Psychotherapists - Licensed

• My business is an LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent-operated company that started last December 2022.
• An Arizona-based telepsychiatry business focused on LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity for children, adolescents, and adults.
• My services will include the management/treatment of; ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma, gender dysphoria/dysmorphia, and gender-affirming surgery assessments.
• I provide a free 20 min consultation with potential clients to determine if I am the right service.

I am an active therapist in that I ask questions and offer consistent feedback to guide the session’s focus. I utilize an integrative style - applying a variety of approaches to best meet the needs of each client/couple and their concerns. It is my belief that the counseling process is one in which all parties are actively involved. I recognize the need for flexibility and creativity to address the mind and body. My approach focuses identifying physical cues, recognizing thoughts, considering consequences, implementing solutions, choosing behaviors, and promoting expression. I am a certified clinical hypnotherapist, who holds an advanced certification in stress management and author of “The Anger Management Workbook for Men”. I believe that therapy is a proven, effective way to help people overcome emotional problems. I find satisfaction in being able to guide clients on their journey as they navigate obstacles and endure struggle, only to come out healthier and more confident. All humans struggle with their feelings and its a sign of strength and intelligence to know when to seek support. Any professional who has useful skills and the right tools, is an asset, not a liability. I am an in-network provider with BCBS and provide individual/relationship counseling that specializes in: Intimacy (Physical & Emotional), Identity & Sexuality (Bi, Poly, Trans, Kink), Anger Management, Depression and Anxiety, Relationship Problems, Life Transitions, Grief and Loss, Work and Career Issues, Stress Management.

Specialties:

-Couples Counseling for same sex/same gender couples

-Individual Counseling for LGBTQIAP+ clients

-Couples/Relationship Counseling for clients with diverse sexual orientations and/or gender identities, including mixed orientation relationships (partners having differing sexual orientations, for example: lesbian/gay & bi, or straight & bi)

-Counseling for those in cis/trans relationships and those in a relationship in which one or more partners are transgender, gender diverse, genderqueer, and/or nonbinary (and who may need help navigating one or both partners’ transitions and potential impacts on the relationship)

-Counseling for those in poly/open/CNM (consensually non-monogamous) relationships or those who are considering opening up their relationship and need a safe, confidential space to explore this

-Individual and couples/relationship counseling for clients who are transgender, gender diverse, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, and/or non-binary

-Gender Affirming Therapy for transgender/gender nonconforming clients, including providing gender identity exploration support and assessments/referrals for gender affirming hormone therapy and surgeries (including for those who are nonbinary/gender nonconforming/genderqueer)

-I am also kink/BDSM affirming!

Serving clients age 18+

Private pay only but can submit superbill if client wishes to seek reimbursement

I have been in private practice since 1998. I am on the faculty of the School of Social Work at Loyola University of Chicago where I teach courses on human sexuality. In my practice, I offer counseling for a broad range of life issues for individuals, couples, families, and groups. I have extensive training and experience in human sexuality, pre-marital counseling, relationship conflicts, parenting challenges, domestic violence, sexual abuse, living with chronic illness, depression, anxiety, phobias, substance and alcohol abuse, sexual addiction and other compulsive behaviors, sexual orientation, gender identification, chronic mental illness, and sex offending behaviors. I also provide career and job search coaching. My services are available to both English and Spanish speaking clients.

Conditions I am qualified to treat include: Depression, relationship difficulties, substance abuse, sexual and other compulsive behaviors, low self-esteem, HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses, domestic violence, sexual orientation issues, transgender issues, sexual trauma, sexual offending behaviors, chronic mental illness, and career issues.

Caring, compassionate, skilled, professional, kink-aware help for individuals (adult) and couples. Licensed in Massachusetts for 20+ years. I’m non-judgmental, respectful and supportive. I succeed when you feel good about our work and the self-growth and comfortable options that emerge from it. I am listed in the Kink Aware and Poly Friendly Professionals directories, and I am the Past president of the New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis as well as the Past president and cofounder of the Biofeedback Society of Massachusetts.

Caring, compassionate, skilled, professional, kink-aware help for individuals (adult) and couples. Licensed in Massachusetts for 20+ years. I’m non-judgmental, respectful and supportive. I succeed when you feel good about our work and the self-growth and comfortable options that emerge from it. I am listed in the Kink Aware and Poly Friendly Professionals directories, and I am the Past president of the New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis as well as the Past president and cofounder of the Biofeedback Society of Massachusetts.

I am the founder of The Center for Growth / Sex Therapy in Philadelphia. I have been doing therapy for 20+ years. I work with people who are struggling with addiction, anger, anxiety, compulsive behavior, depression, grief, identity issues, postpartum and parenting issues, trauma and sexual function / dysfunction. What makes our practice unique is that all of psychotherapists and psychiatrists have specialized training in individual, couples and sex therapy. In addition, we have a strong masters and post-masters training program.

I offer counselling and psychotherapy services to individuals, couples and families, including children of all ages. My background is in teaching, research and education and I am particularly interested in issues of gender, sexuality and diversity. I am a native speaker of Italian and am also fluent in British Sign Language (CACDP Stage 3), as well as English. I have worked in CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) clinics for two years, whilst a trainee, and I am currently working as a volunteer family therapist with PACE, London, where I work with LGBT couples and families. I am also an active researcher and writer:

Iantaffi A. (2003) From Klein to Kelly: Construing Bisexuality to Reshape Societal and Gendered Expectations. In: Chiari G. & Nuzzo M.L. (Eds.) Psychological Constructivism and the Social World. Milan, Italy: FrancoAngeli, pp. 79 86.

Iantaffi, A. (2006) Polyamory and parenting: some personal reflections. Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review, 7 (1), pp. 70- 72.

Barker M., Cassidy A., Iantaffi A., Brewer L. and Bowes-Catton H. (in press) British Bisexuality: A Snapshot of Bisexual Identities in the UK. Journal of Bisexuality.

Barker M., Iantaffi A. and Gupta C. (in press) Kinky clients, kinky counselling? The challenges and potentials of BDSM. In: Moon, L. (Ed.) Feeling Queer or Queer Feelings: Counselling and Sexual Cultures. Bruner-Routledge.

My service is for anyone who wishes to seek counselling or psychotherapy. You may be facing particular issues, such as depression, relationship breakdown, retirement, parenthood, homophobia or you may like to just have some time to think about your life with someone outside of your everyday circle of support. If you are uncertain about whether this service is for you, feel free to contact me for an initial discussion.The service can be provided in your own home, at my home, over the phone or online. Please contact me to discuss what would best be suited to your situation.

A one-hour session costs 45 pounds. Please note that the first session is offered for 30 pounds and will last 45 minutes. (If you are unsure on whether therapy is for you or would like to ask some questions/meet me prior to the first session, a shorter, initial consultation of 20 minutes is offered for free, usually on the telephone or online, but face-to-face is also available if preferred). Discounts are available when paying for a block of sessions in advance. Please enquire during the first meeting. If the session is to take place at your home and you live more than 5 miles from Hemel Hempstead, there will be an additional charge for travelling time and petrol. A written agreement can be negotiated during the first session.

English and minimal Spanish (not fluent)

Adults 18+, sexual concerns, sexual abuse and assault survivors, relationship issues, physical symptoms and complaints, pregnancy and birth related concerns, BDSM / Poly explorations and relationships.

Conference Presentation and on-going workshops: Eros + The Body: Body Based Explorations of Sexuality, Sensuality, Bonding & Intimacy

I am a bisexual licensed clinical social worker associate providing outpatient mental health services in Durham and Raleigh. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, anxiety and mood disorders, and women’s issues. I am also fluent in Spanish and have experience working with immigrants. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral, and Solution Focused Therapy techniques based on the client’s needs.

Trauma-informed Narrative therapist in downtown Denver and online via video telehealth. I consider myself an active and collaborative clinician. My counseling approach is creative and engaging, and will often incorporate metaphor, storytelling, experiential exercises, skill-building, and an emphasis on Harm Reduction for addressing concerns with substances and sexual health. I routinely seek out consultation and training to improve the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to effectively serve the communities I am passionate about: the LGBTQ+ community; individuals who are Polyamorous or practice non-monogamy; members of the Kink and BDSM communities; and people who use substances. At this time, I am providing individual therapy to adults only (age 18+).

• As a relationship therapist, I focus on cultivating healthy communication styles, working through conflict, and examining the vulnerable feelings underlying stuck and tense points in the relationship. Together, we’ll manage feelings of loneliness, shame, and disconnectedness so you can feel empowered towards celebrating a healing version of yourself. I have specific expertise with cultural, ethnic, and racial identity issues, relationship challenges, and conflict (siblings, couples, peers, families, polycules, etc).
• English Native Speaker
• I specialize in working with emerging adults (18-40), especially BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, sex workers, kink/BDSM, interracial couples, poly/CNM, and ADHD. I have experience with populations dealing with complex trauma, abuse, complicated relationships, identity crisis, and cultural guilt/shame.

Specialist care in the areas of couple and relationship therapy, sex therapy, trauma therapy, and sex therapy for abuse survivors. Bisexual-affirming.

Trans- and queer-identified psychotherapist specializing in anxiety disorders (including OCD and hoarding disorder), gender, sexuality, and couples/relationships. I treat adults and adolescents ages 13+. Treatment available in person at my Manhattan office and via telehealth in NY, NJ, VT, ME, NV, SC, and FL. Out of network with insurance, can provide clients with documentation for out-of-network reimbursement. NY authorized worker’s compensation provider. My office is wheelchair-accessible. Book online easily using my appointment request form.

My approach to therapy is rooted in anti-oppression and liberatory principles, seeking to honor each person’s individuality and autonomy. Much of my experience is working with people of color and queer and trans/gender non-conforming people. I have extensive training in trauma practice, particularly around experiences of abuse, violence, and intergenerational trauma. I draw from a variety of therapeutic techniques, including psychodynamic therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, and other relational and somatic approaches. I am a queer, mixed-race Asian American of Uchinanchu and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and my therapy space is warm and collaborative, fostering individuals’ ability to build resilience, joy, and power.

I am passionate about providing a safe space for individuals, couples, poly units, and families to find their innate potential and achieve their dreams, regardless of gender, orientation, race, religion, or love-style. I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Bowen Family Systems Theory to help you dissipate painful emotions and partner with you to create your happy, fulfilling life. I am naturally empathic and have a warm, friendly disposition. I truly believe that we all have the power to change the world with our passion, dreams, and smiling faces.

• Specialties: Poly/Open Relationships, LGBTQ+ Specific Concerns, Relational Issues, Sexual Concerns, Sex Addiction, Trauma, ADHD & Neurodiversity, Anxiety, Depression
• Language: English
• I have clients in their teens, clients in their 70s, and clients in every decade in between
• Many of my clients are in poly or open relationships, are kinky, LGBQ, TGNC, neurodiverse, or ace, and the issues we work on range from these identities to many others including relational concerns, ADHD skills, and working through past traumas.
• Sessions are 55 minutes.

English speaking

Couples and individuals - poly, kink, lgbtqia, sex work affirmative. Sex positive. HAES.

English speaking

Couples and individuals - poly, kink, lgbtqia, sex work affirmative. Sex positive. HAES.

English speaking

Couples and individuals - poly, kink, lgbtqia, sex work affirmative. Sex positive. HAES.

Individual and couple psychotherapy using mindfulness CBT, psychodynamic, Somatic Experiencing and EMDR modalities.

I am Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology at Weill Cornell Medical College. I have been in practice as a psychologist for over 20 years and provide individual and couples psychotherapy.

My specialties include: extensive experience with bisexual persons; marriages with mixed sexual orientations; coming-out late in life issues; divorce; financial issues (compulsive spending, debt, financial abuse); healing from reparative therapy; co-dependency; trauma, abuse, and PTSD; work related conflict; building resilience and self-confidence. I have a multicultural background and speak Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew.

My approach to treatment is informed by multicultural counseling principles and by existential/humanistic philosophy, which suggests that all people are searching for meaning in their lives and aspire to feel connected to others, while struggling with feeling alone in the world. Feeling isolated can be particularly poignant for bisexual people. I have worked with clients from diverse racial and ethnic groups, from various socioeconomic circumstances, of different ages and sexual and gender identities. I provide affirming support while challenging clients to identify obstacles to the realization of their potential. My office is conveniently located in Union Square; I offer affordable fees and a sliding scale application for clients in need.

I specialize in working with clients who identify as transgender, HIV+ or bisexual, those involved in BDSM, kinky, or polyamorous relationships, and any clients struggling with depression, anxiety, or life adjustments (aging, career change, bereavement). I have experience working with same sex and serodiscordant couples. I appreciate working with clients who have a desire to achieve or maintain recovery from addiction to substances, sex, pornography, or codependent relationships, as I have personal experience with recovery. I believe that each of us has the capacity to change and that altering patterns of self-destructive behavior enables us to create lives that are more free and fulfilling.

As a researcher, I have given presentations and workshops at the New York Mental Health Counselors Association, American Psychological Association, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, Southeastern Regional Counseling Psychology conference, the Institute for Human Identity, and the State Society on Aging of New York. I am a hotline volunteer for the New York Anti-Violence Project, a former peer counselor for Identity House, and a former counseling intern at Iris House, a community center seving people living with HIV/AIDS.

I focus primarily on working with the LGBTQ+ population, particularly transgender people seeking assistance with gender transition. I have experience working with bisexual, pansexual, and other nonmonosexual clients as individuals and in various relationship configurations. As a marriage and family therapist, I have been trained to do therapy with a person’s “system,” even when they are coming in for individual therapy services. I use a variety of different techniques, including mindfulness, narrative therapy, sandtray, and play therapy. At this time, I am in the process of being paneled with various insurance companies; I also accept cash clients. Please call to see if I am in network for you!

Arlene Istar Lev CSW-R, CASAC is a social worker, educator, and activist with twenty years experience addressing the unique health care needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. She is the founder of Choices Counseling and Consulting in Albany, New York, providing family therapy for LGBT people. She is also on the adjunct faculties of S.U.N.Y. Albany, School of Social Welfare, and Vermont College of the Union Institute and University, where she teaches both in traditional classroom settings, as well as web-based education. Additionally, Arlene is the Project Manager for Rainbow Access Initiative, a training program on LGBT issues for therapists, funded through a NYS Department of Health Grant. Arlene has been working with transgendered, transsexual, and other gender variant people for the past 15 years.

Arlenes expertise is in issues related to sexual and gender identity issues, as well as trauma recovery, addictions, and parenting in alternative families. Arlene works within a feminist family systems and empowerment modality and is trained in numerous psychotherapeutic and psychospiritual arts. She has published numerous articles on issues of domestic violence and sexual assault in the LGBT community, and family therapy approaches to working with family members of those who are gender variant. She maintains a column on LGBT parenting issues at www.LesbiaNation.com, and a Dear Ari advice column at www.ProudParenting.com.

  Arlene is a member of the National Association of Social
  Workers, and the Harry Benjamin International Gender
  Dysphoria Association, as well as an advisory board member of
  the Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project. She is the
  former  Chair of the National Association of Social Workers
  [N.A.S.W.], New York State Chapter, Lesbian and Gay Issues
  Committee (1986-1994).

Additionally, Arlene has 5 articles coming out in queer journals, one chapter, and two books currently in press. one called Transgender Emergence: Counseling Gender Variant People and their Families, and the other called How Queer! LGBT Parenting.

My practice is humanistic, person-centered, and relational. Trauma thrives in isolation and denial, and deep healing happens in relationships. Autonomy and agency are central in our therapeutic relationship. Through sessions, my goal is to help you reconnect with the most authentic version of yourself and free yourself from limiting beliefs that systemic and interpersonal trauma may have placed on you. We will also reconnect with and define your values and inner sense of intuition. There can be a lot of pain and deep contemplation in therapy. There is also profound relief and joy in being seen. Many of us grow up believing that we are unacceptable in some way which can lead to shame and repression. I’m certain that together, we will create greater confidence and joy in your ability to just be. I’m looking forward to speaking with you.

I work with emotional dysregulation, (C)PTSD, insecure attachment styles, perfectionism, guilt/shame, grief, spiritual crises, identity integration, depression, anxiety, and relationship stress. I service individuals with practice kink, ENM/polyamory. I service individuals engaged in sex work. I practice from a feminist, anti-oppressive, and disability justice philosophy.

I offer a DBT Skills Group and a Collage Processing Group in person. Please reach out if you are interested in hearing more about intake.

I’m fluent in English. I do individual, couples, and group sessions with adults.

clinical therapy, serving teens and adults

I am a psychologist licensed to practice in Minnesota with over 20 years of experience providing individual and group counseling to a diverse range of adults and adolescents. I hold a doctorate in Counseling Psychology and have specialized in working with people in nontraditional relationships, young adults, GLBT populations, and developing clinicians.

My approach to psychotherapy is informed by my research on master therapists and is fundamentally collaborative and existential. I incorporate a variety of treatment methods as appropriate, including cognitive-behavioral, process-experiential, and solution-focused strategies. I am involved in the training of doctoral-level psychologists and provide clinical supervision and consultation for graduate students and post-doctoral clinicians.

Areas of competency include: Depression, Anxiety, Grief & Loss, Anger, Sexuality Issues, Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence, Pregnancy-Related Concerns, Relationship Difficulties, Parenting Concerns, Stress Management, Career Challenges, Life Transitions, Personality Issues, Substance Abuse, Trauma

Publications include:

Jennings, L., Sovereign, A., Renninger, S., Skovholt, T. M., Goh, M., Lakhan, S., & Hessel, H. (in press). Bringing it all together: A qualitative meta-analysis of seven master therapists studies from around the world. In Jennings, L. & Skovholt, T. M., (Eds.). (in press). Expertise in counseling and psychotherapy: Master therapist studies from around the world. Oxford: University Press.

Jennings, L., DRozario, V., Goh, M., Sovereign, A., Brogger, M., & Skovholt, T. (2008). Psychotherapy expertise in Singapore: A qualitative investigation. Psychotherapy Research, 18, 5.

Jennings, L., Sovereign, A., Bottorff, N., Mussell, M., & Vye, C. (2005).*Nine ethical values of master therapists.

• Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 27, 1.

Jennings, L., Sovereign, A., Bottorff, N., Mussell, M. (2004).* The ethical values of master therapists.* In T. R. Skovholt, & L. L. Jennings (Eds.), Expertise in psychotherapy: Lessons from the masters. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Professional specialties and skills: Attachment, queer-affirmative, somatic, gender-identity issues

Language(s) spoken English

Populations served - ages, concerns, etc. All ages, primarily queers focused on neurodivergence

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with much experience working with bisexual individuals, in individual treatment as well as in couples (or families, traditional and alternative-polyamorous, leather, etc). I teach and write on working with LGBTIQ people, honoring the different needs of those such identified. My specialty areas involve trauma, self-esteem issues, relationship difficulties and dealing with the trauma resulting from social pressures to conformity. I have experience working with the spectrum of gender and sexually variant adults (including BDSM, fetish, lifestyle MS). Also see children and consult with families around issues of gender.

I provide Individual, Couples and Family psychotherapy in San Franciscos Noe Valley neighborhood. I have experience working with members of the Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Polyamory, Kink/BDSM, HIV+, and DS communities. I work with Trans and Trans-exploring men and women and have extensive experience with anxiety, anger, substance abuse and Post Traumatic Stress. I am available for consultation with other therapists as well as for edcuation and training.