LGBTQIA+ Counseling
Discrimination still exists.
As a society, we may have made some great strides towards a place of respecting and accepting the existence of queer folx; however, discriminations persist and the fight for access to affirmative care continues.
As of 2023, mental health struggles in LGBTQIA+ young adults continue to rise, and the numbers of suicide risk are disproportionately higher for folx of Indigenous, Middle Eastern/North African, Multi-Racial, Black, Latiné, Asian and Pacific Islander ancestry when compared to the majority.
In my practice, you are welcome and safe.
Identity is a collection of qualities, expressions and beliefs.
There are ways that you can be privileged based on your skin color, your age, your gender, your ability etc. By the same token, you may also be dis-privileged by your sexuality, language, citizenship status, your physical attributes, how you dress, your education, social class etc.
Depending on the multiplicity of your identity, your experience of life can be very different from that of your neighbor’s. And this is why working with a therapist that both acknowledges and understands the importance of intersectionality matters.
We all come from somewhere.
We all have our own stories and lived experiences. One experience is not more valuable or accurate than another and your life as a member of the queer community is valid. If you are struggling to understand yourself, finding it hard to be honest with others about who you are out of fear of rejection, or have been rejected/retaliated against, you deserve a space to be acknowledged as who you are and receive support from someone who gets it.