LGBTQ+ Therapists in Virginia

One of the bravest choices you can make is the decision to understand your own story and make changes in your life that help you grow. My experience has allowed me to work with a wide variety of therapeutic issues and I enjoy guiding individuals toward healing. My expertise is in working with the LGBTQ + community, adults who live with addiction, anxiety, trauma, and family-of-origin and boundary-setting exploration. My approach integrates a range of modalities based on individual need, but primarily IFS, CBT, and mindfulness-based practices.

We offer affordable, sliding scale mental health care to Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , Transgender and Queer or Questioning individuals regardless of HIV status. Our counselors are very sensitive to LGBTQ + and HIV issues. LGBT Life Center is a safe space where members and allies of the Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , and Transgender and Queer /Questioning community of Hampton Roads can join together in a network of support and acceptance.

I received my Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Louisville. I work with the following populations: children, adolescents, young adults and LGBTQIA +. I have worked with populations specifically with depression, anxiety, trauma, sexual abuse/assault, domestic violence survivors, among many other mental health challenges. I have a vast array of experience in the mental health field working in a residential, group home, and psychiatric inpatient settings with children, adolescents, and adults. I have experience working with individuals who have been in crisis and who have experienced trauma.

I specialize in working with children, adolescents, couples, parents, and members of the LGBTQ + community. I have experience working with ADHD, depression and anxiety, parenting skills, sexuality and gender expression, and relationship skill building.

Has your spouse come out as LGBT ? Or are you married and living a closeted LGBT life? Either way, it's an extremely painful & challenging situation for everyone involved. Here's the good news -- I can help. I work with people every day who find themselves in mixed sexual orientation marriages and are navigating their new reality, both for themselves and their families. Having experienced this myself many years ago gives me a unique understanding of the issue, with compassion for both partners who find themselves in this difficult space. Whether you decide to make it work or go your separate ways, I can help you traverse the journey.

Feeling disconnected in relationships? It's an honor that you are choosing me as part of your journey to peace and well-being. I’m sure you are wondering to yourself: Who are you and can you help me? Absolutely, I can! I have helped clients past for the past 6 years with addictions, relational problems, and other attachment wounds. I assist couples with understanding the obstacles to fulfilling relationships. Together, we will discover a renewed sense of yourself with more realistic thinking, fewer worries, and happier connections. I have a passion for helping couples with a history of trauma and those from marginalized backgrounds.

Accepting New Clients! One of the bravest things you can do is to begin to understand your own story. I am currently a Resident in Counseling that operates from a place of compassion and empathy that cultivates an environment to encourage you, the client to openly express their thoughts/feelings so that we can focus on setting goals, identifying feelings and patterns, developing healthy/positive attitudes and behaviors, and problem solving.

I am a health psychologist who is dedicated to supporting individuals to get and stay healthy, to recover from or adjust to injury or illness, manage stress, move through trauma, and/or cope with acute and chronic health and medical conditions. I specialize in working with and treating individuals with gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., IBS, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis) and providing LGBTQIA + affirming care. I also have extensive experience in treating anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma. I also provide compassionate and affirmative therapy with the kink, poly, and pro-sex communities.

Hello! My name is Jen and I specialize in working with the queer community, trauma, and substance use (you do not need to qualify for all or any of these to come see me!). If trauma/complex trauma and PTS/D symptoms are things you struggle with, I am an EMDR Therapist. In my office, you choose what you’d like to address and what is off limits. This is your space to explore and process what you need and want to. You are the only expert of yourself. I like to meet you where you’re at and explore what is challenging and/or painful. My goal is to help my community heal and find wholeheartedness and acceptance, exactly as you are.

I believe that each of us have the tools within ourselves to achieve optimal mental health and relational functioning, which is why I use a collaborative approach with my clients to develop and work toward their goals. I offer a safe and inclusive space for my clients to explore their identities, relationships, needs, and desires. I have experiences working with adults, adolescents, and couples, with a particular focus on perinatal and maternal mental health, early family experiences, LGBTQIA counseling, gender identity, consensual non-monogamies, and women's issues.

If you feel like you “have it all,” but you can’t shake this nagging feeling that something is missing, feel overwhelmed trying to manage your multiple roles (parent, spouse, partner, friend, co-worker), or are struggling to navigate fertility treatment as a queer person, get pregnant, be pregnant, or transition into parenthood, I can help. I don't practice one-size-fits-all therapy. I’ll follow your lead and use the creative process as a guide in sharing your experiences. I work with adults seeking support for perinatal mental health, trauma, and overall wellbeing with LGBTQIA + affirming art therapy and counseling.

I am a License Professional Counselor located in Virginia. I am trained and experienced in conducting individual, couples and family therapy. I have worked in professional settings in the US, and internationally for many years. My clinical orientation is strongly person-centered, with a bent toward existentialism. In the therapeutic setting, I believe that we all journey together, learning and experiencing collectively what happens in the moment. I have strong skills empowering clients confronting life transitions, relationship issues and mood irregularities. I am intimately cognizant of challenges faced by LGBTQ + persons.

Are you feeling lost and overwhelmed by the distance in your relationship, like you are just "roommates" struggling to connect emotionally or physically? Have you been having the same fight over and over again and wonder if the relationship will last? I work with individuals and couples from all walks of life to restore safety, improve communication, rebuild connection, and increase intimacy with their partners. After identifying and breaking unhealthy patterns of interaction, we work to re-build a new relationship cycle centered around honesty, authenticity, creativity, and collaboration.

Are you (or your teen) feeling anxious or overwhelmed? Dealing with family-related stress? Grieving or adjusting to a recent loss/change? Navigating life as a queer , trans , or gender diverse individual? Feeling worn down by oppression and injustice? Or maybe you're just looking to do some self-exploration in a supportive environment? Whatever it is, I'm here for it and I'm here for YOU. I work with teens and adults dealing with challenges related to anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss, LGBTQIA2+ identities, and complex family dynamics.

Dr. Dunn specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, body image concerns, anxiety, OCD, depression, LGBTQ + concerns, life transitions, relationship/interpersonal concerns, gender affirming treatment evaluations, grief/loss, identity concerns, and multicultural psychology (e.g., gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity). Trained as a counseling psychologist, he provides evidence-based, culturally centered therapy to adults in Washington DC, Virginia, and other PSYPACT states. Using warmth and empathy, he helps clients examine and reflect on their lives, and move in the direction of their goals and values.

As a Latino Queer Therapist, I have learned that understanding the intersections of my identities and how I show up in multiple spaces has been imperative to my personal growth and my understanding of belonging.  Growing up, I always felt othered and often times unwanted. Therapy for me is about learning to understand our inner dialogues, validate our emotional experiences, and effect change in a way that is consistent with our desired narrative.