LGBT Issues therapists in Manitou Springs, Colorado CO
LGBT Issues
Nicole Bieri
Pre-Licensed Professional, MFTC, EMDR trained, Gottman level 1 &2 trained.
Working with individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ requires a commitment to creating an affirming and inclusive space where clients feel seen, heard, and valued for their authentic selves. At our organization, we prioritize providing culturally competent and sensitive care to address the unique needs and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals. We are dedicated to fostering a supportive environment free from discrimination or judgment.
2 Years Experience
LGBT Issues
MonuMental Therapy Group PLLC
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA LMFT
We love to work with this population. I find they feel "judged" a lot in their daily lives if they are out. However, this does not need to define them as a person, and one can live a healthy fulfilled life regardless of what others think or say.
12 Years Experience
LGBT Issues
Dr. James C. "Jay" Martin
Marriage and Family Therapist, D.Min., LMFT, AAMFT-S, CT, CFS, CEAP
I have dealt with family members and patients and clients who struggled with the discovery, clarification, response to, management of, and the coming out process as LGBTQ persons. I have also worked with persons who have experienced the negative impact of a predominantly heterosexual culture, such as rejection by family members, faith communities, coworkers, employers, and businesses; developing healthy spousal relationships without healthy models, finding needed social support without harassment or exclusion, overcoming legal and financial barriers to attain recognition & treatment in different settings equal to heterosexuals, etc.
38 Years Experience
LGBT Issues
Jennifer Fuller James
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Mountain View Counseling, LLC
There is a place for people of all sexual orientations in my practice. The work around gender identity varies depending where in the process an individual is. It could be focused on exploration, personal acceptance, coming out to family or friends, dealing with stereotypes and/or discrimination as well as relationship issues with a partner.
5 Years Experience
LGBT Issues
Bold Expressions Therapy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
As a member of the LGBT community, and as someone who holds degrees both in psychology and LGBT Health and Policy, I couple an academic understanding of the unique disparities that come with these identities with a profound personal knowledge of them in my own life. Not all patients have had positive experiences with the medical community, so it is my hope that my education and bisexual identity will serve my patients in a way that makes them feel both heard and seen. I also recognize that our identities can be static, or they can be fluid, and that the coming out process isn’t something we do just once: we do it over and over again. I do not personally identify as cisgender, and so I approach the issues facing the transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming communities with deep empathy and personal understanding. From fluidity to transitioning, hormone replacement therapy, to writing letters for surgery, I am committed to supporting my clients on their journeys. Not everyone experiences their own gender in the same way, so the discussion of gender as a construct and societal gender norms is at the forefront of our discussions in working through the big mess that is gender.
4 Years Experience