LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Gardena, CA
Browse LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Gardena, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
LGBTQ+
Dorit Saberi-Thrive Psychological Services
Psychologist, Ph.D, Diplomate-Academy of Cognitive Therapy; Trainer- Prolonged Exposure for PTSD- CTSA
Over 20 years experience with LGBTQ+ issues
24 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Sara Gillooly
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPCC
As a queer and AuDHD therapist myself, I have lived experience in learning how to live a life that feels more authentic and grounded. I specialize in working with queer, highly sensitive, and neurodivergent adults struggling with the impacts of trauma as well as feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, depression, burnout, relationship challenges, difficult family relationships, and identity exploration. Ultimately, I'm not interested in "treating" your neurodivergence but I will support you wholeheartedly in navigating the complexities that come with it.
6 Years Experience
In-Person Near Gardena, CA
Online in Gardena, CA
LGBTQ+
Marina Edelman | TrueMe Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We provide affirming, inclusive therapy for LGBTQ+ clients navigating identity, relationships, and life transitions. Our space is safe, respectful, and supportive.
20 Years Experience
In-Person Near Gardena, CA
Online in Gardena, CA
LGBTQ+
PBA Psychology Group, Inc.
Psychologist, Clinical and Forensic Psychology
Our practice is a LGBTQ affirmative practice. We welcome all genders, sexual orientations and gender identities.
30 Years Experience
In-Person Near Gardena, CA
Online in Gardena, CA
LGBTQ+
Carl H. Shubs
Therapist, Ph.D.
CREATE THE LIFE YOU WANT.
Things not working the way you'd like? Find out why and change it.
Anxiety, depression, trauma, gay/lesbian/bisexual issues, addictions (substances or behaviors)? These are some of the areas where I can help.
YOU SET THE COURSE, AND I'LL HELP YOU GET THERE.
41 Years Experience
In-Person Near Gardena, CA
LGBTQ+
Ever After Individual and Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
We provide an affirming and supportive space for individuals exploring identity, relationships, and the unique challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether navigating coming out, family dynamics, discrimination, or mental health concerns, we help clients build self-acceptance, resilience, and fulfilling connections.
17 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Viktoria Walda Byczkiewicz, Ph.D.
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD
As a lifelong member of the community, and having worked in various capacities to support LBGTQ++ interests and lives, I support your identity alongside the unique challenges you may face in navigating the constraints and expectations that may come with family and societal institutions. I share in taking pride in your journey toward celebrating your whole and unfettered self. The experiences of the community are myriad, and I am here to listen to your story.
10 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Laura Anderson LPCC, Eff Shame Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC
You deserve a space where you are fully seen, not explained or tolerated. I work with LGBTQIA+ clients from a shame-free, sex-positive perspective, bringing years of experience and genuine investment in the specific ways that systemic harm, family rejection, religious trauma, and identity-based shame show up in our lives and bodies. I am completing certification in sexuality therapy and work from a trauma-informed approach that gets beneath the surface — because you came here to actually heal, not just be accepted. You already deserve acceptance. Let's get to the rest.
12 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
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 Gardena, CA (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Therapy for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals seeking a space where identity does not need to be explained, defended, minimized, or translated. My work supports people navigating gender, sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, community, spirituality, belonging, life transitions, and the ongoing process of living more fully in alignment with who they are.
This work is grounded in intersectionality, liberation, and the understanding that distress often emerges not from identity itself, but from the cumulative impact of navigating environments, systems, relationships, and cultural narratives that have not always made room for difference. Particular attention is given to the experiences of queer, trans, nonbinary, neurodivergent, disabled, chronically ill, highly sensitive, BIPOC, multicultural, and otherwise multiply marginalized individuals whose identities and experiences often exist across multiple worlds at once.
Exploration may include the impacts of masking, self-silencing, code-switching, hypervigilance, rejection, invisibility, family expectations, religious experiences, cultural belonging, internalized shame, identity-based trauma, and the exhaustion that can come from continually adapting in order to be accepted, understood, or safe. It may also include making space for joy, pleasure, desire, authenticity, connection, creativity, chosen family, and the parts of yourself that have had fewer opportunities to be fully expressed.
My approach integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, mindfulness, parts work, expressive arts, neuropsychotherapy, attachment-focused therapy, and liberation-oriented healing. Rather than focusing on who you should become, the work centers listening more deeply to who you already are. Support is offered in cultivating self-trust, nervous system safety, embodied authenticity, meaningful connection, and a life that feels more aligned with your values, relationships, needs, and ways of moving through the world.
10 Years Experience
Online in Gardena, CA (Online Only)
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Gardena, CA Statistics
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Gardena, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $212 per session. 97% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (58%), Psychodynamic Therapy (42%), and Relational Psychotherapy (34%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$212
Accept insurance
37%
Offer sliding scale
48%
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 34% |
Online Only |
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| 3% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 58% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 34% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 32% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 31% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 31% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 65% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Teen |
| 54% | Senior |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 77% | LGBTQ+ |
| 64% | Women |
| 41% | Men |
| 28% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 28% | Black / African American |