LGBTQ+ therapists

Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CST

Dr. Jennifer McComb is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist with a PhD, practicing in Evanston. Dr. McComb works with individuals, couples and families, including teens and older adults, on relationship distress and on concerns about sexuality such as low desire, intimacy problems, sexual functioning and compulsive sexual behavior. The practice also welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and people affected by sexual abuse. Because many factors shape sexual health, Dr. McComb at times coordinates care with medical providers such as urologists, gynecologists and physical therapists. The work draws on emotionally focused, family systems, relational and cognitive behavioral approaches. Sessions are offered in person in Evanston and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC

Randy Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas who works with adults. He helps clients explore what they most want for themselves and what may be standing in the way, with concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationships, self-esteem, stress, life transitions, substance use, bipolar disorder and LGBTQ+ issues. He offers openness, curiosity, compassion and acceptance, and does not judge or pathologize, preferring to act as a partner rather than tell clients how to live. His approach is humanistic and relational, drawing on attachment-based, emotionally focused, Gestalt, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness and NeuroAffective Relational Model methods. He sees clients in person in Dallas.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC

Perla Salazar is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Fort Worth with 12 years in practice, including work in nonprofit and school settings. She sees teens and adults individually and specializes in play therapy with children of all ages. Her focus areas include school issues, parent support, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, OCD, trauma, autism and self-esteem, and she also works with couples, families and postpartum concerns. She believes each person can grow given the right support, and offers empathic listening in a nonjudgmental setting. Her methods include play therapy, sandplay, expressive arts, CBT and Adlerian and person-centered work. She sees clients in person in Fort Worth and online.

Family Therapist, MS, LMFT

Shameela Keshavjee is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Southlake with 16 years in practice. She works especially well with young adults and couples dealing with stress, indecision, identity questions, family conflict, communication problems and coping, and her work may also touch on substance use, sexuality and verbal or physical aggression. She also helps with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and LGBTQ+ concerns. Building a trusting relationship comes first for her, and she helps clients build skills and self-awareness so they can communicate and connect better. Her methods include EMDR, the Gottman Method, emotionally focused, attachment-based, IFS and narrative therapy. She works with adults, couples and families online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Christina Hidalgo is a licensed clinical social worker in Friendswood with five years in practice, working with adults, older adults, couples and groups. A bilingual, first-generation Latina sex therapist, she focuses on sexual health, including desire, identity, consent, sexual pain, shame and dysfunction, and welcomes LGBTQIA+, kink and consensually non-monogamous clients. She also works with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and the perinatal period. Her approach includes somatic work to help release trauma held in the body, along with EMDR, emotionally focused, attachment-based and feminist therapy. She works with clients online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CEDS

Avanti Bande is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Houston and a certified eating disorder specialist who works with adults. She helps clients navigating the pressures of adulthood, including life transitions, complicated relationships, self-doubt, anxiety and depression, and she has a particular focus on eating disorders. She also works with family conflict and racial identity, and offers LGBTQ+ affirming care. In a safe, nonjudgmental space, she meets clients where they are and helps them build practical tools, drawing on ACT, CBT, DBT, compassion-focused therapy and motivational interviewing within a culturally sensitive framework. She works with clients online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, LCSW-S, LCSW, LICSW

Tim Huang is a licensed clinical social worker and supervisor in Houston with a Doctor of Social Work degree and ten years in practice. He is licensed in Texas, New Jersey and Colorado. He works with adults and older adults who feel tired, stuck or depleted, including people facing anxiety, low mood, trauma, grief, burnout, self-esteem struggles and cross-cultural transitions, and he welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He is a bilingual trauma therapist offering sessions in English and Mandarin. His approach is tailored to each person and integrates CBT, ACT, DBT, EMDR, IFS and mindfulness to help clients explore their experiences and build healthy coping skills. He sees clients online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Kelly Adams is a licensed clinical social worker in Richmond who focuses on children and teens. She helps young people affected by recent changes, stress or past trauma, and by anxiety, low mood, anger or low self-esteem, and she also works with ADHD, OCD, grief, family concerns and LGBTQ+ issues. She partners closely with parents, holding regular parent sessions alongside the child's therapy, and tailors evidence-based methods to each child to build self-understanding and resilience. Her approaches include EMDR, exposure and response prevention, CBT, DBT, Internal Family Systems and attachment-based work. She offers a free consultation and sees children, teens, adults and families in person in Richmond and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, BSP, EMDR, PPNE

Sheryl Boyle is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor based in Spring who works with adults and older adults. She helps clients with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and chronic pain, along with addiction, codependency, dissociation and the effects of long-term stress on health, work and relationships. She also supports clients in the perinatal period and offers LGBTQ+ affirming care. Her work centers on integrative, non-medication interventions and building new coping skills, using EMDR, Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, hypnotherapy, energy psychology and Jungian ideas. She currently sees clients online.