Transgender Therapists in Pownal, VT
My focus is trauma, anxiety (climate- and other), gender identity, and sexual and relational minorities.
It can be a daunting process to find a therapist you can connect with, trust, and where you can experience real and lasting change. I work with adolescents and adults who are navigating gender identity, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, climate anxiety, relationship challenges, and other life issues. Using a variety of modalities, including EMDR and polyvagal therapy, we work together to design and implement a treatment plan that is as unique as you are. I am committed to my clients and care deeply about helping them achieve positive outcomes through therapy. Telehealth sessions available for residents of VT and TN.
My focus is trauma, anxiety (climate- and other), gender identity, and sexual and relational minorities.
It can be a daunting process to find a therapist you can connect with, trust, and where you can experience real and lasting change. I work with adolescents and adults who are navigating gender identity, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, climate anxiety, relationship challenges, and other life issues. Using a variety of modalities, including EMDR and polyvagal therapy, we work together to design and implement a treatment plan that is as unique as you are. I am committed to my clients and care deeply about helping them achieve positive outcomes through therapy. Telehealth sessions available for residents of VT and TN.
Compassionate, respectful and straightforward psychotherapy. I work with people who are struggling with decisions, feelings and situations that may feel unmanageable. This can look like renegotiating your relationship with substance use, exploring relationship stress, learning about boundaries, managing the demands of care-giving, coping with chronic pain and illness, grieving a loss or some combination of all of the above. I do a lot of listening. But therapy also looks like practicing grounding exercises to learn how to calm an anxiety attack, creating a family tree or gaining new insight on the story of your life.
Compassionate, respectful and straightforward psychotherapy. I work with people who are struggling with decisions, feelings and situations that may feel unmanageable. This can look like renegotiating your relationship with substance use, exploring relationship stress, learning about boundaries, managing the demands of care-giving, coping with chronic pain and illness, grieving a loss or some combination of all of the above. I do a lot of listening. But therapy also looks like practicing grounding exercises to learn how to calm an anxiety attack, creating a family tree or gaining new insight on the story of your life.
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Whether you're exploring your identity, recovering from trauma, or simply looking for support, my priority is to help you develop long-lasting, effective skills to get you there. Your existing strengths, resilience, and creativity are the most effective tools you have, and I want to help you access them to build a plan for lifelong results you can feel proud of! I also offer neurodivergent-affirming adult ADHD diagnostic testing.
Whether you're exploring your identity, recovering from trauma, or simply looking for support, my priority is to help you develop long-lasting, effective skills to get you there. Your existing strengths, resilience, and creativity are the most effective tools you have, and I want to help you access them to build a plan for lifelong results you can feel proud of! I also offer neurodivergent-affirming adult ADHD diagnostic testing.
Whether we realize it or not, we're all carrying around a bag: some of us carry a suitcase, others a backpack, and some push around a luggage cart or two overflowing with their bags. Why not downsize a bit? Therapy is all about you. Yes, you'll talk about other people, most likely. But it's not an hour about how they feel; it's an hour about how you feel. It's an hour to be completely open and honest about your life without judgement or interruption. And you deserve it.
Whether we realize it or not, we're all carrying around a bag: some of us carry a suitcase, others a backpack, and some push around a luggage cart or two overflowing with their bags. Why not downsize a bit? Therapy is all about you. Yes, you'll talk about other people, most likely. But it's not an hour about how they feel; it's an hour about how you feel. It's an hour to be completely open and honest about your life without judgement or interruption. And you deserve it.
To be a compassionate companion in the process of healing is an honor I hold as sacred. Wherever you may find yourself on your journey, I will witness, listen, ask deep questions, and offer support without judgement. My goal is to provide a safe space that allows you to remember and know who you are. I will support you to understand your lived and embodied experience with a spacious sense of connectedness. Combining expressive and creative techniques with mindfulness-based practices, we will work together towards integration and wholeness based on your chosen goals.
To be a compassionate companion in the process of healing is an honor I hold as sacred. Wherever you may find yourself on your journey, I will witness, listen, ask deep questions, and offer support without judgement. My goal is to provide a safe space that allows you to remember and know who you are. I will support you to understand your lived and embodied experience with a spacious sense of connectedness. Combining expressive and creative techniques with mindfulness-based practices, we will work together towards integration and wholeness based on your chosen goals.
Psychotherapy is a lifelong arduous learning and self exploration process that will improve the quality of life. I approach therapy with genuineness, unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, and respect. I will competently employ techniques in which I have received training to assist you in reaching your goals. Technics I may use are EMDR, hypnosis, confrontation, desensitization, homework, humor, imagery, 'I' statements, modeling, psychodrama, journal writing and role-playing. If through the course of psychotherapy an acceptable degree of progress is not reached, I will refer you to another licensed professional.
Psychotherapy is a lifelong arduous learning and self exploration process that will improve the quality of life. I approach therapy with genuineness, unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, and respect. I will competently employ techniques in which I have received training to assist you in reaching your goals. Technics I may use are EMDR, hypnosis, confrontation, desensitization, homework, humor, imagery, 'I' statements, modeling, psychodrama, journal writing and role-playing. If through the course of psychotherapy an acceptable degree of progress is not reached, I will refer you to another licensed professional.
Do you find yourself anxious or struggling with sleep after a recent traumatic event? Do you find it difficult to stop thinking about painful events, no matter how hard you try? Trauma and PTSD can profoundly shape the way we view ourselves and the world. You may feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. But there is hope. If you are ready to make a change, and feel more connected to yourself and others- I can help. As a licensed clinical mental health counselor specializing in EMDR, I work with women and LGBTQIA+ adult individuals to help release the grip of trauma and the past.
Do you find yourself anxious or struggling with sleep after a recent traumatic event? Do you find it difficult to stop thinking about painful events, no matter how hard you try? Trauma and PTSD can profoundly shape the way we view ourselves and the world. You may feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. But there is hope. If you are ready to make a change, and feel more connected to yourself and others- I can help. As a licensed clinical mental health counselor specializing in EMDR, I work with women and LGBTQIA+ adult individuals to help release the grip of trauma and the past.
Idolyn V Carnahan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I am a licensed psychotherapist (LICSW) located in St. Johnsbury, VT. I specialize in working with adolescent and adult patients who struggle with suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, and major life transitions. I also have a lot of experience working with LGBTQIA+ youth and adults. I use an integrative model of psychotherapy utilizing psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral techniques. I hold a master’s degree in social work from the University of New Hampshire.
I am a licensed psychotherapist (LICSW) located in St. Johnsbury, VT. I specialize in working with adolescent and adult patients who struggle with suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, and major life transitions. I also have a lot of experience working with LGBTQIA+ youth and adults. I use an integrative model of psychotherapy utilizing psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral techniques. I hold a master’s degree in social work from the University of New Hampshire.
I specialize in helping people overcome complex and “difficult-to-treat” problems. Clients often come to therapy feeling "stuck" and wanting more freedom in their choices. I work with clients to help identify and bring light to the strategies that we often use to avoid our feelings and keep us locked in patterns we want to shift.
I specialize in helping people overcome complex and “difficult-to-treat” problems. Clients often come to therapy feeling "stuck" and wanting more freedom in their choices. I work with clients to help identify and bring light to the strategies that we often use to avoid our feelings and keep us locked in patterns we want to shift.
Ginny Hughes
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-C
Guilford, VT 05301
Waitlist for new clients
Throughout my years of practice my work has been enriched by all the people I have supported to experience their capacity while navigating some of life’s most difficult challenges. Now more than ever, facing day to day challenges can feel even more overwhelming. I believe in each person’s competence and resilience, and I am confident that I can help clients to live life to the fullest with integrity, dignity and courage. I work with families, couples and individuals from diverse backgrounds. LGBTQIA clients are welcome.
Throughout my years of practice my work has been enriched by all the people I have supported to experience their capacity while navigating some of life’s most difficult challenges. Now more than ever, facing day to day challenges can feel even more overwhelming. I believe in each person’s competence and resilience, and I am confident that I can help clients to live life to the fullest with integrity, dignity and courage. I work with families, couples and individuals from diverse backgrounds. LGBTQIA clients are welcome.
One of you wants more sex. The other has shut down. You love each other, but you're caught in a painful cycle that's hard to talk about and even harder to fix. I specialize in exactly this — couples with mismatched desire — and I've spent years developing frameworks that help you understand why this happens and how to change it. As a Certified Sex Counselor and nurse practitioner, I bring both the clinical and relational pieces together. If desire discrepancy is pulling you apart, I can help.
One of you wants more sex. The other has shut down. You love each other, but you're caught in a painful cycle that's hard to talk about and even harder to fix. I specialize in exactly this — couples with mismatched desire — and I've spent years developing frameworks that help you understand why this happens and how to change it. As a Certified Sex Counselor and nurse practitioner, I bring both the clinical and relational pieces together. If desire discrepancy is pulling you apart, I can help.
(Note: I do not write letters of recommendation for gender-affirming medical tx.; I will sometimes make referrals.) I believe health and happiness exists when people feel their feelings, discover safety and connection in the present, continuously learn about their environment, take care of their bodies, trust their power and/or a Higher Power to create a life that mirrors the Love that they are, and question their thoughts.
Accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP) inspires my work. In addition to methods from AEDP, I incorporate somatic approaches, skills and concepts from dialectical behavior therapy, Buddhist teachings, and concepts from life coaching, particularly Calling in "the One" coaching.
(Note: I do not write letters of recommendation for gender-affirming medical tx.; I will sometimes make referrals.) I believe health and happiness exists when people feel their feelings, discover safety and connection in the present, continuously learn about their environment, take care of their bodies, trust their power and/or a Higher Power to create a life that mirrors the Love that they are, and question their thoughts.
Accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP) inspires my work. In addition to methods from AEDP, I incorporate somatic approaches, skills and concepts from dialectical behavior therapy, Buddhist teachings, and concepts from life coaching, particularly Calling in "the One" coaching.
My approach is grounded in the belief that each person carries an inner compass guiding them toward wholeness—even in the midst of confusion, grief, or overwhelm. In therapy, I work relationally, attending to how attachment, culture, and nervous system states shape our experience. My style is warm, relational, attuned, and down-to-earth, offering curiosity, creativity, and gentle challenge when helpful. I draw from depth psychology/Jungian frameworks, ACT & mindfulness, EMDR, polyvagal theory, expressive arts, somatic awareness, and embodied dreamwork.
My approach is grounded in the belief that each person carries an inner compass guiding them toward wholeness—even in the midst of confusion, grief, or overwhelm. In therapy, I work relationally, attending to how attachment, culture, and nervous system states shape our experience. My style is warm, relational, attuned, and down-to-earth, offering curiosity, creativity, and gentle challenge when helpful. I draw from depth psychology/Jungian frameworks, ACT & mindfulness, EMDR, polyvagal theory, expressive arts, somatic awareness, and embodied dreamwork.
As a graduate of the Multicultural Family Institute, I pay close attention to the impact of one's age, gender identity, ethnicity, culture, family history, and support system on the individual experience in order to provide a safe, nonjudgmental environment for healing and positive change.
I have over 20 years of experience helping individuals cope with stress, loss, fear, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and adjustment to life changes. I work collaboratively with clients to establish a trusting and supportive relationship, set goals for therapy, build upon strengths to increase confidence and self-esteem, and work toward resolving issues.
As a graduate of the Multicultural Family Institute, I pay close attention to the impact of one's age, gender identity, ethnicity, culture, family history, and support system on the individual experience in order to provide a safe, nonjudgmental environment for healing and positive change.
I have over 20 years of experience helping individuals cope with stress, loss, fear, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and adjustment to life changes. I work collaboratively with clients to establish a trusting and supportive relationship, set goals for therapy, build upon strengths to increase confidence and self-esteem, and work toward resolving issues.
Discovering the root causes of suffering, anxiety, and depression is difficult work. Using mindfulness techniques coupled with deep presence, I work with people to help create the life they would like to live. For over twenty years, I have honed my skills as an empathic listener. Without understanding, we find ourselves repeating patterns that are painful and unfulfilling. Using techniques from a variety of therapeutic models, I try to find the right approach for each person to come to a deeper understanding of themselves
Discovering the root causes of suffering, anxiety, and depression is difficult work. Using mindfulness techniques coupled with deep presence, I work with people to help create the life they would like to live. For over twenty years, I have honed my skills as an empathic listener. Without understanding, we find ourselves repeating patterns that are painful and unfulfilling. Using techniques from a variety of therapeutic models, I try to find the right approach for each person to come to a deeper understanding of themselves
I also work with individuals in polyamorous, open relationships as well as anyone who identifies as cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, or gender-fluid, regardless of sexual orientation.
You might be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like something important has shifted in your life. Perhaps anxiety has made it hard to feel fully present. Maybe a relationship is struggling under the weight of unspoken hurt. Maybe you are navigating a loss- of a person, a role, a version of yourself that you thought you were.
I have 40 years of experience and work with adults who are grieving something or someone, feeling stuck in old patterns, rebuilding your sense of self, or simply trying to feel more like you again, you are welcome here.
I also work with individuals in polyamorous, open relationships as well as anyone who identifies as cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, or gender-fluid, regardless of sexual orientation.
You might be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like something important has shifted in your life. Perhaps anxiety has made it hard to feel fully present. Maybe a relationship is struggling under the weight of unspoken hurt. Maybe you are navigating a loss- of a person, a role, a version of yourself that you thought you were.
I have 40 years of experience and work with adults who are grieving something or someone, feeling stuck in old patterns, rebuilding your sense of self, or simply trying to feel more like you again, you are welcome here.
If life feels like you are always bracing for the next thing and burnout has become your baseline, you’re not alone. You don't need fixing but someone who cares. I’m a trauma-informed therapist and licensed independent clinical social worker in Vermont, offering virtual therapy for adults wanting to move out of survival mode and navigate burnout and chronic stress. I work with adults from all walks of life, and I specialize in supporting LGBTQIA+ and cognitively diverse adults in an affirming space.
If life feels like you are always bracing for the next thing and burnout has become your baseline, you’re not alone. You don't need fixing but someone who cares. I’m a trauma-informed therapist and licensed independent clinical social worker in Vermont, offering virtual therapy for adults wanting to move out of survival mode and navigate burnout and chronic stress. I work with adults from all walks of life, and I specialize in supporting LGBTQIA+ and cognitively diverse adults in an affirming space.
Ericka M. Albright
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Hi I am Ericka (she/her). I am a licensed family therapist and my office is located on the Mass MoCA campus. I am also a registered telehealth provider in Vermont & Florida. I work with couples, families and individuals. I consider myself a collaborative & strength-based therapist. I believe that building a trusting relationship with your therapist is an integral part of the therapeutic process; the right fit does make a difference. I wish you all the best on your therapeutic journey.
Hi I am Ericka (she/her). I am a licensed family therapist and my office is located on the Mass MoCA campus. I am also a registered telehealth provider in Vermont & Florida. I work with couples, families and individuals. I consider myself a collaborative & strength-based therapist. I believe that building a trusting relationship with your therapist is an integral part of the therapeutic process; the right fit does make a difference. I wish you all the best on your therapeutic journey.
Suzanne
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, BC-DMT, NCC
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Welcome to the mountains of life. We move through life with many challenges which can feel difficult to navigate. We can get trapped in a cycle of trying to avoid mountains of stress, try to force ourselves to tunnel through the stress or broach the stress as if we are preparing to hike Mount Everest. What if there was another way, a way to learn to move WITH the mountains in our life? I support clients in developing unique and effective ways of improving their mental, emotional and physical health for lasting change. These interventions support clients in developing resilience to move WITH challenges which have/are faced.
Welcome to the mountains of life. We move through life with many challenges which can feel difficult to navigate. We can get trapped in a cycle of trying to avoid mountains of stress, try to force ourselves to tunnel through the stress or broach the stress as if we are preparing to hike Mount Everest. What if there was another way, a way to learn to move WITH the mountains in our life? I support clients in developing unique and effective ways of improving their mental, emotional and physical health for lasting change. These interventions support clients in developing resilience to move WITH challenges which have/are faced.
We all experience challenges with situations in our lives that can cause us to feel anxious, depressed or upset. Do you want someone to talk to that is non-judgmental and can help you process difficult feelings and emotions? If so, I would be happy to talk with you about your goals for treatment and how I can support you in meeting them.
We all experience challenges with situations in our lives that can cause us to feel anxious, depressed or upset. Do you want someone to talk to that is non-judgmental and can help you process difficult feelings and emotions? If so, I would be happy to talk with you about your goals for treatment and how I can support you in meeting them.
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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.