LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy in Beverly Hills & Los Angeles

Heal, grow, and thrive with compassionate, affirming support. LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy in person in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, and online throughout California.

For LGBTQIA+ Adults · Beverly Hills, Los Angeles & Online

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At a Glance

Sessions

50 minutes, usually weekly, in person or online

Offices

Beverly Hills & Los Angeles, plus online anywhere in California

First Step

A free 30-minute consultation to see if it feels like a fit

Maybe this feels familiar:

You’re tired of explaining or defending who you are
A harsh inner critic that won’t quiet down
Internalized messages that keep you feeling stuck
Questions about identity, desire, or belonging
Family dynamics or relationships that feel strained
Anxiety, depression, or a major life transition

You deserve therapy that recognizes the unique emotional, relational, and societal challenges LGBTQ+ individuals often face — without requiring you to explain or defend your identity.

Even the quietest wounds deserve care and understanding.

Who This Is For

Is LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy Right for You?

LGBTQ+ affirming therapy in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles is for individuals across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum who want a space where they don’t have to explain who they are. It may help if some of these sound familiar:

Identity exploration
Relationship challenges
Anxiety or depression
Family dynamics
Life transitions
Internalized shame or a harsh inner critic
Questions of desire, relationships, and belonging
Wanting to live more fully and confidently as yourself

What Working Together Looks Like

Free consultation. A 30-minute conversation about what’s been feeling difficult, what you’re hoping to change, and whether working together feels like the right fit.

First session. We begin to understand your experiences, values, and goals, and start shaping a personalized treatment plan.

Ongoing sessions. Sessions are 50 minutes and typically weekly, in person in Beverly Hills or Los Angeles, or online anywhere in California.

Going deeper. If you’re drawn to open-ended, in-depth work, psychoanalysis may also be a good fit.

01 · A Space to Be Yourself

A Space Where You Don’t Have to Explain Who You Are

Providing therapy for LGBTQIA+ individuals in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles is not just part of my work — it is my area of specialty. As an experienced provider of LGBTQIA+-affirming therapy, I create a space where you can feel genuinely seen, respected, and understood. You deserve therapy that recognizes the unique emotional, relational, and societal challenges LGBTQ+ individuals often face — without requiring you to explain or defend your identity.

In our work together, you’ll experience a sense of comfort in a therapy space designed to feel safe enough to explore deeply. We will gently examine the difficult emotions, past wounds, and internalized messages that may have kept you feeling stuck.

As your LGBTQIA+ therapist in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, my goal is to help you quiet the harsh inner critic, strengthen self-trust, and build lasting emotional resilience. Healing isn’t about changing who you are — it’s about helping you live more fully and confidently as yourself.

Together, we will develop a personalized treatment plan tailored to your experiences, values, and goals. Whether you’re navigating identity exploration, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, or life transitions, our therapy process will focus on removing the barriers that stand in your way.

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02 · What It’s Like to Work With Me

My Approach: Affirming, Open, and Guided by You

In our sessions together, we create a space to speak openly and explore the patterns, thoughts, and experiences shaping your life.

I welcome individuals across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum into my practice. Therapy offers a space where questions of identity, desire, relationships, and belonging can be explored without assumption or judgment.

Rather than applying fixed frameworks, the work is guided by your experience and how you make sense of it.

This includes engaging with the social, cultural, and personal dimensions that shape your life, while making room for something new to emerge in how you understand yourself and what you want.

Growth and honesty. I believe every person has the capacity to evolve, heal, and expand into a more authentic version of themselves when given affirming, inclusive support, and that healing happens when we can show up as our full, authentic selves—without shame, fear, or judgment.

Safety and compassion. I am committed to creating a space where you feel genuinely seen, heard, and respected. I approach every session with warmth, empathy, and deep respect for your lived experience, recognizing the unique challenges LGBTQ+ individuals often face.

You’re worth the investment.

03 · What Begins to Change

How LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy Can Help

Through thoughtful and affirming care, LGBTQ+ affirming therapy in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles helps clear the path toward greater peace, confidence, and authenticity. Together, we work to:

Quiet the harsh inner critic
Strengthen self-trust
Build lasting emotional resilience
Explore your identity with confidence
Move toward healing at your own pace

Healing isn’t about changing who you are. It’s about living more fully as yourself.

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You are not “too much” or “too different.” You are exactly who you’re meant to be.

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LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy FAQs

Yes. Providing therapy for LGBTQIA+ individuals is not just part of my work — it is my area of specialty. I welcome individuals across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, and you won’t have to explain or defend your identity. Questions of identity, desire, relationships, and belonging are explored without assumption or judgment.
Many clients come in navigating identity exploration, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, or life transitions. Others want to quiet a harsh inner critic or work through internalized messages that have kept them feeling stuck. Together, we build a personalized treatment plan around your experiences, values, and goals.
Individual therapy sessions range from $175–$210 per 50-minute session. I’m an out-of-network provider, and if you have a PPO plan, I’ll submit claims on your behalf so you can use your out-of-network benefits. A sliding scale is available based on financial need.
Yes. I offer LGBTQ+ affirming therapy in person at my Beverly Hills and Los Angeles offices, and online over secure video for adults anywhere in California, so you can do this work from the comfort and privacy of your own space.

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Other Ways I Can Help

Every service is offered in person at the Beverly Hills and Los Angeles offices and online throughout California.

Discernment Counseling

Short-term counseling for couples who are unsure whether to stay together or separate, so you can decide your next step with clarity.

ADHD & Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy

Support for neurodivergent adults that works with how your mind works instead of against it.

Psychoanalysis

Open-ended, in-depth work, usually two to three sessions a week, for people who want to understand the unconscious patterns shaping their lives and relationships.

Couples Therapy

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy for partners caught in the same arguments, so you can communicate more openly and feel connected again.

Trauma & Attachment Therapy

Therapy for the lasting effects of early experiences and relationships, so you can feel steadier and more secure with yourself and others.

Individual Therapy

Therapy for adults dealing with anxiety, self-doubt, life transitions, and relationship patterns that keep repeating. We work at your pace toward insight that leads to real change.

Expert Psychological Training Grounded in Emotional and Relational Understanding

I’m trained in a variety of therapy methods, allowing me to tailor my approach to your unique goals and needs. These include:
Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Humanistic & Existential Therapy
I bring advanced clinical training and ongoing professional development to my work with clients.
Education: Doctorate in Applied Clinical Psychology (PsyD), The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Licensure: Licensed Clinical Psychologist – California
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