Are you struggling with coming out or dealing with the fallout from family and friends for being honest with them about who you are? Are you transitioning and looking for support? Are you afraid to come out at all or in a particular situation such as work for fear of any number of things: stigma, discrimination, your personal safety? Or maybe you've been out for years but are still suffering from internalized homophobia from time to time. Any and all of these issues have a toll on our community. Suicide rates among LGBTQ youth are nearly 3 times the rate as their heterosexual peers. The LGBTQ community suffers from higher rates of substance abuse than the population as a whole. I can help you reclaim your self and start to heal from these harmful effects from a society that doesn't accept us 100%. When I say "us," I mean as a cis-gender female lesbian identified woman. 

Most of my clients are LGBTQ+. I particularly enjoy working with trans and gender queer clients;  basically anyone who rejects the binary system of identification. I know that this is a particularly scary (and absolutely despicable) time politically for the trans community and it is taking a toll. I really appreciate this list of terms from the Human Rights Campaign. If you identify yourself in any of these ways, I would appreciate working with you. If you are tired of finding a therapist in NYC who is trans affirming, and are interested in a creative approach, I'm here to help.