries, deepening self-awareness, working through loss or creating loving, conscious relationships + more.
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Lesbian Therapists
What is lesbian-affirming therapy?
Lesbian-affirming therapy is a type of mental health support that fully affirms and reflects a client's lesbian identity. It is rooted in acceptance and does not attempt to change or question an individual's sexual orientation. In this type of therapy, clients work with a therapist who understands the unique experiences of lesbian women. This support is especially important, as research shows that lesbian individuals face higher rates of anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges compared to heterosexual populations. Lesbian-affirming therapy acknowledges that lesbian individuals may encounter specific stressors—such as coming out challenges, family rejection, workplace discrimination, and minority stress—that require specialized understanding and intervention. Lesbian-affirming therapists often work with clients across all age groups, from adolescents navigating their emerging identity to adults and older individuals addressing life transitions and relationship concerns. Many therapists also provide couples therapy for lesbian partners, helping them navigate relationship dynamics, communication challenges, or external stressors that may impact their relationship. It is important to note that therapists provide talk therapy and counseling services but do not prescribe medication—if medication is needed for conditions like depression or anxiety, they will coordinate care with a psychiatrist or primary care physician who can provide psychiatric medication management alongside therapeutic support.
Why should I see a lesbian therapist?
Some clients prefer to work with lesbian therapists who may bring personal lived experience to the therapeutic relationship. Choosing to work with a lesbian therapist can offer a deeper sense of connection, comfort, and shared understanding. A therapist who identifies as lesbian may require clients to give less background explanation—whether it’s about navigating romantic relationships, feeling unseen in certain spaces, or processing the impact of past relationship challenges. However, a non-lesbian therapist with strong training and a sincere commitment to LGBTQ+ affirmation can be equally effective. The most important factor is finding a therapist who respects your identity and fosters trust, safety, and understanding. However, a non-lesbian therapist with strong training and a sincere commitment to LGBTQ+ affirmation can be equally effective. The most important factor is finding a therapist who respects your identity and fosters trust, safety, and understanding. Additionally, many lesbian-affirming therapists can connect clients to other providers or community-based resources—such as bisexual support groups or LGBTQ+ organizations—that offer additional affirming spaces for connection.
How do I find a lesbian therapist?
The Psychology Today online directory is a helpful tool for finding lesbian-affirming therapists. You can use search filters to identify therapists who specialize in LGBTQ+ care and work specifically with bisexual clients. You can also filter by clinical specialties, therapeutic approaches, accepted insurance, session costs, and languages spoken to find the right fit. Look for profiles where therapists explicitly mention working with lesbian clients, or where they describe their approach as identity-affirming, inclusive, or trauma-informed. Many providers will also list their own identities, which may help you find someone with shared lived experience if that is important to you. You can also look for credentials or continuing education in areas such as LGBTQ+ mental health, trauma-informed care, and intersectionality.