LGBT Issues therapists in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania PA
Mischa Patteson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LSW
You deserve to live authentically and be supported in every aspect of your journey. Together, we will navigate the unique challenges and joys of being part of the LGBT community, whether it's navigating coming out, dealing with discrimination, or exploring your identity and relationships. You are not alone in this journey, and I am here to walk alongside you every step of the way.
6 Years Experience
L'Oréal Porçeia McCollum
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LSW
You deserve to live authentically and be supported in every aspect of your journey. Together, we will navigate the unique challenges and joys of being part of the LGBT community, whether it's navigating coming out, dealing with discrimination, or exploring your identity and relationships. You are not alone in this journey, and I am here to walk alongside you every step of the way.
16 Years Experience
Jamie Pettus
Psychologist, PsyD
I have worked with LGBTQIA+ clients for around 20 years, and am a member of this community, as I identify as both a lesbian and as gender nonconforming. I have worked with many clients who identified as transgender or gender variant.
21 Years Experience
Bold Expressions Therapy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
As a member of the LGBT community, and as someone who holds degrees both in psychology and LGBT Health and Policy, I couple an academic understanding of the unique disparities that come with these identities with a profound personal knowledge of them in my own life. Not all patients have had positive experiences with the medical community, so it is my hope that my education and bisexual identity will serve my patients in a way that makes them feel both heard and seen. I also recognize that our identities can be static, or they can be fluid, and that the coming out process isn’t something we do just once: we do it over and over again. I do not personally identify as cisgender, and so I approach the issues facing the transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming communities with deep empathy and personal understanding. From fluidity to transitioning, hormone replacement therapy, to writing letters for surgery, I am committed to supporting my clients on their journeys. Not everyone experiences their own gender in the same way, so the discussion of gender as a construct and societal gender norms is at the forefront of our discussions in working through the big mess that is gender.
4 Years Experience
Dr. Alexavery Hawkins
Psychologist, PhD
As a non-binary queer therapist, I enjoy working with the LGBTQIA+ community and providing affirming, quality care. I help LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples navigate conflict, gender/sexuality exploration, and communication issues while they work to build a healthy, sustainable connection with themselves and others. I also aim to support queer and trans folx who are looking to heal from disconnection or trauma and find affirming peer relationships or resources in the community.
11 Years Experience