Transgender Therapists in Brown Deer, WI
Kewonia Hogans-Rhodes
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, CRC, LPC
Brown Deer, WI 53223
Waitlist for new clients
I have four core beliefs I choose to practice and assist in my work with each client: Respect, Flexibility, Harmony, and Growth. Many people engage in therapy for many different reasons and have different goals they would like to accomplish. You are the expert on you and your life, and I will always have and show the utmost respect for this fact. My goal is to help you explore and find your strengths to assist in your growth and change to cope and overcome adversities. Each client is unique, and therapy will be tailored to meet your needs.
I have four core beliefs I choose to practice and assist in my work with each client: Respect, Flexibility, Harmony, and Growth. Many people engage in therapy for many different reasons and have different goals they would like to accomplish. You are the expert on you and your life, and I will always have and show the utmost respect for this fact. My goal is to help you explore and find your strengths to assist in your growth and change to cope and overcome adversities. Each client is unique, and therapy will be tailored to meet your needs.
Blue Willow Counseling and Consulting
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
7 Endorsed
Brown Deer, WI 53209
Lately you have been worrying about things all the time and have been frustrated because as hard as you try not to, your anxiety is right there, all the time. Or maybe you have been replaying that event in your mind, you have tried to forget. You notice you are angrier, sadder and more worried. You just want to be able to live your life instead of having this issue get in the way daily. You just need someone to listen to you without judging you. Someone to help you deal with your issues. It would be nice to enjoy the things you used to. To connect with people more than you do now. To be a better you.
Lately you have been worrying about things all the time and have been frustrated because as hard as you try not to, your anxiety is right there, all the time. Or maybe you have been replaying that event in your mind, you have tried to forget. You notice you are angrier, sadder and more worried. You just want to be able to live your life instead of having this issue get in the way daily. You just need someone to listen to you without judging you. Someone to help you deal with your issues. It would be nice to enjoy the things you used to. To connect with people more than you do now. To be a better you.
Hello! I am so excited to work with you on your treatment goals. I specialize in working with individuals looking to improve their emotion regulation skills as well as increase their ability to identify and implement lasting change. I have experience working with individuals with Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, CPTSD, BPD, Bipolar disorders, Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. I often work with folks struggling with attachment issues and complex trauma, and I feel privileged to hold space for you to work through life's challenges.
Hello! I am so excited to work with you on your treatment goals. I specialize in working with individuals looking to improve their emotion regulation skills as well as increase their ability to identify and implement lasting change. I have experience working with individuals with Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, CPTSD, BPD, Bipolar disorders, Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. I often work with folks struggling with attachment issues and complex trauma, and I feel privileged to hold space for you to work through life's challenges.
Often people learn to feel shame or guilt over parts of their identity that are core to who they are. These beliefs form an emotional pain that can destabilize our view of ourselves and the world around us, creating deeper feelings of depression and anxiety. Finding ways to navigate these beliefs and feelings is not always easy, and frequently the ways we learn to cope have additional costs that we aren't aware of. If you struggle with aspects of your identity and with the stories you have been told about them, I invite you to reach out and consult.
Often people learn to feel shame or guilt over parts of their identity that are core to who they are. These beliefs form an emotional pain that can destabilize our view of ourselves and the world around us, creating deeper feelings of depression and anxiety. Finding ways to navigate these beliefs and feelings is not always easy, and frequently the ways we learn to cope have additional costs that we aren't aware of. If you struggle with aspects of your identity and with the stories you have been told about them, I invite you to reach out and consult.
I’m committed to cultivating an environment of safety and self-discovery through integration of art, healing, and creativity. My passion lies in empowering and advocating for my client's needs. I utilize a multifaceted, client-centered counseling approach that is tailored to each client’s specific needs. I work with you and utilize your strengths to achieve your goals and overcome life stressors. I enjoy utilizing a holistic and arts-based approach in my work with clients. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples.
I’m committed to cultivating an environment of safety and self-discovery through integration of art, healing, and creativity. My passion lies in empowering and advocating for my client's needs. I utilize a multifaceted, client-centered counseling approach that is tailored to each client’s specific needs. I work with you and utilize your strengths to achieve your goals and overcome life stressors. I enjoy utilizing a holistic and arts-based approach in my work with clients. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples.
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The healing power of connection makes the foundation of my therapeutic practice. I strive to develop a collaborative relationship that fosters exploration and understanding of self, others, and contexts. In our work together, we will process your lived experiences, emotions, and cognitions with the intentions of developing insight and utilizing self-determination. We will move alongside each other in efforts to alleviate your suffering and build your resiliency.
The healing power of connection makes the foundation of my therapeutic practice. I strive to develop a collaborative relationship that fosters exploration and understanding of self, others, and contexts. In our work together, we will process your lived experiences, emotions, and cognitions with the intentions of developing insight and utilizing self-determination. We will move alongside each other in efforts to alleviate your suffering and build your resiliency.
My focus is in working with clients who live in some way that is outside of a typical societal expectation or norm. My style is rooted in the idea of collective liberation, and my clients are most often fellow queer people, conscientious parents and caregivers, those living with chronic illness, survivors of relational and systemic trauma; those with body types, cultural identities, family or relationship structures that are non-normative.
My focus is in working with clients who live in some way that is outside of a typical societal expectation or norm. My style is rooted in the idea of collective liberation, and my clients are most often fellow queer people, conscientious parents and caregivers, those living with chronic illness, survivors of relational and systemic trauma; those with body types, cultural identities, family or relationship structures that are non-normative.
Heather Brose
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
4 Endorsed
Waukesha, WI 53188
Waitlist for new clients
I am a non-binary and queer therapist. I am a licensed clinical social worker and have been working in the mental health field for 10 years, with a specific focus on the LGBTQIA+ community for the past 4 years. I specialize in working with adults struggling with anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, identity, sexuality and adjustment. I am also familiar and comfortable with working with those in non-traditional relationship types - non-monogamy (ENM, Polyamory, Swinging), BDSM/Kink, etc.
I am a non-binary and queer therapist. I am a licensed clinical social worker and have been working in the mental health field for 10 years, with a specific focus on the LGBTQIA+ community for the past 4 years. I specialize in working with adults struggling with anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, identity, sexuality and adjustment. I am also familiar and comfortable with working with those in non-traditional relationship types - non-monogamy (ENM, Polyamory, Swinging), BDSM/Kink, etc.
As a Black, Queer, and Transmasc practitioner, I know how difficult it can be to find providers who are both competent and compassionate, especially when navigating life’s hardest challenges. My work is to create a space where you can bring your full self, knowing that every part of your story matters.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or knowing which way to go next? Are you scared and just need someone to understand why?
As a Black, Queer, and Transmasc practitioner, I know how difficult it can be to find providers who are both competent and compassionate, especially when navigating life’s hardest challenges. My work is to create a space where you can bring your full self, knowing that every part of your story matters.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or knowing which way to go next? Are you scared and just need someone to understand why?
I am willing to provide letters of support for gender affirming treatment.
I can help you with your trauma, complex diagnoses, DID, BPD, PTSD, coming out, transitioning, gaining acceptance, or finding your place in this world for youth and adults. I will help on your terms, not mine, and we work as a team. If you are having a hard time with any aspect of your life and need a relaxed, non-judgmental approach then I am the perfect fit. I cherish acceptance and understanding towards all variants of life. I am most adept at dual diagnoses, complex traumas, the LGBTQ+, and the polyamorous community. I also specialize in suicide, self harm, stress, crisis, dissociative disorders, & personality disorders.
I am willing to provide letters of support for gender affirming treatment.
I can help you with your trauma, complex diagnoses, DID, BPD, PTSD, coming out, transitioning, gaining acceptance, or finding your place in this world for youth and adults. I will help on your terms, not mine, and we work as a team. If you are having a hard time with any aspect of your life and need a relaxed, non-judgmental approach then I am the perfect fit. I cherish acceptance and understanding towards all variants of life. I am most adept at dual diagnoses, complex traumas, the LGBTQ+, and the polyamorous community. I also specialize in suicide, self harm, stress, crisis, dissociative disorders, & personality disorders.
I enjoy working with individuals interested in experiencing a change in their life. Perhaps you want to have greater insight and understanding or perhaps you want to make some really focused changes in your life; I would love to join you in that process and offer support in the journey. I also recognize that pretty much everyone right now is working hard to stay afloat so I am eager to offer a wide array of hours including evenings and weekends as well as telehealth services. Please email to inquire about openings or establishing care.
I enjoy working with individuals interested in experiencing a change in their life. Perhaps you want to have greater insight and understanding or perhaps you want to make some really focused changes in your life; I would love to join you in that process and offer support in the journey. I also recognize that pretty much everyone right now is working hard to stay afloat so I am eager to offer a wide array of hours including evenings and weekends as well as telehealth services. Please email to inquire about openings or establishing care.
I am a queer, neurodivergent, nonbinary therapist. I specialize in helping individuals to heal from traumatic experience, navigate chronic stressors that lead to depression and anxiety, and find ways to thrive in a world that was not designed with you in mind. As a counselor, I strive to create a therapeutic space that feels welcoming and nonjudgmental. Whoever you are, however you look, whatever you are going through: you are welcome here, fully as you are.
I am a queer, neurodivergent, nonbinary therapist. I specialize in helping individuals to heal from traumatic experience, navigate chronic stressors that lead to depression and anxiety, and find ways to thrive in a world that was not designed with you in mind. As a counselor, I strive to create a therapeutic space that feels welcoming and nonjudgmental. Whoever you are, however you look, whatever you are going through: you are welcome here, fully as you are.
Very few of us were given the tools and affirmation needed to navigate sex, identity, and relationships, despite these things being a fundamental part of our humanity. I am a sex & relationship therapist passionate about reducing sexual shame, fostering a lens of curiosity and self-acceptance in sexuality, building a sense of playfulness and confidence, developing a personal acumen of sexual values, and unlearning messages of sex-negative cultures.
Here are some of the topics that often come up in sex & relationship therapy with the folks I work with:
Very few of us were given the tools and affirmation needed to navigate sex, identity, and relationships, despite these things being a fundamental part of our humanity. I am a sex & relationship therapist passionate about reducing sexual shame, fostering a lens of curiosity and self-acceptance in sexuality, building a sense of playfulness and confidence, developing a personal acumen of sexual values, and unlearning messages of sex-negative cultures.
Here are some of the topics that often come up in sex & relationship therapy with the folks I work with:
We enjoy working with individuals who are interested in experiencing a change in their life. Perhaps you want to have greater insight and understanding or perhaps you want to make some really focused changes in your life; We would love to join you in that process and offer support in the journey. We also recognize that pretty much everyone right now is working hard to stay afloat so we are eager to offer a wide array of hours including evenings and weekends as well as telehealth services.
We enjoy working with individuals who are interested in experiencing a change in their life. Perhaps you want to have greater insight and understanding or perhaps you want to make some really focused changes in your life; We would love to join you in that process and offer support in the journey. We also recognize that pretty much everyone right now is working hard to stay afloat so we are eager to offer a wide array of hours including evenings and weekends as well as telehealth services.
You can feel that stress welling up in the pit of your stomach again, creeping up the back of your throat. The pressure building. Anxiety.....You crack open an eye, peer around the room, your entire body feels heavy and even lifting your head off of your pillow feels hard to do. Depression..."Never good enough" "Too much" "Can't say that" "I should have" "I can't be that"...so much doubt. So many words scanning behind your eyes as nothing comes out of your mouth. Trapped behind your own mind.
Does any of this sound like you? Hey, we've all been there to some capacity, right? Struggle. I might be the right fit to help navigate it!
You can feel that stress welling up in the pit of your stomach again, creeping up the back of your throat. The pressure building. Anxiety.....You crack open an eye, peer around the room, your entire body feels heavy and even lifting your head off of your pillow feels hard to do. Depression..."Never good enough" "Too much" "Can't say that" "I should have" "I can't be that"...so much doubt. So many words scanning behind your eyes as nothing comes out of your mouth. Trapped behind your own mind.
Does any of this sound like you? Hey, we've all been there to some capacity, right? Struggle. I might be the right fit to help navigate it!
I further specialize in working with the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender and nonbinary clients.
My goal is to create a space for my clients to harness their inner strengths, increase self-awareness, and cultivate self-compassion. I work collaboratively with my clients to help them navigate difficult thoughts and emotions while at the same time pivoting towards a life of meaning, purpose, values, and connection.
I further specialize in working with the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender and nonbinary clients.
My goal is to create a space for my clients to harness their inner strengths, increase self-awareness, and cultivate self-compassion. I work collaboratively with my clients to help them navigate difficult thoughts and emotions while at the same time pivoting towards a life of meaning, purpose, values, and connection.
I bring my personal experience as a transgender man to my practice, knowing that shared identity can be an essential part of feeling welcomed in a space of vulnerability.
Life can be challenging: our capacity is split between personal, social and political matters, all while navigating the profound inequities of a capitalist society. Our lives are multi-dimensional, and our approach to taking care of our mental health should be, too. I bring a person-centered, collaborative, social justice-oriented focus to my work, using a variety of therapy modalities because therapy is not one-size-fits-all.
I bring my personal experience as a transgender man to my practice, knowing that shared identity can be an essential part of feeling welcomed in a space of vulnerability.
Life can be challenging: our capacity is split between personal, social and political matters, all while navigating the profound inequities of a capitalist society. Our lives are multi-dimensional, and our approach to taking care of our mental health should be, too. I bring a person-centered, collaborative, social justice-oriented focus to my work, using a variety of therapy modalities because therapy is not one-size-fits-all.
Some of my areas of interest and clinical experience include anxiety and depression, blended and/or queer families, gender identity exploration, neurodivergent affirming therapy, reproductive transitions (pregnancy, abortion, postpartum, parenting, loss), consensual non-monogamy, relationship and sexuality issues, and supporting healthy communication.
Hi! I’m Ousia (or simply O), and I’m excited to connect with you. I work with individuals ages 14+, couples, groups, and other relational systems, actively affirming diverse relationship structures and families (blended, queer, child-free, ethically non-monogamous, kinky, etc). The majority of my clients are neurodivergent and/or queer/trans, but I warmly welcome clients of any identity or neurotype. As a therapist, I offer compassion and groundedness to support you as you work through anxiety, identity exploration, life transitions, daily functioning, relationship challenges, or grief-
Some of my areas of interest and clinical experience include anxiety and depression, blended and/or queer families, gender identity exploration, neurodivergent affirming therapy, reproductive transitions (pregnancy, abortion, postpartum, parenting, loss), consensual non-monogamy, relationship and sexuality issues, and supporting healthy communication.
Hi! I’m Ousia (or simply O), and I’m excited to connect with you. I work with individuals ages 14+, couples, groups, and other relational systems, actively affirming diverse relationship structures and families (blended, queer, child-free, ethically non-monogamous, kinky, etc). The majority of my clients are neurodivergent and/or queer/trans, but I warmly welcome clients of any identity or neurotype. As a therapist, I offer compassion and groundedness to support you as you work through anxiety, identity exploration, life transitions, daily functioning, relationship challenges, or grief-
Patient, compassionate, validating, and observant. I seek to offer you companionship on your journey to a more fulfilling experience of life. You can show up with me, new to therapy, or highly experienced. I will always seek to share with you new skills and perspectives to consider as you sort out your past, your present, and your future choices.
I intend to assist you in finding your own direction. My approach offers tools from somatic experiencing, narrative therapy, attachment skills, and more to help you improve your own ability to feel regulated and connected to yourself, and others in your world.
Patient, compassionate, validating, and observant. I seek to offer you companionship on your journey to a more fulfilling experience of life. You can show up with me, new to therapy, or highly experienced. I will always seek to share with you new skills and perspectives to consider as you sort out your past, your present, and your future choices.
I intend to assist you in finding your own direction. My approach offers tools from somatic experiencing, narrative therapy, attachment skills, and more to help you improve your own ability to feel regulated and connected to yourself, and others in your world.
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I provide queer/trans, COVID-cautious, neurodivergent and disordered eating inclusive + affirming therapy to inspire your emotional evolution. Whether you're living with grief, loss, loneliness, low energy, stress, a uniquely complicated past, lack of focus, self-criticism, depleted inspiration, relationship challenges, disability / chronic illness, the harm of oppression, and/or the struggle to find meaning… I invite you to dock your ship in the harbor of your own presence & explore the accompaniment that therapy offers. I would love to walk beside you on your journey!
- - seeing clients virtually in VT, MA and WI - -
I provide queer/trans, COVID-cautious, neurodivergent and disordered eating inclusive + affirming therapy to inspire your emotional evolution. Whether you're living with grief, loss, loneliness, low energy, stress, a uniquely complicated past, lack of focus, self-criticism, depleted inspiration, relationship challenges, disability / chronic illness, the harm of oppression, and/or the struggle to find meaning… I invite you to dock your ship in the harbor of your own presence & explore the accompaniment that therapy offers. I would love to walk beside you on your journey!
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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.