LGBTQ+ therapists

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Melissa Platt is a licensed psychologist in Portland, Oregon, with 22 years in practice. She specializes in helping survivors of betrayal trauma, whether the betrayal came from a parent, partner, friend or an institution such as a school or employer, and in treating OCD. Because both experiences tend to breed self-doubt, much of her work centers on helping clients trust themselves again. She also helps with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief and LGBTQ+ concerns, and works with teens and groups as well as adults. Her evidence-based methods include attachment-focused EMDR, prolonged exposure, ACT, CBT and DBT. She sees clients in person in Portland and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CST

Jennifer Besst is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist in Tigard, Oregon, with 16 years in practice and licenses in Oregon and California. She specializes in relationship and sexual concerns, including sexual pain conditions such as dyspareunia and vaginismus, sexual anxiety and differences in desire. She also helps adults and couples with dating, moving in together, conflict, sharing household load, breakups and divorce, and opening a relationship, as well as anxiety, depression, grief and LGBTQ+ concerns. Her approach combines cognitive therapies, interpersonal neurobiology and the Gottman Method, with art therapy and other creative methods when wanted. She sees clients in person in Tigard and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LMHC

Stacey Nixon is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Portland, Oregon, who works with preteens, teens, adults, couples and families. She helps clients who feel thrown off balance by trauma, ongoing stress, difficult emotions or distance from a partner, and her areas also include anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, self-esteem, substance use and LGBTQ+ concerns. Whether a client wants to work through trauma or improve communication with a partner, she focuses on building self-acceptance and awareness as a base for change. Her methods include EMDR, emotionally focused therapy, attachment-based and family systems work, CBT, motivational interviewing and compassion-focused care. She offers sessions in person in Portland and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSSW

Jessie White is a licensed clinical social worker in Austin with nine years in practice, working with teens, adults, couples and groups. She especially enjoys supporting people who face oppression, such as women, people of color, people who are gender or sexually fluid, people of any spiritual background and those living with physical or medical limitations. Her focus areas include trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, eating disorders, OCD, sexual health and perinatal concerns. In sessions she uses somatic and attachment-based techniques, art-based interventions and mindfulness, along with CBT, DBT and EMDR. She sees clients in person in Austin and online.

Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT

Dr. Brandon Guin is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Austin with 16 years in practice. He works with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent adults, including autistic adults and adults with ADHD, who often feel misunderstood, overloaded or stuck. Some come to him while exploring a possible first diagnosis, while others want better strategies for daily life. He also helps with anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, substance use and sleep. Sessions offer a space where clients do not need to mask, along with practical tools drawn from CBT, EMDR, mindfulness, somatic and strength-based approaches. He works with clients online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S

Ashley Rogers is a licensed clinical social worker and supervisor in Round Rock with 11 years in practice. She works with adults and older adults on practical, real-life problems, from anxious thoughts that keep them awake to past or current trauma. Her focus areas include trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, bipolar disorder and career concerns, and she offers LGBTQ+ affirming care. Many of her clients lead full, busy lives and want support and tools to get back on track. She uses Accelerated Resolution Therapy, cognitive processing therapy, CBT, attachment-based work and motivational interviewing. She works with clients online.

Psychologist, PhD, LAC

Dr. Michael Aanavi is a licensed psychologist in Anchorage, Alaska, also licensed in California and Hawaii. He works with adults and older adults on trauma, grief, addiction and substance use, depression, anxiety, relationship concerns and chronic health issues, with particular attention to intergenerational trauma. He is also a practitioner of Chinese medicine and speaks openly about his own long recovery from addiction. His approach weaves together Jungian, existential, somatic and psychodynamic therapy with Buddhist and Daoist perspectives, mindfulness and compassion-focused work. He is welcoming of LGBTQ+ clients and veterans. He offers sessions in person in Anchorage and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

David Namir is a licensed clinical social worker in Little Rock, Arkansas, with 15 years in practice. He works with adults and couples who may seem fine to others but feel stuck, overwhelmed or unlike themselves. His focus includes depression, anxiety, trauma recovery, life transitions, perfectionism, self-esteem and relationship concerns, along with substance use and men's issues. Namir describes his style as warm, direct and collaborative, pairing practical strategies with deeper exploration of a client's history and goals. He draws on CBT, cognitive processing therapy, motivational interviewing, REBT and person-centered methods, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He sees clients in person in Little Rock.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CAADC, CCFC, CSSOTS

Lamont Josey is a licensed clinical social worker in Wilmington, Delaware, also licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and holds a certification in addiction counseling. He has spent more than twenty years working with children, teens, adults, couples and families. His areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, bipolar disorder, OCD, and addiction and co-occurring concerns. Josey's style is goal-directed and strengths-based, using evidence-based, measurable methods to help clients make practical changes. He draws on CBT, cognitive processing therapy, ACT and coaching, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He co-founded a group practice offering therapy and medication management, and sees clients in person and online.