Transgender Therapists in 21218
Christina Law
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, BCST, TCT
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
As a Clinical Social Worker, Board Certified Sex Therapist, and Certified Transgender Care Therapist, I specialize in transgender care and sexual issues. I work with the LGBTQ community, as well as, heterosexual clients; focusing on gender identity issues, sex addiction, and women's issues. I provide individual and family therapy to promote healing and life enrichment, as well as, evaluation for readiness for transgender related surgeries.
As a Clinical Social Worker, Board Certified Sex Therapist, and Certified Transgender Care Therapist, I specialize in transgender care and sexual issues. I work with the LGBTQ community, as well as, heterosexual clients; focusing on gender identity issues, sex addiction, and women's issues. I provide individual and family therapy to promote healing and life enrichment, as well as, evaluation for readiness for transgender related surgeries.
E Noel Phoebus
Counselor, LCPC, LGPAT, ATR-P
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218
As a queer and transgender clinician, my identity informs my work with transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive identified young people.
I am a queer, nonbinary transmasculine human that uses he/they pronouns. My practice is devoted to creative and collaborative work within a safe and non-threatening environment. I am a clinically trained art therapist and counselor who uses an individualized and trauma-informed approach. I specialize in navigating issues that impact children and adolescents, such as depression, anxiety, risky or self-harming behaviors, stress, ADHD, gender identity, and difficult life transitions. I have experience working in an intensive outpatient setting and now practice individual child and adolescent therapy in a general outpatient setting.
As a queer and transgender clinician, my identity informs my work with transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive identified young people.
I am a queer, nonbinary transmasculine human that uses he/they pronouns. My practice is devoted to creative and collaborative work within a safe and non-threatening environment. I am a clinically trained art therapist and counselor who uses an individualized and trauma-informed approach. I specialize in navigating issues that impact children and adolescents, such as depression, anxiety, risky or self-harming behaviors, stress, ADHD, gender identity, and difficult life transitions. I have experience working in an intensive outpatient setting and now practice individual child and adolescent therapy in a general outpatient setting.
Sophie Nathan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
I have experience working with ADHD, LGBTQ+ Identities, Nonbinary and Transgender identity, Anxiety, and Depression.
My goal is to help clients feel heard, supported and understood. Whether you are coming to therapy to navigate difficult life changes, in order to set healthy boundaries, for support in reframing your anxious thoughts, thinking through how your past family dynamics affect you or navigating your identity, I am here to offer encouraging guidance, direct engagement and nurturing support. Therapy is a collaborative process and I take a relational approach to support you in expressing yourself authentically, navigating change, reframing negative self talk, setting healthy boundaries and supporting you in enhancing the way you cope.
I have experience working with ADHD, LGBTQ+ Identities, Nonbinary and Transgender identity, Anxiety, and Depression.
My goal is to help clients feel heard, supported and understood. Whether you are coming to therapy to navigate difficult life changes, in order to set healthy boundaries, for support in reframing your anxious thoughts, thinking through how your past family dynamics affect you or navigating your identity, I am here to offer encouraging guidance, direct engagement and nurturing support. Therapy is a collaborative process and I take a relational approach to support you in expressing yourself authentically, navigating change, reframing negative self talk, setting healthy boundaries and supporting you in enhancing the way you cope.
Becky Miller
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Sometimes, core parts of who we are fall outside of what is considered normal or acceptable. It can feel impossible to understand yourself. You might feel invisible or wonder if you’re really the problem. You know that hiding these parts of yourself doesn’t feel right and isn’t sustainable. At the same time, you question whether it’s worth all the pain that might come from fully exploring and expressing yourself without hiding your identity, isolating from others, or masking. You may already have a strong sense of your identity and know what would help but feel that it's not accessible or possible.
Sometimes, core parts of who we are fall outside of what is considered normal or acceptable. It can feel impossible to understand yourself. You might feel invisible or wonder if you’re really the problem. You know that hiding these parts of yourself doesn’t feel right and isn’t sustainable. At the same time, you question whether it’s worth all the pain that might come from fully exploring and expressing yourself without hiding your identity, isolating from others, or masking. You may already have a strong sense of your identity and know what would help but feel that it's not accessible or possible.
Kitt Klassen
Counselor, LGPC
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218
Hi, I'm Kitt! I'm the owner of Defiant Therapy, LLC, a practice that offers an affirming space for clients to embrace "defiance" - a sense of trust in oneself that leads you to challenge expectations. I value creating relationships with clients that allow them to be free to discover their expansiveness, care for the parts of themself that need tenderness and fierce compassion, and get clear about the change they need and the acceptance they deserve. I work with individuals (adults and adolescents), relationships of two or more, and families who want and need this radical space.
Hi, I'm Kitt! I'm the owner of Defiant Therapy, LLC, a practice that offers an affirming space for clients to embrace "defiance" - a sense of trust in oneself that leads you to challenge expectations. I value creating relationships with clients that allow them to be free to discover their expansiveness, care for the parts of themself that need tenderness and fierce compassion, and get clear about the change they need and the acceptance they deserve. I work with individuals (adults and adolescents), relationships of two or more, and families who want and need this radical space.
Matthew Malouf
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218
NOTE: I currently have a waitlist for new patients (pre-surgical evals may still be scheduled). If you are searching this site, you are probably looking for help for yourself, your family or someone you care about. I know this is an important step and I hope that the information on my listing can assist you in finding what you need. I am a counseling psychologist with a background in the treatment of anxiety, depression and other common mental health concerns and a specialty in LGBTQI issues. I treat adults, couples (Gottman Method), and children/families seeking support with sexuality, gender and/or an intersex/DSD diagnosis.
NOTE: I currently have a waitlist for new patients (pre-surgical evals may still be scheduled). If you are searching this site, you are probably looking for help for yourself, your family or someone you care about. I know this is an important step and I hope that the information on my listing can assist you in finding what you need. I am a counseling psychologist with a background in the treatment of anxiety, depression and other common mental health concerns and a specialty in LGBTQI issues. I treat adults, couples (Gottman Method), and children/families seeking support with sexuality, gender and/or an intersex/DSD diagnosis.
Jen Hodo-Powell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
I have a collaborative and integrative approach to therapy that builds on each individual's inherent strengths, respecting self-determination, and being mindful of the impact of intersectional identities on mental health. I work to provide affirming and generative care with warmth and humor.
I have a collaborative and integrative approach to therapy that builds on each individual's inherent strengths, respecting self-determination, and being mindful of the impact of intersectional identities on mental health. I work to provide affirming and generative care with warmth and humor.
James Edwardaro Willey
Psychological Associate, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
Understanding who you are or what you are feeling is difficult when you are not even sure what words to use to describe your experience or what questions to ask yourself. Naming that is a big step. You may put on a mask to navigate the world in order to reduce the pressures you feel from society. High expectations when you were younger may make mistakes seem unacceptable. The journey to explore who you are may seem lonely. You may notice similarities in the relationships you form now with the relationship you have with your family. The early traumas in your life may be triggering you now in ways that are frustrating and upsetting.
Understanding who you are or what you are feeling is difficult when you are not even sure what words to use to describe your experience or what questions to ask yourself. Naming that is a big step. You may put on a mask to navigate the world in order to reduce the pressures you feel from society. High expectations when you were younger may make mistakes seem unacceptable. The journey to explore who you are may seem lonely. You may notice similarities in the relationships you form now with the relationship you have with your family. The early traumas in your life may be triggering you now in ways that are frustrating and upsetting.
Alex Shiflett
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
I am a dream doula welcoming clients who have specifically been ostracized or misunderstood by the mental health industrial complex. Currently, services geared towards helping are explicitly gate kept by colonist practices, 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.
I am a dream doula welcoming clients who have specifically been ostracized or misunderstood by the mental health industrial complex. Currently, services geared towards helping are explicitly gate kept by colonist practices, 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.
Haley Sheridan Sweet
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218
Waitlist for new clients
Chronic illness or health concerns can wreak havoc on your mental health, relationships, romantic life, work, and dreams of the future. You’re coping with a layer of difficulty in your life that many people don’t get. You are pushing past your limits and boundaries, and running on fumes, all while trying to keep it together with a smile on your face. This cycle catches up with you, and you end up in a flare-up of symptoms, wondering if it will ever change. You may also be struggling with obstacles and issues within the healthcare system, wanting answers and treatment, but floating from appointment to appointment.
Chronic illness or health concerns can wreak havoc on your mental health, relationships, romantic life, work, and dreams of the future. You’re coping with a layer of difficulty in your life that many people don’t get. You are pushing past your limits and boundaries, and running on fumes, all while trying to keep it together with a smile on your face. This cycle catches up with you, and you end up in a flare-up of symptoms, wondering if it will ever change. You may also be struggling with obstacles and issues within the healthcare system, wanting answers and treatment, but floating from appointment to appointment.
Preksha Mishra
LPC Intern
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218
When entering a therapeutic space, you want to feel safe. It is natural to seek a place where you feel heard and where you can speak your mind freely. Maybe you're looking for a space where you and your partner can work through communication issues? Are you carrying some heavy emotions that you need to work through? Have you been feeling like you don't belong? In our space, you can feel safe and heard. We can work through your communication and emotional problems. In this space, you can come as yourself and belong!
When entering a therapeutic space, you want to feel safe. It is natural to seek a place where you feel heard and where you can speak your mind freely. Maybe you're looking for a space where you and your partner can work through communication issues? Are you carrying some heavy emotions that you need to work through? Have you been feeling like you don't belong? In our space, you can feel safe and heard. We can work through your communication and emotional problems. In this space, you can come as yourself and belong!
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Maria Nusser
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
Have you been secretly struggling with burdens trying to ‘grin and bear it’? Have you been traumatized? Feel unloveable or worthless? Does finishing school or keeping a job seem impossible? Are you having trouble connecting with family and friends? Feel like your full potential is unreachable? Or frustrated with life itself? You’re not broken or alone; therapy can be a great tool that can help you find that inner resiliency to keep moving forward without being weighed down by guilt, shame, or judgement. It’s okay to ask for support and help, especially when the world feels like a dumpster fire on top of our own personal battles.
Have you been secretly struggling with burdens trying to ‘grin and bear it’? Have you been traumatized? Feel unloveable or worthless? Does finishing school or keeping a job seem impossible? Are you having trouble connecting with family and friends? Feel like your full potential is unreachable? Or frustrated with life itself? You’re not broken or alone; therapy can be a great tool that can help you find that inner resiliency to keep moving forward without being weighed down by guilt, shame, or judgement. It’s okay to ask for support and help, especially when the world feels like a dumpster fire on top of our own personal battles.
De'Trece Lavender
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, NCC, LCPC, CCATP, CAGCS, C-DBT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
De'Trece (affectionately called Ms.Dee) comes with over 20 years experience as an arts educator and administrator, music therapist and mental health clinician. In addition to providing professional development trainings and consulting services around social emotional learning, diversity/inclusion in urban educational settings, and arts integration, she is passionate about supporting educators, clergy and other helping professionals around issues of identity, spirituality, compassion fatigue and burnout, trauma and grief.
De'Trece (affectionately called Ms.Dee) comes with over 20 years experience as an arts educator and administrator, music therapist and mental health clinician. In addition to providing professional development trainings and consulting services around social emotional learning, diversity/inclusion in urban educational settings, and arts integration, she is passionate about supporting educators, clergy and other helping professionals around issues of identity, spirituality, compassion fatigue and burnout, trauma and grief.
Lindsey Cheatham
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
Hello & welcome! I’m so glad you are here. I am a queer-identified therapist who is passionate about supporting queer, trans, & gender-diverse youth, adolescents, adults, & families. The majority of clients I see are either in the LGBTQIA+ community or are questioning or exploring parts of their sexual and/or gender-based identities. I help folks who experience depression, anxiety, grief, & trauma process past experiences and make sense of their world. I teach folks coping skills in order to regulate mood, gain self-compassion, radically accept hard truths, and set boundaries in order to build a more aligned life for themselves.
Hello & welcome! I’m so glad you are here. I am a queer-identified therapist who is passionate about supporting queer, trans, & gender-diverse youth, adolescents, adults, & families. The majority of clients I see are either in the LGBTQIA+ community or are questioning or exploring parts of their sexual and/or gender-based identities. I help folks who experience depression, anxiety, grief, & trauma process past experiences and make sense of their world. I teach folks coping skills in order to regulate mood, gain self-compassion, radically accept hard truths, and set boundaries in order to build a more aligned life for themselves.
Dr. Michael M. Librie, PsyD, LCSW-C
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PsyD, LCSW-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
I'm Michael Librie, Psy.D, LCSW-C, LICSW. I'm a Psychotherapist with over 35 years experience, qualified to provide integrative psychotherapy, combining techniques from various therapeutic schools to suit the needs of the client. I am delivering therapy virtually at this time in Maryland, Washington, DC and North Carolina. My approach combines traditional dynamic psychotherapy with awareness and internal inquiry processes. I partner with you to help guide you to focus inward so that you may experience your core self, listen to your soul and find your personal truth.
I'm Michael Librie, Psy.D, LCSW-C, LICSW. I'm a Psychotherapist with over 35 years experience, qualified to provide integrative psychotherapy, combining techniques from various therapeutic schools to suit the needs of the client. I am delivering therapy virtually at this time in Maryland, Washington, DC and North Carolina. My approach combines traditional dynamic psychotherapy with awareness and internal inquiry processes. I partner with you to help guide you to focus inward so that you may experience your core self, listen to your soul and find your personal truth.
Bethan McGarry
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
Hello and thank you for being here! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a background in crisis care, acute and chronic illness accompaniment, trauma work, and grief counseling. I am committed to providing unconditional regard and a growth mindset in our therapeutic partnership, and enjoy supporting young adults, couples, and families in navigating life transitions and periods of adjustment. I strive to provide culturally responsive care to a wide range of individuals seeking counseling support, and as a lifelong learner will continue to seek development and education in providing the most appropriate care possible.
Hello and thank you for being here! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a background in crisis care, acute and chronic illness accompaniment, trauma work, and grief counseling. I am committed to providing unconditional regard and a growth mindset in our therapeutic partnership, and enjoy supporting young adults, couples, and families in navigating life transitions and periods of adjustment. I strive to provide culturally responsive care to a wide range of individuals seeking counseling support, and as a lifelong learner will continue to seek development and education in providing the most appropriate care possible.
Keyaira Williams
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21218
Life comes in waves. We all have our stressful moments and difficult situations but, at times, our ability to ride the waves falters. Maybe you are noticing that you haven’t been feeling your best recently or even for a long time now. You may be noticing your relationships with others beginning to become strained. Or you may have lost someone important in your life and found yourself struggling to cope. Sometimes it might feel as though you’re alone with your struggles or that people do not truly see you.
Life comes in waves. We all have our stressful moments and difficult situations but, at times, our ability to ride the waves falters. Maybe you are noticing that you haven’t been feeling your best recently or even for a long time now. You may be noticing your relationships with others beginning to become strained. Or you may have lost someone important in your life and found yourself struggling to cope. Sometimes it might feel as though you’re alone with your struggles or that people do not truly see you.
Cheryl Harris Sharman
Pastoral Counselor, MA, CSD, TITC-CT
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218
I love listening. It’s been deepened by many decades and degrees. But, before that, I was a trauma survivor. So I listen to you and your clients the way I wanted someone to listen to me. Both. And. Beyond the decades and degrees, which define my listening in different ways, I shelter people; under the beautiful, broad umbrella of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). I listen - as a container - to create space for clients to see and find meaning; however they define that. I listen with a biopsychosocialspiritual approach. I listen to private clients, organizational clients, and clients experiencing (& transitioning out of) homelessness.
I love listening. It’s been deepened by many decades and degrees. But, before that, I was a trauma survivor. So I listen to you and your clients the way I wanted someone to listen to me. Both. And. Beyond the decades and degrees, which define my listening in different ways, I shelter people; under the beautiful, broad umbrella of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). I listen - as a container - to create space for clients to see and find meaning; however they define that. I listen with a biopsychosocialspiritual approach. I listen to private clients, organizational clients, and clients experiencing (& transitioning out of) homelessness.
Jamal Hailey
Psychological Associate, PhD
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218
At times we can all feel overwhelmed, and especially right now. Maybe you’re starting to feel a little disconnected from the people around you. Or maybe you just aren’t feeling like your old self. You feel it’s time for a change, but don’t know where to start. Dealing with stress, on top of everything else, can leave anyone feeling overwhelmed, invisible, and out of control. Let’s work together using the existing tools within yourself to help you start feeling whole again.
At times we can all feel overwhelmed, and especially right now. Maybe you’re starting to feel a little disconnected from the people around you. Or maybe you just aren’t feeling like your old self. You feel it’s time for a change, but don’t know where to start. Dealing with stress, on top of everything else, can leave anyone feeling overwhelmed, invisible, and out of control. Let’s work together using the existing tools within yourself to help you start feeling whole again.
Empower You Therapy LLC
Counselor, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21218 (Online Only)
My ideal client may be struggling with ADHD, emerging adulthood, identity, life transitions and career concerns that have kept them stuck. They may have anxiety and/or depression which negatively impacts the relationship with themselves and others but are wanting to feel more empowered in life. I support individuals seeking to improve and deepen the quality of the relationship to self and others.
My ideal client may be struggling with ADHD, emerging adulthood, identity, life transitions and career concerns that have kept them stuck. They may have anxiety and/or depression which negatively impacts the relationship with themselves and others but are wanting to feel more empowered in life. I support individuals seeking to improve and deepen the quality of the relationship to self and others.
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Transgender Therapists
As a gender-diverse individual, why might I want to see a therapist who is also gender diverse?
A trans or gender-diverse client may want to see a therapist who is also trans or gender diverse because the client may feel safer sharing their experiences and more confident that the therapist will understand, validate, and support them. But trans or gender-diverse clients can also benefit from therapy with cisgender therapists; this is a personal decision based on the connection between the client and the therapist, and if that connection is strong, therapy will be successful.
What if I cannot find a therapist who shares my gender identity?
Therapy can still be effective if a therapist does not share a client’s gender identity; a large body of research indicates that the most important factor in successful therapy is the therapeutic alliance. A therapist can also be interviewed for sensitivity and competence on gender identity and expression to ensure they possess appropriate knowledge and skills. Many therapists have excellent training and extensive experience working with gender-diverse clients, and that expertise can be invaluable despite a therapist not sharing the same firsthand experiences.
How can I recognize a good therapist for working with gender-diverse clients?
An experienced therapist should be able to help clients explore their gender identity and expression, alleviate discomfort related to their gender identity, treat mental health challenges and trauma, address existing relationships and communication with family members and loved ones, and determine the next steps pertaining to nonmedical or medical gender-affirming interventions. To recognize a good therapist, clients can ask about these topics and explore their comfort and connection with the clinician.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with transgender clients?
Clients should feel comfortable asking therapists directly about their experience working with transgender or gender-diverse clientele. For example, clients may ask about the therapist’s training and education with regard to gender identity, how many trans clients they’ve worked with in the past, and what sorts of matters were discussed. You may wish to inquire how a therapist specifically supports the needs of transgender clients or clients questioning their gender identity. A good clinician who is nonetheless not the right fit for you is often happy to make referrals to others based on the concerns you articulate in a preliminary conversation.