Online LGBTQ+ therapists in Schenectady, New York NY
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Ricardo Despradel
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC,LPC
Ricardo Despradel, LMHC-D, LPC is a licensed psychotherapist with over a decade of experience offering telehealth therapy across New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. His practice specializes in evidence-based treatment for OCD, eating disorders (including ARFID and anorexia), phobias, and PTSD, using gold-standard approaches such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–Enhanced (CBT-E), CBT-AR, and Prolonged Exposure (PE). Ricardo provides affirming, individualized care for clients navigating anxiety-driven and food-related challenges, with a commitment to structured, research-backed methods that promote lasting relief and improved daily functioning.
6 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Daniel Pagano
Licensed Psychoanalyst, PhD, LP, SCC
I provide specialized online Jungian oriented therapy and spiritual counseling for individuals and couples, addressing core issues like anxiety, depression, and complex relationship challenges. Our depth-focused work utilizes Jungian dream analysis, shadow integration, and embodied awareness to decode archaic patterns and guide your journey of individuation. We proudly serve all backgrounds, including the BIPOC and LGBTQA+ communities, empowering you to live a whole, conscious, and authentic life.
33 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY
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 Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Colette Pauta
Counselor/Therapist
Online therapy offers a flexible and accessible way to get support from the comfort of your own space. I provide virtual therapy that is warm, engaging, and relational, so you can feel just as heard and supported as you would in person. If you're looking for an online therapist who values connection, clarity, and real conversation, I'd be glad to connect with you.
1 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
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 Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Dr. Mike Abrams
Psychologist, PhD, MBA, ABPP
My online therapy sessions are structures to be quite similar to in person counseling. Most clients I see remotely report that they have benefited as well as they would have in person. In addition, I have utilized Zoom and related media before COVID as I have taught psychology classes and continuing education courses online for many years.
39 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY
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 Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Jon Prezant
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, MA, CST
AASECT-certified sex therapist and LCSW offering individual and couples therapy via telehealth. I work with adults on sex, intimacy, identity, and relationships - with depth, honesty, and without judgment.
8 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Paula Kirsch
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CST
Online therapy isn't a compromise. For the kind of work I do, it's often the better choice. When you're talking about the most personal parts of your life, desire, intimacy, identity, relationship dynamics, being in your own space matters. You're more comfortable, more yourself, and often more open than you'd be in a waiting room and an unfamiliar office. That's not a small thing. It's actually the whole thing.
I work with individuals and couples navigating sexual concerns, intimacy issues, desire mismatches, and relational disconnection across New York, Connecticut, and Michigan. I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Sex Therapist, and I bring genuine curiosity and deep clinical training to every session. Nothing you bring here will shock me or get pathologized.
Sessions are secure, HIPAA-compliant, and available within about a week of reaching out.
12 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Dr. Lindsay Perrin
Psychologist, Ph.D.
As a clinical psychologist, I have been practicing for over a decade and now provide exclusively telehealth services.
14 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Nancy Burns
Counselor/Therapist, JD, LMHC, LPC, MA, EMDR Certified
Do you often feel as if your emotions are out-of-control? Do you experience mood swings, anger, depression or anxiety? Have your relationships often felt unfulfilling? Perhaps you wonder if the ways you were treated as a child or difficult past experiences are still impacting you. Early family dynamics influence how you view yourself and your place in the world, often having a long-term impact.
6 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Creative Now Therapy, Cris Maria Fort Garcés
Registered Psychotherapist, LCAT, ATR-BC, Gestalt Psychotherapy Certified, Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy Certified, Hakomi Somatic Practitioner
I help sensitive, intuitive women and queer adults who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or on the edge of burnout. You might be holding it together on the outside but struggling to feel anything on the inside. Using somatic therapy and gentle spiritual tools, we slow down, listen to your body, and begin to heal what talk alone hasn’t touched. This is deep, integrative work for people who are ready to feel whole again. Book your free consultation call today. https://www.creativenowtherapy.com/contact
18 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Lauree Berger Turman
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW 22044, LCSW 098456-01
Getting 'unstuck' and moving forward to the life you imagine, the life you are worthy of is the primary goal of therapy. We can do it!
31 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY
Dr. David Amarel
Psychologist, Ph.D.
After decades of providing psychotherapy and assessment in offices, I’ve moved recently (2019) into a different space: video. Active listening in a safe, private setting is foundational to this work. I’ve learned that the catalytic elements of good therapy can thrive via video too. Save yourself a trip away from work or home!
32 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY
Sam Naimi
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Psychoanalyst
Trauma is profound: it shapes how we organize our experiences, relate to other people, and respond to life's ebbs and flows. It can also leave us feeling stuck and painfully limited. Together we can make sense of your story, identify unconscious patterns that no longer suit you, and create room in your mind to live with greater freedom. If you're looking to effect deep change in your life, I welcome you to reach out for a free consultation.
8 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY
Laura Potel
Therapist, LCAT, CST
I offer online therapy sessions via Zoom.
8 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY
Denise Trainer
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, M.A., L.C.S.W., NCPsyA
I offer Online Therapy to clients on a safe telehealth platform. There are many advantages to Online Therapy for the client. You may access it from any location, allowing you to schedule times which are convenient to you. You have the opportunity of scheduling sessions from your home, which may provide a sense of safety. I also offer phone sessions which allows added convenience for clients who travel.
34 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Forest Williams
Life Coach, ICF
Stop getting hooked on the same triggers. Transform the patterns you inherited so your relationship gets better and better over time.
7 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
Lucas Saiter
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, M.A., LMHC
I offer virtual therapy sessions as a way to make care more accessible and adaptable to your life. Whether you're balancing a busy schedule, or simply prefer the comfort of your own environment, online therapy allows us to stay connected and consistent in our work together.
10 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY
Elena Katrantzos
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D, PMH-C
Telehealth sessions are offered through HIPAA secure telecommunications platforms.
11 Years Experience
Online in Schenectady, NY (Online Only)
LGBTQ+ therapists in Schenectady, New York Statistics
LGBTQ+ therapists in Schenectady, 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 |