LGBTQIA+ Affirming Trauma Therapy in Cleveland, Ohio

LGBTQIA+‑Affirming Trauma Therapy

Finding a therapist who understands and affirms your identity can change the course of healing. Therapy should be a space where you feel safe, respected, and accepted without needing to explain, defend, or hide who you are.

As a clinician who is part of the LGBTQIA+ community, I recognize the complex ways that identity interacts with safety, belonging, and mental health. I offer LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy rooted in compassion and respect. Your identity is valid and does not need fixing.

Minority Stress and Identity‑Related Trauma

Many people who identify as LGBTQIA+ seek therapy not because of their identity itself, but because of the harms of navigating environments that have been unaccepting or unsafe. These experiences can include:

• Discrimination, prejudice, or harassment

• Rejection by family or lack of supports (including religious- or culture-based rejection)

• Bullying (peer or school-based victimization)

• Relationship, sexual, or childhood trauma

• Hiding parts of yourself or carrying intense shame

Even when overt threats are absent, the cumulative impact of these experiences can undermine safety, belonging, and self‑acceptance.

A Trauma‑Informed, Person‑Centered Approach

I am committed to providing an inclusive, trauma‑informed space where you can show up as your authentic self. I offer trauma-focused counseling, EMDR, art therapy, and somatic therapy.

You Deserve to be Seen

You deserve therapy where you don’t have to minimize yourself or hide important parts of who you are. Whether you’re exploring identity, healing from past experiences, navigating relationships, or managing life transitions, therapy can be a place to be heard, understood, and affirmed.