LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Fort Mitchell, KY
I am passionate about working with couples and individuals and in meeting clients where they are at. I offer support for a wide range of concerns including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, body image, infidelity, and chronic illness. As a queer woman, I also understand the difficulties that come with being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, whether it impacts one’s personal, professional, or religious relationships. Together, we can face these challenges and work towards a future of transformation to meet your goals and needs.
I am passionate about working with couples and individuals and in meeting clients where they are at. I offer support for a wide range of concerns including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, body image, infidelity, and chronic illness. As a queer woman, I also understand the difficulties that come with being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, whether it impacts one’s personal, professional, or religious relationships. Together, we can face these challenges and work towards a future of transformation to meet your goals and needs.
which led to collaboration with at-risk LGBTQIA+ youth and adults, chronically ill individuals, and survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
As someone who is both non-binary and gay, I understand the unique pressures fellow LGBTQIA+ individuals endure in social, emotional, and occupational domains of functioning.With a lack of adequate social support, navigating sex, relationships, and intimacy as a queer individual can be much more challenging, especially while considering past traumas, internalized homophobia, and other impediments. Whether it is coming to terms with your newfound gender and/or sexual identity, coming out to your family, friends, or the workplace, or coping with dysphoria.
which led to collaboration with at-risk LGBTQIA+ youth and adults, chronically ill individuals, and survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
As someone who is both non-binary and gay, I understand the unique pressures fellow LGBTQIA+ individuals endure in social, emotional, and occupational domains of functioning.With a lack of adequate social support, navigating sex, relationships, and intimacy as a queer individual can be much more challenging, especially while considering past traumas, internalized homophobia, and other impediments. Whether it is coming to terms with your newfound gender and/or sexual identity, coming out to your family, friends, or the workplace, or coping with dysphoria.
I supported the Gay/Straight/ Trans Alliance ( GSTA).
If you would like to restore a balance of healthy alertness and a peaceful settling and calm within, my practice may offer a fresh alternative. I provide a compassionate, emotionally safe, and accepting therapeutic environment. Relationship concerns, LGBTQIA, self-esteem struggles, grief, and low motivation are welcome for exploration and growth. My most recent experience has been in a high school setting, working with teens and families.One area of expertise is advocating for students with learning differences, to support specific learning needs. If you feel weighted by trauma or PTSD, I offer Trauma Healing.
I supported the Gay/Straight/ Trans Alliance ( GSTA).
If you would like to restore a balance of healthy alertness and a peaceful settling and calm within, my practice may offer a fresh alternative. I provide a compassionate, emotionally safe, and accepting therapeutic environment. Relationship concerns, LGBTQIA, self-esteem struggles, grief, and low motivation are welcome for exploration and growth. My most recent experience has been in a high school setting, working with teens and families.One area of expertise is advocating for students with learning differences, to support specific learning needs. If you feel weighted by trauma or PTSD, I offer Trauma Healing.
Kamaria Batiste
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017 (Online Only)
Folks drawn to work with me are typically those whose BIPOC identities intersect with feminine, queer, & neurodiverse identities, and fellow healers & sensitives looking to integrate cultural practices/values into their therapeutic experience.
Life is tough and we are living in traumatic times. We’re surrounded by problems that often have few solutions, and we’re forced into societal routines that conflict with our core needs and impact our health, happiness, & relationships. Despite these difficulties, I believe in your ability to heal, alchemize your discomfort, and exist in ways that are empowering and life-enhancing. As a healer/wellness worker, I’m here to help you do just that!
Folks drawn to work with me are typically those whose BIPOC identities intersect with feminine, queer, & neurodiverse identities, and fellow healers & sensitives looking to integrate cultural practices/values into their therapeutic experience.
Life is tough and we are living in traumatic times. We’re surrounded by problems that often have few solutions, and we’re forced into societal routines that conflict with our core needs and impact our health, happiness, & relationships. Despite these difficulties, I believe in your ability to heal, alchemize your discomfort, and exist in ways that are empowering and life-enhancing. As a healer/wellness worker, I’m here to help you do just that!
Kristen Dahl
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCA
Verified Verified
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
Kristen Dahl is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with more than 2 years' experience specializing in PTSD, depression, anxiety, childhood behavioral issues, bereavement and life transition issues. Kristen treats clients between the ages of 6 and 90 utilizing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy in her approach depending on client needs.
Kristen Dahl is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with more than 2 years' experience specializing in PTSD, depression, anxiety, childhood behavioral issues, bereavement and life transition issues. Kristen treats clients between the ages of 6 and 90 utilizing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy in her approach depending on client needs.
Drew Thompson is a licensed independent social worker with many years of experience assisting clients through talk therapy. He received his master's degree from Northern Kentucky University and his bachelor's degree from Kent State University. While at Northern Kentucky University, he participated in the CAT program where he gained valuable training in providing trauma informed care. He provides both individual and couples therapy.
Drew Thompson is a licensed independent social worker with many years of experience assisting clients through talk therapy. He received his master's degree from Northern Kentucky University and his bachelor's degree from Kent State University. While at Northern Kentucky University, he participated in the CAT program where he gained valuable training in providing trauma informed care. He provides both individual and couples therapy.
Dr. Kathy L. Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kentucky who has been practicing since 1993. She has a B.A. in Counseling and Rehabilitation, a Master's in Social Work, and a Doctorate in Counseling Education. Life can be both joyful, and difficult. Both things can be true. Congratulations on taking the first step in finding a qualified therapist. Dr. Miller can offer you a safe, non-judgmental space to explore the many thoughts, and feelings that brought you here. She has more than 30 years of experience helping her clients explore, develop, and implement ways to live a fun, joy filled life.
Dr. Kathy L. Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kentucky who has been practicing since 1993. She has a B.A. in Counseling and Rehabilitation, a Master's in Social Work, and a Doctorate in Counseling Education. Life can be both joyful, and difficult. Both things can be true. Congratulations on taking the first step in finding a qualified therapist. Dr. Miller can offer you a safe, non-judgmental space to explore the many thoughts, and feelings that brought you here. She has more than 30 years of experience helping her clients explore, develop, and implement ways to live a fun, joy filled life.
Nicholas Prior is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Kentucky who has been practicing since 2020. He has a Psychology BS from Northern Kentucky University and a Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA from Xavier University. Nicholas's experience with residential treatment, therapeutic foster care, and behavioral health services allows him to pull from a wide variety of insights and contexts to create an individualized treatment approach in order to meet your unique needs and preferences. He strives to meet you where you are and helps facilitate the meaningful and impactful changes you wish to see in your life.
Nicholas Prior is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Kentucky who has been practicing since 2020. He has a Psychology BS from Northern Kentucky University and a Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA from Xavier University. Nicholas's experience with residential treatment, therapeutic foster care, and behavioral health services allows him to pull from a wide variety of insights and contexts to create an individualized treatment approach in order to meet your unique needs and preferences. He strives to meet you where you are and helps facilitate the meaningful and impactful changes you wish to see in your life.
As someone with life experiences, training, and clinical work in the caring professions for over two decades, I have shared space with many individuals and groups of varying ages, and backgrounds. This allows me to say with certainty that people have an amazing healing capacity inside of them that CAN be accessed! There are so many ways to cope with life’s challenges, and together we can find the ways that work for you! Sex and intimacy are some of our most basic needs in life, and I specialize in finding options to allow more joyfully connected living.
As someone with life experiences, training, and clinical work in the caring professions for over two decades, I have shared space with many individuals and groups of varying ages, and backgrounds. This allows me to say with certainty that people have an amazing healing capacity inside of them that CAN be accessed! There are so many ways to cope with life’s challenges, and together we can find the ways that work for you! Sex and intimacy are some of our most basic needs in life, and I specialize in finding options to allow more joyfully connected living.
Jean Love
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC-S
Verified Verified
Fort Mitchell, KY 41011
With a background working in community mental health, I have experience with an exceptionally diverse population of clientele. My passion is working with individuals, but I am adaptable to any therapeutic situation.
With a background working in community mental health, I have experience with an exceptionally diverse population of clientele. My passion is working with individuals, but I am adaptable to any therapeutic situation.
My motivation to become involved with the world of sex and relationships counseling came from a simple place – sex and relationships are one of the few things in this world that is an universal experience we all, at one point or another, will experience. However, for something that should be a uniting experience, the topic may cause division and can be a source of shame, anxiety, discomfort and pain.
My motivation to become involved with the world of sex and relationships counseling came from a simple place – sex and relationships are one of the few things in this world that is an universal experience we all, at one point or another, will experience. However, for something that should be a uniting experience, the topic may cause division and can be a source of shame, anxiety, discomfort and pain.
LifeStance Health
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor , LPCC
Verified Verified
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Dr. Julia King
Psychologist, PsyD, MBA, RYT 200
Verified Verified
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017 (Online Only)
Anxiety has hijacked your life. You’re really good at imagining the worst case scenario. Your mind is excellent at anticipating the future, and at replaying things that have already happened. You question whether you are good enough and often feel self-conscious. You overthink everything. And your body buys in to this story – heart racing, shallow breathing, your stomach in knots. All of this worry is overwhelming. It impacts almost every aspect of your life. It prevents you from doing what you want to do, from living the way you want to live. Your life is becoming smaller and smaller … AND YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH.
Anxiety has hijacked your life. You’re really good at imagining the worst case scenario. Your mind is excellent at anticipating the future, and at replaying things that have already happened. You question whether you are good enough and often feel self-conscious. You overthink everything. And your body buys in to this story – heart racing, shallow breathing, your stomach in knots. All of this worry is overwhelming. It impacts almost every aspect of your life. It prevents you from doing what you want to do, from living the way you want to live. Your life is becoming smaller and smaller … AND YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH.
Clare Hattemer Plattner
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, IMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
I specialize in helping couples with various relationship concerns. Whether there are long-standing issues or new challenges, it is possible to reach a deeper understanding of yourself and your partner by addressing the problems in couples therapy. My approach includes collaborating with you to develop fresh alternatives to ineffective communication patterns, recognizing and honoring the best of you and your partner, and helping you find a way to relate on a deeper level in your relationship. Your relationship can become the haven you hoped for --- a supportive environment where love and growth take place
I specialize in helping couples with various relationship concerns. Whether there are long-standing issues or new challenges, it is possible to reach a deeper understanding of yourself and your partner by addressing the problems in couples therapy. My approach includes collaborating with you to develop fresh alternatives to ineffective communication patterns, recognizing and honoring the best of you and your partner, and helping you find a way to relate on a deeper level in your relationship. Your relationship can become the haven you hoped for --- a supportive environment where love and growth take place
Resolutions Therapy Practice NKY
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
We work with Medicaid and most Commercial Insurances. We currently have both in person and telehealth appointments available. We provide Psychotherapy and Case Management Services. We have years of training and experience helping clients of all ages with mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, family issues, relationship issues, grief, life transitions, substance abuse, among many other areas of focus. We tailor our approach to healing in ways which will best meet your needs. Our goal is to meet you where you are- together we will come to the resolution you are seeking. Call or msg us today to schedule.
We work with Medicaid and most Commercial Insurances. We currently have both in person and telehealth appointments available. We provide Psychotherapy and Case Management Services. We have years of training and experience helping clients of all ages with mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, family issues, relationship issues, grief, life transitions, substance abuse, among many other areas of focus. We tailor our approach to healing in ways which will best meet your needs. Our goal is to meet you where you are- together we will come to the resolution you are seeking. Call or msg us today to schedule.
It's hard to talk quickly about all the benefits of engaging in meaningful conversations about our mental health. Therapy is so much more than a chat on a couch. At Mainspring, we believe that working with a therapist should be straight-forward and confusion free. When you reach out, we are happy to answer any questions you may have, and work with you to develop a therapy schedule that is most effective.
It's hard to talk quickly about all the benefits of engaging in meaningful conversations about our mental health. Therapy is so much more than a chat on a couch. At Mainspring, we believe that working with a therapist should be straight-forward and confusion free. When you reach out, we are happy to answer any questions you may have, and work with you to develop a therapy schedule that is most effective.
Kristyn Disibio Zion
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTSI, MSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
You stumbled across this page because you want change. The process of finding help can be overwhelming and it is difficult to know where to even begin. Perhaps you are even wondering if what you are experiencing can even be helped. The answer? Healing and peace truly are yours to have, and it would be a privilege to use my training, skills, and expertise to assist you in this process. With years of experience in working with teenagers and adults, I specialize in addressing a wide range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, and abuse, among others.
You stumbled across this page because you want change. The process of finding help can be overwhelming and it is difficult to know where to even begin. Perhaps you are even wondering if what you are experiencing can even be helped. The answer? Healing and peace truly are yours to have, and it would be a privilege to use my training, skills, and expertise to assist you in this process. With years of experience in working with teenagers and adults, I specialize in addressing a wide range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, and abuse, among others.
Kelly Curry Thomas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, MEd
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
My passion for advocacy and a client-centered approach were cultivated in my early years as an educator, but my intellectual curiosity regarding the process of personal change and the value of interpersonal relationships motivated me to returned to NKU for a Master’s degree in Social Work. Since graduating with an MSW, I have enjoyed working with a wide variety of clients in diverse settings including a hospital, court-mandated program, and most recently an outpatient office and school-based office. I provide individual therapy to children, adolescents and adults, as well as families and couples.
My passion for advocacy and a client-centered approach were cultivated in my early years as an educator, but my intellectual curiosity regarding the process of personal change and the value of interpersonal relationships motivated me to returned to NKU for a Master’s degree in Social Work. Since graduating with an MSW, I have enjoyed working with a wide variety of clients in diverse settings including a hospital, court-mandated program, and most recently an outpatient office and school-based office. I provide individual therapy to children, adolescents and adults, as well as families and couples.
Mackenzie Davis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LISW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
Asking for help can be vulnerable, but here you are! Congratulations on taking a step towards growth and healing. I specialize in helping individuals, from adolescents through adulthood, address cognitive distortions, trauma, communication, anxiety, depression, and family conflicts. With training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), I'm equipped to assist you in processing past traumas and fostering healing. In addition to my expertise in individual therapy, I also have experience in family therapy and crisis intervention.
Asking for help can be vulnerable, but here you are! Congratulations on taking a step towards growth and healing. I specialize in helping individuals, from adolescents through adulthood, address cognitive distortions, trauma, communication, anxiety, depression, and family conflicts. With training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), I'm equipped to assist you in processing past traumas and fostering healing. In addition to my expertise in individual therapy, I also have experience in family therapy and crisis intervention.
Immediate availability for in person or online. A person's connection to movement, food, and body image can be a complicated relationship. Experiences and the outside environment mold this relationship. These external pressures can have a negative effect on how we view ourselves and food. I am here to help people understand that movement can be a source of enjoyment, food isn't something to be feared, and your self-worth is not dependent on your weight and size.
Immediate availability for in person or online. A person's connection to movement, food, and body image can be a complicated relationship. Experiences and the outside environment mold this relationship. These external pressures can have a negative effect on how we view ourselves and food. I am here to help people understand that movement can be a source of enjoyment, food isn't something to be feared, and your self-worth is not dependent on your weight and size.
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Do LGBTQ-affirmative therapists receive special training?
Yes. Many therapists who practice LGBTQ-affirmative therapy have completed specialized training, either during their degree program or as continuing education, to learn the core principles of affirmative therapy and how to best support their LGBTQ clients; some have received certifications in LGBTQ-affirmative therapy. Prospective clients should inquire as to a clinician’s background and training to ensure a good fit.
Why might I want to see an LGBTQ-affirming or LGBTQ-friendly therapist?
Queer and gender-non-conforming individuals frequently experience bias and marginalization in day-to-day life. Working with a therapist who understands these unique challenges, as well as accepts and affirms their identity, can help LGBTQ clients feel safe and supported during therapy—allowing them to better navigate their relationships, mental health, and anything else that they wish to explore during therapy. It is important to note that many therapists can be effective in their work with LGBTQ+ individuals, even in the absence of specific training or background knowledge. The most important component in therapy is the alliance between therapist and client, and this alliance can exist between individuals with very different backgrounds.
How can I find an LGBTQ-friendly therapist?
You may wish to inquire about a therapist’s expertise with your specific challenges or concerns—depression, for example, or relationship strife—as well as their past experiences treating LGBTQ+ clients. Prospective clients may also ask whether a therapist has obtained additional training and/or certification in LGBTQ-affirmative techniques.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience with LGBTQ issues?
Prospective clients should feel empowered to directly ask therapists whether they have received training or been certified in LGBTQ-affirming therapy; competent therapists will be happy to explain their educational background and preferred approach(es) to help a client find the best match for them. Clients may also wish to ask how a therapist has treated clients with their particular challenges in the past and what they expect treatment to look like.
Are all the therapists listed in the LGBTQ directory themselves members of the LGBTQ community?
While therapists may choose to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity in their profiles, the LGBTQ directory features not only those who have shared this information but also those who assert specialized training or experience in providing support to queer individuals, couples or families.