LGBTQ+ therapists

Counselor, MA, LCMHC

Erica Andrews is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in Manchester, New Hampshire, with 10 years in practice. She works with adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, self-worth and relationship patterns, and also supports clients with bipolar disorder and borderline personality. She has a particular interest in neurodivergent adults, including those who learned as adults that they have ADHD or autism, and identifies as AuDHD herself. She is LGBTQ+ affirming and committed to multicultural learning. Her methods include DBT, CBT, solution-focused therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with expressive and spiritual techniques for self-reflection for clients who want them. She sees clients online.

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Edward Callaghan is a licensed psychologist in Montclair, New Jersey, with 17 years in practice. He works with preschool and school-age children, teens, adults and families, with particular focus on ADHD, autism, behavior problems and school difficulties such as academics and low motivation. He also helps with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem and bipolar disorder, and with easing conflict between children and their parents. He founded an integrative therapy institute and directs its child services. Clients can expect a relaxed, attentive and non-judgmental style, with a clear plan early on. He draws on CBT, play therapy, psychodynamic, relational and family work, and sees clients in person and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Rileigh Ard is a licensed clinical social worker in Las Vegas, Nevada, with eight years in practice. She works with young children, preteens, teens and adults on anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD, grief and self-esteem, as well as autism, school issues, parenting and self-harm, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Her current focus is attachment-focused EMDR, helping clients build trust in themselves and steady their nervous system. As an artist, she brings imagery and felt sense into her work, using art and expressive arts therapy, play therapy and sandplay alongside CBT and person-centered methods. She also leads groups and sees clients in person and online.

Counselor, LPC

Kaylea Sluss is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Columbus, Ohio, with four years in practice. She works with adults, older adults, couples and groups on anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, ADHD, grief, self-esteem, substance use and relationships. She especially enjoys working with neurodivergent couples and people in alternative relationship structures, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Sluss helps clients understand themselves well enough to choose how they respond to life, with attention to meaning, purpose and authentic self-expression. Her approach is humanistic and reality-based, trauma-informed rather than trauma-focused, using ACT, CBT, mindfulness-based stress reduction, motivational interviewing and expressive arts. She sees clients in person in Columbus and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LADCMH

Erin Edmondson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, also a licensed alcohol and drug counselor, in Edmond, Oklahoma, with 15 years in practice. She works with teens, adults, older adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, ADHD and grief, along with addiction, alcohol and drug use, codependency, divorce and co-parenting, domestic violence and bipolar disorder. She welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Edmondson recognizes how hard it can be to commit to therapy and aims to help clients see their own worth and regain a sense of hope and strength. Her methods include CBT, DBT, family systems, reality therapy and solution-focused work. She sees clients in person in Edmond and online.

Counselor, MA, LMHC

Carlie Silva is a licensed mental health counselor based in Providence, Rhode Island, also licensed in Massachusetts, with six years in practice. She works with teens, adults and families on anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, ADHD, grief and self-esteem, as well as eating disorders, body image, bipolar disorder and self-harm, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Silva takes an empathetic, creative and personalized approach, working with clients to find the mix of methods that fits them. She uses CBT, Internal Family Systems, ACT and DBT, often enriched with expressive arts, dance movement and somatic work. She sees clients online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Jessica Van Berkum is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, also licensed in Minnesota, with 13 years in practice and board approval as a supervisor in both states. She works with adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, life transitions, chronic illness, family dynamics and women's issues. Her relational work covers couples, co-parenting, family of origin and ethically non-monogamous relationships, and she is LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-affirming. With a background in the restaurant business, she understands that industry's stresses. She uses person-centered, systemic, CBT, feminist and mindfulness-based approaches. She sees clients in person in Sioux Falls and by telehealth in Minnesota and South Dakota.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Mariah Rouse Mahoney is a licensed clinical social worker in Salt Lake City, Utah, with five years in practice. She works with teens, adults, older adults and couples on trauma, attachment wounds, anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, ADHD and life transitions, as well as eating disorders, body image, people-pleasing and substance use, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Mahoney describes a supportive but honest style, offering encouragement alongside gentle challenge. She helps clients explore patterns that once protected them but now hold them back, using EMDR, Internal Family Systems, somatic work, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method, DBT and neurofeedback. She sees clients in person in Salt Lake City and online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Sharon Walls is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Salt Lake City, Utah, also licensed in Wyoming and registered for telehealth in Florida, with 24 years in practice. She works with preteens, teens, adults, couples and families who feel stuck in relationship, work or family patterns or are facing hard life transitions. Her areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction and substance use, eating disorders and codependency, and she welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Walls focuses on deep emotional connection and believes clients hold their own answers. Her methods include emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method, Imago, IFS, ACT and family systems work. She sees clients online.