What is LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy?
LGBTQ+ affirming therapy provides a space where your identity is celebrated. My goal is to create an inclusive, supportive environment for queer, trans, and gender-expansive individuals in Portland who are navigating emotional challenges, healing, and embracing their authentic selves. We’ll explore gender, sexuality, coming out, coping with stigma, building self-esteem, and fostering healthy relationships. I also specialize in supporting bisexual women and femmes facing invisibility and stress.
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Choosing a therapist
You deserve a therapist who understands and connects with you. My approach centers on a multicultural and social justice framework, which values intersectionality and the broader context of your lived experience. I aim to make therapy a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you feel seen and supported. Sessions with me include a good dose of warmth, curiosity and authenticity. I believe that you are the expert on your experiences and view my role as a collaborator and guide. I aim to help you identify and honor what’s working in your life, while addressing the areas where you feel stuck and are hoping for growth. Together, we will explore both your experiences and strengths, identifying areas for growth and change. My approach is grounded in feminist and affirmative therapy. I am also informed by parts work, narrative theory, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy.
How Can LGBTQ+ Therapy Support You?
We can explore:
Identity: Understanding sexual orientation or gender identity.
Bisexuality: Addressing erasure, biphobia, and feeling “not queer enough.”
Coming Out: Navigating conversations with family, friends, or colleagues.
Gender: Exploring gender identity, alignment, coping with dysphoria, and experiencing gender euphoria.
Society: Understanding the impacts of oppression and privilege.
Anxiety & Depression: Tools for managing mental health in an affirming way.
Body Image: Exploring how queerness intersects with body image, chronic pain, disordered eating, and beauty standards.
I offer one free session per month for gender-affirming medical care or surgery letters in alignment with the Gender Affirming Letter Access Project.
What to Expect from LGBTQ+ Therapy in Portland
Together, we will explore both your experiences and strengths, identifying areas for growth and change. My approach is grounded in feminist and affirmative therapy. I am also informed by parts work, narrative theory, ecopsychology, mindfulness, and contemporary psychodynamics.
Pricing and Insurance
I offer virtual therapy for clients across Oregon, including Portland and surrounding areas. I am in-network with Kaiser and BCBS. I have a sliding scale and lower scale options which are reserved for people in financial need. I also provide superbills for my out-of-network clients and am happy to help with insurance reimbursement. I accept vouchers from the Loveland Foundation as well.