LGBTQ+ therapists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina NC
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Serving LGBTQ+
Kate E. Stephenson
Life Coach, ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Holistic Life, Career & Executive
Have you made time and space for you today? Most of us haven't—and therapy isn't the only way to do it. Consider Holistic Life Coaching instead. As a certified professional coach, I am here to encourage you to take a breath, take a beat to consider who you are, where you are, and if you are feeling satisfaction in your own success. If you aren't, I invite you to have a conversation with yourself about what can be done differently—allow me to moderate that conversation. Together we can help you live into your own definition of success and begin to feel it deeply. To breathe it in and live.
7 Years Experience
Online in Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina (Online Only)
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 Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Erika Gray
Psychologist, Psy.D
Why is it so hard to find a therapist? So many people arrive here exhausted from the search. I understand that your connection to your therapist is paramount to your healing. I offer a free consultation to give you a chance to see if we're a good "fit" with the hope that this can be a place to stop, rest and begin the process you've been longing to begin.
15 Years Experience
Online in Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Dr. Heidi Anderson Sauder
Psychologist, PhD, CGT, CST
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and believe relationships are at the heart of what makes us healthy and happy. I am honored to have worked in the field for over 25 years, helping people heal, grow, and have meaningful lives. My current work is exclusively with partners who are committed to strengthening and transforming their relationship. My approach is grounded in the Gottman Method, one of the most researched and effective approaches to couples therapy. In addition to certification in Gottman Method Therapy, I also bring specialized training as an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, helping couples navigate intimacy, communication, desire differences, and sexual concerns with compassion and expertise. Together, we work to build deeper connection, trust, and lasting change in your relationship.
25 Years Experience
Online in Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina
Serving LGBTQ+
Heather Avery Grant
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSWA
Do you struggle to feel secure in the relationships that are the most important to you? Do you walk away from time with friends kicking yourself for that awkward moment or that thing you said? Ever worry that you're "broken"? Or needy or dramatic or controlling or emotionally unavailable or...? These are all normal worries for people who grew up in dysfunctional, abusive, or neglectful families. And this is my jam. I can handle all the tough stuff that got you here and help you find your way into a calmer, sweeter, gentler life. If you want to feel more secure in your relationships and safer being on your own in the world, I'm your person. Book a complimentary consultation to see if we're a fit!
4 Years Experience
Online in Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina
Winston-Salem is home to Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — one of the most significant academic medical centers in the Southeast — and this concentration of medical training and research deeply shapes the quality and sophistication of its mental health clinical community. The city's tobacco heritage — once the home of R.J. Reynolds — has given way to a growing medical, technology, and arts economy, and therapists frequently work with the identity transitions of a workforce navigating this shift. The city has a large Black community with deep historical roots in the Piedmont Triad, and culturally affirming therapists who work with racial trauma and intergenerational resilience are well represented. Winston-Salem's arts and innovation culture supports strong demand for therapists experienced with creative identity and career-related stress.
LGBTQ+ therapists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Statistics
LGBTQ+ therapists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina average 15 years of experience and charge around $204 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (79%), Depression (66%), and Trauma and PTSD (60%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$204
Accept insurance
43%
Offer sliding scale
47%
Gender ID
| 63% |
Female |
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| 24% |
Male |
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| 8% |
Non-Binary |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
Online Only |
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| 49% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 79% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 66% | Depression |
| 60% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 56% | Stress |
| 54% | LGBTQ+ Issues |
| 50% | Self Esteem |
| 48% | Loss or Grief |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 78% | Young Adult |
| 55% | Senior |
| 40% | Teen |
| 16% | Children |
Client Focus
| 100% | LGBTQ+ |
| 85% | Women |
| 61% | Men |
| 45% | Black / African American |
| 43% | Military / Veterans |