LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy in West Hollywood
This page is for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC adults seeking a space that is explicitly affirming, culturally sensitive, and grounded in real-life skills. We work at the intersections of identity, family, community, and stressors like discrimination and safety. Care is available via secure telehealth across California and Nevada, with walk-and-talk sessions by appointment in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
You may be navigating coming out or not coming out, family or faith conflicts, minority stress at work, dating and intimacy questions, transitions and gender affirmation, or the layered effects of trauma, anxiety, or mood symptoms. You might also be managing substance use, perfectionism, or burnout while carrying extra vigilance in everyday spaces. Therapy here centers your voice and autonomy.
Who this page is for
We start by mapping what actually happens in challenging moments—body signals, meanings, and actions—so we can shift the pattern from the inside out. I draw on Affirmative Therapy to name strengths, reduce shame, and support identity development; Minority Stress–informed therapy to address the impact of stigma, vigilance, and microaggressions on health and relationships; and Narrative Therapy to separate you from problem-stories and thicken preferred stories.
We also use CBT/ACT for thoughts and behavior, DBT-informed skills for emotion regulation, and brief mindfulness/somatic tools to help the nervous system settle so choice returns. If trauma, addiction, anxiety, or mood disorders are part of your picture, we integrate trauma-informed and addiction-aware care. Recovery supports can include 12-step or non-12-step options—your values lead.
How LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy works here
Collaborative, transparent, and paced for safety and consent. We set clear goals, practice skills in session, and translate insights into steps you can actually use between sessions. Cultural humility, boundaries, and confidentiality are non-negotiable.
What sessions feel like
I’m licensed in California (LPCC #12680) and Nevada (CP #6121-R). Video sessions are available statewide for adults in both states, with the same level of structure, privacy, and follow-through you would expect in person.
By appointment, we can meet outdoors on agreed routes in Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. Movement can reduce stuckness and support regulation; we switch to telehealth for weather or access needs.
I’m in-network with Aetna and Optum/UnitedHealthcare (including Oxford). We verify benefits before your first session and tell you your estimated copay/coinsurance and any deductible impact. If your plan isn’t listed, I can provide an itemized receipt (superbill) for out-of-network benefits. I also offer a free 10-minute chemistry call so you can ask questions and see if we’re a fit.
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Insurance & access
Do I need to be out to do this work?
No. Therapy supports your choices and your safety. We work with your context, at your pace.
Do you write letters for gender-affirming care?
When documentation is needed and appropriate within scope, we can discuss options and coordinate referrals as needed.
How do you handle intersectionality and cultural differences?
We name and respect the contexts you live in—race, ethnicity, language, immigration story, disability, class, faith—and adapt care accordingly.
Is this only for LGBTQIA+ clients?
This page centers LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC experiences; I also see allies and questioning clients who want explicitly affirming care.
Do you accept insurance?
Yes—Aetna and Optum/UnitedHealthcare (including Oxford). We verify benefits before your first session.