LGBTQ+ therapists

Counselor, MA, LMHC, NCC, PMH-C

Emily Cruse Elliott is a licensed mental health counselor in Des Moines, Iowa, with seven years in practice and a certification in perinatal mental health. She specializes in women's health, working with adults on pregnancy and postpartum concerns, trauma, parenting, sexuality and perimenopause, along with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief and substance use. She is also a certified intuitive eating counselor who supports clients with eating disorders and body image, and she is affirming of LGBTQ+ clients. Her work is trauma-focused, collaborative and shaped by feminist and multicultural perspectives, using EMDR, Brainspotting, ACT, somatic and mindfulness-based methods. She sees clients online.

Counselor, LPCC, LMHC

Conner Cress is a licensed professional clinical counselor based in Boise, Idaho, also licensed in Washington and California, with eight years in practice. He works with teens, adults and couples on trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions, and supports clients exploring sexuality, parenting, family patterns, spirituality and identity. He welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and also works with men's issues and narcissistic abuse. He works from an attachment lens with trauma-informed care, aimed at root causes rather than symptoms alone. He is EMDR-trained, is working toward a sex therapy certification, and draws on IFS, ACT, Gottman and Jungian ideas. He sees clients online.

Family Therapist, LCMFT

Kristin Wade Rose is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist in Wichita, Kansas, with five years in practice. She works with teens, adults and older adults healing from childhood and complex trauma and attachment wounds, and with how those experiences shape relationships, emotions and self-worth. She also helps with grief, anxiety, depression, chronic illness and chronic pain, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Her approach is experiential and rooted in brain- and body-based therapies, including Internal Family Systems, EMDR and emotionally focused therapy, along with somatic, narrative and art therapy. She sees clients in person in Wichita.

Family Therapist, MSSW, LMFT

Chris Davis is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Louisville, Kentucky, with 17 years in practice. He works with teens, adults and couples at crossroads, whether a crisis, a stuck point in a marriage or a time of transition, and sees those moments as chances for growth. His focus includes relationship and intimacy concerns, rebuilding trust, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and grief, along with addiction, gambling, OCD and bipolar disorder. He also works with fathers who want to be better dads and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He uses attachment-based, family systems, existential, narrative and mindfulness-based methods, plus CBT and hypnotherapy. He sees clients online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Jessica Davis is a licensed clinical social worker in New Orleans with 19 years in practice. She works with teens, adults and older adults, and much of her work centers on healing from childhood trauma, especially for people who have spent years caring for everyone else and are worn down by it. She also helps clients with anxiety, depression, relationship patterns, self-esteem and life transitions, and offers an LGBTQ+ affirming space. Her approach blends evidence-based methods such as EMDR, ACT, CBT and emotionally focused therapy with an openness to clients' spiritual and intuitive interests. She sees clients in person in New Orleans and online, and offers a free 15-minute video consultation.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC

Lisa LeMaster is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Metairie, Louisiana, with four years in practice. She focuses on resolving trauma itself rather than only managing its effects. Her clients include adult survivors of childhood abuse who want to parent differently, queer families facing identity and isolation challenges, and people recovering from high-control religious settings. She also helps with anxiety, depression, grief, dissociation and adoption-related concerns. LeMaster combines Brainspotting with talk therapy, exploring present life and past patterns, and also uses Internal Family Systems, attachment-based and compassion-focused work. Beyond individual sessions she leads group intensives, and she sees clients in person in Metairie and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Alex Feinberg is a licensed clinical social worker in Portland, Maine, with 15 years in practice across inpatient and outpatient settings. He works with teens, adults and families on anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD, family conflict and life transitions, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He has a particular interest in medical and healthcare workers dealing with burnout, fatigue and career pressure. Family therapy is a favorite part of his work, with a focus on helping members talk and understand one another. He has completed IFS Level 1 training, is a certified psychedelic-assisted therapist offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to suitable clients, and also uses CBT, ACT and solution-focused methods. He sees clients in person and online.

Psychologist, PhD, LP, HSPP

Dr. Sarah Rose Edwards is a licensed psychologist in Fargo, North Dakota, with 21 years in practice. She specializes in complex trauma, especially long-term or early abuse within close relationships, and in the depression, anxiety, self-harm, poor self-esteem, substance use and anger that can follow. She also works with dissociation, eating disorders, postpartum and perinatal concerns, bipolar disorder, couples and families, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Edwards views symptoms as ways people learned to survive and tailors therapy closely to each person. Her methods include Internal Family Systems, emotionally focused therapy, CBT, feminist, mindfulness-based and person-centered approaches. She works with teens through older adults online.

Counselor, LIMHP, LMHP, LADC, LPC

Christopher Fenwick-Reynolds is a licensed independent mental health practitioner and licensed alcohol and drug counselor in Omaha, Nebraska, with nine years in practice. He works with clients aged 12 and up, including teens, adults and older adults, on trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, burnout, addiction and co-occurring conditions. He also has experience with bipolar disorder, borderline personality, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and sexual abuse, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He is specially trained in DBT, EMDR and Seeking Safety, plus parts work such as Internal Family Systems and ego state therapy, and aims to be a careful, empathic presence. He sees clients in person in Omaha and online.