Transgender Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
Hi there! I am grateful you're here. In my work with children, adolescents, and adults, I strive to create a friendly and affirming space where you can feel safe to explore all aspects of yourself. I enjoy collaborating with my clients to make meaning of life experiences. We can partner to address things such as self-awareness, acceptance, body image, healthy relationships, gender identity, sexuality, anxiety, depression and whatever else we discover as important to your ongoing journey of well-being. I hope to cultivate our therapeutic relationship through humor, curiosity, and transparency.
Hi there! I am grateful you're here. In my work with children, adolescents, and adults, I strive to create a friendly and affirming space where you can feel safe to explore all aspects of yourself. I enjoy collaborating with my clients to make meaning of life experiences. We can partner to address things such as self-awareness, acceptance, body image, healthy relationships, gender identity, sexuality, anxiety, depression and whatever else we discover as important to your ongoing journey of well-being. I hope to cultivate our therapeutic relationship through humor, curiosity, and transparency.
Hello! My name is Alex (they/them). I am a helper and trained counselor welcoming clients who have specifically been ostracized or misunderstood by the mental health industrial complex. Currently, institutional services geared towards helping are explicitly gate kept by ableist perspectives, carceral state interventions, financial inaccessibility, treatment stigma, and other barriers rooted in the shameful, foundational practices of white supremacy and western culture. My work is specifically political, and intended to help clients cultivate a more liberated life. I curate space for healing as well as dream building.
Hello! My name is Alex (they/them). I am a helper and trained counselor welcoming clients who have specifically been ostracized or misunderstood by the mental health industrial complex. Currently, institutional services geared towards helping are explicitly gate kept by ableist perspectives, carceral state interventions, financial inaccessibility, treatment stigma, and other barriers rooted in the shameful, foundational practices of white supremacy and western culture. My work is specifically political, and intended to help clients cultivate a more liberated life. I curate space for healing as well as dream building.
Self-compassion is a great buzzword, but it's easier said than done. Sometimes you have to avoid or fight feelings and parts of yourself. Maybe you feel overwhelmed, worn out or conflicted. Maybe you are not satisfied with your core relationships. This could be because parts of you are stuck in past experiences and those parts are using the tools they have (like avoidance, self-criticism, anxiety...) to protect you from more pain, even though these tools don't always serve you now. Together, we can welcome and get to know each part of you slowly and safely, and introduce new tools for coping and making change.
Self-compassion is a great buzzword, but it's easier said than done. Sometimes you have to avoid or fight feelings and parts of yourself. Maybe you feel overwhelmed, worn out or conflicted. Maybe you are not satisfied with your core relationships. This could be because parts of you are stuck in past experiences and those parts are using the tools they have (like avoidance, self-criticism, anxiety...) to protect you from more pain, even though these tools don't always serve you now. Together, we can welcome and get to know each part of you slowly and safely, and introduce new tools for coping and making change.
You and your partner have decided to give an open relationship a shot. Congratulations. And, oh shit! Old ways of communicating with each other aren’t working. You’re anxious and suddenly suck at supporting each other. You used to be a team. Now conflicts feel impossible to resolve. Your sex life has deteriorated, adding to growing resentments. Constantly embroiled in arguments over misunderstandings, the friction is tearing your relationship apart. You worry that you’re not going to make it as a couple. Jealousy, inadequacy and guilt have taken over. The pain this is causing your partner is too much bear.
You and your partner have decided to give an open relationship a shot. Congratulations. And, oh shit! Old ways of communicating with each other aren’t working. You’re anxious and suddenly suck at supporting each other. You used to be a team. Now conflicts feel impossible to resolve. Your sex life has deteriorated, adding to growing resentments. Constantly embroiled in arguments over misunderstandings, the friction is tearing your relationship apart. You worry that you’re not going to make it as a couple. Jealousy, inadequacy and guilt have taken over. The pain this is causing your partner is too much bear.
Has your life completely and irrevocably changed overnight? Have you experienced something so devastating that life will never be the same? Is there a trauma or a series of traumas that is too overwhelming to hold on your own? Have you had to set boundaries for your well-being, but grieve the relationships you wish you had? Are you struggling to adjust to a new normal while having to perform as a professional? I am honored to have heard the stories of people of all ages, diverse backgrounds, and walks of life. At our core, we are all human, equally deserving of compassion, dignity, and respect.
Has your life completely and irrevocably changed overnight? Have you experienced something so devastating that life will never be the same? Is there a trauma or a series of traumas that is too overwhelming to hold on your own? Have you had to set boundaries for your well-being, but grieve the relationships you wish you had? Are you struggling to adjust to a new normal while having to perform as a professional? I am honored to have heard the stories of people of all ages, diverse backgrounds, and walks of life. At our core, we are all human, equally deserving of compassion, dignity, and respect.
Hello and welcome! My name is Emma Johnson (they/them pronouns) and I am a licensed Master of Social Work, specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with a focus on children, adolescents, and the LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse communities. As a social worker, I strive to meet clients where they are and create strong and supportive therapeutic alliances.
Hello and welcome! My name is Emma Johnson (they/them pronouns) and I am a licensed Master of Social Work, specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with a focus on children, adolescents, and the LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse communities. As a social worker, I strive to meet clients where they are and create strong and supportive therapeutic alliances.
Welcome! I am a Brooklyn-based psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples in New York City.
Welcome! I am a Brooklyn-based psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples in New York City.
El Layla Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Waitlist for new clients
My specialty is working with Black, brown and multi-ethnic, non-monogamous and QTGNC/questioning folks experiencing depression, anxiety/panic, complex trauma, and relationship or social transitions. In addition, I am experienced serving folks with a range of identities struggling with body image, disordered eating, substance misuse, self-harm, and chronic illness, including chronic pain and social stigma. I work particularly well with folks looking to decolonize their minds, relationships and lives, and generate new values-based, life-affirming constructs for themselves.
My specialty is working with Black, brown and multi-ethnic, non-monogamous and QTGNC/questioning folks experiencing depression, anxiety/panic, complex trauma, and relationship or social transitions. In addition, I am experienced serving folks with a range of identities struggling with body image, disordered eating, substance misuse, self-harm, and chronic illness, including chronic pain and social stigma. I work particularly well with folks looking to decolonize their minds, relationships and lives, and generate new values-based, life-affirming constructs for themselves.
Our therapists strive to see each client as a unique individual. We use a variety of modalities, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, ACT, & AEDP. We enthusiastically welcome clients with every background and every story.
Our therapists strive to see each client as a unique individual. We use a variety of modalities, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, ACT, & AEDP. We enthusiastically welcome clients with every background and every story.
I specialize in working with acculturation, racial and cultural trauma, gender identity and sexuality, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Together, we collaborate to explore your current struggles, look into your relationships, process your experiences, unpack intergenerational and racial trauma, identify patterns of thought and behavior, and develop insight into your life's path. In session, we build a warm and humorous relationship to help you embody your values, grow more connected to yourself and others, build compassion for your emotions, and find a way forward from where you are right now.
I specialize in working with acculturation, racial and cultural trauma, gender identity and sexuality, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Together, we collaborate to explore your current struggles, look into your relationships, process your experiences, unpack intergenerational and racial trauma, identify patterns of thought and behavior, and develop insight into your life's path. In session, we build a warm and humorous relationship to help you embody your values, grow more connected to yourself and others, build compassion for your emotions, and find a way forward from where you are right now.
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.
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.
Showing up for yourself is incredibly important, however prioritizing your own needs is often easier said than done. It can be especially challenging if you already feel stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, and/or lost. Through the therapeutic process, together we can navigate life transitions, explore difficult emotions, resolve conflicts, build on strengths, enhance coping skills, increase self-satisfaction, and gain new insights.
Showing up for yourself is incredibly important, however prioritizing your own needs is often easier said than done. It can be especially challenging if you already feel stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, and/or lost. Through the therapeutic process, together we can navigate life transitions, explore difficult emotions, resolve conflicts, build on strengths, enhance coping skills, increase self-satisfaction, and gain new insights.
Hi there, I’m Kaysyn!
As a 1st generation, Asian-American, Queer person of color therapist, I take a collaborative and human approach to therapy. I believe that there is no “one-size-fits-all,” and I always aim to tailor my work to each person’s individual needs.
My main focus in the work is building trust and connection, while actively working to embrace your humanness, and my own, in session. As a 1st generation, Asian-American, Queer person of color therapist, I also attend to dynamics of power and oppression, marginalization and privilege in my work as well.
Hi there, I’m Kaysyn!
As a 1st generation, Asian-American, Queer person of color therapist, I take a collaborative and human approach to therapy. I believe that there is no “one-size-fits-all,” and I always aim to tailor my work to each person’s individual needs.
My main focus in the work is building trust and connection, while actively working to embrace your humanness, and my own, in session. As a 1st generation, Asian-American, Queer person of color therapist, I also attend to dynamics of power and oppression, marginalization and privilege in my work as well.
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.
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.
You’ve been pushing through, holding it together, smiling when you don’t feel like it. Inside? You might be anxious, exhausted, disconnected, or quietly wondering, is this it? Whether you're a teen, adult, or somewhere in between, you're craving more than survival mode. You want space to breathe, feel, and remember who you are without needing to fix everything overnight.
You’ve been pushing through, holding it together, smiling when you don’t feel like it. Inside? You might be anxious, exhausted, disconnected, or quietly wondering, is this it? Whether you're a teen, adult, or somewhere in between, you're craving more than survival mode. You want space to breathe, feel, and remember who you are without needing to fix everything overnight.
Life can feel overwhelming, especially when you’ve lost connection with yourself and the things that once brought you joy. If you feel stuck in patterns of dissatisfaction, uncertainty, or emotional struggle, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Life can feel overwhelming, especially when you’ve lost connection with yourself and the things that once brought you joy. If you feel stuck in patterns of dissatisfaction, uncertainty, or emotional struggle, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Are you struggling with clearly identifying your needs and goals? Do you want to better communicate with people in your life - the ones you love and/or the folks you work or organize with? I want to work with you in clarifying your needs, goals, and dreams, and then sharing them with others. If you're dealing with change and trying to identify what that means for you, and then those around you, I'd like to support and challenge you on ways to do that that serve you.
Are you struggling with clearly identifying your needs and goals? Do you want to better communicate with people in your life - the ones you love and/or the folks you work or organize with? I want to work with you in clarifying your needs, goals, and dreams, and then sharing them with others. If you're dealing with change and trying to identify what that means for you, and then those around you, I'd like to support and challenge you on ways to do that that serve you.
You may be entering a new stage of life together, rebuilding after a breakdown in trust, exploring non-monogamy, trying to stop ending up at the same impasse time and time again, or seeking to further elevate your existing connection. I specialize in queer, interracial and non-monogamous couples and aim to foster deeper connection through building self-awareness, communication skills and intentionality.
There are subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways we may tend to sabotage our relationships. These behaviors are often unconscious, and can sneakily serve to “protect” us from intimacy.
You may be entering a new stage of life together, rebuilding after a breakdown in trust, exploring non-monogamy, trying to stop ending up at the same impasse time and time again, or seeking to further elevate your existing connection. I specialize in queer, interracial and non-monogamous couples and aim to foster deeper connection through building self-awareness, communication skills and intentionality.
There are subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways we may tend to sabotage our relationships. These behaviors are often unconscious, and can sneakily serve to “protect” us from intimacy.
Being a person is hard. The pain and difficulty of life just pile up, obscuring the joy and connectivity we might once have felt. Maybe it’s been so long since we were excited about life that we’ve forgotten what it's like to wake up curious and engaged with the mystery of our own existence. But let’s be honest: there’s a lot of pain and suffering in this world. And so much of it is beyond our ability to control. Here’s the good news: you and me and everyone we know – we’re not the first to feel like this. And there are ways to feel better. My goal is simple: to share with you what was once shared with me. Therapy that works.
Being a person is hard. The pain and difficulty of life just pile up, obscuring the joy and connectivity we might once have felt. Maybe it’s been so long since we were excited about life that we’ve forgotten what it's like to wake up curious and engaged with the mystery of our own existence. But let’s be honest: there’s a lot of pain and suffering in this world. And so much of it is beyond our ability to control. Here’s the good news: you and me and everyone we know – we’re not the first to feel like this. And there are ways to feel better. My goal is simple: to share with you what was once shared with me. Therapy that works.
I am passionate about working with individuals and couples that are navigating relationship issues, life transitions, sexual challenges, and those looking to understand themselves better. You deserve to live authentically, and therapy is a wonderful place to foster deeper connections with yourself and others. I love working with people from all walks of life, and have specialized experience working with individuals and couples who are LGBTQIA+, all people with uteruses, college students, artists, and those in non-traditional relationship structures. Please reach out for a free consultation if you think we would be a good fit!
I am passionate about working with individuals and couples that are navigating relationship issues, life transitions, sexual challenges, and those looking to understand themselves better. You deserve to live authentically, and therapy is a wonderful place to foster deeper connections with yourself and others. I love working with people from all walks of life, and have specialized experience working with individuals and couples who are LGBTQIA+, all people with uteruses, college students, artists, and those in non-traditional relationship structures. Please reach out for a free consultation if you think we would be a good fit!
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