Lesbian Therapists in New York, NY
Imagine a client burdened by unresolved trauma, identity struggles, and pervasive anxiety or depression. They often feel isolated, yearning for a safe, non-judgmental space to express their true selves. They seek healing, clarity, and empowerment to transform past pain into inner strength. With practical strategies and a blend of mindfulness and psychodynamic insights, they aim to rebuild healthier relationships and embrace an authentic, resilient life. Together, we journey toward lasting change.
Imagine a client burdened by unresolved trauma, identity struggles, and pervasive anxiety or depression. They often feel isolated, yearning for a safe, non-judgmental space to express their true selves. They seek healing, clarity, and empowerment to transform past pain into inner strength. With practical strategies and a blend of mindfulness and psychodynamic insights, they aim to rebuild healthier relationships and embrace an authentic, resilient life. Together, we journey toward lasting change.
I provide individual psychotherapy to adults struggling with anxiety, depression, transitions, identity, loss, self-esteem, and relationships. I believe understanding, instead of hiding from fear and shame, provides self-acceptance and consequently relief. The ultimate goal is for you to feel empowered and free to create the life you want. My work is anti-racist, sex-positive, body-positive, poly/CNM affirming, gender affirming, feminist, and culturally responsive.
I provide individual psychotherapy to adults struggling with anxiety, depression, transitions, identity, loss, self-esteem, and relationships. I believe understanding, instead of hiding from fear and shame, provides self-acceptance and consequently relief. The ultimate goal is for you to feel empowered and free to create the life you want. My work is anti-racist, sex-positive, body-positive, poly/CNM affirming, gender affirming, feminist, and culturally responsive.
I work with clients (individuals and couples) seeking therapeutic support regarding relationship goals, and have specific training in intimacy challenges and how previous experiences affect our current relationships. I bring a sensitive therapeutic approach and utilize various methods to provide my clients with strategies and tools for understanding themselves. I create a safe and supportive space for non-judgmental and reflective growth. I feel that successful therapy involves identifying and bridging gaps between where we are and where we want to be.
I work with clients (individuals and couples) seeking therapeutic support regarding relationship goals, and have specific training in intimacy challenges and how previous experiences affect our current relationships. I bring a sensitive therapeutic approach and utilize various methods to provide my clients with strategies and tools for understanding themselves. I create a safe and supportive space for non-judgmental and reflective growth. I feel that successful therapy involves identifying and bridging gaps between where we are and where we want to be.
Have you found yourself caught in cycles of self-doubt, unsure of where your life is heading? Do you feel frustrated with your own emotions or behaviors, yet also powerless to change them? Are you torn between instinctive reactions—anger, fear, avoidance—and the rational thoughts that follow? Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by the pressure of building a life in New York, or simply by the demands of adulthood, while also feeling alone or unsupported. Maybe these internal struggles have shown up in your relationships—friendships, dating, family, or at work. Your experiences are uniquely yours. But you do not have to navigate them alone.
Have you found yourself caught in cycles of self-doubt, unsure of where your life is heading? Do you feel frustrated with your own emotions or behaviors, yet also powerless to change them? Are you torn between instinctive reactions—anger, fear, avoidance—and the rational thoughts that follow? Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by the pressure of building a life in New York, or simply by the demands of adulthood, while also feeling alone or unsupported. Maybe these internal struggles have shown up in your relationships—friendships, dating, family, or at work. Your experiences are uniquely yours. But you do not have to navigate them alone.
You don’t need to figure everything out on your own.
You don’t need to figure everything out on your own.
The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center is a psychotherapy group focusing on providing LGBTQ+, kink, and poly competent therapy. We offer therapy to individuals, couples, multi-partner relationships, & families. Our goal is to offer a safe, non-judgmental, and empowering therapeutic space to the individuals and communities who often lack access to services, and are met with stigma, discrimination and micro-aggressions, even while in therapy.
The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center is a psychotherapy group focusing on providing LGBTQ+, kink, and poly competent therapy. We offer therapy to individuals, couples, multi-partner relationships, & families. Our goal is to offer a safe, non-judgmental, and empowering therapeutic space to the individuals and communities who often lack access to services, and are met with stigma, discrimination and micro-aggressions, even while in therapy.
I am a psychotherapist passionate about providing individualized care to adolescents, adults, and couples. I believe therapy should feel safe and be a space where you can explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without judgment. I specialize in working with individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, and concerns relating to race/ethnicity/intersectionality.
I am a psychotherapist passionate about providing individualized care to adolescents, adults, and couples. I believe therapy should feel safe and be a space where you can explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without judgment. I specialize in working with individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, and concerns relating to race/ethnicity/intersectionality.
You may feel emotionally unsettled, internally fragmented, or unsure how to make sense of recurring patterns in your relationships, desires, or sense of self. You might be functioning well on the outside while feeling constrained, disconnected, or quietly dissatisfied inside. Many people who seek my work are thoughtful, psychologically curious, and self-aware, yet sense that understanding alone has not brought the integration or ease they are seeking. Therapy may feel like a way to deepen self-experience, develop greater coherence, and live with more clarity, alignment, and emotional continuity.
You may feel emotionally unsettled, internally fragmented, or unsure how to make sense of recurring patterns in your relationships, desires, or sense of self. You might be functioning well on the outside while feeling constrained, disconnected, or quietly dissatisfied inside. Many people who seek my work are thoughtful, psychologically curious, and self-aware, yet sense that understanding alone has not brought the integration or ease they are seeking. Therapy may feel like a way to deepen self-experience, develop greater coherence, and live with more clarity, alignment, and emotional continuity.
Quite simply, I understand the radical value of therapy. Just as you might strengthen and maintain your physical body through time devoted to exercise, consistent focus on your attitudinal muscles can strengthen your connection to yourself and others. As an LGBTQ+ therapist with a background as a former performing artist in the Broadway theatre community, I specialize in performing artist identity experience, emerging adulthood and life transitions experience, and LGBTQ+ mental health. I recognize how the healing tools cultivated in therapy can sustainably impact your resiliency.
Quite simply, I understand the radical value of therapy. Just as you might strengthen and maintain your physical body through time devoted to exercise, consistent focus on your attitudinal muscles can strengthen your connection to yourself and others. As an LGBTQ+ therapist with a background as a former performing artist in the Broadway theatre community, I specialize in performing artist identity experience, emerging adulthood and life transitions experience, and LGBTQ+ mental health. I recognize how the healing tools cultivated in therapy can sustainably impact your resiliency.
Many people who come to see me appear successful on the outside, yet privately struggle with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, or relationships that no longer feel supportive or satisfying. Others carry a lingering sense of unease or disconnection, as if something important is missing or stuck. These experiences can feel isolating and difficult to talk about, especially when shame or self-doubt is involved. Therapy offers a place to slow down, make sense of what’s happening, and begin to feel more grounded and hopeful.
Many people who come to see me appear successful on the outside, yet privately struggle with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, or relationships that no longer feel supportive or satisfying. Others carry a lingering sense of unease or disconnection, as if something important is missing or stuck. These experiences can feel isolating and difficult to talk about, especially when shame or self-doubt is involved. Therapy offers a place to slow down, make sense of what’s happening, and begin to feel more grounded and hopeful.
Aviva works with clients to foster and establish a trusting and safe environment in order to have an honest exploration of feelings and experiences. Aviva uses psychodynamic and relational approaches to explore the unique experiences of each person.
Aviva works with clients to foster and establish a trusting and safe environment in order to have an honest exploration of feelings and experiences. Aviva uses psychodynamic and relational approaches to explore the unique experiences of each person.
I work with people who are struggling with self-esteem, relationships, family dynamics, work, life transitions, sexual/gender identity concerns and many other issues. I believe that therapy can be a powerful tool to help make sense of difficult emotions, gain clarity in relationships with oneself and others, and cultivate greater self-acceptance. I have significant clinical experience with LGBTQ+-identified individuals and serve clients all across the gender and sexuality spectrums, on issues both related and unrelated to these identities.
I work with people who are struggling with self-esteem, relationships, family dynamics, work, life transitions, sexual/gender identity concerns and many other issues. I believe that therapy can be a powerful tool to help make sense of difficult emotions, gain clarity in relationships with oneself and others, and cultivate greater self-acceptance. I have significant clinical experience with LGBTQ+-identified individuals and serve clients all across the gender and sexuality spectrums, on issues both related and unrelated to these identities.
Are you feeling anxious, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? I help my clients develop more intentional and compassionate ways of relating to themselves and others. We'll explore emotional distress within the broader context of family systems, culture, and structures of power and oppression, and work to establish a pathway toward greater safety, insight, and meaningful change. With advanced training from the Ackerman Institute, my approach is relational, strength-based, and trauma-informed. I'd be honored to support your journey toward greater clarity, emotional grounding, and more aligned ways of living.
Are you feeling anxious, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? I help my clients develop more intentional and compassionate ways of relating to themselves and others. We'll explore emotional distress within the broader context of family systems, culture, and structures of power and oppression, and work to establish a pathway toward greater safety, insight, and meaningful change. With advanced training from the Ackerman Institute, my approach is relational, strength-based, and trauma-informed. I'd be honored to support your journey toward greater clarity, emotional grounding, and more aligned ways of living.
Are you feeling stuck, unhappy, or frustrated in your life, but aren't exactly sure why? My relational approach to therapy focuses on really getting to know you and your story, to help you to gain a better understanding of yourself, your emotions, and your goals. With this knowledge we can discover together how you can live your best life! My specialties include working with people who are feeling anxious/stressed, people struggling in their relationships (romantic or platonic), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and college students. I also have years of experience working with visual and performing artists.
Are you feeling stuck, unhappy, or frustrated in your life, but aren't exactly sure why? My relational approach to therapy focuses on really getting to know you and your story, to help you to gain a better understanding of yourself, your emotions, and your goals. With this knowledge we can discover together how you can live your best life! My specialties include working with people who are feeling anxious/stressed, people struggling in their relationships (romantic or platonic), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and college students. I also have years of experience working with visual and performing artists.
Therapy Insights Practice P.C. is a group therapy practice located in Midtown West, Manhattan. Our approach is trauma informed/skill based in nature and we apply a wide range of techniques including CBT, DBT, EMDR, SFBT and EFT to address issues including complex trauma, mood/anxiety disorders and relationship issues.
Therapy Insights Practice P.C. is a group therapy practice located in Midtown West, Manhattan. Our approach is trauma informed/skill based in nature and we apply a wide range of techniques including CBT, DBT, EMDR, SFBT and EFT to address issues including complex trauma, mood/anxiety disorders and relationship issues.
My therapeutic approach is creatively oriented within both the verbal and expressive arts. We will utilize the approach that is most helpful for you. My practice assists you through live analytic, psychodynamic growth. I am relational, attentive, engaging, and goal oriented. I will help you experience desired changes that we can work towards collaboratively for ideally a year or more. I specialize within the LGBTQ community although treat all folk. I work with adults, adolescents and children.
My therapeutic approach is creatively oriented within both the verbal and expressive arts. We will utilize the approach that is most helpful for you. My practice assists you through live analytic, psychodynamic growth. I am relational, attentive, engaging, and goal oriented. I will help you experience desired changes that we can work towards collaboratively for ideally a year or more. I specialize within the LGBTQ community although treat all folk. I work with adults, adolescents and children.
I believe that the relationship to self is a powerful catalyst for individual, community, and systems change, and I want to support you in cultivating that relationship. As a queer BIPOC therapist, I provide a collaborative, strengths-based, and curiosity-fueled space where we can explore your inner world and move towards your goals. I have extensive experience on topics such as identity development, relationships, sex and sexuality, non-traditional life paths, trauma, cultural integration, and more.
I believe that the relationship to self is a powerful catalyst for individual, community, and systems change, and I want to support you in cultivating that relationship. As a queer BIPOC therapist, I provide a collaborative, strengths-based, and curiosity-fueled space where we can explore your inner world and move towards your goals. I have extensive experience on topics such as identity development, relationships, sex and sexuality, non-traditional life paths, trauma, cultural integration, and more.
You handle everything. Work, family, relationships — you're the one who keeps it all moving. Life looks fine from the outside. But inside, you haven't actually stopped in longer than you can remember. At Resilience Therapy, we get it. We're a group practice built for people who are done performing and ready to focus on their own well-being — without the guilt that usually comes with it. Direct, compassionate, and grounded. No-nonsense support that actually goes somewhere.
You handle everything. Work, family, relationships — you're the one who keeps it all moving. Life looks fine from the outside. But inside, you haven't actually stopped in longer than you can remember. At Resilience Therapy, we get it. We're a group practice built for people who are done performing and ready to focus on their own well-being — without the guilt that usually comes with it. Direct, compassionate, and grounded. No-nonsense support that actually goes somewhere.
Blue Canary Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMHC, MFT-LP, CST
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10013
Are you seeking safe, affirming, and inclusive talk therapy that honors a queer and/or sex-positive framework that includes informed, healthy perspectives on polyamory and kink? Do you want more ways to connect to your body, feel more grounded, and move through life with more ease learning while living alongside neurodivergence, grief, anxiety, depression, and/or institutional or long standing trauma? At Blue Canary, our specialized clinicians offer tailored psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and relationship constellations, supporting insight, healing, and meaningful change.
Are you seeking safe, affirming, and inclusive talk therapy that honors a queer and/or sex-positive framework that includes informed, healthy perspectives on polyamory and kink? Do you want more ways to connect to your body, feel more grounded, and move through life with more ease learning while living alongside neurodivergence, grief, anxiety, depression, and/or institutional or long standing trauma? At Blue Canary, our specialized clinicians offer tailored psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and relationship constellations, supporting insight, healing, and meaningful change.
I offer trauma-informed therapy for neurodivergent, queer and trans people, with an additional focus on supporting men - both within and outside the LGBTQIA+ community. Many of my clients are working hard to live more fully and authentically—navigating queerness and sexuality, masculinity, ADHD, autism, disability, or nontraditional and non-monogamous relationships. They’re often also carrying the weight of complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, chronic stress, or repeated painful experiences. They bring thoughtfulness, curiosity, humor, and insight to the work and they need therapy that can play to those strengths.
I offer trauma-informed therapy for neurodivergent, queer and trans people, with an additional focus on supporting men - both within and outside the LGBTQIA+ community. Many of my clients are working hard to live more fully and authentically—navigating queerness and sexuality, masculinity, ADHD, autism, disability, or nontraditional and non-monogamous relationships. They’re often also carrying the weight of complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, chronic stress, or repeated painful experiences. They bring thoughtfulness, curiosity, humor, and insight to the work and they need therapy that can play to those strengths.
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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.