Online LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Lorain, Ohio OH
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LGBTQ+
Dr. Sam Macy
Psychologist, PsyD
As an LGBT-affirmative therapist, my goals are to gain a textured and holistic understanding of peoples' salient identities, while promoting empowerment and authentic living.
16 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Emily Rowe
Psychologist, Psy.D.
As an LGBTQ+ affirmative therapist, I provide a safe, supportive space for individuals navigating identity exploration, coming out, or managing the unique challenges of being part of the LGBTQ+ community. Whether you’re dealing with relationship struggles, family conflict, or societal pressures, I’m here to offer compassionate, non-judgmental care. Together, we’ll work on fostering self-acceptance and building confidence as you embrace your authentic self.
7 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
The Empowering Space PLLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Affirming & Supportive Therapy for LGBTQ+ Individuals
Your identity, relationships, and experiences deserve to be understood and celebrated. At The Empowering Space, we provide inclusive, affirming, and judgment-free therapy for LGBTQ+ individuals navigating challenges related to identity, coming out, family dynamics, relationships, mental health, and societal pressures.
Our therapists offer a safe, supportive environment where you can explore your experiences, process emotions, and build self-confidence. Using evidence-based approaches like Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and identity-affirming counseling, we help you manage anxiety, depression, self-acceptance, and the impact of discrimination or trauma.
You deserve a space where you feel seen, heard, and valued. Let’s walk this journey together.
7 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
David Schaffer, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (WV), Licensed Independent Social Worker (OH)
I am welcoming an affirming to people across rangeof sexual oriention and identification.
28 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Jayson L. Mystkowski
Psychologist, Ph.D., ABPP
Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ACBT) is an individualized, active and goal-oriented type of psychotherapy, with evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions targeting SGM-specific stress and concerns. Topics addressed in Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy include the following:
Stress management (e.g., coping skills, substance abuse and recovery)
Gender identity (e.g., evaluations for medical transition and supporting documentation, non-binary)
Coming-out (e.g., concerns about one’s family, religion, culture, and workplace)
Sexual health (e.g., safer sex, STIs, sex positivity)
22 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Dr. Ryan Kitts Schallon
Psychologist, PsyD
For many queer and trans people, the project of selfhood involves a double labor: becoming who you are while contending with a world that has opinions about whether that person should exist. The effects are not always dramatic. Sometimes they are quiet — a lifelong habit of self-editing, a flinch so practiced it no longer registers as a flinch. Therapy is a place where the full weight of that experience can be acknowledged, and where the self that survived it can begin to discover what it wants when it is no longer organizing itself around someone else's discomfort.
3 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Joe Groninga
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
LGBTQ+ issues are ones which are close to my heart as I am a gay-identified man. LGBTQ+ individuals share many unique experiences due to their sexual orientation and gender identity. The symptoms that result from those experience are often more accurately understood by a psychologist who has shared in those experiences. This understanding facilitates greater affirmation and validation of your needs, along with designing a more effective approach to achieve your desired symptom relief. Helping people in our LGBTQ+ community is one of the primary reasons I decided to become a psychologist.
21 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Veena Tripathi Ahuja, MD
Psychiatrist, M.D.
Dr. Ahuja has had extensive training and experience with the LGBTQ+ population. Her practice is person-focused and honors the patient's preferred name and pronouns.
18 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Alignment Psychotherapy, PLLC
Psychologist, LP, PhD
We are committed to providing affirming, inclusive, and culturally responsive care for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. As a queer-founded practice, we bring both professional expertise and lived understanding to the therapeutic relationship, allowing us to approach this work with authenticity, respect, and deep sensitivity. We recognize that LGBTQIA+ individuals often navigate unique challenges, including stigma, discrimination, identity exploration, family dynamics, and the impact of systemic inequities. At the same time, we honor the resilience, creativity, and strength within queer communities. Our work is grounded in creating a space where clients feel seen, supported, and free to explore their identities without fear of judgment. Our approach is collaborative and tailored to each individual, integrating evidence-based practices with an awareness of the social and cultural contexts that shape our clients’ experiences. Whether clients are seeking support around identity, relationships, mental health concerns, or life transitions, we aim to provide care that is not only clinically effective, but also affirming of who they are. We are dedicated to fostering a therapeutic environment where LGBTQIA+ clients can build insight, develop coping tools, and move toward lives that feel more aligned, empowered, and meaningful.
3 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Jacqueline Elster
Psychologist, PsyD, HSPP, LP
My near 20 years of experience has helped me develop an approach to therapy that involves providing a supportive and affirming environment where you can explore their identity and experiences while feeling accepted and affirmed. It is important to acknowledging and validating the unique challenges faced by LGBT+ individuals, such as discrimination, internalized homophobia, and coming out. Therapy can help address issues you may have related to self-acceptance, relationship dynamics, and coping with societal pressures. By fostering a safe space, my hope is to empower you to develop resilience, enhance self-esteem, and build healthier, more fulfilling lives.
16 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
TheraVault
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LISW-S, LICDC
We have clinicians who specialize in LGBT issues.
3 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Seven Hills Psychology
Psychologist, Psychologist
We offer treatment for individuals who identify as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
18 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Couples Counseling Center
Counselor/Therapist, Ph.D., LPC
LGBTQ+ couples face all the usual relationship challenges, plus the added stress of being misunderstood, judged, or navigating systems that weren’t built with you in mind. I provide a safe, affirming space where you don’t have to explain who you are before we get to the work of healing, growing, or reconnecting. Your relationship deserves support that sees and respects your whole story.
25 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Resilience Therapy Group
Therapist, LCSW, LMHC, LMSW, MHC-LP, PMH-C
Our practice is an affirming, knowledgeable home for LGBTQIA+ clients. Whether you're navigating identity, coming out, relationships, or the weight of minority stress, our clinicians offer support that celebrates who you are rather than questioning it.
11 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Maria T. Alonso, Ph.D.
Psychologist
In my work with LGBTQ+ individuals in psychotherapy, I strive to create a warm and supportive environment where clients can explore and embrace their authentic selves. I understand the unique challenges they may face, such as issues related to gender identity, sexual orientation, navigating relationships, and experiences of discrimination. By using a compassionate and non-judgmental approach, I help clients address these concerns while affirming their identity and experiences. I custom tailor therapy to meet each person where they are at, recognizing and valuing their individual history and circumstances. Whether it's processing feelings of uncertainty, building self-esteem, or developing strategies to handle discrimination, my goal is to support clients in living fully and confidently as their true selves, empowering them to build meaningful and fulfilling lives.
29 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Imagine Recovery Counseling LLC (Kristen Gidel Kelly)
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC-S, LICDC, CTTS, Certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant
Imagine Recovery Counseling prioritizes trauma and somatic healing for mental health, substance use, and behavioral concerns. We serve adults and couples age 18+ and specialize in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and Couples counseling services to address trauma related issues. We welcome clients with a variety of MH issues and strive to serve as an ally to unserved populations (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Military and First Responders, and Neurodivergent). Email us directly and we will respond within 24 hours! I post weekly on Wed with the current status of our waitlist and who is taking clients. No wait right now!
Our therapists are trained in trauma informed care protocols, including EMDR, Parts work (IFS/Ego State), DBT skills, iREST, Somatic Experiencing, ACT and CBT. Kristen also provides EMDR Consultation and Supervision for Counselors. Chris, Sarah, Polly, Linda, and Jessica are accepting clients! We operate off a short waiting list for the rest of the team.
We are competent. We believe you. We know what to do. We got you. We are mindful of our space and strive to provide trauma informed care. Our providers have lived experience and the knowledge to help. You have spent your whole life surviving; it's time to thrive and life the life you want to live. In person or virtual. Daytime and evening hours.
19 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Dorothy Brown
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I have seen multiple gay and trans people and feel comfortable with encouraging people to stand up for their rights. This is especially important during this difficult time that we are going through.
36 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Tara Murphy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I provide an affirming, anti-oppressive space for LGBTQ+ clients and families. Using IFS, narrative therapy, and relational approaches, I help clients process shame, trauma, or identity-related stressors and build resilience. Mindfulness, somatic and integrative tools support coping with discrimination or isolation. I have additional experience collaborating with medical professionals to provide assessments need for gender affirming care.
29 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH (Online Only)
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 Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+
Melissa LaCour
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
I am currently completing an LGBTQ+ certificate program and am committed to providing affirming, culturally competent care for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples. This space is one where your identity is not a problem to be managed — it's simply part of who you are. I work with LGBTQ+ clients navigating identity, coming out, family acceptance, relationship dynamics, and the particular grief and resilience that comes with living authentically in a world that doesn't always make that easy.
8 Years Experience
Online in Lorain, OH
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Lorain, Ohio Statistics
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Lorain, Ohio average 15 years of experience and charge around $205 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are LGBTQ+ Issues (100%), Anxiety or Fears (80%), and Depression (71%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$205
Gender ID
| 58% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 57% |
In Person and Online |
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| 43% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | LGBTQ+ Issues |
| 80% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 71% | Depression |
| 62% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 56% | Stress |
| 54% | Loss or Grief |
| 52% | Self Esteem |