LGBTQ+ therapists in Asheville, NC
Browse LGBTQ+ therapists in Asheville, North Carolina. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Serving LGBTQ+
JAMES COLVIN
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, M.DIV.
If you decide to work with me your life will improve in many ways as you get to know yourself better. You will learn how to pay attention to your thoughts and feelings, how to listen to your body's signals and how to be compassionate toward yourself and others. Your connection to the Universe and the Divine will also deepen.
37 Years Experience
In-Person in Asheville, NC 28805
Online in Asheville, NC
Serving LGBTQ+
Banu Ibaoglu Vaughn
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LMHC, CIRT, CCH
I work with couples and individuals who are curious about their relationships. I am interested not only in what feels difficult, but in what those struggles may be revealing about who you are and how you want to live. I focus on how we love, how we defend against love, and what we long for when we cannot find our way back to each other. These patterns shape both our partnerships and our way of being in the world. Most conflicts that bring people to therapy nearly always point toward something that needs attention, a place where growth is trying to happen.
Relationships are living fields. They carry our histories, our cultural inheritances, and our unfinished emotional stories, but they also carry possibility. This is true of the relationships we have with others and the relationship we have with ourselves. Many of the individuals I work with feel a gap between their current reality and the life they sense is possible but have not yet been able to inhabit. I do not see this as pathology. It often signals that your development is asking for attention.
I am a clinical trainer and supervisor in Imago Relationship Therapy and have over twenty years of experience working across cultures and contexts. My orientation is dialogical, experiential, and psychodynamic. In sessions, I integrate somatic awareness and close attention to what unfolds in real time, such as shifts in tone, subtle contractions, or moments of distance. We slow these down so that reactions can become meaningful rather than automatic. We also make plenty of room for laughter. I find that humor is often the first sign of a pattern breaking, a way to hold the absurdity of the human experience while moving toward something more vital.
I work online with U.S. and international clients, including cross-cultural couples and expats navigating identity shifts and displacement. Culture, migration, and family history leave deep imprints on how we attach and how we imagine intimacy. These layers are always part of our conversation.
Therapy with me is steady, engaged, and deeply reflective. I trust that individuals and relationships carry an inner movement toward aliveness. My role is to help you recognize it, support it, and allow it to shape how you live, both together and individually.
If this resonates with you, I invite you to reach out to schedule an initial consultation.
24 Years Experience
Online in Asheville, NC (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Tricia Osterberger
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LCAS
I believe we are often made to feel defective or broken when we aren't born with the "proper default settings." Learning to navigate a world that doesn't feel like it was built for you can lead to burn out, anxiety, depression, attachment wounds, relationship challenges, and substance use just to name a few. I work with people who are trying to find a new way to be in the world and to relate to themselves and other people, who don't need "fixing" to fit into the dominant culture.
16 Years Experience
Online in Asheville, NC (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Pat Reynolds
Therapist, LCAS, DOT-SAP, LAADC
Choosing a counselor is an important decision. My approach is built on the belief that healing occurs through connection, trust, and hope.
With more than a decade of experience working with individuals affected by substance use disorders, I understand that recovery is not a one size fits all process. I strive to create a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered.
My professional experience, specialized training in addiction counseling, and commitment to individualized care allow me to meet clients where they are in their journey. I combine clinical expertise with practical strategies that promote growth, accountability, and long term success.
My goal is simple: to help people discover their strengths, overcome obstacles, and move forward with confidence and purpose.
14 Years Experience
Online in Asheville, NC (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Kelsey Grant
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LCMHCA
There's a part of you that has been managing, achieving, and holding it together for a long time. And it's tired. Not in a way that a vacation fixes — tired in a way that makes you wonder why the things that are supposed to feel good still feel like work.
I offer Integrated IFS and EMDR for people who are done with surface-level and ready to understand what's actually driving the patterns. Intensive formats from a single deep-dive session to multi-day immersions let us do in hours what weekly therapy can take years to reach.
This isn't about becoming a different person. It's about understanding the parts that have been in the way and finally giving them a reason to step back.
5 Years Experience
Online in Asheville, NC
LGBTQ+ therapists in Asheville, NC Statistics
LGBTQ+ therapists in Asheville, NC average 15 years of experience and charge around $205 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (82%), Depression (67%), and Trauma and PTSD (61%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$205
Accept insurance
42%
Offer sliding scale
45%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 24% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 50% |
In Person and Online |
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| 50% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 82% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 67% | Depression |
| 61% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 59% | Stress |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ Issues |
| 51% | Loss or Grief |
| 51% | Self Esteem |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 78% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 17% | Children |
Client Focus
| 100% | LGBTQ+ |
| 86% | Women |
| 61% | Men |
| 44% | Black / African American |
| 42% | Military / Veterans |