LGBT Issues therapists in Studio City, California CA
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LGBT Issues
Jennie Steinberg - feminist, queer-affirming therapist
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, PMH-C
I am a queer-affirming therapist, and I’ve been working for 15 years with clients who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, transgender, nonbinary, poly, and kinky. I believe that there is magic across the entire gender, sexual, and relationship minority spectrum. My guiding principle is that if you aren’t harming anyone and you feel good on the inside, you’re probably doing okay. I support queer clients in navigating identity questions, coming out, navigating oppression, being misgendered, being outed, struggling with visibility in a heteropresumptive culture, intersectionality, reconciling privilege, the stress of having to play educator, navigating systems while queer, and navigating fraught family relationships. I also support queer clients in managing depression, anxiety, trauma, work stress, life transitions, relationship challenges, body image, parenting stressors, boundary-setting, self-esteem, self-compassion, managing anger – in other words, the same things I work on with my cishet clients, but in an affirming and supportive environment. For more information I can support you in all your queer glory, reach out. I look forward to hearing from you!
17 Years Experience
In-Person in Studio City, CA 91604
LGBT Issues
Pamela Pine
Therapist, Ph.D.
I strive to not make assumptions, but to listen to you with an open mind, to respect you and your feelings, to be sensitive yet objective and flexible, honest, and direct. My challenge is to craft a treatment specifically for you and your unique needs and to keep you clearly in my focus.
32 Years Experience
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
LGBT Issues
Emma Hreno
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
If you’re looking for support around LGBTQ+ issues, I’m here to help. I provide a safe, inclusive space where you can explore your feelings, experiences, and identities without judgment.
Whether you’re navigating challenges related to coming out, identity acceptance, relationships, or mental health concerns, I offer empathetic guidance and tailored resources. My goal is to empower you, validate your experiences, and help you develop coping strategies that work for you.
Let’s work together to create a path toward understanding and healing that feels right for you.
2 Years Experience
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
Online in Studio City, California
LGBT Issues
Colin Ebeling
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
If you’re looking for support with LGBTQ+ issues, I’m here to help you navigate your journey. I understand the unique challenges you might face, whether it's coming out, dealing with discrimination, or finding a sense of belonging. My approach is compassionate and inclusive, providing a safe space for you to explore your feelings and experiences without judgment. Together, we can work towards building resilience, self-acceptance, and a deeper understanding of your identity. You deserve to feel supported and empowered, and I’m here to walk alongside you.
0 Years Experience
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
Online in Studio City, California
LGBT Issues
Therapize Me
Marriage and Family Therapist
At Therapize Me, we understand that seeking mental health support is a deeply personal journey, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. Our dedicated team of therapists is committed to creating an inclusive, affirming environment where you can explore your feelings, experiences, and identities without judgment.
13 Years Experience
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
Online in Studio City, California
LGBT Issues
Jacey Milliner
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
If you're looking for support with LGBTQ+ issues, I’m here to help. I understand the unique challenges and experiences that come with being part of the LGBTQ+ community, and I can provide a safe, affirming space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings.
Together, we can work on:
Navigating Identity: Understanding and embracing your identity can be a journey. I’ll help you explore your feelings and experiences in a supportive environment.
Coping with Discrimination: Dealing with stigma and discrimination can be incredibly challenging. I can provide strategies to help you manage these experiences and build resilience.
Building Relationships: Whether it’s family dynamics, friendships, or romantic relationships, I can help you improve communication and foster healthier connections.
Mental Health Support: From anxiety and depression to stress and self-esteem issues, I offer tailored strategies to support your mental well-being.
I’m committed to creating a space where you feel valued and understood. Let’s work together to navigate your path toward healing and empowerment!
1 Years Experience
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
Online in Studio City, California
LGBT Issues
Doug Wilson
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist
I am well versed in practicing from an affirmative stance for the LGBTQ+ community.
12 Years Experience
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
Online in Studio City, California
LGBT Issues
Sam Naimi
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Psychotherapist, Psychoanalyst
As a queer therapist, I believe in creating a safe and affirming space where individuals can explore their identity, navigate societal pressures, and address mental health concerns within a relational and psychoanalytic framework. My approach emphasizes the importance of understanding the complex interplay between individual experiences, relationships, and societal expectations.
By exploring the unconscious dynamics that shape our identities and relationships, we can gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. This may involve examining themes of internalized homophobia, family dynamics, and societal discrimination. Through this process, individuals can develop a stronger sense of self, build healthier relationships, and live more authentic lives.
6 Years Experience
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
Online in Studio City, 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
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
Online in Studio City, California
LGBT Issues
Joey Sarcoz
Therapist, MA, LMFT
I have 18 years experience working with the West Hollywood community.
19 Years Experience
In-Person Near Studio City, CA
Online in Studio City, California