LGBTQIA+ Therapy in Salt Lake City & Online Across Utah
A Thoughtful, Affirming Space for LGBTQ+ Adults
For many LGBTQIA+ people, therapy is not only about anxiety, stress, or life transitions. It is also about having a space where you do not have to explain who you are, question whether you will be understood, or wonder how your identity will be received.
I take an affirming, trauma-informed approach where your identity is understood as part of your lived experience, not something to question or change. From there, we focus on what has been weighing on you and what may be shaping your experience beneath the surface.
Many people who reach out are thoughtful, self-aware, and used to handling things on their own, yet still feel stuck in patterns that no longer feel sustainable. Sometimes this shows up through anxiety, perfectionism, relationships, loneliness, emotional overwhelm, or a sense of disconnection from yourself or others.
Together, we work to better understand these experiences in context and move toward a life that feels more grounded, connected, and authentic.
If this resonates, you’re welcome to begin with a free 15-minute consultation to see whether working together feels like a good fit.
What Brings People to LGBTQIA+ Therapy
People reach out for many different reasons, including:
navigating identity and self-understanding
processing the impact of religious or cultural experiences
working through anxiety, overthinking, or perfectionism
exploring relationships, dating, connection, and belonging
healing from shame, rejection, or non-affirming environments
wanting a different relationship with thoughts, emotions, or recurring patterns
Often, these experiences overlap rather than exist on their own.
You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out. If something feels unsettled, that is enough.
When This Feels Like the Right Fit
This may be a good fit if you are looking for a therapist who is clearly affirming of LGBTQIA+ identities and offers a space where you do not have to explain or defend who you are.
It may also resonate if you tend to think deeply but still feel stuck in certain patterns, or if you are navigating identity, relationships, perfectionism, life transitions, or the impact of environments that have not always felt affirming or emotionally safe.
Many people who reach out are looking for something thoughtful, relational, and less surface-level.
Experience Working with Gay Men
A significant part of my clinical experience centers on supporting gay men navigating identity, relationships, intimacy, and self-trust within cultural systems that have shaped those experiences.
In this work, we take time to understand how perfectionism, shame, dating patterns, attachment dynamics, or non-affirming environments may still be influencing your life.
This work is grounded in respect for your autonomy and your lived experience.
How This Work Can Help
Rather than focusing only on symptoms or quick solutions, we take time to understand what may be shaping your experience beneath the surface.
This work often involves understanding patterns that developed over time, processing experiences that still feel emotionally present, and developing a clearer relationship with yourself, your emotions, and your needs.
For some people, this includes work related to identity, relationships, shame, perfectionism, or the lasting impact of non-affirming environments. For others, it may involve anxiety, disconnection, or a sense that something no longer feels sustainable.
I integrate approaches such as EMDR and other evidence-informed therapies depending on what fits best for you.
Getting Started
We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, available in person or online. This is a brief conversation to get a sense of what is bringing you in and whether working together feels like a good fit.
If it feels like a good fit, we schedule an initial assessment and begin ongoing sessions focused on what feels most important to you.