In-person Sessions
Meet in an affirming, private space where your identities, relationships, and lived experiences are respected and understood.
Virtual Sessions
Connect with an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist online from wherever you are, with care that fits your life, schedule, and comfort level.
LGBTQ+ affirming therapy is a place where you do not have to explain or defend who you are. Sessions are centered around your lived experience, which might include coming out, intersectional identities, family or cultural reactions/trauma, dating and relationships, gender affirmation, LGBTQ community dynamics, shame, and the impact of discrimination or minority stress on your mental health.
At Rae Therapy Group, you can expect an LGBTQ+ specialized therapist who is curious, educated, and informed about queer and trans experiences. Together, you and your therapist will explore what feels painful and challenging, notice how internalized messages or old relational patterns may still be affecting you, and work toward a life that feels more authentic, grounded, and joyful. If you want to work with a therapist who is LGBTQ+ identified, we’ve got you covered.
LGBTQ+ affirming therapy offers a place where your gender, sexuality, relationships, and community are seen and felt as strengths. In this space, we will explore the impact of the often continuous process of coming out, family and cultural messages, stigma, internalized shame, and attachment trauma impacting relationships and identity. Therapy can help you feel more grounded in your identity, soften internalized shame and queerphobias, and build a clearer sense of who you are and what you want your life to look like.
Working with an affirming therapist can also strengthen your relationships and support systems. Together you can practice setting boundaries, communicating more openly, and choosing connections that honor your whole self. Many people experience less anxiety, less depression, and a deeper sense of ease and authenticity as they move through the world with more self-trust and self-compassion.
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LGBTQ+ affirming therapy is therapy that actively honors and validates your gender, sexuality, and relationships with a specialized queer affirming therapist. It takes into account the impact of queer and trans experiences, minority stress, and community, and it does not treat your identity as a problem to fix.
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No. Your identity is welcome in the room, but it does not have to be the only focus. You can talk about anxiety, depression, relationships, work, creativity, family, or anything else that matters to you, while knowing that your therapist understands how identity and mental health are connected.
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In LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, you should not have to educate your therapist or defend your lived experience. We create a safe space where your pronouns, name, and relationship structures are respected, and where you can safely explore the impact of any past harm or invalidation.
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Absolutely. You do not need to have any clear labels or a set identity before, or even after coming to therapy. We create an exploratory space for feelings, attractions, body experiences, and fears at a pace that feels safe and without pressure.
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Yes. Many trans and nonbinary clients come to therapy for support around coming out, social transition, family reactions, and decisions about medical care. While we do not provide hormones or surgery, we can help you process options, navigate referrals, and cope with the emotional parts of these changes.
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Yes. We work with queer, trans, non monogamous, poly, and other diverse relationship structures. We are kink and sex positive clinicians. Therapy can focus on communication, intimacy, conflicts, sex, boundaries, family planning, or navigating stressors from outside the relationship.
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Therapy can be a place to sort through the grief, anger, and confusion that can come with non affirming environments. Together we explore how to stay connected to yourself, set limits where needed, and build chosen family and community that feels safer and more supportive.
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No. You are welcome in therapy whether you are fully out, partially out, or not out at all. We can talk about your specific context and safety, and you get to decide who knows what about your identity and when.
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What you share in therapy is confidential in almost all situations and will not be shared without your permission. Your therapist will explain the few legal and ethical limits to confidentiality, so you understand how your privacy is protected.
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Yes. As Rae Therapy Group is known for our work with LGBTQ+ clients, we offer secure online sessions for LGBTQ+ clients who prefer to meet virtually or who live in cities outside of Los Angeles. Many people find that online therapy makes it easier to access affirming support from a space that feels comfortable and safe.
You do not have to navigate identity, relationships, or mental health on your own. In LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, you can show up as your full self and get support that honors who you are and how you live.
