LGBTQ+ Therapists in Loop, Chicago, IL
Laura Kanaplue
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Loop, Chicago, IL 60611
I have worked for several years with the LGBTQIA+ community.
I provide treatment to individuals, specializing in working with emerging adults and family members supporting those navigating that developmental stage. My experience emphasizes the significance of tailoring interventions to meet the diverse needs of each client. I will help you explore how your past is showing up in your present, and work to heal what is keeping you from living more authentically. I specialize in helping clients figure out where they’d like to see improvements in their lives. This could be related to many things including gender, sexuality, relationships, anxiety and depression, or emotional regulation.
I have worked for several years with the LGBTQIA+ community.
I provide treatment to individuals, specializing in working with emerging adults and family members supporting those navigating that developmental stage. My experience emphasizes the significance of tailoring interventions to meet the diverse needs of each client. I will help you explore how your past is showing up in your present, and work to heal what is keeping you from living more authentically. I specialize in helping clients figure out where they’d like to see improvements in their lives. This could be related to many things including gender, sexuality, relationships, anxiety and depression, or emotional regulation.
As a queer therapist myself, I particularly enjoy working with other queer folk, including kids, teens, trans and non-binary individuals, and those looking to explore their sexuality and gender identities for the first time.
Therapy should be a safe space to navigate feelings, process past experiences, and foster a positive, trusting relationship between you and your therapist. I hope to create an environment to slow down and make space for yourself to process your emotions. I work holistically with clients utilizing Internal Family Systems frameworks, somatic parts work, and behavioral therapy to provide a safe, non-judgmental space. I prioritize the importance of the therapist-client relationship and aim to balance validation and unconditional support with gentle challenging and curiosity.
As a queer therapist myself, I particularly enjoy working with other queer folk, including kids, teens, trans and non-binary individuals, and those looking to explore their sexuality and gender identities for the first time.
Therapy should be a safe space to navigate feelings, process past experiences, and foster a positive, trusting relationship between you and your therapist. I hope to create an environment to slow down and make space for yourself to process your emotions. I work holistically with clients utilizing Internal Family Systems frameworks, somatic parts work, and behavioral therapy to provide a safe, non-judgmental space. I prioritize the importance of the therapist-client relationship and aim to balance validation and unconditional support with gentle challenging and curiosity.
Hannah Scher
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Loop, Chicago, IL 60605
I am passionate about breaking down the stigma of mental health and creating a warm, non-judgmental, safe space for you to feel understood. I operate from a holistic, compassion-focused, and culturally sensitive lens, and will meet you where you are in the process to help you reconnect with your true authentic self, all with the goal of improving your quality of life. I align with the LGBTQ+ community and prioritize affirming care. We are on this journey together, and I will help you process your experiences and the world around you. During sessions, you will be seen, heard, and gently challenged.
I am passionate about breaking down the stigma of mental health and creating a warm, non-judgmental, safe space for you to feel understood. I operate from a holistic, compassion-focused, and culturally sensitive lens, and will meet you where you are in the process to help you reconnect with your true authentic self, all with the goal of improving your quality of life. I align with the LGBTQ+ community and prioritize affirming care. We are on this journey together, and I will help you process your experiences and the world around you. During sessions, you will be seen, heard, and gently challenged.
Sydney Walden
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LISW, MDiv
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60605
** ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. EVENINGS & WEEKENDS AVAILABLE** Your experiences have forged lifelong crucial connections and skills that may be hard to see right now. Overwhelming burdens, loss, pain, self-doubt and disappointment can overshadow strengths and relationships. You and I will use your strengths, improve your relationships and develop new skills to build positive ways of thinking and living that can help you reach your goals. My practice areas include anxiety and OCD, complex trauma/PTSD, grief and loss, LGBTQIA issues and chronic pain.
** ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. EVENINGS & WEEKENDS AVAILABLE** Your experiences have forged lifelong crucial connections and skills that may be hard to see right now. Overwhelming burdens, loss, pain, self-doubt and disappointment can overshadow strengths and relationships. You and I will use your strengths, improve your relationships and develop new skills to build positive ways of thinking and living that can help you reach your goals. My practice areas include anxiety and OCD, complex trauma/PTSD, grief and loss, LGBTQIA issues and chronic pain.
Isabella (Izzy) Lundgren
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60604
Seeking help is a vulnerable process and one that doesn’t have to be done alone. No matter what you would like to work on, either individually or as a couple, I am committed to helping you find ways to reach your personal goals. In particular, I enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community and welcome adults and couples of all identities. Additionally, I am body-positivity allied and work with body image, disordered eating and those seeking new and healthy ways to treat their bodies.
Seeking help is a vulnerable process and one that doesn’t have to be done alone. No matter what you would like to work on, either individually or as a couple, I am committed to helping you find ways to reach your personal goals. In particular, I enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community and welcome adults and couples of all identities. Additionally, I am body-positivity allied and work with body image, disordered eating and those seeking new and healthy ways to treat their bodies.
I have experience working with adolescents and adult members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are experiencing complex trauma, depression, anxiety, dissociation, and gender dysphoria.
Our authentic connections to one another sustain us as human beings. Often past harms and invalidation make us further disconnected from ourselves and each other. By moving beyond binaries created and sustained by capitalism and other constructs of oppression, I pathologize systems and not people. I work to create an environment that affirms a person’s complete and complex humanity with a sense of compassion that is free from judgment or imposed expectations. When we establish secure and affirming relationships, we have the ability to embrace our authentic selves and the numerous possibilities of transformation.
I have experience working with adolescents and adult members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are experiencing complex trauma, depression, anxiety, dissociation, and gender dysphoria.
Our authentic connections to one another sustain us as human beings. Often past harms and invalidation make us further disconnected from ourselves and each other. By moving beyond binaries created and sustained by capitalism and other constructs of oppression, I pathologize systems and not people. I work to create an environment that affirms a person’s complete and complex humanity with a sense of compassion that is free from judgment or imposed expectations. When we establish secure and affirming relationships, we have the ability to embrace our authentic selves and the numerous possibilities of transformation.
Gabrielle Hardin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Loop, Chicago, IL 60605
I work with adults dealing with depression, panic attacks, self-worth, relationship issues, and trauma: racial, ethnic, LGBTQIA+, immigration, sexual and domestic violence, etc.
Has life been overwhelming lately, and you need a safe space to process it? Are you seeking self-understanding and acceptance? Together we can work through the difficulties and bring some clarity and relief to your life. I offer a safe and non-judgmental space where you can effectively work on the needs you have at the present moment.
I work with adults dealing with depression, panic attacks, self-worth, relationship issues, and trauma: racial, ethnic, LGBTQIA+, immigration, sexual and domestic violence, etc.
Has life been overwhelming lately, and you need a safe space to process it? Are you seeking self-understanding and acceptance? Together we can work through the difficulties and bring some clarity and relief to your life. I offer a safe and non-judgmental space where you can effectively work on the needs you have at the present moment.
Jess Broschart
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Loop, Chicago, IL 60601
I look forward to working collaboratively with my clients on their paths towards growth and healing using both evidence-based therapies and frameworks rooted in Liberation psychology, Disability Activism, Queer Theory, and Black Feminist Philosophy.
As a therapist, researcher, and pleasure activist I strive to create a safe, accessible environment for you to connect with and express your most authentic self. During sessions, your trust and safety are priorities for me. I practice from a relational and client-centered framework, understanding that you are the expert in your own experience. With my warm and direct approach, I seek to ask the right questions to help you make new connections and provide a fresh perspective. I have experience supporting clients through gender-identity development, C-PTSD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, gender dysphoria, anxiety and depression.
I look forward to working collaboratively with my clients on their paths towards growth and healing using both evidence-based therapies and frameworks rooted in Liberation psychology, Disability Activism, Queer Theory, and Black Feminist Philosophy.
As a therapist, researcher, and pleasure activist I strive to create a safe, accessible environment for you to connect with and express your most authentic self. During sessions, your trust and safety are priorities for me. I practice from a relational and client-centered framework, understanding that you are the expert in your own experience. With my warm and direct approach, I seek to ask the right questions to help you make new connections and provide a fresh perspective. I have experience supporting clients through gender-identity development, C-PTSD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, gender dysphoria, anxiety and depression.
Other specialty areas include neurodivergence, LGBTQ+ identities, and adult children of alcoholics.
Making the commitment to begin therapy is often motivated by the need for support to better understand ourselves and our concerns, and finding the right fit with a therapist is a critical step in connecting with effective support. My approach to therapy is compassionate, interactive, and insight oriented - challenging thought and behavior patterns that have created obstacles to your well-being while supporting the development of skills to more effectively respond to emotions and decrease distress.
Other specialty areas include neurodivergence, LGBTQ+ identities, and adult children of alcoholics.
Making the commitment to begin therapy is often motivated by the need for support to better understand ourselves and our concerns, and finding the right fit with a therapist is a critical step in connecting with effective support. My approach to therapy is compassionate, interactive, and insight oriented - challenging thought and behavior patterns that have created obstacles to your well-being while supporting the development of skills to more effectively respond to emotions and decrease distress.
Dr. Gabrielle Gebel
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60602 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
As social beings, relationships are a central part of our lives, so it’s important to make sure those relationships are healthy and meeting our needs! How we communicate with others is a huge factor in relationship building. Whether you are seeking individual or couples therapy, we can, together, work on building effective communication skills. My direct and collaborative approach to therapy allows you to be an active participant in deciding how we can best tackle the problem at hand. As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist, I will make sure you always feel safe and welcome in the therapeutic space.
As social beings, relationships are a central part of our lives, so it’s important to make sure those relationships are healthy and meeting our needs! How we communicate with others is a huge factor in relationship building. Whether you are seeking individual or couples therapy, we can, together, work on building effective communication skills. My direct and collaborative approach to therapy allows you to be an active participant in deciding how we can best tackle the problem at hand. As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist, I will make sure you always feel safe and welcome in the therapeutic space.
The Juniper Center Counseling & Therapy
Psychologist, PsyD, CSADC, BCETS
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60601
You want a therapist who understands and respects who YOU are. Period. At The Juniper Center you will find LGBTQ centered care. We are owned and directed by a therapist and a member of our community. Your name, your pronouns, your identity belong to you. Helping you heal belongs with us. Therapy for LGBTQ+ people is designed to provide both individuals and their loved ones with the solutions and tools they need to thrive. We take great pride in cultivating an environment that is non-judgmental, supportive, and compassionate – where LGBTQ+ people can speak freely about the challenges and triumphs taking place in their lives.
You want a therapist who understands and respects who YOU are. Period. At The Juniper Center you will find LGBTQ centered care. We are owned and directed by a therapist and a member of our community. Your name, your pronouns, your identity belong to you. Helping you heal belongs with us. Therapy for LGBTQ+ people is designed to provide both individuals and their loved ones with the solutions and tools they need to thrive. We take great pride in cultivating an environment that is non-judgmental, supportive, and compassionate – where LGBTQ+ people can speak freely about the challenges and triumphs taking place in their lives.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LISW
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60601 (Online Only)
I have a particular interest in supporting transgender clients and am able to provide letters of surgical readiness.
I have worked with many clients who feel that everything they do, everything about them is just "wrong", not enough, not worthy. I strive to help clients understand that they are deserving of connection, acceptance and peace regardless of what past experience, other people, or even their own mind might be telling them. My approach is collaborative, incorporating curiosity, authenticity, openness and humor. It is through this collaborative process that I am able to help individuals gain insight into long held beliefs and patterns of behavior and to ultimately develop new ways of relating to themselves and others.
I have a particular interest in supporting transgender clients and am able to provide letters of surgical readiness.
I have worked with many clients who feel that everything they do, everything about them is just "wrong", not enough, not worthy. I strive to help clients understand that they are deserving of connection, acceptance and peace regardless of what past experience, other people, or even their own mind might be telling them. My approach is collaborative, incorporating curiosity, authenticity, openness and humor. It is through this collaborative process that I am able to help individuals gain insight into long held beliefs and patterns of behavior and to ultimately develop new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Krystle Kellick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60601 (Online Only)
Krystle Kellick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been using CBT to help her clients for the past 2 years. It’s helped dozens of clients challenge reoccurring thoughts and manage their anxiety. CBT to used to recognize how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other. She will then use that knowledge to change your thinking patterns, which will help you lead a less anxious and stressed life. She is passionate about helping adolescents, adults, and couples address their unique challenges and live more fulfilled lives. Krystle specializes in anxiety, trauma, and LGBTQ+ issues.
Krystle Kellick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been using CBT to help her clients for the past 2 years. It’s helped dozens of clients challenge reoccurring thoughts and manage their anxiety. CBT to used to recognize how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other. She will then use that knowledge to change your thinking patterns, which will help you lead a less anxious and stressed life. She is passionate about helping adolescents, adults, and couples address their unique challenges and live more fulfilled lives. Krystle specializes in anxiety, trauma, and LGBTQ+ issues.
Michelle Robinson
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60602 (Online Only)
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me! My ideal clients are looking for a strength-based approach where they are more than a "psychiatric diagnosis." My clients come from many backgrounds - they are children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families - and are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, women’s issues, anger management, ADHD, autistic spectrum disorder, addiction issues, couples therapy, and working through LGBTQ+ issues. I partner with my clients in the change process and empower them through using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and other tailored approaches.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me! My ideal clients are looking for a strength-based approach where they are more than a "psychiatric diagnosis." My clients come from many backgrounds - they are children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families - and are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, women’s issues, anger management, ADHD, autistic spectrum disorder, addiction issues, couples therapy, and working through LGBTQ+ issues. I partner with my clients in the change process and empower them through using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and other tailored approaches.
Molly Quinn
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60606 (Online Only)
Hey there! Are you looking for a LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist? Do you find yourself feeling stuck in frustrating cycles in your life? Have you been trying to use "tough love" to try to make desired changes but finding this method to no longer be serving you in the ways it felt like it did when you were younger? I appreciate you taking the time to check out my profile! I have a passion for working with the LGBTQIA+ community, assisting clients in better understanding patterns in communication and relationships not only with others but with themselves.
Hey there! Are you looking for a LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist? Do you find yourself feeling stuck in frustrating cycles in your life? Have you been trying to use "tough love" to try to make desired changes but finding this method to no longer be serving you in the ways it felt like it did when you were younger? I appreciate you taking the time to check out my profile! I have a passion for working with the LGBTQIA+ community, assisting clients in better understanding patterns in communication and relationships not only with others but with themselves.
Cameron Stamm
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, ALMFT, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60602
Her approach works to create an safe space of mutuality with intention on an inclusive, culturally aware (sex positive, neurodiversity affirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and anti-racist) growth fostering relationship for clients.
Cameron works with clients towards their identified goals using an integrative and holistic approach. She honors all client's identities using a trauma-informed, multicultural and systemic lens and collaborative approach to address clients needs. Cameron's therapeutic approach is backed by 15 years of experience working with children, and families. She works with couples, individuals and families on pre/perinatal, postpartum sibling, blended family, co-parenting, relational concerns, intergenerational trauma, communication issues, behavior and executive function issues, identity exploration, and transitional life changes.
Her approach works to create an safe space of mutuality with intention on an inclusive, culturally aware (sex positive, neurodiversity affirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and anti-racist) growth fostering relationship for clients.
Cameron works with clients towards their identified goals using an integrative and holistic approach. She honors all client's identities using a trauma-informed, multicultural and systemic lens and collaborative approach to address clients needs. Cameron's therapeutic approach is backed by 15 years of experience working with children, and families. She works with couples, individuals and families on pre/perinatal, postpartum sibling, blended family, co-parenting, relational concerns, intergenerational trauma, communication issues, behavior and executive function issues, identity exploration, and transitional life changes.
I love working with clients who are feeling stuck or sense something holding them back from their true selves, and am especially skilled in helping those who are dealing with anxiety, depression, chronic stress, identity exploration, life transitions, grief, trauma, and body image. I acknowledge how systemic injustice impacts wellbeing, particularly for women of color and the LGBTQIA+ community. Healing is about discovery, with evolving goals and sometimes contradictions as you align with your true self. Through a safe and collaborative therapeutic environment, I encourage you to explore and embrace your authenticity.
I love working with clients who are feeling stuck or sense something holding them back from their true selves, and am especially skilled in helping those who are dealing with anxiety, depression, chronic stress, identity exploration, life transitions, grief, trauma, and body image. I acknowledge how systemic injustice impacts wellbeing, particularly for women of color and the LGBTQIA+ community. Healing is about discovery, with evolving goals and sometimes contradictions as you align with your true self. Through a safe and collaborative therapeutic environment, I encourage you to explore and embrace your authenticity.
Jacqueline Baron
Counselor, MA, NCC, LCPC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Loop, Chicago, IL 60602 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in affirmative treatment with LGBTQIA+ clients, and celebrate diverse expressions of sexuality, gender identity, and intimate relationships.
I specialize in working with students and adults (18-60+) who struggle with addiction, developmental trauma, anxiety, depression, career concerns, relationship struggles, dating concerns, perfectionism, family of origin issues, work/life balance, difficulties in communication, process addictions (workaholism, spending, shopping, internet usage), women who experience anxiety around pregnancy, parenting, and life transitions. I believe in integrating a healthy lifestyle and holistic approach to my therapeutic work while helping clients find their own unique interests to foster a sense of well-being within their lives.
I specialize in affirmative treatment with LGBTQIA+ clients, and celebrate diverse expressions of sexuality, gender identity, and intimate relationships.
I specialize in working with students and adults (18-60+) who struggle with addiction, developmental trauma, anxiety, depression, career concerns, relationship struggles, dating concerns, perfectionism, family of origin issues, work/life balance, difficulties in communication, process addictions (workaholism, spending, shopping, internet usage), women who experience anxiety around pregnancy, parenting, and life transitions. I believe in integrating a healthy lifestyle and holistic approach to my therapeutic work while helping clients find their own unique interests to foster a sense of well-being within their lives.
Sierra Petersen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RYT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Loop, Chicago, IL 60601 (Online Only)
Much of my professional work has been focused on the experience of trauma survivors, first responders, queer people, and those in healing professions.
Hi, I'm Sierra! I am a licensed therapist with experience helping people cope with anxiety, recover from depression, or heal from the impact of trauma. I strive to cultivate a space where clients can thoughtfully identify their goals and move toward a life that feels authentic and hopeful. Working with a new therapist can feel daunting, so I get to know each person on a human level with compassion and a bit of humor. I am LGBTQIA+ friendly, gender-affirming, sex positive, and love to incorporate mind-body skills into sessions.
Much of my professional work has been focused on the experience of trauma survivors, first responders, queer people, and those in healing professions.
Hi, I'm Sierra! I am a licensed therapist with experience helping people cope with anxiety, recover from depression, or heal from the impact of trauma. I strive to cultivate a space where clients can thoughtfully identify their goals and move toward a life that feels authentic and hopeful. Working with a new therapist can feel daunting, so I get to know each person on a human level with compassion and a bit of humor. I am LGBTQIA+ friendly, gender-affirming, sex positive, and love to incorporate mind-body skills into sessions.
Everything you need to heal is already inside you--let's work together to bring it to the surface. My practice is collaborative, holistic, and rooted in the acknowledgment that you are the expert of your own experience. My priority is ensuring that you feel heard and valued, while working towards bringing clarity and peace to your life and relationships. I prioritize culturally responsive and inclusive practice and am LGBTQIA+ affirming.
Everything you need to heal is already inside you--let's work together to bring it to the surface. My practice is collaborative, holistic, and rooted in the acknowledgment that you are the expert of your own experience. My priority is ensuring that you feel heard and valued, while working towards bringing clarity and peace to your life and relationships. I prioritize culturally responsive and inclusive practice and am LGBTQIA+ affirming.
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