LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Valley East, ON
Browse LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Valley East, Ontario, Canada. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
LGBTQ+
Melissa Letourneau
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
My approach is grounded in authenticity, trust, and often humour. I believe you have the wisdom to navigate life’s challenges and I strive to help empower you to facilitate change in therapy. Therapy can provide a collaborative space to explore your experiences as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. I work with individuals, couples, children and families offering a free consultation to ensure we are a good fit. I carry a systemic lens, exploring the way culture, community and family shape our experiences and aspirations. I am committed to strength-based and anti-oppressive practice in my work. I recognize the importance and responsibility I have as a therapist, to address the systemic inequalities impacting clients in their lives.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Valley East, ON
Online in Valley East, ON
LGBTQ+
Katherine Mackenzie
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
I provide affirming, evidence-based therapy for 2SLGBTQ+ adults across Ontario. With extensive training and experience working within the community, I offer a supportive space to explore challenges related to identity, relationships, trauma, grief, mental health, and life transitions while honouring the unique contexts and experiences that shape your life.
10 Years Experience
Online in Valley East, ON (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Somatic Healing Arts, Psychotherapy and Wellness
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (qualifying), MA-ExAT
LGBTQ+ individuals often face unique emotional and social challenges that affect both the mind and body, including stress, anxiety, or feelings of disconnection. Approaches like art therapy and sensorimotor therapy engage both body and mind, helping individuals safely explore identity, process emotions, build self-acceptance, and cultivate resilience, empowerment, and a stronger sense of authenticity.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Valley East, ON
Online in Valley East, ON
LGBTQ+
Alison Taylor
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, GIT.Dip, CAPT, CRPO
From birth, we begin selfing: forming our sense of self through our responses to our own internal sensations, as well as how we interact with our environment/others, and how the environment/others respond to us. We receive implicit and explicit messages from the environment/others about how we’re allowed to be in order to belong, and how we’re *not* allowed to be. We learn to make ourselves more acceptable in order to survive. This process of selfing is crucial in our early life, but it doesn’t stop just because we grow up. We continue identifying (as a verb, not a noun!) throughout adulthood, with the possibility of remaining flexible and available even as we get more clear about who we are.
Exploring your identity, relationships, and sense of self as an LGBTQIA+ person can be deeply meaningful, and at times, complex or challenging, depending on what you learned about how it is possible for you to be in the world, and how the world responds to you. You may be navigating questions of belonging, visibility, safety, or internalized messages about who you’re “allowed” to be.
In our work together, we bring curiosity and kindness to exploring how these experiences live in your body, your emotions, and your relationships. We move at your pace, creating a space where you can show up as you are, taking note of and questioning any perceived judgements or pressures to fit a particular narrative. As you build awareness and self-trust, many people discover a growing sense of freedom: the more you allow yourself to be exactly who you are, the more space opens for connection, aliveness, and authenticity in your life.
5 Years Experience
Online in Valley East, ON
LGBTQ+
New Moon Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MACP, MSW, RSW, RP, RP(Q)
People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or other gender or sexual minorities often experience challenges that cis-gendered and heterosexual folks do not. These challenges may impact family, work, and social and intimate relationships. These include:
- Coming out: considering, preparing and processing
- Self-love and self-acceptance
- Processing related traumas: ie. bullying, discrimination, oppression, and homophobia
- Navigating complex family dynamics
- Exploring gender and sexual identity
- Exploring gender identity and sexual identity while in a relationship
- Career and workplace challenges
- Dating and marriage
- Body image concerns related to transitioning and gender identity
- Integrating cultural and religious identities
- Exploring polyamory, sex and kink
- Sexual health concerns/HIV/serodiscordant relationships
We also support family members who want to support their loved one and to process and accept their loved one's gender and sexual identity.
At New Moon Psychotherapy we understand the unique difficulties that come with diverse identities and intersections. Our therapists have specialized training and some have lived experience in the LGBTQ2S+ community. This offers a unique perspective and affirming, inclusive, and stigma-free support. We value the diversity of human identities and the fluidity of sexual and gender expression.
16 Years Experience
Online in Valley East, ON
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Valley East, ON Statistics
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Valley East, ON average 11 years of experience and charge around $179 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (74%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (64%), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (55%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$179
Accept insurance
84%
Offer sliding scale
76%
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 27% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 37% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 74% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 64% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 55% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 55% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 54% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 50% | Narrative Therapy |
| 45% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 82% | Young Adult |
| 67% | Senior |
| 67% | Teen |
| 27% | Children |
Client Focus
| 70% | LGBTQ+ |
| 62% | Women |
| 56% | Men |
| 43% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 39% | Asian |