LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Essex Junction, VT
As a queer and trans person myself, I have a particular passion for working with LGBTQ+ individuals.
My practice is grounded in a person-centered and trauma-informed approach that draws upon various modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution Based Therapy. A guiding principle of my practice is that each client already possesses the inner drive and ability to create the life that they want.
As a queer and trans person myself, I have a particular passion for working with LGBTQ+ individuals.
My practice is grounded in a person-centered and trauma-informed approach that draws upon various modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution Based Therapy. A guiding principle of my practice is that each client already possesses the inner drive and ability to create the life that they want.
As a queer, non-monogamous, South Asian, neurodivergent woman, my lived experience informs my clinical approach.
Are you the one who holds it together while feeling stretched thin? You might be carrying grief from loss, transition, or systemic harm. I offer an affirming space where you don’t have to overexplain yourself and your full humanity is welcome. Together, we move at your pace toward deeper self-understanding, steadier relationships, and a life that feels more like yours. Our work can include reconnecting with your body, desire, boundaries, and voice in ways that feel safe and empowering. You deserve support that honors your complexity, not shrinks it. You don’t have to carry it alone anymore.
As a queer, non-monogamous, South Asian, neurodivergent woman, my lived experience informs my clinical approach.
Are you the one who holds it together while feeling stretched thin? You might be carrying grief from loss, transition, or systemic harm. I offer an affirming space where you don’t have to overexplain yourself and your full humanity is welcome. Together, we move at your pace toward deeper self-understanding, steadier relationships, and a life that feels more like yours. Our work can include reconnecting with your body, desire, boundaries, and voice in ways that feel safe and empowering. You deserve support that honors your complexity, not shrinks it. You don’t have to carry it alone anymore.
The challenges of cancer do not stop after treatment. The National Cancer Institute defines cancer survivorship as “focusing on the health and well-being of a person with cancer from the time of diagnosis until the end of life. This includes the physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer that begin at diagnosis and continue through treatment and beyond.” This resonates with me because it acknowledges the whole cancer journey and the unique concerns and needs of each individual as they change over time. Loved ones and caregivers are also impacted by cancer and are also a part of the survivorship experience.
The challenges of cancer do not stop after treatment. The National Cancer Institute defines cancer survivorship as “focusing on the health and well-being of a person with cancer from the time of diagnosis until the end of life. This includes the physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer that begin at diagnosis and continue through treatment and beyond.” This resonates with me because it acknowledges the whole cancer journey and the unique concerns and needs of each individual as they change over time. Loved ones and caregivers are also impacted by cancer and are also a part of the survivorship experience.
OPENING: availability for telehealth appointments between morning-afternoon. In my practice, I honor each client’s unique life experiences, personal history, and the ways they have learned to understand and cope with the world around them. I strive to create a safe, trusting, and compassionate space where clients feel supported, heard, and respected. Together, we work collaboratively so clients can explore their needs, build insight, and grow at a pace that feels comfortable and right for them. I currently work with ages 10-40.
OPENING: availability for telehealth appointments between morning-afternoon. In my practice, I honor each client’s unique life experiences, personal history, and the ways they have learned to understand and cope with the world around them. I strive to create a safe, trusting, and compassionate space where clients feel supported, heard, and respected. Together, we work collaboratively so clients can explore their needs, build insight, and grow at a pace that feels comfortable and right for them. I currently work with ages 10-40.
Taking the first step toward change can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. I am here to create an affirming and compassionate space where you can explore your strengths, struggles, and personal values. Understanding and accepting the complex parts of ourselves can provide a way forward in challenging times. Utilizing curiosity, authenticity, and interpersonal connection, we can work together to reduce distress and move toward a life that feels more meaningful and aligned with your values.
Taking the first step toward change can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. I am here to create an affirming and compassionate space where you can explore your strengths, struggles, and personal values. Understanding and accepting the complex parts of ourselves can provide a way forward in challenging times. Utilizing curiosity, authenticity, and interpersonal connection, we can work together to reduce distress and move toward a life that feels more meaningful and aligned with your values.
Therapy is a journey of self-exploration and discovery. Finding the parts of oneself to accentuate, embrace, and accept is part of this journey. Often, we focus on the things holding us back, depression, anxiety, worry, feelings of inadequacy or anger, regret and loss. Discovering what's below these symptoms can lead to a peaceful clarity and compassion. Being able to appreciate our experiences, grow from them, and accept their place within us provides a fertile environment from which we can grow.
Therapy is a journey of self-exploration and discovery. Finding the parts of oneself to accentuate, embrace, and accept is part of this journey. Often, we focus on the things holding us back, depression, anxiety, worry, feelings of inadequacy or anger, regret and loss. Discovering what's below these symptoms can lead to a peaceful clarity and compassion. Being able to appreciate our experiences, grow from them, and accept their place within us provides a fertile environment from which we can grow.
You are welcome here exactly as you are. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach — everyone's journey is unique, and that's something worth celebrating. My goal is to meet you right where you are, so you always feel seen, valued, and like you truly belong.
Growth comes with time, and my hope is to offer perspective along the way — honoring the resilience and growth you develop with each step forward.
You are welcome here exactly as you are. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach — everyone's journey is unique, and that's something worth celebrating. My goal is to meet you right where you are, so you always feel seen, valued, and like you truly belong.
Growth comes with time, and my hope is to offer perspective along the way — honoring the resilience and growth you develop with each step forward.
"Long-lasting responses to trauma result not simply from the experience of fear and helplessness but also from how our bodies interpret those experiences." (Rachel Yehuda) Trauma can be thought of as an experience that overwhelms the individual's ability to process the event as it is happening. I work with adults who have been impacted by trauma, to help bring relief to their lives. By partnering with individuals to help release burdens and stress, we help you create a fresh, new framework for future experiences.
"Long-lasting responses to trauma result not simply from the experience of fear and helplessness but also from how our bodies interpret those experiences." (Rachel Yehuda) Trauma can be thought of as an experience that overwhelms the individual's ability to process the event as it is happening. I work with adults who have been impacted by trauma, to help bring relief to their lives. By partnering with individuals to help release burdens and stress, we help you create a fresh, new framework for future experiences.
I have always been interested in people, how they experience the world and what drives them to do what they do. I work to create space for self-exploration and self-love.
Maybe you are struggling with day-to-day stressors; maybe your struggle is more existential. Anxiety and depression can create blocks to our goals, our creativity, and shut us off from our love ones. I believe you are your own expert and through our relationship, we can create meaning and action in your world.
I have always been interested in people, how they experience the world and what drives them to do what they do. I work to create space for self-exploration and self-love.
Maybe you are struggling with day-to-day stressors; maybe your struggle is more existential. Anxiety and depression can create blocks to our goals, our creativity, and shut us off from our love ones. I believe you are your own expert and through our relationship, we can create meaning and action in your world.
Are you holding everything together — and quietly falling apart?
You're the one others rely on. You manage the job, the family, the relationships, the expectations — and you do it well, at least from the outside. But inside, something feels stuck. Maybe you're carrying grief that never had space to land. Maybe you're navigating the heartbreak of infertility, the fog of postpartum depression, or the slow erosion of a relationship that used to feel solid. Maybe you simply can't pinpoint what's wrong — only that something is.
You don't have to keep pushing through alone.
Are you holding everything together — and quietly falling apart?
You're the one others rely on. You manage the job, the family, the relationships, the expectations — and you do it well, at least from the outside. But inside, something feels stuck. Maybe you're carrying grief that never had space to land. Maybe you're navigating the heartbreak of infertility, the fog of postpartum depression, or the slow erosion of a relationship that used to feel solid. Maybe you simply can't pinpoint what's wrong — only that something is.
You don't have to keep pushing through alone.
Thank you for being here. I offer a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy rooted in cognitive-behavioral and reality-based work. My focus is to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns, understand what’s not working, and develop more balanced, effective ways of thinking and responding. I believe meaningful change begins with honest conversation, clarity, and a willingness to look directly at what needs to shift.
Thank you for being here. I offer a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy rooted in cognitive-behavioral and reality-based work. My focus is to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns, understand what’s not working, and develop more balanced, effective ways of thinking and responding. I believe meaningful change begins with honest conversation, clarity, and a willingness to look directly at what needs to shift.
What brings people to therapy is unique and personal. My approach to counseling is person centered, compassionate, and solution based. Areas of expertise include supporting those who have been impacted by trauma, experience relationship challenges, chronic stress, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, women’s issues, and disordered eating.
What brings people to therapy is unique and personal. My approach to counseling is person centered, compassionate, and solution based. Areas of expertise include supporting those who have been impacted by trauma, experience relationship challenges, chronic stress, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, women’s issues, and disordered eating.
Robin Lauzon Farrell
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, MA, PLC
2 Endorsed
Essex Junction, VT 05452
Waitlist for new clients
Are you feeling lost in your own story? Breaking patterns, finding your story, rewriting the journey, understanding ourselves, and designing new paths can be ways out of cycles of behavior. Living your best life takes work, honesty and exploration. Working together, we can develop strategies and tools you can continue to use now and throughout your life. Change begins when we start to look more closely at our lives and think intentionally about who we are and who we want to be.
Are you feeling lost in your own story? Breaking patterns, finding your story, rewriting the journey, understanding ourselves, and designing new paths can be ways out of cycles of behavior. Living your best life takes work, honesty and exploration. Working together, we can develop strategies and tools you can continue to use now and throughout your life. Change begins when we start to look more closely at our lives and think intentionally about who we are and who we want to be.
I work collaboratively with clients to provide person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed therapy in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment. My goal is to help each person better understand themselves, build on their strengths, and move toward the life they want to live.
I have experience working with individuals from early adolescence through late adulthood, with a particular focus on substance use and recovery. In our work together, we may also explore concerns such as relationships, anxiety, mood challenges, self-esteem, and other areas of life that may be impacting your wellbeing.
I work collaboratively with clients to provide person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed therapy in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment. My goal is to help each person better understand themselves, build on their strengths, and move toward the life they want to live.
I have experience working with individuals from early adolescence through late adulthood, with a particular focus on substance use and recovery. In our work together, we may also explore concerns such as relationships, anxiety, mood challenges, self-esteem, and other areas of life that may be impacting your wellbeing.
I currently have daytime openings for individuals, couples or families. I specialize in couples, families and perinatal mental health (conception, fertility, postpartum challenges). If you're looking for a experienced, authentic therapist who can help you figure out the hard stuff with concrete tools and a variety of interventions, combined with validation and compassion, I'm your person. Whether it's finding connection and balance after baby, birth trauma, conception/fertility, or family dynamic challenges, I've got an array of skills and over 20 years of experience and training. Start to feel better in as little as 1-3 sessions.
I currently have daytime openings for individuals, couples or families. I specialize in couples, families and perinatal mental health (conception, fertility, postpartum challenges). If you're looking for a experienced, authentic therapist who can help you figure out the hard stuff with concrete tools and a variety of interventions, combined with validation and compassion, I'm your person. Whether it's finding connection and balance after baby, birth trauma, conception/fertility, or family dynamic challenges, I've got an array of skills and over 20 years of experience and training. Start to feel better in as little as 1-3 sessions.
Hello, and welcome. I work with individuals who are looking to better understand the patterns that shape how they think, feel, relate, and move through life. Many of the people I support are navigating anxiety, relationship concerns, life transitions, emotional stress, or a sense of feeling stuck.
In therapy, we may explore thought patterns, emotional experiences, relational dynamics, and the ways your body and nervous system respond to stress. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and holistic. I believe that meaningful change often begins with curiosity and a deeper understanding of yourself.
Hello, and welcome. I work with individuals who are looking to better understand the patterns that shape how they think, feel, relate, and move through life. Many of the people I support are navigating anxiety, relationship concerns, life transitions, emotional stress, or a sense of feeling stuck.
In therapy, we may explore thought patterns, emotional experiences, relational dynamics, and the ways your body and nervous system respond to stress. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and holistic. I believe that meaningful change often begins with curiosity and a deeper understanding of yourself.
Going through a tough transition, dealing with a relationship problem, or searching for a new direction? At New Leaf Therapy, my goal is to help you navigate these seasons of change and help you grow and thrive. I can assist you in finding new perspectives that will get you what you want from life, whether with your family, friends, significant other, or yourself.
Going through a tough transition, dealing with a relationship problem, or searching for a new direction? At New Leaf Therapy, my goal is to help you navigate these seasons of change and help you grow and thrive. I can assist you in finding new perspectives that will get you what you want from life, whether with your family, friends, significant other, or yourself.
More than 30 years of practice as a psychologist has taught me that true healing arrises within a deep and trusting relationship with each individual, couple and group with whom I work. My colleague Dr. Peter Wrycza calls this work "Conversations on the edge of silence" Our thinking mind is a marvelous tool when it is used appropriately. The deeper problem is that the thinking mind can keep us locked into our stories of either the past or the future. Much of the work is about exploring ways to become more present in life and release the historic patterns and beliefs that keep us stuck in the illusion of separation from one another.
More than 30 years of practice as a psychologist has taught me that true healing arrises within a deep and trusting relationship with each individual, couple and group with whom I work. My colleague Dr. Peter Wrycza calls this work "Conversations on the edge of silence" Our thinking mind is a marvelous tool when it is used appropriately. The deeper problem is that the thinking mind can keep us locked into our stories of either the past or the future. Much of the work is about exploring ways to become more present in life and release the historic patterns and beliefs that keep us stuck in the illusion of separation from one another.
Let’s be honest: being LGBTQ+ can be exhausting.
As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist at Brian Sharp Counseling, I provide a safe, celebratory, and culturally responsive space. I use evidence-based approaches—like CBT and trauma-informed care—tailored to your unique needs. Together, we will process your experiences, build resilience, and develop practical tools to help you thrive in your truth.
Let’s be honest: being LGBTQ+ can be exhausting.
As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist at Brian Sharp Counseling, I provide a safe, celebratory, and culturally responsive space. I use evidence-based approaches—like CBT and trauma-informed care—tailored to your unique needs. Together, we will process your experiences, build resilience, and develop practical tools to help you thrive in your truth.
I have experience working with a range of concerns including college life, ADHD, relationship (and friendship) challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, and LGBTQ+ identities.
I offer a supportive, therapeutic environment where you can harness your innate strengths and work toward your goals. Rooted in trust and unconditional positive regard, our work together will focus on developing practical strategies to navigate life’s challenges and promote long-term wellbeing. Through a collaborative approach, we will empower you to create a meaningful and fulfilling life that aligns with your psychological needs.
I have experience working with a range of concerns including college life, ADHD, relationship (and friendship) challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, and LGBTQ+ identities.
I offer a supportive, therapeutic environment where you can harness your innate strengths and work toward your goals. Rooted in trust and unconditional positive regard, our work together will focus on developing practical strategies to navigate life’s challenges and promote long-term wellbeing. Through a collaborative approach, we will empower you to create a meaningful and fulfilling life that aligns with your psychological needs.
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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.