Resources for affirming therapy, identity, relationships, and healing.
Educational, evergreen articles for people exploring therapy, identity, gender-affirming care, neurodivergence, relationships, trauma, sex addiction concerns, substance use, and bilingual support. These resources are not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or emergency support.
Getting Started
How to Find an LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapist
What to look for in an affirming therapist, questions to ask, and red flags to watch for.
Read →What to Expect at Your First Therapy Appointment
What happens during your first therapy appointment, how to prepare for an intake session, and what questions you can ask your therapist.
Read →Gender-Affirming Care
What to Expect from Gender-Affirming Therapy
How gender-affirming therapy can support transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive clients with identity, transition, relationships, and care decisions.
Read →How Gender-Affirming Letters Work
The general process for gender-affirming letters of support, including assessment, documentation, review, and ethical considerations.
Read →Identity & Culture
Therapy for Queer and Trans Latinx/Latine Clients
How therapy can support queer, trans, Latinx, Latine, bilingual, bicultural, and first-generation clients navigating identity, family, culture, and belonging.
Read →Bilingual Therapy in English and Spanish
How bilingual therapy can support emotional expression, culture, family, identity, trauma, and relationships.
Read →Relationships & Sexuality
What Is Kink-Affirming Therapy?
What kink-affirming therapy means and how therapy can support consent, communication, shame, relationships, and sexual wellbeing.
Read →Therapy for Consensual Non-Monogamy and Polyamory
How therapy can support polyamorous and consensually non-monogamous relationships with communication, boundaries, jealousy, agreements, and repair.
Read →Recovery & Coping
Sex Addiction, Compulsive Sexual Behavior, and Shame
How therapy can support people concerned about sex addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, secrecy, shame, and relationship impact.
Read →Substance Use and LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
How substance use can relate to LGBTQIA+ identity, stress, trauma, nightlife, social anxiety, shame, and coping.
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