LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Washington, D.C.
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Nikita Pion-Klockner, Holistic Therapy, LLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
I offer affirming therapy for LGBTQ+ individuals navigating identity, relationships, family dynamics, and life transitions. Therapy is a space where you can explore your full self without judgment and receive support that honors your lived experience.
19 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC 20009
Online in Washington, DC
LGBTQ+
Dr. Lindsay Perrin
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am committed to providing LGBTQ+ affirming care and creating a therapeutic environment where clients feel respected, understood, and free to be their authentic selves. For some individuals, questions related to sexual orientation or gender identity may be a central focus of therapy; for others, these aspects of identity are simply one part of a broader life experience. Regardless of what brings you to therapy, I strive to foster a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can openly explore your concerns, build on your strengths, and work toward meaningful change.
14 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Karen J. Osterle
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSSA, LICSW
No matter how many letters, numbers and symbols are added, there is no catch-all category of "LGBT issues," so this category simply signals that this is a very safe space for individuals and couples who happen to love someone of the same (or non-binary) gender to talk about what is getting in the way of full connection, full functioning, and full growth.
25 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC 20036
Online in Washington, DC
LGBTQ+
Kelly McAleer
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I have 10+ years of experience providing LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, with particular experience working with transgender, nonbinary, gender-fluid, and gender-questioning adults. I support clients at all stages of gender exploration and transition, including those considering or navigating social and medical transition. Therapy offers a welcoming space to explore identity, relationships, and life experiences without assumptions about who you are or what your path should look like.
17 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Dr. Max Hurley-Dorof
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I specialize in working with folks with many different identities. This includes but certainly not limited to: gender, sexuality, race, cultural, kink, etc. I work from an intersectional and systems approach; meaning working towards understanding how all of our identities relate to one another, and how they operate under the systems in which we live.
8 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Fox and Owl Psychotherapy
Therapist
Most of our clients are in the LGBTQIA community. We. help clients in this area around a variety of topics, such as identifying their sexuality and/or gender, coming out, processing religious trauma, living authentically, accessing care and community, and engaging in sex in ways that are safe and affirming.
6 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Kate E. Stephenson
Life Coach, ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Holistic Life, Career & Executive
My personal belief and my coaching ethos is that you are a whole, creative, resourceful person as you are, right now. That is a belief that is being challenged ad nauseam in the current climate. Assuming nothing, as a Holistic Life Coach, I offer a safe, nonjudgmental space to speak your truth, be who you are, and figure out what you want from life without anyone else's input, influence, or expectations. While this is true for everyone, it can be an even more powerful experience for those of us who feel silenced and rendered invisible in any aspect of our lives. I am NOT offering therapy, but coaching can absolutely complement and supplement your therapy work. Instead, I offer a toolbox of methods, approaches, and experiments that most therapists do not. Tools designed to help you embrace your success without apology; create ease in a world of hardship; center yourself and ground in your own wisdom; and come into agreement with yourself regardless of the dissonance of others.
7 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC (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
In-Person in Washington, DC 20036
Online in Washington, DC
LGBTQ+
Dr. Caroline Hicks
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Sexual orientation and gender identity development are my areas of focus, and we use this space to make sure all intersecting identities (e.g., racial, religious, political, national) are considered as you find your authentic path in the world. This space is one where we can focus on your sexual orientation and/or gender identity development, or use these identities as a source of context to our work. In addition, I work with many trans*, non-binary, gender nonconforming, gender fluid, and other gender expansive folx as they embark on their path of congruence. In addition, I write letters of support for gender affirming surgeries/medical procedures.
9 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC (Online Only)
LGBTQ+
Erica Hart
Psychologist, PhD in Clinical Psychology
As a bisexual woman, I seek to affirm and support my LGBT clients. I understand how complex our relationship can be to our sexuality, and work to help clients through various issues such as internalized homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, values conflicts (e.g. with family, culture or religion), and supporting through the coming out process. I work with many Ace/Aro individuals as well as trans and non-binary folks.
17 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC 20016
Online in Washington, DC
LGBTQ+
DR Mindy Jacobs
Psychologist, PhD -licensed psychologist, ABPP-Board Certified in Counseling Psychology
I work with patients to help them bring together their thoughts and emotions. I start with accepting them for who they are and helping people live out their potential. I explore the person's history as well as prenent influences. I also utilize the therapy relationship as a microcosm their life.
41 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC 20007
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
In-Person in Washington, DC 20008
Online in Washington, DC
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Washington, D.C. Statistics
LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Washington, D.C. average 15 years of experience and charge around $210 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (70%), Psychodynamic Therapy (43%), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (38%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$210
Accept insurance
37%
Offer sliding scale
40%
Gender ID
| 58% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 39% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 70% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 38% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 37% | Multicultural Therapy |
| 37% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 36% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 31% | Integrative Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 78% | Young Adult |
| 54% | Senior |
| 42% | Teen |
| 23% | Children |
Client Focus
| 79% | LGBTQ+ |
| 61% | Women |
| 49% | Men |
| 31% | Black / African American |
| 29% | Hispanic / Latino |