Online LGBTQ+ therapists in Rochester, New York NY
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Serving LGBTQ+
Jim Stangarone
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Certified psychodramatist (CP)
I consider the online sessions to be the same as in person in regards to integrity and confidentiality.
21 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Janet LeMoal
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CASAC (NYS)
For queer people, people of color, and women, these are frightening times. Are you feeling angry or overwhelmed by the ongoing efforts to roll back our human rights? This kind of stress can fuel negative self-talk, depression, anxiety, and increased substance use. I won’t dismiss your worries. I’m here for the hard conversations.
I believe in person-centered therapy. My approach is diverse, eclectic, and sometimes irreverent—but always collaborative.
18 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Karen Bisignano
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
After trauma, healing begins with understanding your experience. Trauma isn't just the event; it's the inability to make sense of what happened, often leaving you stuck in repetitive, unhealthy relationships. Whether or not you recognize childhood abuse or neglect, its effects show up subtly. You found a way to survive an absent, rigid, or abusive dynamic, but everyday life can still trigger those old wounds. You might feel a loss of control, carry deep self-doubt, or constantly put others first to your own detriment. If you are wondering how to help yourself and take the next step, you do not have to navigate this alone.
It takes immense courage to seek therapy when carrying trauma or pain. You do not have to carry it alone anymore. In our sessions—using EMDR with other modalities, we will work as a collaborative team at a pace that feels entirely safe for you. You are always the driver here. Together, we will build the lasting tools you need to reclaim your life.
I know how scary reaching out is—I've been in your shoes. Years ago, navigating trauma, divorce, and family hardships, I resisted restarting therapy. But taking that leap helped me rebuild an empowered version of myself. You deserve to feel lighter and in control again, too. Contact me today and lets see if we're a good fit.
11 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Yuanfei Zhang
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
I offer online therapy for individuals and couples looking for a flexible, accessible way to prioritize their mental health. Through secure video sessions, I provide the same level of personalized, compassionate care you'd find in person, from the comfort of your own space. Whether you're managing anxiety, navigating a life transition, or working through relationship challenges, online therapy makes it easier to fit support into your life, wherever you are.
4 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Anneka Gavrin
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Anneka Gavrin is a New York City psychotherapist. She provides experiential, depth-oriented therapy for individuals seeking to better understand emotional patterns, navigate anxiety and relationship challenges, and create lasting change. Her work focuses on helping clients feel deeply understood while developing greater self-awareness, resilience, and connection.
15 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Elena Katrantzos
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D, PMH-C
Telehealth sessions are offered through HIPAA secure telecommunications platforms.
11 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Kate E. Stephenson
Life Coach, ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Holistic Life, Career & Executive
Carry me in your back pocket where ever you go in the world. Our coaching sessions can happen anywhere you have a phone or wi-fi signal. My primary focus and concern is YOU; and you carry yourself around with you always. So we don't need to be in the same physical space. The only requirement for online coaching is that you be in a place where you feel free to share your thoughts openly, honestly and transparently to get the most out of our time together.
7 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Dianne Gallo, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Hi, I’m Dianne Gallo, LCSW, a psychotherapist based in New York City.
I specialize in working with highly sensitive people, with a focus on addressing anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns.
I provide EMDR in addition to psychodynamic talk therapy.
12 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Ren Lee
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
We live within various systems and institutions that impact how we navigate our lives in relation to each other. My work is grounded in community care, growth, liberation, joy, resilience, healing, and justice. I am here to support you in exploring connections to yourself, your communities, and the world around you. My approach is rooted in liberation, relational, and psychodynamic work through an anti-oppressive lens, and includes modalities such as somatics, narrative therapy, and mindfulness. I am passionate about working with intersectional identities of race, gender, sexuality, and neurodivergence and I find it incredibly fulfilling to continuously build relationships through empathy, curiosity, and compassion.
6 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Lenny Gallo
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I work with people throughout the New York area who are navigating anxiety, OCD, men's issues, and challenges related to the creative arts.
13 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Michael Lockwood of Scene Creative Life Solutions
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LMSW
Online therapy is a game changer. No need for commutes and waiting rooms, just a convenient and confidential experience to focus on what is most important- your healing. Embrace the benefits of a virtual therapeutic journey, where technology meets healing, and let us work together to create a happier you.
11 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
MERLYN HURD PHD QEEG D
Psychologist, PHD; QEEG D BCB, BCN
Client and myself set up scheduled times for gotomeeting therapy times. I send a invite each time a day in advance to schedule the meeting. All sessions are recorded and saved to a secure environment. I work with clients with mild traumatic brain injury; developmental trauma, seizures , anxiety, ADHD and depression. I use instruments that can be used at home for neurofeedback as an additional help with the issues.
40 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Powell Mental Health
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Powell Mental Health is your comprehensive solution, providing personalized mental health services and solutions for all ages across Connecticut and beyond, both virtually and in person.
Powell Mental Health Concierge Wellness Services is redefining mental health support for high-performing professionals, athletes, executives, and public figures who expect privacy, flexibility, and excellence.
3 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Truth Berenson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Online therapy can make it possible continue regular sessions from anywhere regardless of location, travel, and mild sickness.
13 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Maricia Thompson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Some might look at an online therapy relationship as being inauthentic or diluted but I strive to build relationships that are quite the opposite in my online therapy practice. My goal is to create a space where my client feels safe, encouraged, understood and empowered. A space where the integrity of the therapeutic relationship is paramount. I have found that being in the comfort of your chosen space while sharing in mine, clients and I are able to create a relationship built on trust which enhances the ability to be vulnerable, along with flexibility and a shared convenience between us. In all, these factors allow for a therapeutic environment that leads to high levels of accomplishment in whatever area of concern/s is being addressed.
13 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Total Wellness Center
Treatment Center, We have LCSWs and LPCs providing various talk therapies. It's key to find a provider who fits your unique needs.
Our providers offer individual, couples and family therapy using techniques like CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Hypnotherapy. We treat anxiety, depression, trauma, and more. Sessions are tailored to each client's needs, providing a supportive space for healing, self-awareness, and personal growth.
11 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Farzana Rahman
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D
I offer weekly psychotherapy through Jane and in-person sessions at a reduced cadence.
11 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Pleasant Valley Mental Health Counseling
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
We focus on understanding our clients’ needs. We aim to achieve goals together and ensure your ideal wellness is reached and that you are as comfortable as possible. We will match you with the clinician that meets your needs!
6 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Dr. Erica Gardner-Schuster
Psychologist, PhD
My ongoing online interpersonal process psychotherapy groups offer safe, supportive spaces for adults to find more fulfilling connection in their lives. Group focuses on practicing emotional honesty, authentic relating, and processing life stressors and mental health struggles with a therapeutic community of fellow travelers. An attachment and trauma-informed group approach focuses on gaining insight into interpersonal patterns in order to transcend loneliness and overcome obstacles to emotional closeness, belonging, and love. Group members support one another in transcending loneliness and suffering to create the life they want to be living and the relationships that sustain them.
16 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Lauren Bradley
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
My mission is to bring ease to therapy with a relaxed, down-to-earth approach, where comfort and insight go hand in hand. Clients can look forward to several key benefits from our sessions, including Enhanced Self-Understanding, Coping Strategies, Personal Growth, Increased Emotional Well-being and Insight.
I specialize in a wide range of areas, including anxiety and depressive disorders, trauma and post-traumatic stress, sexual violence, grief, coping with chronic illness or cancer, life transitions, relationship and family issues, low self-esteem, women’s and men’s health, as well as caregiver distress and burnout. Together, we’ll work on building the tools and insights you need to achieve greater mental and emotional well-being.
I take a very participatory approach in sessions. While I provide a space for clients to express themselves freely, I also actively engage in the conversation, offering insights, feedback, and guidance. I aim to create a collaborative environment where we work together to explore challenges, identify solutions, and foster growth.
10 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY (Online Only)
Rochester's identity has been shaped by the legacy of companies like Kodak and Xerox — their rise defining the city's mid-20th-century prosperity and their decline leaving a post-industrial community grappling with poverty, population loss, and the psychological challenges of navigating a city in long-term contraction. The University of Rochester Medical Center provides a major institutional mental health anchor — including one of the country's leading psychiatry departments — alongside a private therapy community concentrated in Brighton, Pittsford, and the Park Avenue neighborhood. Rochester's large Black and Latino communities, concentrated in the city's urban core, experience significant mental health inequities, and culturally affirming therapists are an important but undersupplied part of the local landscape. Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester contribute academic energy to a city that holds significant intellectual capital despite its economic challenges.
LGBTQ+ therapists in Rochester, New York Statistics
LGBTQ+ therapists in Rochester, New York average 15 years of experience and charge around $202 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (80%), Depression (70%), and Trauma and PTSD (61%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$202
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
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| 28% |
Male |
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| 9% |
Non-Binary |
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| 7% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 54% |
In Person and Online |
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| 46% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 80% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 70% | Depression |
| 61% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 58% | LGBTQ+ Issues |
| 53% | Stress |
| 50% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 48% | Women's Issues |