LGBTQ+ Therapists in Hawthorne, Portland, OR
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Alyssa A Moore
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
Verified
I specialize in working with people in the
LGBTQ
community and I aim to create a safe space to explore gender and sexual identities.
I am currently on an extended leave, but intend to have availability in September 2023. We are all searching for ways to lead fulfilling lives, but sometimes we struggle to find the things that will help sustain us or the obstacles of life can begin to feel overwhelming. As a therapist, I help to identify the things that nourish each individual and act as a partner in learning strategies for moving through the difficult times. I strive to maintain empathy, compassion, and openness with each of the clients I work with and value a collaborative relationship that allows you to steer treatment in the direction most useful to you.
Lydia Blackwell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
My practice is trauma informed, antiracist,
lgbtqia
+, nonmonogomous, and neurodivergent friendly.
We're living through a difficult time period, which can compound upon pre-existing traumas, anxieties, stressors, and relational difficulties. I would love to join you alongside your journey to stability, improved quality of life/relationships, and mental health. I will explore with you your past and current experiences and feelings to get to the root of what is causing struggle and assist in locating a path of healing and relief.
Jason Schaefer
Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Whether you're grappling with personal issues like anxiety, depression, or trauma, struggling in relationships, exploring your
LGBTQ
+ identity, or navigating the journey of psychedelic experiences, you are looking for understanding, acceptance, and tools for positive change. Perhaps you're a man seeking connection and introspection within a group setting. You're ready to embark on a therapeutic journey towards personal growth and healing.
Sylas L Veit
LPC Intern
Verified
Verified
I am a transmasculine gender therapist who is passionate about working with
queer
and
trans
clients. I've worked with
trans
and non-binary children and adults, and offer sessions to write referral letters for gender affirming procedures. In both relationship and individual therapy, I'm sex positive, inclusive of non-monogamy, and comfortable navigating concerns about sexuality & intimacy. I help clients find the tools within themselves to feel empowered. My approach explores beyond your comfort zone, leading to an improved relationship with yourself. Contact with the present moment and somatic interventions help bring you to "now."
Sarah Sumner
Clinical Social Worker Associate, C-YT
Verified
Verified
From personal and professional experience I know how hard it can be to navigate difficult circumstances without support- and I’m so glad you’re here. I enjoy working with a range of clients and specialize in assisting individuals and couples who are neurodivergent,
LGBTQ
+, and/or adult survivors of complex trauma and their partners navigate anxiety, depression, communication issues, and cultivate healthy sexuality. I am also kink/BDSM affirming and poly/ethical non-monogamy affirming.
Cassie Porter
MS
I am sex-positive and
LGBTQ
+/kink/poly friendly.
Do you long for a more joyful relationship to your body, sexuality and intimacy? I support people of all genders and orientations in moving toward the embodied happiness, fulfilled relationships and empowered pleasure they desire. I integrate approaches that meet both body and mind to support you in connecting with your most vibrant sexual well-being. I specialize in supporting people healing from sexual and developmental trauma and neglect, relationship and intimacy work, gender exploration and affirmation and cultivating body acceptance, embodied pleasure and sexual confidence.
Not accepting new clients
Will Fairchild
Pre-Licensed Professional, CSWA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
You've been feeling like your mind is racing and your throat is constantly tight for weeks. Or maybe life has become repetitive and dull, and you feel disconnected from the things that bring you joy and fulfillment. You've tried to shake it off with work, friends, exercise, maybe a night on the town, but nothing is changing and you don't know why. You feel stuck and unsure of what to do or where to go, but you know this isn't who you are or where you want to be.
Crystal Lorenzo
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, QMHP
Verified
Verified
Updated April 2023: FULL, unable to accept new clients. Healing from the impacts of trauma, navigating long-term mental health struggles, and adjusting to major life events can be incredibly isolating experiences. It’s important to me to provide folks with a space to feel safe, accepted, and free to embark on their own healing journey. My goal is to help clients reestablish a safe connection to their mind and body, live in the present moment, and feel empowered to pursue the things most meaningful to them. I have experience working with folks across the lifespan and also particularly enjoy working with teens and young adults.
Anna Hawkins
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I welcome your rough edges, tender places, inner wisdom, and the search for more fulfillment. Together, we will invite self-compassion and acceptance around what is already happening, while also creating ways to experience more satisfying ways of treating yourself, being with others, and inhabiting your life. My clients include people who experience depression, anxiety, grief, anger, and shame, creative folks who are stalled at manifesting their potential, gentle souls who find it hard to navigate in a frenetic world, people who want to establish fresh relationship patterns, and those who are recovering their balance amidst life transitions.
Terra Rose Midgett
LPC Intern, MS, NCC, LPCI
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I believe in the strength and resilience of people. Facing the parts of us that are scared, in pain, angry or that we are ashamed of is hard work and it is rewarding work. We have the opportunity to increase self awareness, understand and accept patterns, and learn new skills and ways of engaging in the world. I prioritize building a genuine, empathetic, safe relationship that will provide a foundation for the work we do. As a therapist, I ground my work in Internal Family Systems Theory and Person Centered Theory.
Mary Bright
Counselor, LCPC, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Hello & Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here making the courageous choice to get support versus struggling alone. I see my most essential role in our work together as being a fellow traveler, providing deep listening, honoring and respecting your individual path, and believing fully in your innate ability to create and sustain a life of passion, meaning, and hope through the many challenges we all face in our changing world. During my 17 years of work as a professional counselor, I have gotten to experience the profound honor of being witness to my clients' rediscovering their most courageous, wise, and truest selves.
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Kate McNulty
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
Online therapy in OR, WA, ME, NY & FL. I use a down-to-earth approach and provide active, engaged therapy with plenty of feedback. The best help I provide is often through raising thoughtful questions. Clients appreciate the handouts and other suggestions for resources we use. I especially enjoy helping people with relationship improvement and making relationship decisions. I use a systematic approach to these concerns and you can expect results. I'm sorry to say it can be difficult to arrange free phone consultations, but please email me and I will promptly provide details. My books: Love and Asperger's, Parenting Adult Children.
Not accepting new clients
Gina M. DeLeo
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified
Verified
I work with individuals, couples, and families who are hoping to heal past trauma, improve communication and find new possibilities. You may be feeling anxious, depressed, and confused about what your next steps in life should be. These feelings may be related to relationship distress, problems in communication with family members, big life changes, or work stress. I work collaboratively with individuals, families and partners who want to foster connection and form deeper, more loving relationships.
Homebody Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CRC
Verified
Verified
Hi, I'm Michelle Sargenti and my therapy practice is Homebody Counseling, LLC. I firmly believe that we are all deserving of peace, and my intention is to support you in claiming yours. As a therapist, I aim to show up as my authentic self - someone who will laugh with you, grieve with you, celebrate you, and support you in navigating life’s challenges while providing insight into tools that ease the process.
Kelly Grace
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MDiv, LMFT, PMH-C
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
*Limited openings on a case-by-case situation.* Support is how we do well. We all need someone in our corner with compassion, solidarity, and hope. I can be that for you and your relationship. I support individuals and couples navigating through life's traumas, transitions, and stress. You may be feeling overwhelmed or stuck, but also motivated to work towards a breakthrough. If you've been carrying tension, grief, conflict, or emotional pain, let's start to work things out. Together we'll look at practical strategies to utilize your strengths, change unhealthy patterns, and grow your resiliency.
Jonathan Robert
MEd
**Currently focusing on web-based video sessions during Covid-19 issues - let's all be safe** We, as humans, create long-lasting patterns of beliefs and actions to help cope with life’s difficulties. However, as time passes, these deeply rooted patterns can cause growing pains. They also, unfortunately, become shadowed and intertwined in our selves. Like a tree’s thick roots, they need to be carefully excavated, nurtured, and soothed before they can be changed. My goal is to help you to see the internal struggle with your patterns and ease the pain around them so you can fill your day with joy and happiness.
Chelsea Carter
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I work with individuals, couples, and families experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, loss, life transitions, and concerns with communication, intimacy, and trust.
Ninfa J Neuser
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
**Currently I adding to a waitlist, NO available evening appointments** Have you been struggling in life? Are you juggling all of your roles and feel like you're failing to keep up? Imagine being unburdened by anxiety or depressed mood. You could no longer be held back by worry or negative thinking, living a full authentic life with better relationships and more satisfaction, achieving the things you value and want in life. You don't have to let anxiety, depression, poor relationships, problematic self-esteem or stress prevent you from being happy.
Michelle Craig Lpc Llc
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
Verified
Life, relationships, even moments, can be hard. It is often difficult to talk about what is going on inside, to find footing when it seems your life is crumbling. I will hold space for you, all yours, a hard thing to find in real life, and provide an opportunity for you to connect more deeply with yourself, heal and recover. We will work collaboratively to develop a healthier, happier you. This creates a natural domino effect into your life. You will learn skills, insight, see the negative dynamics that effect you consciously and unconsciously. This allows you to change, to integrate all the hurt pieces of you into a healthy whole.
Not accepting new clients
Corinne Sharlet
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work with adults who feel a loss of personal identity, feel paralyzed by fear of expressing themselves authentically and pursuing their desires, or feel a sense of dissatisfaction in their life. I am passionate about helping people discover or re-discover their sense of joy and unique way of being in the world. I believe that humans are inherently expressive and creative beings but as we develop, our external circumstances often teach us that our natural instincts and authentic selves are wrong, which can result in anxiety, self-criticism/judgement, meaninglessness and depression.
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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.