LGBT Issues therapists in Pollock Pines, California CA
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LGBT Issues
Sarah Farnsworth
Pre-Licensed Professional, MFA, RPS
Being part of the LGBTQIA+ community has distinct challenges that permeate every facet of life, from interactions with strangers to the very core of our being. Concerns around intimacy, trust and safety are common, as is a real desire to discover the self in relation to gender, love and purpose. I offer a space where we can safely unpack these and other deeply foundational questions and explore their underlying structures within your unique and individual experiences.
1 Years Experience
Online in Pollock Pines, California
LGBT Issues
Heather Marriatori
Psychologist, PhD
Although your sexual or romantic orientation or gender identity may not be a source of distress, many find that the social stigma of living as a minority is a source of stress or anxiety. When seeking therapy, finding a qualified mental health professional who has experience and familiarity with the challenges members of the LGBTQIA community often face can be critical to successful therapy outcomes. You don't need to go it alone. Drop me a line and let's discuss how can work together to give you the meaningful life you deserve.
11 Years Experience
Online in Pollock Pines, California
LGBT Issues
WELL COACHED LIFE
Counselor/Therapist, PhD Clinical Psychology, MA Marriage & Family Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, EMDR, Havening
Empowerment, Equality, and Inclusion: Navigating LGBTQ+ Issues with Well Coached Life
At Well Coached Life, we are committed to fostering a world where every individual, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, can thrive and live authentically. Our LGBTQ+ support and coaching services are designed to empower individuals to navigate the unique challenges they may face and to celebrate the richness of diversity.
Our Inclusive Approach:
We understand that LGBTQ+ issues encompass a wide range of experiences, from self-discovery and coming out to building healthy relationships and advocating for equal rights. Well Coached Life takes an inclusive approach, offering support and guidance across various aspects of LGBTQ+ life.
A Compassionate Team:
Our experienced coaches are passionate advocates for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies. They provide a safe and affirming space for you to explore your feelings, find your voice, and create a life that aligns with your true self.
Personalized Support:
We respect that every LGBTQ+ journey is unique. Our coaching services are tailored to your specific needs, whether you're seeking guidance on self-acceptance, relationships, or navigating societal challenges.
Celebrate Your Authentic Self:
At Well Coached Life, we celebrate the beauty of diversity and provide the tools and support needed for LGBTQ+ individuals to lead fulfilling lives. Join us today to embark on a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and inclusivity. Together, we can create a world where everyone is free to be their authentic selves.
16 Years Experience
Online in Pollock Pines, California
LGBT Issues
Integrative Psychotherapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist
We work with clients who express issues or concerns with LGBT Issues.
8 Years Experience
Online in Pollock Pines, California
LGBT Issues
Jonathan Kruger Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Members of the LGBT community face unique and multifaceted challenges that add additional layers of complexity to the therapeutic process. It is vital that therapists working with LGBT clients have a deep understanding of these challenges in order to serve as an effective partner in the journey of self-discovery. My work with LGBT clients, as well as my own personal experience, have taught me that throughout each stage of life, LGBT persons are confronted with issues and prejudices that can be easily internalized, resulting in a profound struggle within themselves trying to maintain a healthy sense of self, self-confidence, and self-acceptance.
Indeed, for many LGTB persons, these issues begin early in youth: a significant portion of the LGBT community have faced down unaccepting parents and families, bullies, and, at times, a deeply prejudiced society that teaches from birth that LGBT persons are defective and unworthy. These are messages that wound at a fundamental level and, unfortunately, can reinforce an internalized message of unworthiness and defectiveness. Left unexplored, these external attacks on the self can manifest in many ways: shame which leads to substance abuse, reckless sexual behavior, an inability to sustain long-term intimate relationships.
Another unique aspect of my work with the LGBT community is the continued reverberation of the AIDS crisis that swept the community in the 80s and 90s. While we have made enormous strides in both understanding and the treatment of the HIV virus, learning of an HIV positive diagnosis remains a traumatic life event, where one’s sense of self may become gravely damaged or perhaps even destroyed. In addition, a large portion of the LGBT community directly experienced the peak of the AIDS crisis, and faced the untimely loss of beloved friends and colleagues, leading to intense bereavement, grief, and the relentless death of entire communities. The effects were and are ravaging; the trauma intense and enduring.
Furthermore another challenge facing this generation of openly gay men is that they are the first entering old age openly gay and out of the closet. How to not become invisible to the community, disappear and lose all sense of oneself becomes a vital priority. There have been few role models, no one demonstrating how to age in a successful, happy, purposeful way. So with age comes the loss of physical vitality and attributes, which for many gay men has been the leading currency of their lives. How does one reinvent oneself so as to stay vital and relevant, or risk slipping into the invisibility cloak that old age often brings upon gay men and people in general?
In treating the LGBT community, I strive toward creating and fulfilling a sense of completeness and wholeness within the self. Working empathically, slowly and deliberately to heal old wounds, and eradicate the innate sense of defectiveness. Always seeking to understand the sources from which that sense of defectiveness derived. With insights, understanding, processing and evaluating we then begin to reinstate a sense of enough-ness, perfection (even where there may be imperfection), wholeness, and completeness within and unto the self. It is a journey of self discovery which I have lived, understand and continually work on healing.
Slowly building understanding and conviction that the LGBT person is as complete and perfect as any other differently sexually identified person. The goal is to create and improve a strong, authentic sense of self, not one that needs to be propped up by the creation of a “false self” in order to be loveable or to feel adequate and enough.
11 Years Experience
Online in Pollock Pines, California