Online LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Merrick, New York NY
We are proud to feature top rated online LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Merrick. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
LGBTQ+
Daniel Pagano
Licensed Psychoanalyst, PhD, LP, SCC
Together we view your LGBTQIA+ identity as a vital expression of your soul's desire for wholeness. Stepping into your true self is a courageous act of individuation. Our Jungian work honors this journey, helping you integrate all aspects of your being for a life of purpose and self-acceptance. Your experience holds a unique spiritual potency—reflecting the sacred archetypal role of the bridge-builder—revealing a deeper, fluid truth about the human spirit. We transform challenges into creative and spiritual insight, celebrating your true Self. Embracing your full identity is a profound spiritual act. We provide a supportive space to navigate the interplay between personal truth and the collective shadow, fostering deep inner harmony and celebrating your divine uniqueness.
33 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Mind Body Connections
Counselor/Therapist
Identifying as LGBT can have unfortunate negative implications. We will help you understand how your family of origin, religion and other stressors may have caused you harm. We will help you embrace your true identity with support from professionals who know this from the inside-out.
28 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Steven Merino
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
I provide a safe, affirming, and compassionate space for LGBTQ+ individuals to explore identity, relationships, and life challenges without judgment. Whether you're navigating coming out, family dynamics, or simply seeking support in being your authentic self, I tailor our work to your unique journey. My approach is rooted in respect, empathy, and empowerment—honoring who you are and walking alongside you every step of the way.
2 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Jonathan Schnapp
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Exploring LGBTQ+ issues can involve questions of identity, relationships, coming out, or navigating environments that may not always feel supportive. Therapy offers a space where you can speak openly and be met with respect and understanding. Together, we’ll explore your experiences at your own pace, helping you develop a clearer sense of yourself and build a life that feels more authentic and aligned.
15 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Therapy With You
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
We provide treatment for a wide range of mental health concerns, tailoring care to each individual’s unique needs and experiences.
6 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Eliza Strawbridge
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I have advanced training as well as personal experience in working with individuals who identify as LGBTQ+.
16 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Dr. Anna Smith
Psychologist, PsyD, MEd, MA
Navigating coming out, identity exploration, minority stress, family rejection, or the unique challenges that can arise in queer, trans, or non-heteronormative relationships takes courage and support. I provide an affirming, kink- and trans-friendly space to process these experiences, reduce the weight of shame or external pressure, and build authentic connections—with yourself and with partners. Whether you’re working on individual identity, relationship dynamics, or creating the kind of intimacy that truly fits who you are, therapy here honors all parts of you.
10 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Joseph Bailey
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MS, LCSW-R
Good experience working with LGBT Clients.
19 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Root & Rise Clinical Specialists
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R
At Root & Rise, we believe that affirming LGBTQIA+ identities isn’t optional—it’s foundational to our practice. As a clinic co-led by Kristina Scaglione, LCSW-R, who has long worked with LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and families, we bring both lived-awareness and clinical fluency to gender, sexuality, non-traditional relationships, and identity transitions. Kristina’s background includes developing LGBTQIA+ mentoring initiatives, advocacy work on transgender rights, a history of designing programs for domestic violence in LGBTQIA+ settings, and maintaining licenses across NY, CT, FL, and MA.
We do more than use inclusive language. We purposefully integrate modalities like CBT, EFT, trauma-informed care, holistic work and attachment/identity processing in ways that honor your unique lived experience—not in a “one-size-fits-all” way, but tailored to intersectionality, relational complexity, and the broader context of systemic stressors. This means we--you--feel seen, validated, held accountable, and empowered.
If you’re seeking therapy where your gender, orientation, relationship style, and authentic self are embraced (not merely tolerated), and where the path ahead is built on clarity, safety, and growth, Root & Rise is ready and fully equipped to support you.
14 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Maggie McCarthy
Counselor/Therapist, LMSW
I work with LGBTQIA+ clients and utilize a culturally sensitive, strengths-based approach to partner with you and meet your goals of healing, whatever they might be. Your identity impacts how you interact with the world and how the world interacts with you, and you deserve a safe affirming space to process and explore that considers how societal structures, stigma, and shame play a role in your well-being.
3 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Christie Roe
Therapist, LMSW
Whatever your experience as a member of LGBTQ+ communities, I offer affirming, tailored, and liberation-focused support to center yourself as you are and develop healing inquiries and resources on your own terms in body, mind, and relationships.
2 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Les Waite
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I have proudly served members of this population for over 12 years, providing emotional and mental health support for issues related to sexuality and identity.
8 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Neha Chawla
Licensed Psychoanalyst, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, LP, FIPA
LGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topics: Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges.
18 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Insight Healing Inc
Hypnotherapist, CMT, CBSP, SE, CH, MAPC
I grew up in the LGBT community with same sex parents and am closely familiar with LGBT concerns and issues.
32 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Mona Lee Yousef
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R, CASAC-2, CADC, CCDC, MAC
Throughout my 33 years in practice, I have worked extensively and sensitively with those identifying as LGBTQ around a myriad of issues.
35 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Dr. David Amarel
Psychologist, Ph.D.
My training & experience ranges from psychotherapy & assessment of adults, couples, & teens to counseling persons with AIDS & survivors of trauma with acute PTSD. Whether you seek to overcome a specific trauma, to end or mend a relationship, to break a chronic life pattern, I will meet you where you are at.
32 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Dr. Ingrid Solano
Psychologist, PhD
I am a member of, and advocate for, the LGBTQIA+ community. I am proud to provide affirming therapy and I have expertise in working with the experiences of sexual and gender minority individuals, and couples using CBT, DBT, and the Unified Protocol for emotional disorders. Together we can explore the impacts of coming out, internalized stigma, minority stress, intersectionality, discriminations, difficult family-of-origin relationships, giving and receiving support, families of choice, intimacy, sex, gender/sexual fluidity, identity, transitioning, and so much more. Together we can navigate the challenges of living in an oppressingly heteronormative world in order to form a healthy and affirming queer identity. Or, we don’t explore it at all - but we remain aware that they are out there and remain mindful. I am also proud to consider and provide capacity evaluations and letters of support for my transgender clients seeking gender affirming surgery.
I practice from an affirming, feminist, and anti-racist philosophy. This means that I unconditionally accept and value my clients’ gender, sexual, racial, cultural, and other identities. My practice takes into account each person’s unique experiences within contexts of social and systemic oppression, and the impact on your relationships. I practice from a place off cultural humility and allyship to black, indigenous, and other people of colour.
I have expertise in treating relationships and individuals navigating the impact of minority stress and discrimination. I practice affirming therapy that explores greater awareness and understanding of the ways in which emotional experiences and responses to experiences contribute to what is going on for you and your relationships. Navigating these challenges in your life has promoted strength and resilience in coping, paving the way for creative and successful approaches for managing future challenges. I help clients see these strengths in themselves, and create harmony and balance in their lives. I bring a stance of genuine curiosity and cultural competence that includes your different identities and their intersectionality.
15 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Lincoln Square Psycholtherapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LMSW
Our therapists are LGBTQIA+ allied. We work with many clients from queer walks of life; including the trans and non-gender conforming communities.
6 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Adam Jacobson
Licensed Psychoanalyst, LCSW, MSOD
I am an experienced clinician. I have worked successfully with a wide range of patients and keep a diverse practice because I highly value the experience of working with people from different backgrounds and lifestyles
26 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
LGBTQ+
Janet LeMoal
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CASAC (NYS)
Our country is rolling back equal rights for the Queer community, and dealing with the emotions that come with that can be scary and overwhelming. In therapy with me, we can talk through the challenges of living in a world that often feels unsafe or unaccepting. You don’t have to face it alone. Together, we’ll create a space where you can explore your identity, feel seen and validated, and build the resilience you need to navigate external pressures. My goal is to help you feel empowered, affirmed, and grounded—no matter what’s happening around you.
18 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Merrick, New York Statistics
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Merrick, New York average 15 years of experience and charge around $199 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are LGBTQ+ Issues (100%), Anxiety or Fears (83%), and Depression (77%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$199
Gender ID
| 52% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 9% |
Non-Binary |
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| 7% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 62% |
In Person and Online |
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| 38% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | LGBTQ+ Issues |
| 83% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 77% | Depression |
| 62% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 62% | Stress |
| 55% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 53% | Loss or Grief |