LGBTQ+ Therapists in Tyler, TX
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Amy E Schenck
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-A, MA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Teen and young adult counseling- trauma, depression,
LGBTQIA
+ populations, gender identity, and more.
Weekend availability. I see you and I want you to know that you are not alone. We all have negative experiences that bring us down but the truth is we don't have to stay there. The inner pain and struggles that you experience do not make you any less worthy of a good healthy life. Feeling unheard, misunderstood, or judged? Lets talk! you are stronger than you think and hold the power within yourself to overcome any situation. Currently supervised by Desiree Martin, LPC Supervisor 69162
Chris Eaton
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CCTP
Verified
Verified
I fervently support the
LGBTQIA
+ and BIPOC communities and value religious diversity (including nonbelief).
My typical clients are adults who have so much compassion and empathy for others but find it hard to extend that kindness to themselves. They often don't even realize how much they beat themselves up. They may be recovering from a toxic relationship with a spouse or a parent. They are trying to stop the endless stream of worries and panicked feelings. They want to set down the enormous weight of all those expectations. Mostly, my clients want to feel safe in their homes, communities, relationships, minds and their own bodies. Appointments available now. Schedule online at ChrisEatonLPC.com.
Gena Sadler
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, NCC
Verified
Verified
I believe that compassion and empathy are essential in understanding others. As a counselor, I am client centered and provide space that is welcoming and open. I take a holistic and individualized approach when working with clients and utilize a variety of interventions based on client needs. I support clients with navigating life’s challenges, while also appreciating their strengths and giving them tools to make change in their lives. I have a passion for supporting
LGBTQIA
+ members and anyone navigating mood and anxiety disorders.
Michaela Watson
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified
Verified
I can offer a unique perspective of being a secular/non-religious therapist,
LGBT
ally, and offer holistic approaches between the mind and body with additional experience in women's issues.
I am looking to assist motivated individuals to evaluate and make healthy changes in their life. My preferred approach to counseling is client-centered counseling in which the client guides the sessions to what is most pertinent and useful for their success. In my sessions, the client is the expert on their own life and needs!
Vanessa Oliveros
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified
Verified
I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, grief,
LGBTQ
+ issues, and suicide ideation.
I believe every person has the right to self determination and deserves love and respect. My goal as a therapist is to meet you where you are and provide a safe and supportive space as you navigate your journey of healing. I aim to provide you with tools and coping skills while being compassionate and open-minded.
Rachel Spurgeon
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Life can be difficult for everyone, but it becomes even more so when you struggle to get out of bed, can't stop worrying about if you've made a friend angry or if something bad is going to happen, trigger flashbacks, or any other plethora of symptoms you might experience because of a mental health issue. I'm here to help individuals understand their mental health and cope with the symptoms so they can take back their lives and live them to their fullest.
Laura Klueppel
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
Verified
Hello all, I am a Texas native. I went to college at the University of Texas at Tyler and received my Master's of Science degree in Clinical Psychology, with a sub-specialization in neuropsychology. As a professional counselor, I like to combine my practical experience of working with patients just like you with my knowledge and background of the brain and mental health. I completed my internship training and have vocational experience working in a dementia and aging clinic, in a residential childcare facility at, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and in a clinic working with teens and adults with a variety of concerns.
NC Counseling & Telehealth
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC-TX, LPC-OR, CADC-OR, LMHC-WA
Verified
Verified
**I no longer accept private or commercial insurance.** My cash fees are $50 for telehealth sessions payable at the beginning of the session. I offer, when appropriate, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy approaches. I take a practical solutions focused approach to behavioral health care and addiction recovery.
Dominguez Psychotherapy and Counseling Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC
Verified
Verified
My name is Shanna Dominguez and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. You may be experiencing worry, fear, anxiety, depression or a variety of other emotions. Good news, those emotions can be managed, I believe there are two experts in the room: You are the expert of your life and I am the clinical expert. I have had the privilege of working with adults, couples, and adolescents. I use a variety of techniques and theories to guide my work with you depending on what fits your needs. I specialize in CBT and DBT methods. As humans, we not only want to feel understood but we want to understand ourselves. Why do we do the things we do?
Heather Sudduth
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
When trauma impacts one member of a family, the ripple effects impact everyone. I believe that the best way to help children and adolescents heal is to work together with parents and caregivers to provide tools and resources for strengthening connection and encouraging positive coping.
Katherine Stanglin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
Verified
Becoming a parent often brings up a wide range of emotions. Sometimes it is the long awaited reward after battling with infertility, or bearing the grief of miscarriage and loss. Sometimes it is the excitement of adding to a growing family. Sometimes it is the fear of reliving physical, emotional, or mental strain and hardship. Sometimes it is grappling with the societal and cultural expectations of parenting. The experiences that arise for parents during conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting deserve time and space for specialized care and attention. This specialized care is what I offer in support of your goals.
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Charla R Killian
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Is your child struggling with his/her relationships? Does he/she exhibit negative behaviors in school and/or home? Is your child experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and personality changes? Do you hear your child complaining of feeling overwhelmed? Has your child experienced trauma? I work with children/adolescents/teenagers/young adults every day and my goal is to utilize strong relationships centered on nurture and trust between the child and family to help the child reach their highest potential.
Chelsea N. Harper
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Working from an attachment view point, I strive to provide nurturing and consistent care. I look at how the functioning of family system and caregivers shapes thought patterns, self-images, and behaviors. Through DBT, I explore how behaviors are shaped through attachments to caregivers as well as current relationships.
Not accepting new clients
Julie Nicole Kraus
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified
Verified
Greetings! My name is Julie Kraus and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. I have experience working with children, teenagers and adults. My background is in public education and I obtained my Masters of Science in Counseling from Texas A&M-Commerce. I have experience in helping people with anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, divorce, and self esteem. My goal with all clients is to provide the support and guidance needed to overcome life’s challenges.
Love & Laughter Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified
Verified
To say "things aren't always easy" is often an understatement. Sometimes things are more than hard, and may have been piling up for a while. Whether you're battling depression, anxiety, grief, or changes in life, I'm here to help. I've worked with children, teens and adults in an inpatient psychiatric hospital, where they work to sort out their struggles. I have seen the damage trauma can do to relationships, but have also seen the power in connecting with others.
Beth Morgan
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, LPC-A
Verified
Verified
Having unhealed trauma can feel overwhelming and all-consuming. It can make doing basic life tasks very difficult. It can feel like a weight or shackles constantly weighing you down. You use all of your energy to just “keep it together” but you eventually break down with all-consuming memories, feelings, or even numbness. These plus many other symptoms are NORMAL for what you have experienced.
Sara Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, NCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Are you looking for an opportunity to reflect, explore, make meaning from your past experiences, and develop the coping skills necessary to be an active participant in your life? Have you experienced challenges that are getting too heavy to carry alone? I want to be there for you to provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for you to release some of the weight of uncertainty, anxiety, and familial or societal expectations that have been piling up and obscuring you from the path of living authentically. Maybe living authentically looks different than the "norm" for you, and that's okay. Let's explore it together!
East Texas Stress Reduction Clinic
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMT, EMDR, EFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Traditional counseling has failed many of my clients. I am an extremely proactive strategic intervention coach and somatic trauma processing therapist who helps clients heal generational, childhood, and past relationship emotional wounds so as to reclaim their conditioned defense mechanisms and melt into new experiences of flow (where it takes minimal effort for us to be us). Understanding and processing the mechanisms of how we subconsciously defend ourselves can open us to moving into integration of our parts in a way that provides fresh clarity and energy in creating authentic/integrity relationships and a blooming life.
Becky Adams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
No matter the reason or issue that has brought you to my profile - welcome and congrats on taking the first step in getting the help and support you need! There are so many reasons people seek out a therapists. Whatever your reason is and no matter how many times you may have tried to resolve it on your own, I hope you know how strong you are for not giving up! Resilience can be a strength but it doesn't have to be your only armor in your battles. Counseling can provide you more options. A great thing about counseling - it's for everyone because we all have needs and we could all use some support and/or help from time to time!
Waitlist for new clients
Erin Cameron
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
To all you Texas queerdos, weirdos, gamers, & outsiders, I challenge you to embrace & value your "other-ness." You may have been told you're wrong, strange, stupid, immature, selfish, etc. since you can first remember. You may think you need to constantly change yourself & what you're doing to please others - or even exist among others. You may feel you're too needy, high-maintenance, or [messed]-up compared to others around you. I see you. You don't have to keep relentlessly trying to make it on your own - this isn't a From Software game after all!
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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.