LGBTQ+ Therapists in New York, NY

Challenges in life can be overwhelming if not downright defeating without support. As your therapist, I begin with building our relationship while we identify and address the reasons you are seeking treatment. My ultimate goals are to help you determine what is keeping you from living your ideal life and create a safe space where we can explore your life experiences. I strive to instill a spirit of hope and provide encouragement that change can be possible and that you are the ultimate agent of that change. Together, we will help you lay the groundwork to make positive changes that will serve to enrich your life.

I practice psychotherapy with a collaborative and integrative approach by curating evidence-based practices that work in accordance with each client’s needs and styles of treatment. Primarily, I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, Psychodynamic Theory, Object Relations, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. My approach is strengths-based, person-centered, and trauma-informed. I passionately work with clients to create a judgment-free space that, over time, becomes a haven for discussing intimate or traditionally taboo subjects.

I utilize an eclectic, psychodynamic approach that is tailored to your individual needs. I work with a wide range of people facing a diversity of challenges. I have specific experience with issues related to substance misuse, LGBTQ identities, HIV/AIDS, anxiety, depression, sexual compulsions, romantic relationships, spirituality & religion, and trauma. I welcome the opportunity to talk with you and be a part of your process of growth and development. Feel free to contact me for more information or an initial consultation.

Making ourselves vulnerable is one of the most challenging experiences we encounter. We learn to protect ourselves in various ways, sometimes affecting how we interact in social settings when talking to our friends, family, coworkers, and romantic partners. Exploring these issues can be a daunting task - but it doesn’t need to happen alone. I aim to create a safe, welcoming space so that self-exploration and self-reflection don’t seem as scary and daunting. My goal is to build a relationship where you can experience trust, comfort, and feeling understood so that it feels easier being vulnerable with yourself and others.

Finding the right therapist can be a challenge, we make the process easy. We start by checking your out of network mental health benefits (PPO/POS plans only), laying out a payment plan to approve, and setting you up with a therapist who can meet your needs. We offer online therapy to individuals, families, and couples anywhere in New York State and California State.

Tired of having to educate your therapist on issues of sexuality and gender? I've been there. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA + populations, including those of transgender and non-binary experience, expansive sexualities such as polyamory/non-monogamy, kink/BDSM, & sex work. I also specialize in working with complex trauma survivors and the many effects that can come from these early life experiences. I approach psychotherapy from a holistic & trauma-informed lens, using body-based (aka somatic), emotion-focused, mindfulness-informed approaches, with some practical tools as consented to. I'm neurodiversity-affirming as well.

I’m a clinical psychologist and I specialize in therapy for adults. If you’re here, I’m guessing it’s because you are struggling with something in your life and feel like you need help. I know how hard it can be to reach out and ask for help, and I’m glad that you’ve made it this far. Therapy doesn’t have to be daunting and mysterious. At the most basic level, therapy is just two people relating with one another in a relaxed, safe, and supportive atmosphere. What makes it different from other relationships is that we keep the focus on you, and I have specialized training that enables me to foster the conditions necessary for change.

Do you struggle to understand or name your feelings, needs, and desires? Maybe you’re challenged in your relationships to communicate freely and find yourself feeling disconnected, unheard or unsafe. Perhaps anxiety or past trauma is burdening you from living a full life. Or pressure to conform to societal norms and traditional molds may be affecting your emotional wellbeing. Regardless of what you’ve experienced in the past, you are worthy of healthy relationships that provide meaningful connection and unconditional love.

I am currently seeing clients in New York, California and Florida State. I believe Psychotherapy is a collaborative venture that can help people lead a fulfilling life and maintain healthy relationships. In our work together my intention is to create a judgement-free space where I can understand your personal experience and nurture and support you in your journey towards authenticity and change. If you suffer with states of depression, anxiety, or loneliness, or you feel generally dissatisfied with aspects of your life, through our work together we can explore skills and tools that move you toward growth.

As a therapist, I strive to create a safe and affirming environment to support my clients in their journey towards emotional growth and healing. Together, we will explore past experiences and relationships to gain insight into how they impact the lens through which you see the world. We will identify patterns and behaviors hindering your growth and build upon existing strengths to move towards long term change.

Are you struggling to understand and manage the challenges you are facing? By providing a space in which you can explore root causes and develop healthy thoughts and effective coping mechanisms, I can help. Together we can identify triggers and beliefs that contribute to your troubling thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, with a goal of increased self understanding and less emotional distress. I am deeply committed to helping you understand how your feelings and thoughts impact your perceptions of yourself, your life, and your relationships.

TELEHEALTH OPTION AVAILABLE. VIDEO CONFERENCING AND PHONE CALLS. ALL CLIENTS WELCOME. Are you a gay man in NYC struggling with relationships, career, loneliness? Unfulfilling relationships, substance use, depression/anxiety and professional challenges are often the catalysts that bring many men to my practice. While painful, these motivators to therapy can lead to lasting change. It is my strong belief that it is the relationship or therapeutic alliance between client and therapist that ultimately heals. I conduct psychotherapy through a gay affirmative and culturally competent framework.

We all have our own negative thought patterns that impact our confidence, self-esteem, and mental health. What ideas and beliefs do you have about yourself? Perhaps those beliefs are causing you to be stressed, anxious, or depressed. Together, we can discover your unique thought patterns, become aware of their impact, and start to replace them with more motivating and positive self-talk. We can also begin to understand how your emotions show up in your body and how they might be impacting different areas of your life.

Psychotherapy is ultimately about achieving a deeper understanding of the self, articulating the issues one struggles with and creating a pathway towards change. It can be a challenge to shape our futures and to find the right therapist with whom you can establish a meaningful connection. Navigating the kinds of questions keeping you up at night means finding someone you can trust. Someone with whom you can co-create a judgement-free, compassionate, empathetic landscape. I’m interested in finding out if we can build that kind of dynamic together.

Psychotherapy . . . a dynamic, interactive journey. I offer a safe, caring, professional environment in which we co-create a relationship essential for your healing and growth to occur naturally. With you, I undertake the opportunity to cultivate a supportive and trusting relationship. In my 30+ years as a therapist, I have come to know that it is the genuine connection between us that paves the way to successful, fulfilling therapy. I will help you to learn more about yourself, to understand why you do what you do and to uncover, strengthen and integrate the many aspects that make you authentically you.

Feeling stuck or disconnected can be difficult and isolating experience. Together, we can explore your feelings and find ways for you to move through the challenges you are facing. My work is primarily focused on the LGBTQIA + community and addressing the unique obstacles that our community faces. Some examples include coming out, transitioning, gender identity and dysphoria, support for Hormone Replacement Therapy and gender-affirming care, relationship issues (both familial and romantic), general and social anxiety, depression, and self-esteem/self-image struggles.

There are times in all of our lives when things just don't seem to be working for us anymore. During these difficult periods, it helps to have the support and guidance of a trained professional. My name is Dr. Chris Stults and I would like to help you overcome the challenges you are facing. While I work with people from all walks of life, I specialize in working with LGBTQ + people and people in non-monogamous relationships (e.g., open, polyamorous). Also, I have extensive experience in helping adult professionals who who want to improve their overall mental health, relationships, and functioning at work, school, or home.

Many of us, who are marginalized in society, face more obstacles in finding a safe and grounded sense of self. My goal is to address this injustice by empowering you to find the tools and the drive to live your most fulfilling life. I am particularly interested in working with clients who have felt othered because of their identities. This could mean that you don’t fit the dominant identities that are normalized in our society based on identity markers such as race, religion, or sexuality. It could also mean that you experience your identities as fluid and you feel the pressure of society trying to fit you into a box.