LGBTQ+ therapists

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Lisa Hill is a licensed psychologist based in Annapolis, Maryland, licensed in Maryland and the District of Columbia and authorized under PSYPACT, with 18 years in practice. She works with older teens, college students, young adults and adults facing eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns, and also helps with perfectionism, anxiety, low mood, identity questions, relationships and life changes. She has a special interest in young adults managing growing independence and academic and social pressure. Drawing on CBT, DBT, ACT, psychodynamic, attachment-based and mindfulness approaches, she helps clients understand the patterns behind their struggles and build more effective ways of coping. She offers sessions in person and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LCMFT

Tosh Provancher is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist with 20 years in practice, licensed in Maryland, Vermont and Washington and seeing clients online. They specialize in working with people of every sexuality, gender identity and relationship structure, supporting individuals and families through social or medical transition and helping partners build relationships that truly work for them. They also help with depression, self-esteem, life transitions, teens and family conflict. Trained as a relational and family therapist, Tosh draws on emotionally focused therapy, the psychobiological approach to couple therapy, IFS, attachment-based, feminist and family systems work. Their hope is that clients grow kinder toward themselves and one another and handle differences more directly and fairly.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC

Elim Allee is a Licensed Professional Counselor in St. Louis who helps clients discover their own voice and say what they feel and need. Elim has shared experience with and specialized knowledge of queer and trans clients, and also treats OCD and works with people exploring identity and sense of self. Other areas include relationships, couples, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. Elim's approach rests on the belief that trusting relationships are vital to well-being, with attention to how culture, power and privilege shape them, and draws on I-CBT, emotionally focused, psychodynamic, compassion-focused and relational therapy. Elim is also trained in ecotherapy. The listing shows online sessions.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CEDS

Katie Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor and certified eating disorder specialist in St. Louis, with 19 years in practice and licenses in Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin. She treats eating disorders, complex trauma and PTSD, attachment issues, mood disorders, self-injury, addiction and family conflict, and has a particular interest in eating disorders in blended families. She works with preteens, teens, adults, couples and families. Her style is direct and honest, paired with compassion, and her methods include EMDR, CBT, DBT, IFS, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method and expressive arts. She aims to help clients loosen old protective patterns and move toward a more balanced life. Sessions are in person in St. Louis and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC

Maria Kometer is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Clayton, in the St. Louis area, with seven years in practice. She works with adults and couples where anxiety, relationships and burnout overlap. Her focus includes OCD treatment, couples therapy for recurring conflict, premarital counseling, and support for healthcare and other helping professionals facing exhaustion and moral injury. She also helps with depression, grief, bipolar disorder, postpartum concerns and infertility. Her approach balances insight with practical change, drawing on the Gottman Method, ACT, mindfulness-based, psychodynamic and trauma-focused work. She sees clients in person in Clayton and offers a free consultation.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CCMHC, BC-TMH

Peter Bogart is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor in Kirkwood, in the St. Louis area, with 18 years in practice. He works with children, teens, adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-esteem and family conflict. He also sees clients dealing with bipolar disorder, substance use alongside mental health concerns, autism and learning differences, and adoption or infertility. His approach is goal-oriented and collaborative, drawing on CBT, ACT, exposure and response prevention, family systems, solution-focused and psychodynamic methods to build skills, emotional insight and regulation. He emphasizes steady small gains. He offers sessions in person in Kirkwood and online, with a free consultation.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Amy Johnson Chong is a licensed clinical social worker in Winter Park, Florida, with 26 years in practice. She works with teens, adults, families and groups facing ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, life transitions, self-esteem and LGBTQ+ concerns. Over her career she has listened to the stories of both children and adults, and she holds a firm belief in people's natural capacity to move toward hope. Her approach combines attachment-based, emotionally focused and trauma-focused work with IFS, CBT, mindfulness, play therapy and positive psychology, adapted to each client's own story. She offers sessions in person in Winter Park and online.

Counselor, MA, LMHC, FLCS

Garrett Leslie is a licensed mental health counselor and Florida board-approved clinical supervisor in Oviedo, part of the Tree of Life team. He sees children, teens, adults, couples and families, with a focus on marriage and relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, and his listing also includes ADHD, OCD, addiction and LGBTQ+ concerns. His style is relational, combining warmth and acceptance with clinical clarity, and he believes a therapist can only guide others as far as he has traveled himself. His methods include EMDR, emotionally focused therapy, ACT, CBT, DBT, Gestalt and family systems. He offers sessions in person in Oviedo and online.

Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Elizabeth Gorovitz is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Winter Park, Florida, with 24 years in practice. Much of her work is with couples caught in the same repeating fight, where one partner withdraws and the other erupts, and she helps them recognize and change those protective patterns. She also addresses intimacy, trust, communication, infidelity and family trauma, and works with individuals on anxiety, depression, life transitions, LGBTQ+ concerns and perinatal issues. Her approach is grounded in family systems and draws on the Gottman Method, emotionally focused therapy, IFS, attachment-based work and CBT, aiming for safer emotional connection. She offers sessions in person in Winter Park and online.