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LGBTQ+ Couples Counseling

In Miami, FL, Virginia Beach, VA, Washington DC, Los Angeles, CA

and throughout Florida, Virginia, Washington DC, and California.

 

Be safe, be affirmed, be fully accepted, be your authentic self

Maybe you are struggling with your self-esteem or have anxiety about relationship issues in your life. Maybe you have been hurt by your family or community of faith and you need a safe place to just be you and explore all parts of yourself without fear of judgment.

Maybe you’re noticing:

  • Your relationships just aren't what you'd like them to be and you're never on the same page as your family or partner.

  • You're struggling and feel stuck but put on a face that everything is fine.

  • You feel pressured to identify or present a certain way due to societal expectations.

You’re tired of feeling:

  • Desperate to be accepted and seek approval from others, but you never feel heard or seen and it's impacting your mental health.

  • Like your mind won’t shut off and you replay situations and conversations over in your head, overanalyzing and overthinking everything you did or said. You keep wondering if you should have done something different.

I’ll here to help find freedom to be your authentic self in life and in your relationships.

 

LGBTQ+ Therapy for individuals and couples in Miami, FL or Virginia Beach, VA or Washington DC, or Los Angeles, CA

LGBTQ+ counseling is a place to be able to safely communicate your deepest hurts, doubts, thoughts and fears. You long to have a place where you can go deeper, where you can say anything and cut through all the crap.

You need a place to challenge the inner dialogue or other voices that have always told you how you were supposed to be and just allow yourself to be fully and authentically you.

You're ready to seek counseling and want a space that is open and affirming of your sexual orientation and supports gay and lesbian couples. LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy is about giving you a culturally sensitive space to discover or rediscover yourself and nurture yourself to thrive as an individual or as a gay or lesbian couple. 

IMAGINE IF LGBTQ+ COUNSELING CAN HELP YOU:

✓ Build confidence and gain self awareness

Our work will help you be deepen your self awareness so you can feel supported and understood. I'll provide support to your unique needs to help you feel more confident and foster self acceptance so you can thrive.

✓ Improve your relationships and foster better communication

I help individuals as well as lesbian and gay couples on foster new skills related to improving communication to have more a balanced and healthy relationship. I help same sex couples practice communication skills, support one another, and build the relationship that they want to have.

✓ Heal from religious trauma and rejection

Together we'll make space for the pain and hurt that you've been carrying around inside. We'll explore aspects such as feelings of rejections or internalized shame and help you manage emotions so you can find healing.

✓ Love your authentic self and thrive

In each counseling session, we'll help you deepen your self awareness related to your own personal struggles, sexual or gender identity. We'll explore the unique challenges of being part of the LGBTQ+ community so you can live authentically as yourself.

You belong.

You are lovable.

You are a pure joy to know as your authentic self.

I’M HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN EMBRACING THAT.

 
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FAQS

Common questions LGBTQ+ Couples Counseling in Miami and throughout FL, VA, & CA

  • I recommend weekly to begin with and as you make progress towards your goals move to biweekly. I will on occasion start with biweekly but don’t start with less frequent than that as it is hard for sustained changes to happen without consistent work together.

  • We will start with getting to know each other, learn about the areas that may be a challenge or additional stress for you and what you are hoping to accomplish. Then we will discuss a plan to help you to reach your goals and start working on that plan. I provide online therapy since I found it be an effective, convenient, and confidential way to support my clients.

  • Sessions are generally 45min-60 minutes and are $250 a session.

  • Great, you are taking the time now to make some shifts so that the next relationship you enter, you will be a better version of yourself and more prepared to handle the challenges that relationships can bring.

  • Perfect, then you see that you may be doing things that are sabotaging you from having the relationship you want and you want to make some changes. I specialize in supporting LGBT couples in building relationship and communication skills to help them improve their relationship. Sometimes, that means looking at your thinking or reactions and sometimes creating boundaries with your partner.

  • You can only control what you can do, not what your partner does. Also, there is a lot you can do to affect change in your relationship by doing individual therapy for your relationship issues. I often work with people in this situation and help them learn different ways to communicate so that their partner is more likely to listen and also help them to shift their perspectives on the way the internalize messages.

  • Yes, I am committed to supporting clients who are part of the LGBT community at whatever point they are in their journey.

  • I provide individual counseling sessions, pre-marital counseling as well as LGBT marriage counseling. I also provide support to couples navigating challenges related to same sex families.