LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Westerly, RI
Browse LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Westerly, Rhode Island. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
LGBTQ+
Dorothy Brown
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I have seen multiple gay and trans people and feel comfortable with encouraging people to stand up for their rights. This is especially important during this difficult time that we are going through.
36 Years Experience
In-Person Near Westerly, RI
Online in Westerly, RI
LGBTQ+
Erik Stenglein
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LICSW
Specialties include LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy, sexual orientation and gender identity support, coming out, relationship concerns, minority stress, and trauma-informed care for adults.
I work with adults 18+ who identify as LGBTQIA+, including those navigating sexual orientation, gender identity, or relationship challenges. Many clients come to therapy feeling misunderstood, isolated, or impacted by minority stress, discrimination, or past trauma. My approach is affirming, collaborative, and trauma-informed, helping clients explore identity, process experiences of bias or rejection, and build self-acceptance and resilience. Therapy is a safe, confidential space to strengthen self-understanding, navigate transitions, and create a life that feels authentic and supported.
22 Years Experience
Online in Westerly, RI (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Dr. Jason Wang, Inflection Points Therapy
Psychologist, PhD
Some LGBTQ+ clients come to therapy with concerns directly connected to their identities and experiences, while others want to address broader areas of their lives with a therapist to whom they don't need to explain their identity.
With LGBTQ+ clients, it can often be important to recognize the effects of stigma, discrimination, rejection, and social or political uncertainty while also recognizing sources of strength, including resilience, authenticity, pride, chosen family, friendship, and community.
8 Years Experience
Online in Westerly, RI
LGBTQ+
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.
6 Years Experience
Online in Westerly, RI
LGBTQ+
Forest Williams
Life Coach, ICF
I'm a pansexual trans man who supports lesbian couples, gay couples, ENM couples, and anyone in the LGBTQ community.
7 Years Experience
Online in Westerly, RI (Online Only)
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Westerly, RI Statistics
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Westerly, RI average 15 years of experience and charge around $214 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (73%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (40%), and Existential / Humanistic Therapy (37%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$214
Accept insurance
34%
Offer sliding scale
39%
Gender ID
| 62% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 55% |
In Person and Online |
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| 45% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 73% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 40% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 37% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 36% | Multicultural Therapy |
| 35% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 31% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 29% | Integrative Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 77% | Young Adult |
| 52% | Senior |
| 39% | Teen |
| 17% | Children |
Client Focus
| 82% | LGBTQ+ |
| 64% | Women |
| 53% | Men |
| 34% | Black / African American |
| 33% | Hispanic / Latino |