LGBTQ+ therapists in Merritt Island, FL
Browse LGBTQ+ therapists in Merritt Island, Florida. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Serving LGBTQ+
Roderic Burks - Integrative Mental Health
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, MS HSc, MA, LMHC, LPC
I believe therapy is a space for deep, meaningful change—not just symptom relief. My work is grounded in a parts-based practice, depth psychology, and a trauma-informed lens, helping clients explore the aspects of themselves shaped by past experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns. I approach this process with curiosity, compassion, and respect for your unique story.
I specialize in working with trauma recovery, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, codependency, and relationship issues. I view these challenges not simply as problems to eliminate, but as signals pointing toward deeper patterns that deserve attention and care. Together, we create a space where all parts of you are welcome—especially those that have been overworked, hidden, or misunderstood.
My goal is to help you develop greater self-awareness, inner balance, and a more authentic relationship with yourself and others.
26 Years Experience
Online in Merritt Island, FL (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Levana Slabodnick
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LISW-S, LCSW
Autistic/ ADHD burnout starting to take its toll on your day-to-day life? You've tried so hard for so many years to fit in and to push yourself past your limit, but the mask has become too heavy. I offer neurodivergent affirming therapy that is geared to support you through learning radical self-acceptance and accommodation. Trying to be someone different has only led to pain and exhaustion. You can learn to honor your strengths and limitations and use them to help you reach your goals.
27 Years Experience
Online in Merritt Island, FL (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Jacinda Andrews
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD-C, LPC, NCC
Seeking therapy is a courageous step, and you don't have to navigate life's challenges alone. I provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where we work together to better understand your experiences, build practical coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change. Using evidence-based approaches, I help adults move beyond anxiety, trauma, and unhelpful patterns toward greater confidence, resilience, and emotional well-being at a pace that feels right for you.
9 Years Experience
Online in Merritt Island, FL (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Cindy Yu
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Cindy Yu is a bilingual (English and Mandarin Chinese) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of Florida, Alabama, and Illinois. She is well-trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, solution-focused therapy, Bowen’s theory, Gottman Method, CBT, and more. Cindy believes that each client is comprised of unique yet charismatic components such as personal upbringings, religious beliefs, and cultural backgrounds, that all contribute to narrate a cohesive personal story. This fundamental ideology has cultivated her into offering her clients unconditional positive regard and respect, while tailoring her treatment orientations to better serve each client’s individuality. Her passion is to help individuals, couples, and families to understand the misunderstood, to discover hope from the hopelessness, to speak the unspoken, and to seek possibilities through the impossible. Cindy also has a background in the medical field where she has obtained a strong foundational knowledge for medical diagnosis and medications. She understands the intricacy between medical burden and mental health.
5 Years Experience
Online in Merritt Island, FL (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Karen Baumstark, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., CMHIMP, CTACC
In searching for a therapist, you are taking the first step in what could be the most important journey of your life. It is definitely possible to make important, lasting improvements in your life and levels of happiness, satisfaction, and success. Therapy is often an effective way to attain these goals. With almost 40 years of experience working as a counselor and then a psychologist, I am well-qualified to help you identify what is standing in the way of increased life satisfaction, and help you effectively work towards your goals. People often get stuck in old patterns that make them unhappy, want to change them, but don't know how. I work together with my clients to understand how old patterns in thought, feeling, and behavior got established, and then explore how best to change those patterns. I enjoy doing longer term, deeper work with clients, to create significant, meaningful, and lasting change. I often employ a holistic approach, exploring personal history, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationship history and issues, as well as issues including medical history, self-care habits, and experiences of spirituality. I view the therapy relationship as a partnership, respecting the pace and timing that the client requires.
36 Years Experience
Online in Merritt Island, FL
LGBTQ+ therapists in Merritt Island, FL Statistics
LGBTQ+ therapists in Merritt Island, FL average 15 years of experience and charge around $195 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (79%), Depression (67%), and Trauma and PTSD (62%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$195
Accept insurance
48%
Offer sliding scale
47%
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 53% |
In Person and Online |
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| 47% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 79% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 67% | Depression |
| 62% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 55% | Stress |
| 50% | LGBTQ+ Issues |
| 50% | Self Esteem |
| 48% | Loss or Grief |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 74% | Young Adult |
| 58% | Senior |
| 42% | Teen |
| 21% | Children |
Client Focus
| 100% | LGBTQ+ |
| 81% | Women |
| 58% | Men |
| 47% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 45% | Black / African American |