Transgender Therapists in Fullerton, CA
Beth Patrick
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92835
As a white, lesbian/queer, cisgender clinician I hold firm to my commitment to providing racially just, and affirmative care for transgender and nonbinary clients.
Hello, and thank you for taking a minute to read a bit about me and my work. I understand that life can be full of difficult experiences and circumstances that are often challenging to navigate on our own. Having worked in the counseling field for over ten years I have had the honor of joining with many adolescents, adults, couples, and families as they've journeyed through any number of experiences including relationship stress, gender and sexual identity development, life transitions, experiences of depression, anxiety, chronic illness, and death and grief.
As a white, lesbian/queer, cisgender clinician I hold firm to my commitment to providing racially just, and affirmative care for transgender and nonbinary clients.
Hello, and thank you for taking a minute to read a bit about me and my work. I understand that life can be full of difficult experiences and circumstances that are often challenging to navigate on our own. Having worked in the counseling field for over ten years I have had the honor of joining with many adolescents, adults, couples, and families as they've journeyed through any number of experiences including relationship stress, gender and sexual identity development, life transitions, experiences of depression, anxiety, chronic illness, and death and grief.
Mike L Migdat
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, EMDR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92832 (Online Only)
I have assisted clients with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, PTSD, internal homophobia, gender dysphoria, sexuality, relationships, spirituality, and grief.
Everyone deserves an enriching life full of meaning and purpose regardless of the difficulties that may come our way. My goal is to provide an affirming space for you to develop a deep understanding of yourself, explore challenges you’re facing both internally and externally, and discover healthy ways to achieve your goals. No matter where our work together takes us, you will always receive unconditional acceptance, respect, and care.
I have assisted clients with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, PTSD, internal homophobia, gender dysphoria, sexuality, relationships, spirituality, and grief.
Everyone deserves an enriching life full of meaning and purpose regardless of the difficulties that may come our way. My goal is to provide an affirming space for you to develop a deep understanding of yourself, explore challenges you’re facing both internally and externally, and discover healthy ways to achieve your goals. No matter where our work together takes us, you will always receive unconditional acceptance, respect, and care.
Eli J Ko
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Fullerton, CA 92835 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
As an Asian-American therapist, I understand the unique experiences and struggles of the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities. I have seen how social, cultural, and religious factors impact our mental health. I believe our past experiences, especially those related to early attachment relationships, can significantly impact our current emotional and relational functioning.
As an Asian-American therapist, I understand the unique experiences and struggles of the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities. I have seen how social, cultural, and religious factors impact our mental health. I believe our past experiences, especially those related to early attachment relationships, can significantly impact our current emotional and relational functioning.
Traci Medeiros
Marriage & Family Therapist, MACP, LMFT, RYT
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92835
I work with adults and young adults who identify as QTPOC, Non-Monogamous, Kinky, and/or those that are a part of the adult entertainment industry. Within these identity categories, I have specific experience helping folks process around marginalized experiences, microaggressions and trauma, navigation of medical transition services, and communication about their relationships and identities. I also have experiences supporting straight and cis identified clients struggling with shame, alternative relationships, and supporting QTPOC loved ones.
I work with adults and young adults who identify as QTPOC, Non-Monogamous, Kinky, and/or those that are a part of the adult entertainment industry. Within these identity categories, I have specific experience helping folks process around marginalized experiences, microaggressions and trauma, navigation of medical transition services, and communication about their relationships and identities. I also have experiences supporting straight and cis identified clients struggling with shame, alternative relationships, and supporting QTPOC loved ones.
Tracey M Clark
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92835
Hi there! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in gender and sexuality. I've been doing this work for more than ten years and enjoy it immensely. I value deep connection and enjoy helping people make positive changes in their lives. Some of my areas of interest include: intersectional identity, anxiety, relational issues, and ADHD.
Hi there! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in gender and sexuality. I've been doing this work for more than ten years and enjoy it immensely. I value deep connection and enjoy helping people make positive changes in their lives. Some of my areas of interest include: intersectional identity, anxiety, relational issues, and ADHD.
I know that life can be stressful, even for the strongest person. If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or just in need of someone to listen, please call. My goal would be to help you maximize your potential and remove any obstacles that are interfering with your happiness. I believe that by supporting and empowering you, you can change your world.
I know that life can be stressful, even for the strongest person. If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or just in need of someone to listen, please call. My goal would be to help you maximize your potential and remove any obstacles that are interfering with your happiness. I believe that by supporting and empowering you, you can change your world.
Marissa C Enriquez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, PPSC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92831
I believe in meeting my client's where they are at in life. I realize there are a number of struggles we each face whether alone or amongst our families, children, or within parts of our lives such as in work and school. Listening to your needs or those of your child will help guide our work together. We will pull from your strengths and learning style to find new ways to create positive change in your life.
I believe in meeting my client's where they are at in life. I realize there are a number of struggles we each face whether alone or amongst our families, children, or within parts of our lives such as in work and school. Listening to your needs or those of your child will help guide our work together. We will pull from your strengths and learning style to find new ways to create positive change in your life.
Jose Luna
Associate Clinical Social Worker, ASW, EMDR
Verified Verified
Fullerton, CA 92832 (Online Only)
My therapeutic approach mainly focuses on helping my clients identify their strengths to help alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma. I am a firm believer that our childhood experiences contribute to our beliefs, behavioral patterns, and selecting a romantic partner. Therapy is a process! To allow ourselves to be intimate and vulnerable with someone about our experiences and trauma can be daunting. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment and help understand aspects of lived experiences.
My therapeutic approach mainly focuses on helping my clients identify their strengths to help alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma. I am a firm believer that our childhood experiences contribute to our beliefs, behavioral patterns, and selecting a romantic partner. Therapy is a process! To allow ourselves to be intimate and vulnerable with someone about our experiences and trauma can be daunting. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment and help understand aspects of lived experiences.
Welcome, my name is Jerren and I am a neurodivergent therapist here to serve the neurodivergent community. My therapeutic areas of interest include depression, anxiety, stress management, exploring identity (including gender and sexual), and exploring neurodiversity. I also enjoy working with couples to be able to better enjoy each other and their relationship. I want to help those who have felt less than, feel comfortable in their own skin and empower them to feel confident in how they present themselves to the world.
Welcome, my name is Jerren and I am a neurodivergent therapist here to serve the neurodivergent community. My therapeutic areas of interest include depression, anxiety, stress management, exploring identity (including gender and sexual), and exploring neurodiversity. I also enjoy working with couples to be able to better enjoy each other and their relationship. I want to help those who have felt less than, feel comfortable in their own skin and empower them to feel confident in how they present themselves to the world.
Gather and Grow OC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92835
Gather and Grow OC is excited to serve the mental health needs (and support mental health flourishing) in the Orange County area! We believe in community and seek to create a healthier place to live alongside offering a healthier place to heal. We're looking to work with clients who are ready to step up, dive deep and do the work of finding their happiest and most authentic selves in supportive therapeutic relationships. At Gather and Grow OC you'll find clear and quick communication, a safe space to do the work and a team of clinicians ready to meet you where you are!
Gather and Grow OC is excited to serve the mental health needs (and support mental health flourishing) in the Orange County area! We believe in community and seek to create a healthier place to live alongside offering a healthier place to heal. We're looking to work with clients who are ready to step up, dive deep and do the work of finding their happiest and most authentic selves in supportive therapeutic relationships. At Gather and Grow OC you'll find clear and quick communication, a safe space to do the work and a team of clinicians ready to meet you where you are!
Hannah Pasternak
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92832 (Online Only)
: : CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS : : I believe that seeking support for your current difficulties shows strength and courage. As a therapist, I provide a non-judgemental, empathetic, and warm environment to examine life's challenges. My aim is to provide spaces of safety, realness, and compassion to work collaboratively towards the goals you see for yourself. I use a strengths-based and skills-based approach to identify your concerns and create a constructive plan for your healing and moving forward. I have experience working with adolescents and adult clients navigating ADHD, adolescent behavior issues, anxiety,
: : CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS : : I believe that seeking support for your current difficulties shows strength and courage. As a therapist, I provide a non-judgemental, empathetic, and warm environment to examine life's challenges. My aim is to provide spaces of safety, realness, and compassion to work collaboratively towards the goals you see for yourself. I use a strengths-based and skills-based approach to identify your concerns and create a constructive plan for your healing and moving forward. I have experience working with adolescents and adult clients navigating ADHD, adolescent behavior issues, anxiety,
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Raven Navarrete
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92832
At times when we feel overwhelmed, it seems easiest to escape or run away. The challenge with this is that even with a fresh start, the emotions still linger. I would like to sit with you and process these uncomfortable feelings and find ways to cope with seemingly impossible circumstances. I enjoy working with clients of all ages and backgrounds. I work from a person-centered approach, believing my clients have the skills and strength within to grow and thrive.
At times when we feel overwhelmed, it seems easiest to escape or run away. The challenge with this is that even with a fresh start, the emotions still linger. I would like to sit with you and process these uncomfortable feelings and find ways to cope with seemingly impossible circumstances. I enjoy working with clients of all ages and backgrounds. I work from a person-centered approach, believing my clients have the skills and strength within to grow and thrive.
“There are times where our lives and our experiences make us forget how wonderful we are as human beings.” You might have deep wounds that you carry on your shoulders. You might have certain beliefs about yourself- how you make sense in the world in which we live, and are troubled by them. You might be struggling with everyday life and need support in how to navigate it. Wherever you are in this Journey of life; I welcome you with an open heart and offer you a safe and non-judgmental space to heal and grow.
“There are times where our lives and our experiences make us forget how wonderful we are as human beings.” You might have deep wounds that you carry on your shoulders. You might have certain beliefs about yourself- how you make sense in the world in which we live, and are troubled by them. You might be struggling with everyday life and need support in how to navigate it. Wherever you are in this Journey of life; I welcome you with an open heart and offer you a safe and non-judgmental space to heal and grow.
Mary J Mosier
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Fullerton, CA 92831 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I was drawn to therapy by my innate interest in how our experiences affect our sense of self and I have a passion for helping people grow and step out of their pain and into their light, understand their value, believe their life is worth living and that they deserve to be loved in spite of what they have been told. I’m a Multiracial bilingual Spanish/English Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, living with Type 1 Diabetes, specializing in complex trauma and chronic illnesses. I wholeheartedly believe we as human beings require self-love, kindness and acceptance to fully thrive and find healing.
I was drawn to therapy by my innate interest in how our experiences affect our sense of self and I have a passion for helping people grow and step out of their pain and into their light, understand their value, believe their life is worth living and that they deserve to be loved in spite of what they have been told. I’m a Multiracial bilingual Spanish/English Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, living with Type 1 Diabetes, specializing in complex trauma and chronic illnesses. I wholeheartedly believe we as human beings require self-love, kindness and acceptance to fully thrive and find healing.
Ami Koide
Marriage & Family Therapist, Ami, Koide, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92835
I wonder what kind of therapists people scroll through psychology profiles to therapist shop for. When people ask me what my ideal client I actually wonder whats people's ideal therapists? I think this is important when thinking about an ideal client and therapists because I see it as a collaborative work. I'm not here to force you what I think is best for you, therapy is something both the client and therapist figure out together to meet the clients' needs and goals.
I wonder what kind of therapists people scroll through psychology profiles to therapist shop for. When people ask me what my ideal client I actually wonder whats people's ideal therapists? I think this is important when thinking about an ideal client and therapists because I see it as a collaborative work. I'm not here to force you what I think is best for you, therapy is something both the client and therapist figure out together to meet the clients' needs and goals.
I am a 1st generation Korean-American therapist who is fluent in both English and Korean. I am very familiar with the issues that divide 1st and 2nd generation Korean-Americans. Additionally, as an MFT professor I teach a graduate-level counseling course at a local university and supervise interns who are working towards becoming eligible to take their licensing examination. Specifically, I would like to serve as a mediator between 1st and 2nd generation Korean-Americans, catering to the unique generational differences they face so that their families may live together happily. My specialties are as follows:
I am a 1st generation Korean-American therapist who is fluent in both English and Korean. I am very familiar with the issues that divide 1st and 2nd generation Korean-Americans. Additionally, as an MFT professor I teach a graduate-level counseling course at a local university and supervise interns who are working towards becoming eligible to take their licensing examination. Specifically, I would like to serve as a mediator between 1st and 2nd generation Korean-Americans, catering to the unique generational differences they face so that their families may live together happily. My specialties are as follows:
I offer a combination of EMDR therapy, Internal Family Systems, and LENS Neurofeedback. Advancements in research state that targeting relevant stressful memories or life experiences, understanding the multifaceted aspects of a person's personality, and incorporating neuropsychological factors that influence someone's vulnerability is the most effective way of healing symptoms. I have the advanced training and experience that can give you what we recently learned classic therapeutic modalities lack. Your needs are a priority and together, you no longer have to suffer from the symptoms that block you from the empowerment you deserve!
I offer a combination of EMDR therapy, Internal Family Systems, and LENS Neurofeedback. Advancements in research state that targeting relevant stressful memories or life experiences, understanding the multifaceted aspects of a person's personality, and incorporating neuropsychological factors that influence someone's vulnerability is the most effective way of healing symptoms. I have the advanced training and experience that can give you what we recently learned classic therapeutic modalities lack. Your needs are a priority and together, you no longer have to suffer from the symptoms that block you from the empowerment you deserve!
Anne M Cameron
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92831 (Online Only)
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Hi, I'm Brandon Mansouri, but I prefer Brandy. I'm an LMFT, earned both MS & MC in clinical psychology and counseling, and have a PPS credential for school counseling. I've been working as a therapist since 2004. I focus on transitions, illness, identity, anxiety, depression, trauma & relationships that often struggle with belonging & finding an authentic voice. I imagine you're seeking help working through problems keeping you from the life you want. A life where you're happy, confident, living & thriving in relationships, school & career without comparison, or overthinking making so much noise, questioning your every move.
Hi, I'm Brandon Mansouri, but I prefer Brandy. I'm an LMFT, earned both MS & MC in clinical psychology and counseling, and have a PPS credential for school counseling. I've been working as a therapist since 2004. I focus on transitions, illness, identity, anxiety, depression, trauma & relationships that often struggle with belonging & finding an authentic voice. I imagine you're seeking help working through problems keeping you from the life you want. A life where you're happy, confident, living & thriving in relationships, school & career without comparison, or overthinking making so much noise, questioning your every move.
Karley White
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fullerton, CA 92835
Do you ever feel like you don’t know yourself? Like you’re stuck in a pattern of thoughts and behaviors that don’t align with who you want to be? My job is to help you discover yourself, move beyond shame, make peace with your imperfections, and create a more authentic way of living. I believe growth is best cultivated through curiosity, compassion, and collaboration. You are the author of your life story. I am the copy editor guiding you through a journey of exploration, understanding, and acceptance. I will encourage you to reflect on your values, relationships, behaviors, and aspirations to find what feels the most like you.
Do you ever feel like you don’t know yourself? Like you’re stuck in a pattern of thoughts and behaviors that don’t align with who you want to be? My job is to help you discover yourself, move beyond shame, make peace with your imperfections, and create a more authentic way of living. I believe growth is best cultivated through curiosity, compassion, and collaboration. You are the author of your life story. I am the copy editor guiding you through a journey of exploration, understanding, and acceptance. I will encourage you to reflect on your values, relationships, behaviors, and aspirations to find what feels the most like you.
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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.