Online LGBTQ+ therapists in Imperial Beach, California CA
We are proud to feature top rated online LGBTQ+ therapists in Imperial Beach. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
Serving LGBTQ+
Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Many couples struggle when conflict keeps repeating or one partner feels unseen, and distance grows even when both care deeply. In online sessions, I help partners slow down these patterns, recognize what’s happening beneath the surface, and build the skills to stay emotionally connected. Through attachment‑based and trauma‑informed practices, I guide couples toward communication that is safe, honest, and repair-focused, even when stress or past wounds are present. Online therapy can be a convenient, contained space to explore challenges together without the distractions of daily life.
23 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Sarah Wagner LMFT Corp
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, MBA
Join me in reconnecting with your mind and body with compassionate care for couples, individuals, and relationships of all shapes and sizes.
6 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Matthew Kijak, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I provide heartfelt and effective telehealth therapy statewide in California.
8 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Shauna Farabaugh
Life Coach, Certified Somatic Sex Educator, Board Certified Sexologist, Certified TRE provider
Folx are often pleasantly surprised to realize that it is possible to do somatic work online--it's quite effective! As a certified somatic sex educator (not a licensed therapist), I am able to work with people anywhere in the world. Through the magic of zoom, I support you to address your sexuality concerns through a combination of somatic practices; cultivating a deep connection to your own embodied intelligence; and learning the up-to-date sex ed facts you never had a chance to receive. We create new mindsets, learn embodied skills and develop trust and confidence in your body and desires to transform you sexual experiences. Ready to take the first step in your transformation? Contact me for your FREE consultation.
13 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Heidi Hartston
Psychologist, PhD
Dr. Hartston has over 25 years of experience helping adults and couples work through anxiety, burnout, obsessive-compulsive patterns, trauma, work stress, addictions and relationship stress. The people Dr. Hartston works with are used to functioning at a high level even while they’re holding a lot of distress internally. They often know what they’re doing is unsustainable, but can’t seem to stop doing it. I’m interested in helping you upgrade your quality of life by supporting your values and the ways you aspire to show up in your different roles. I help you interrupt patterns that no longer serve you.
35 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Dr. Cristal Lopez
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Welcome! You might be feeling disconnected from your family, friends, children, job, or even the world. I'm Dr. Cristal Lopez, and I believe that we all have powerful strengths. Together, we will explore yours to help you unlock your full potential, connect authentically with others, and show up as your true self. My training at top U.S. children's hospitals, including Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California Pacific Medical Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has provided me with over 6 years of experience working with children, adolescents, young and mid-life adults, and families.
For my younger clients, I use behavioral and play therapy techniques, while also supporting parents and families to foster healthy connections. With adolescents and adults, I draw on strength-based, humanistic, and relational principles to guide our work together.
Beyond traditional mental health concerns, I specialize and publish work in: coping with chronic illnesses, career-related issues (burnout, work-life balance), trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and stress related to first-responder families. I’m committed to guiding you, your child, or family to a more connected and fulfilling life. Invest in yourself!
9 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Melissa Klass M.A., LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT #119163
All services are being offered via a HIPAA compliant video conferencing platform, Simple Practice.
10 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Kristin Robert
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
I am a therapist who approaches this work with steadiness, depth, and respect for the complexity of being human. I bring nearly two decades of experience in the mental health and addiction field, including work in high acuity and relationally complex settings, which has shaped a grounded and thoughtful clinical presence. I am comfortable sitting with intensity, uncertainty, and contradiction, and I do not rush people toward solutions before there is understanding. My priority is creating a therapeutic space that feels emotionally safe, contained, and honest, where difficult material can be explored without fear of judgment or pressure to perform.
I do not see people as broken or deficient. I understand symptoms, patterns, and behaviors as responses that developed in context, often as ways of coping, protecting, or surviving. Over time, these responses can become limiting or painful, but they usually make sense when viewed through the lens of lived experience. Therapy, for me, is an opportunity to slow things down enough to understand what has shaped you, what feels misaligned now, and what continues to repeat despite your best efforts to change it.
My style is relational, direct, and collaborative. I value honesty over reassurance and clarity over quick fixes. I am engaged in the work and will offer reflection, perspective, and challenge when it is useful, while remaining attuned to pacing and readiness. I believe meaningful therapy requires both compassion and accountability, and that change is most sustainable when it grows from insight, agency, and choice rather than pressure or shame.
I work well with clients who are motivated to engage in foundational work and who are open to looking beneath the surface of symptoms or conflict. This does not mean you need to have answers or know exactly where to begin. It means a willingness to be curious, reflective, and honest about what is working, what is not, and what feels difficult to face alone. Therapy is not about becoming someone else. It is about reconnecting with parts of yourself that may have been silenced, protected, or lost along the way.
At its core, my work is guided by humanistic values and a belief in each person’s capacity for self understanding and meaningful choice. I do not position myself as an authority over your inner life. Instead, I see therapy as a collaborative process in which we work together to make sense of your experience and move forward in ways that feel coherent, intentional, and sustainable. I hold this work with care, seriousness, and humility, recognizing the trust it requires to invite someone into your inner world.
3 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Integrative Psychotherapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist
During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be temporarily providing all services via HIPAA-compliant teletherapy.
10 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Dr. Mazmanyan and Associates
Psychologist, Ph.D
Struggling with anxiety, relationship stress, or feeling overwhelmed? You don’t have to navigate it alone. At Dr. Mazmanyan & Associates, we provide attachment-based and relational therapy for individuals, couples, and families. We believe emotional healing and a sense of self develop through relationships and are shaped by early experiences, family dynamics, and cultural contexts. Therapy focuses on understanding how these patterns formed, honoring how they once served a purpose, and gently reshaping them to better support current relationships, emotional well-being, and self-trust.
11 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Chad Cryder
Psychologist, PhD
While it may seem odd to work with a psychologist online sharing your deepest concerns, feeling vulnerable, and laughing/crying over a computer or phone screen, it isn't that much different than talking with your best friend except we will stay focused on you. Won't that be nice? Online therapy offers you the flexibility to work with a great psychologist while not having to carve out a couple of hours from your busy life, wasting fuel driving to/from an office, and sitting in an uncomfortable chair in the therapist's office. Online therapy with Dr. Chad brings you the freedom to engage in deeply meaningful conversations in a convenient location for you while using secure HIPAA-compliant technologies like video, phone, and text to ensure your information stays private and secure. Best yet, you can live anywhere in California to work with me while we explore your reasons for psychotherapy.
11 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Karina Baltazar-Durán LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I offer both online, in person, and hybrid availability to meet the demands of our ever changing schedules because #life.
17 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Shila Vardell, AMFT
Pre-Licensed Professional, AMFT
I offer online services for individuals, couples and families. I work with teens, adults and seniors. I am available on weekdays as well as Saturdays.
3 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Jamie Fortin
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
I also offer HIPAA compliant online therapy sessions.
8 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Friendly Psychology, LLC ~ Rachel W. Friendly, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
In my practice, I focus on supporting folks who have felt voiceless or overlooked, including women, the trans and nonbinary community, and the queer community. I also specialize in college and graduate student mental health, having worked in college counseling centers for 13 years prior to opening my private practice. My passion is helping you to find your voice, set healthy boundaries, and explore your authentic self so that you can build the most meaningful life possible!
15 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Mary Mallinson Therapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
California-based LCSW offering virtual trauma therapy for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. I specialize in EMDR therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic therapy to support healing from childhood trauma, attachment wounds, and family of origin issues. I offer both weekly therapy and EMDR therapy intensives for deeper, focused trauma work. Sessions are available via telehealth throughout California.
5 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
David Strah
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Hello! I am here to help you overcome life's challenges and live a happier and more fulfilling life. My style is to work with you collaboratively to identify your goals and empower you to achieve them.
I have helped clients decrease and overcome anxiety, depression, substance use, coming out, sexual identity and gender transitioning as well as improving relationships with romantic partners, family members and co-workers.
Together, we can look at your life story and rewrite your narrative to increase your self-confidence, happiness, love and joy!
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Jeremi R McManus
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT
Professional. Confidential. Relational.
Research proven 90% effective.
Get virtual or in person support in Burlingame California.
Why wait when you can get help today.
Call or email for a no cost consultation.
(415) 375-0311 or JeremiMcManus@gmail.com
21 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
Serving LGBTQ+
Viktoria Walda Byczkiewicz, Ph.D.
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD
As a Northern California-based depth psychologist, I find that Telehealth can be just as effective as in-person therapy, with the added advantages of convenience and accessibility. While I appreciate working with people from all walks of life, I am especially passionate about helping people face transitions: elders, those in midlife, students, artists, thinkers, and my fellow therapists. I am also committed to helping couples to manage conflict and envision new ways of communicating and being together.
Everyone has the capacity to change, to heal their wounds, and to find ways to cope with the demands and difficulties of contemporary life.
We will collaborate to develop insight into your unique way of being and consider underlying or long-held patterns that either help or hinder you in navigating our world. From the core values of mutual regard, respectful dialogue, and humility, we will engage in a psychodynamic exploration of who you are, how you came to be where you are now, and where you dream of going.
10 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Phillip McCulley
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CSAT
I offer secure, confidential online therapy for individuals and couples who prefer the flexibility of meeting remotely. Online therapy allows us to do meaningful, effective work together while reducing barriers like travel time, busy schedules, or geographic location. This can be especially important for clients seeking sex therapy, sex addiction therapy, or LGBTQ+ affirming care, which may not be readily available in more rural areas of Texas and California. I strive to create the same sense of connection, safety, and presence in online sessions as I do in person. For many clients, meeting from their own space helps them feel more comfortable and engaged, making it easier to stay consistent and focused on the work we’re doing together.
22 Years Experience
Online in Imperial Beach, CA
LGBTQ+ therapists in Imperial Beach, California Statistics
LGBTQ+ therapists in Imperial Beach, California average 15 years of experience and charge around $215 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (77%), Trauma and PTSD (64%), and Depression (63%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$215
Gender ID
| 62% |
Female |
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| 29% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 77% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 64% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 63% | Depression |
| 52% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 49% | LGBTQ+ Issues |
| 48% | Stress |
| 48% | Loss or Grief |