Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
Jacob Wangel-Brown
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11249
I’m a trans and queer psychotherapist and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Certified Member. I’m dedicated to providing safe, therapeutic space for transgender, gender expansive, queer, and questioning clients. As a dual-state licensed clinician in California and New York, my clinical practice, Trans Affirming Therapy serves to fill a critical need in creating competent, affirming, accessible care for our community and offers a warm environment to explore, process, and repair relationships within the self and with others. We’ll explore how your lived experience impacts your internal and external worlds.
I’m a trans and queer psychotherapist and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Certified Member. I’m dedicated to providing safe, therapeutic space for transgender, gender expansive, queer, and questioning clients. As a dual-state licensed clinician in California and New York, my clinical practice, Trans Affirming Therapy serves to fill a critical need in creating competent, affirming, accessible care for our community and offers a warm environment to explore, process, and repair relationships within the self and with others. We’ll explore how your lived experience impacts your internal and external worlds.
Kelli Knabe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11201
I specialize in working with adolescent clients (gay, lesbian, straight, questioning and transgender), which includes providing support and guidance to their parents.
Psychotherapy offers us the opportunity to have the support we need to examine those areas of our lives we find painful, confusing, and/or challenging. It is common for all of us from time to time to feel "stuck" in our lives, or faced with problems that we cannot seem to overcome. My goal is to help my clients access their internal and interpersonal resources in ways that are healing and help them gain a greater sense of personal agency in their lives. We may achieve this by exploring the past, looking at the present, or a combination of both.
I specialize in working with adolescent clients (gay, lesbian, straight, questioning and transgender), which includes providing support and guidance to their parents.
Psychotherapy offers us the opportunity to have the support we need to examine those areas of our lives we find painful, confusing, and/or challenging. It is common for all of us from time to time to feel "stuck" in our lives, or faced with problems that we cannot seem to overcome. My goal is to help my clients access their internal and interpersonal resources in ways that are healing and help them gain a greater sense of personal agency in their lives. We may achieve this by exploring the past, looking at the present, or a combination of both.
Laura A Jacobs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11234 (Online Only)
Lesbian, bisexual, gay, straight, queer, questioning, pansexual, asexual, trans, transgender, transsexual, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, detransitioner, kinky, BDSM, sex worker, vanilla, monogamous, single, polyamorous, even unicorn – let's improve your life.
We can all live rewarding, empowered lives. As someone with multiple intersecting identities, I understand the horrific effects of trauma, stigma, and mental/emotional health. I seek to establish a comfortable environment in which we can safely ask questions to help you make empowered decisions while we simultaneously investigate questions of meaning. I never require a client ‘prove’ their identity to me.
Lesbian, bisexual, gay, straight, queer, questioning, pansexual, asexual, trans, transgender, transsexual, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, detransitioner, kinky, BDSM, sex worker, vanilla, monogamous, single, polyamorous, even unicorn – let's improve your life.
We can all live rewarding, empowered lives. As someone with multiple intersecting identities, I understand the horrific effects of trauma, stigma, and mental/emotional health. I seek to establish a comfortable environment in which we can safely ask questions to help you make empowered decisions while we simultaneously investigate questions of meaning. I never require a client ‘prove’ their identity to me.
Cherish Dawn Bookless
MA, MHC LP
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Adults Children Teens Elders (65+) LGBTQ Transgender Allied Bisexual Allied Gay Allied Non- Binary Allied Lesbian Allied.
I am a Mental Health Counselor, who has a Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Psychology and Advanced Certification in Mental Health Counseling. I offer my clients psychotherapy with an integrative approach, utilizing different theoretical frameworks to individualize a therapeutic plan for every person, group, and couple I work with. I primarily focus on CBT, Person-Centered, DBT, Relational, Psychodynamic, mindfulness, and meditation, but offer other techniques listed below. My own philosophy is based on a holistic approach, so I do not always focus on diagnoses or pathology. However, I do recognize that sometimes it is needed.
Adults Children Teens Elders (65+) LGBTQ Transgender Allied Bisexual Allied Gay Allied Non- Binary Allied Lesbian Allied.
I am a Mental Health Counselor, who has a Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Psychology and Advanced Certification in Mental Health Counseling. I offer my clients psychotherapy with an integrative approach, utilizing different theoretical frameworks to individualize a therapeutic plan for every person, group, and couple I work with. I primarily focus on CBT, Person-Centered, DBT, Relational, Psychodynamic, mindfulness, and meditation, but offer other techniques listed below. My own philosophy is based on a holistic approach, so I do not always focus on diagnoses or pathology. However, I do recognize that sometimes it is needed.
Laurel Wright
Psychologist, PhD, MPH
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11238
I also teach seminars and doctoral level courses on topics including: LGBTQ mental health, gender dysphoria and evidence-based/integrative psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy is an intimate collaboration in self-discovery, problem-solving & relief of suffering. My aim is to meet you where you’re at, beginning from where you are right now. Together, we’ll locate the obstacles, fears and outgrown narratives separating you from embodying your most authentic self. We'll identify meaningful therapeutic goals based on your needs and tangible steps to reach them. I'm an active therapist who provides feedback and invites yours fully.
I also teach seminars and doctoral level courses on topics including: LGBTQ mental health, gender dysphoria and evidence-based/integrative psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy is an intimate collaboration in self-discovery, problem-solving & relief of suffering. My aim is to meet you where you’re at, beginning from where you are right now. Together, we’ll locate the obstacles, fears and outgrown narratives separating you from embodying your most authentic self. We'll identify meaningful therapeutic goals based on your needs and tangible steps to reach them. I'm an active therapist who provides feedback and invites yours fully.
Matthew Melissa Makak
LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11210 (Online Only)
I am a non-binary therapist who aims to create a comfortable and safe space for the client to speak whatever is on their mind. I have experience working with those in the LGBTQIA+ community as well as first-generation college students. I work with clients suffering from depression, anxiety, gender dysphoria, and life transitions.
I am a non-binary therapist who aims to create a comfortable and safe space for the client to speak whatever is on their mind. I have experience working with those in the LGBTQIA+ community as well as first-generation college students. I work with clients suffering from depression, anxiety, gender dysphoria, and life transitions.
Kevin Goldwater
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LMHC, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Online Only)
I meet with clients of diverse backgrounds, navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, complex PTSD, gender dysphoria, substance use, self harm, LGBQ and TGNB identities, and men’s health.
I provide attuned and empathic psychotherapy to individuals and groups, offering a warm, curious, creative and even humorous space. I believe the dynamic between client and therapist is one of our most valuable assets in therapy. Each individual brings their own perception of their needs and worldview, so I place great focus on identity, culture, and environment for this space to not only process personal struggles but to also combat oppressive exteriors that compromise our wellbeing. With compassion, energy and curiosity, I show up to meet you where you are to support and hold space for you to feel safe and seen.
I meet with clients of diverse backgrounds, navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, complex PTSD, gender dysphoria, substance use, self harm, LGBQ and TGNB identities, and men’s health.
I provide attuned and empathic psychotherapy to individuals and groups, offering a warm, curious, creative and even humorous space. I believe the dynamic between client and therapist is one of our most valuable assets in therapy. Each individual brings their own perception of their needs and worldview, so I place great focus on identity, culture, and environment for this space to not only process personal struggles but to also combat oppressive exteriors that compromise our wellbeing. With compassion, energy and curiosity, I show up to meet you where you are to support and hold space for you to feel safe and seen.
Tony Ortega
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11241
If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary or questioning, this is the practice for your needs. I am a psychologist who helps you work through thoughts and feelings that are not working for you and develop an action plan to create a life beyond your wildest dreams. I use my skills to help clients feel better so they can choose to make significant changes in their lives. My goals are to remove the obstacles to your accessing your internal power so that you can rewrite your stories, find your voice and live authentically.
If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary or questioning, this is the practice for your needs. I am a psychologist who helps you work through thoughts and feelings that are not working for you and develop an action plan to create a life beyond your wildest dreams. I use my skills to help clients feel better so they can choose to make significant changes in their lives. My goals are to remove the obstacles to your accessing your internal power so that you can rewrite your stories, find your voice and live authentically.
Forde Kay
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPMFT, CTIP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11216 (Online Only)
I work with individuals, couples+, and families to cut through the noise and get to the heart of things, fostering engaging and collaborative environments where authenticity can thrive. Specializing in LGBTQ+ support (with extensive, advanced training in Transgender affirmitive care), trauma recovery, and sex therapy, my goal is to empower clients from all walks of life. Moreover, I am dedicated to creating an inclusive and supportive space for anyone exploring kink/BDSM-positive care and those within the CNM and poly communities.
I work with individuals, couples+, and families to cut through the noise and get to the heart of things, fostering engaging and collaborative environments where authenticity can thrive. Specializing in LGBTQ+ support (with extensive, advanced training in Transgender affirmitive care), trauma recovery, and sex therapy, my goal is to empower clients from all walks of life. Moreover, I am dedicated to creating an inclusive and supportive space for anyone exploring kink/BDSM-positive care and those within the CNM and poly communities.
Lee Delegard
MHC-LP
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11207 (Online Only)
I offer therapy for adults working with depression, anxiety, body image, disordered eating and eating disorders, trauma, navigating non-binary/gender fluid/transgender identities, sex and sexuality, and traversing life transitions.
As a therapist I draw from cognitive behavioral therapy, internal family systems, mindfulness, and yoga. Inspired by my own yoga practice I take a holistic approach, striving to integrate the body into talk therapy. I find exploration of somatic experiences to be a doorway into understanding how emotions are stored in, and processed through, the body, mind, and spirit. In sessions I endeavor to create a trauma informed collaborative environment of mutual trust and safety. I follow the lead of the client, believing that the client is the expert of their own experiences.
I offer therapy for adults working with depression, anxiety, body image, disordered eating and eating disorders, trauma, navigating non-binary/gender fluid/transgender identities, sex and sexuality, and traversing life transitions.
As a therapist I draw from cognitive behavioral therapy, internal family systems, mindfulness, and yoga. Inspired by my own yoga practice I take a holistic approach, striving to integrate the body into talk therapy. I find exploration of somatic experiences to be a doorway into understanding how emotions are stored in, and processed through, the body, mind, and spirit. In sessions I endeavor to create a trauma informed collaborative environment of mutual trust and safety. I follow the lead of the client, believing that the client is the expert of their own experiences.
Malwina Andruczyk
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SIFI
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Everyone deserves to feel at home in their body. I work using an intersectional feminist perspective with a focus on trauma, gender, sexuality, life transitions, feeling stuck, coming out later in life, being a late bloomer, immigration experiences, navigating neurodivergence, and making meaning of psychedelic experiences. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+, TGNC/NB and queer identified communities.
Everyone deserves to feel at home in their body. I work using an intersectional feminist perspective with a focus on trauma, gender, sexuality, life transitions, feeling stuck, coming out later in life, being a late bloomer, immigration experiences, navigating neurodivergence, and making meaning of psychedelic experiences. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+, TGNC/NB and queer identified communities.
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QuIPP: The Queer Identities Psychology Partnership
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11207
At QuIPP, we are queer, non-binary, depth-oriented, feminist, and trauma-informed. Our therapeutic approaches include CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic and we seek to explore the deep impacts of others (familial, peer, and social) on the minds and spirits of our clients. Our clinical areas of expertise include: gender & sexuality, trauma, transition related support, and poly/kinky & sex positivity. Given that trauma and emotional pain often originate within relationships, we take a relational (and deeply compassionate) approach to therapy.
At QuIPP, we are queer, non-binary, depth-oriented, feminist, and trauma-informed. Our therapeutic approaches include CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic and we seek to explore the deep impacts of others (familial, peer, and social) on the minds and spirits of our clients. Our clinical areas of expertise include: gender & sexuality, trauma, transition related support, and poly/kinky & sex positivity. Given that trauma and emotional pain often originate within relationships, we take a relational (and deeply compassionate) approach to therapy.
Zero X (Aka Charlie)
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Online Only)
I'm a trans, queer, Mexican-American therapist who works from an attuned, responsive, and relationship oriented approach. As all of us have a tendency to get lost in a narrative or storyline, I invite clients to slow down with me and get intimate with their direct experience—the raging emotions in the body, the coming and going of thoughts, the feeling of shaky vulnerability, the rage, the loneliness—honoring it all and creating a safe holding space for these lost emotions, perhaps for the first time ever. In addition to psychotherapy, I offer end-of-life support, and coaching.
I'm a trans, queer, Mexican-American therapist who works from an attuned, responsive, and relationship oriented approach. As all of us have a tendency to get lost in a narrative or storyline, I invite clients to slow down with me and get intimate with their direct experience—the raging emotions in the body, the coming and going of thoughts, the feeling of shaky vulnerability, the rage, the loneliness—honoring it all and creating a safe holding space for these lost emotions, perhaps for the first time ever. In addition to psychotherapy, I offer end-of-life support, and coaching.
Summer Sean Brady
Pre-Licensed Professional, MHC
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Heal and move forward with the right therapist in a nurturing setting! To get the most out of therapy, it is important to find a professional that is skilled in creating a safe, affirming therapeutic environment. I am trained to treat people of all intersecting identities with a broad range of socio-emotional issues to find their way in life. To help my clients work through impasses and uncover deep personal truths, I position myself as an accepting and empathetic guide to promote healing, help people evolve towards a more stable life and, ultimately, attain fulfillment on their terms.
Heal and move forward with the right therapist in a nurturing setting! To get the most out of therapy, it is important to find a professional that is skilled in creating a safe, affirming therapeutic environment. I am trained to treat people of all intersecting identities with a broad range of socio-emotional issues to find their way in life. To help my clients work through impasses and uncover deep personal truths, I position myself as an accepting and empathetic guide to promote healing, help people evolve towards a more stable life and, ultimately, attain fulfillment on their terms.
Sophia DeVito
Master Social Work, LMSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11206
I believe that healing of self lays the foundation for showing up authentically in relationships, doing fulfilling work, raising courageous and caring children, and building a more just and safer world for all. I believe that healing of self requires cultivating mind/body states that allow for joy, play, curiosity, and connection. I believe healing of self often means recognizing the ways in which we have been misled, harmed, and/or abused by larger social systems which were not designed for human thriving.
I believe that healing of self lays the foundation for showing up authentically in relationships, doing fulfilling work, raising courageous and caring children, and building a more just and safer world for all. I believe that healing of self requires cultivating mind/body states that allow for joy, play, curiosity, and connection. I believe healing of self often means recognizing the ways in which we have been misled, harmed, and/or abused by larger social systems which were not designed for human thriving.
Ash Martin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11222
I work with creative thinkers and queer adults to restore trust in your instincts so that you can make choices that are aligned with your values. We are born the innate ability to heal and a strong capacity for connection, pleasure, and creativity. Many symptoms that torment us (depression, rage, panic, anxiety, shame, obsession) feel unbearable, especially when the world feels unsafe or when we feel isolated, so we leave our bodies to be taken over by the symptoms. Therapy is an incubator for restoring these capacities, returning to our bodies, reconnecting with other people, and creating a life worth living.
I work with creative thinkers and queer adults to restore trust in your instincts so that you can make choices that are aligned with your values. We are born the innate ability to heal and a strong capacity for connection, pleasure, and creativity. Many symptoms that torment us (depression, rage, panic, anxiety, shame, obsession) feel unbearable, especially when the world feels unsafe or when we feel isolated, so we leave our bodies to be taken over by the symptoms. Therapy is an incubator for restoring these capacities, returning to our bodies, reconnecting with other people, and creating a life worth living.
Janah Boccio
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Psychotherapy is a co-created experience between the therapist and client. For over 20 years I have had the honor of working with people who feel stuck in their lives, whether it be their jobs, their relationships, or perhaps in some part of their identity. By bringing non-judgmental curiosity to our work together, it is my goal to create a safe and welcoming space within which we can explore the patterns of behavior that may not be serving their purpose anymore. I enjoy working with teens and adults, providing them with support to be their most authentic selves.
Psychotherapy is a co-created experience between the therapist and client. For over 20 years I have had the honor of working with people who feel stuck in their lives, whether it be their jobs, their relationships, or perhaps in some part of their identity. By bringing non-judgmental curiosity to our work together, it is my goal to create a safe and welcoming space within which we can explore the patterns of behavior that may not be serving their purpose anymore. I enjoy working with teens and adults, providing them with support to be their most authentic selves.
Nicholas R. Bakalov
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11231
I specialize in working with adolescents and young adults, and with individuals of all ages who struggle with issues and challenges to living an authentic and fulfilling life. Whether it be questions around sexuality, gender identity, feelings of depression, sadness, or suicidal ideation we can explore and discuss all these topics and more. Together we can identify the barriers that exist and collaborate to find ways to overcome them to reach a more satisfying state of being.
I specialize in working with adolescents and young adults, and with individuals of all ages who struggle with issues and challenges to living an authentic and fulfilling life. Whether it be questions around sexuality, gender identity, feelings of depression, sadness, or suicidal ideation we can explore and discuss all these topics and more. Together we can identify the barriers that exist and collaborate to find ways to overcome them to reach a more satisfying state of being.
Allison Berwald, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11238 (Online Only)
This world can be hard at times, particularly for people whose lives aren't included in the dominant narrative. As a therapist specializing in supporting LGBTQIA+ adults and teens, my goal is to combat the impact of these challenges and promote healing. I help clients to develop compassionate self-understanding, encourage authenticity, uncover deep personal truths, and hopefully attain fulfillment on their terms. I use a trauma-informed, intersectional, anti-oppressive lens.
This world can be hard at times, particularly for people whose lives aren't included in the dominant narrative. As a therapist specializing in supporting LGBTQIA+ adults and teens, my goal is to combat the impact of these challenges and promote healing. I help clients to develop compassionate self-understanding, encourage authenticity, uncover deep personal truths, and hopefully attain fulfillment on their terms. I use a trauma-informed, intersectional, anti-oppressive lens.
Laura Goorin
Psychologist, PhD, MA, MS, MPhil
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11217
I'm a psychologist who works with children, adolescents and adults, specializing in loss, trauma and family issues, in English and Spanish. I use integrative, strengths and evidenced-based therapy. I believe that humans are inherently wired for resilience. In particular contexts, our once healthy coping skills may prevent us from returning to our adaptive core. In therapy, I urge patients to learn to experience and tolerate emotions, access instinctive coping capacities and build a flexible mindset. This method allows patients to uncover strengths, and deepen their sense of hope, leading lives filled with vitality and exuberance.
I'm a psychologist who works with children, adolescents and adults, specializing in loss, trauma and family issues, in English and Spanish. I use integrative, strengths and evidenced-based therapy. I believe that humans are inherently wired for resilience. In particular contexts, our once healthy coping skills may prevent us from returning to our adaptive core. In therapy, I urge patients to learn to experience and tolerate emotions, access instinctive coping capacities and build a flexible mindset. This method allows patients to uncover strengths, and deepen their sense of hope, leading lives filled with vitality and exuberance.
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Transgender Therapists
As a gender-diverse individual, why might I want to see a therapist who is also gender diverse?
A trans or gender-diverse client may want to see a therapist who is also trans or gender diverse because the client may feel safer sharing their experiences and more confident that the therapist will understand, validate, and support them. But trans or gender-diverse clients can also benefit from therapy with cisgender therapists; this is a personal decision based on the connection between the client and the therapist, and if that connection is strong, therapy will be successful.
What if I cannot find a therapist who shares my gender identity?
Therapy can still be effective if a therapist does not share a client’s gender identity; a large body of research indicates that the most important factor in successful therapy is the therapeutic alliance. A therapist can also be interviewed for sensitivity and competence on gender identity and expression to ensure they possess appropriate knowledge and skills. Many therapists have excellent training and extensive experience working with gender-diverse clients, and that expertise can be invaluable despite a therapist not sharing the same firsthand experiences.
How can I recognize a good therapist for working with gender-diverse clients?
An experienced therapist should be able to help clients explore their gender identity and expression, alleviate discomfort related to their gender identity, treat mental health challenges and trauma, address existing relationships and communication with family members and loved ones, and determine the next steps pertaining to nonmedical or medical gender-affirming interventions. To recognize a good therapist, clients can ask about these topics and explore their comfort and connection with the clinician.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with transgender clients?
Clients should feel comfortable asking therapists directly about their experience working with transgender or gender-diverse clientele. For example, clients may ask about the therapist’s training and education with regard to gender identity, how many trans clients they’ve worked with in the past, and what sorts of matters were discussed. You may wish to inquire how a therapist specifically supports the needs of transgender clients or clients questioning their gender identity. A good clinician who is nonetheless not the right fit for you is often happy to make referrals to others based on the concerns you articulate in a preliminary conversation.