Gender-Affirming Therapy

You’re tired of being misgendered and misunderstood.

You’re sick of being pathologized and minimized.

You’re scared and seeking answers.

The process of gender formation is a lifelong journey, and for those of us who don’t fit a cisnormative mold — the challenges we face are far greater and more complex. Maybe you grew up in environment that wasn’t safe for you to explore your gender identity, and now you’re feeling lost and overwhelmed in the process of self-discovery. Maybe you’ve been out, maybe you haven’t yet, maybe you’re still trying to get there. Gender-affirming therapy offers a safe space to be who you are as you are. I provide individual therapy for transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and gender-questioning youth, adolescents, and adults in all stages of transition and identity formation.

If you are in the process of uncovering and exploring your gender, you may want a therapist with specialized training and knowledge who can better assist you in this sensitive, complex, and deeply personal area of your life. Maybe you’ve tried therapy in the past, only to find that the experience failed to get the root of your distress, help you make sense of your experiences, and move you towards an integrated wholeness of self in gender. Every assumption under the sun has been made about you, and you’re tired of explaining all your realities to providers without the knowledge or competency to understand you. By working with a transgender therapist, you are being supported not only by a professional who holds sacred the ethics of a non-assumptive stance, but also by a community member who can hold space with the inherent empathy of lived experience.

I will walk alongside you in your journey of discovery, integration, and healing as you navigate the social, emotional, medical, relational, academic, and occupational barriers and hardships that you may face in the course of transition. You will be affirmed in your identity and unique experiences, you will be given compassionate and mutual space to foster deep understanding, you will be provided with resources to support your goals and needs in transition, and you will be empowered to face the tough moments with self-love and self-grace. You are enough. You are worthy of belonging, an it would be my honor to be part of your journey as you grow into your authentic self.