LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Mandeville, LA
Scottie Klock
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, LMFT, NCC
Verified Verified
Mandeville, LA 70448
In addition to my expertise in relationship problems and couples counseling, I am passionate about serving members of the LGBTQ+ community in addressing issues and concerns unique to their experience.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, it is my privilege to help you solve the problem you are experiencing that is keeping you from having the happiness you desire and deserve.
In addition to my expertise in relationship problems and couples counseling, I am passionate about serving members of the LGBTQ+ community in addressing issues and concerns unique to their experience.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, it is my privilege to help you solve the problem you are experiencing that is keeping you from having the happiness you desire and deserve.
I work frequently with the LGBTQ community.
I am a Medical Psychologist, licensed to prescribe medication in the state of Louisiana. My clients range widely in ethnic and cultural background, economic status, and sexuality/gender status. BCBS (PPO only) accepted. At this time, I am accepting new clients for medication consultations, and for short-term therapy (3 to 6 months). I have limited availability for in-person meeting at this time. Out-of-pocket fees for psychiatric prescribing: $250 Initial consult. $125 to $175 for follow-up appointments. Out-of-pocket fees for therapy: $175 per meeting.
I work frequently with the LGBTQ community.
I am a Medical Psychologist, licensed to prescribe medication in the state of Louisiana. My clients range widely in ethnic and cultural background, economic status, and sexuality/gender status. BCBS (PPO only) accepted. At this time, I am accepting new clients for medication consultations, and for short-term therapy (3 to 6 months). I have limited availability for in-person meeting at this time. Out-of-pocket fees for psychiatric prescribing: $250 Initial consult. $125 to $175 for follow-up appointments. Out-of-pocket fees for therapy: $175 per meeting.
Having worked with individuals age 5 and up in schools and private practice, I use an existential-humanistic approach to address a host of presenting issues. I have helped clients with anxiety, depression, neurodiversity issues (including ADHD, gifted learners, and Autism Spectrum-related issues), emotional regulation, trauma, and navigating family and life transitions. I am LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity affirming. I strive to provide an environment of safety and trust for clients to explore presenting issues. I also believe in collaborating with clients to build therapeutic goals and to achieve them by cultivating individual strengths.
Having worked with individuals age 5 and up in schools and private practice, I use an existential-humanistic approach to address a host of presenting issues. I have helped clients with anxiety, depression, neurodiversity issues (including ADHD, gifted learners, and Autism Spectrum-related issues), emotional regulation, trauma, and navigating family and life transitions. I am LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity affirming. I strive to provide an environment of safety and trust for clients to explore presenting issues. I also believe in collaborating with clients to build therapeutic goals and to achieve them by cultivating individual strengths.
Cynthia Harter Deblanc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Mandeville, LA 70471
I have worked with hundreds of clients of all ages over the past thirty years, suffering with depression, anxiety, grief, PTSD, eating disorders (obesity and the use of bariatric surgery), relationship issues, and major life disappointments. Choosing an ideal therapist is knowing that person is passionate about your well being and will exhaust every avenue to that end. Together we understand you deeply and to validate your best and minimize unnecessary judgments, resulting in an expanded and more satisfying life.
I have worked with hundreds of clients of all ages over the past thirty years, suffering with depression, anxiety, grief, PTSD, eating disorders (obesity and the use of bariatric surgery), relationship issues, and major life disappointments. Choosing an ideal therapist is knowing that person is passionate about your well being and will exhaust every avenue to that end. Together we understand you deeply and to validate your best and minimize unnecessary judgments, resulting in an expanded and more satisfying life.
Shelby Rosenblum
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LAC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70448
Thank you for taking the time to review my profile! Since 2006, I have been helping adults address a variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, self-esteem, and trauma. The relationship you have with a counselor is one of the most unique relationships you will ever have. I believe this is a collaborative relationship where we work together to help you make the changes you want to make in your life. I also believe in bringing creativity and the arts into sessions to help you look at your struggles and obstacles in a different way. I am a member of the New Orleans Jung Seminar.
Thank you for taking the time to review my profile! Since 2006, I have been helping adults address a variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, self-esteem, and trauma. The relationship you have with a counselor is one of the most unique relationships you will ever have. I believe this is a collaborative relationship where we work together to help you make the changes you want to make in your life. I also believe in bringing creativity and the arts into sessions to help you look at your struggles and obstacles in a different way. I am a member of the New Orleans Jung Seminar.
Bruce Steinberg
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LAC
Verified Verified
Mandeville, LA 70471 (Online Only)
Hello and thank you for visiting my profile. You have made the first step in what will hopefully be a productive and exciting journey into change for the better. For the past 15 years, I have helped many clients make incredible transformation in their lives, and it has been a joyful experience for me to be a part of that change.
Hello and thank you for visiting my profile. You have made the first step in what will hopefully be a productive and exciting journey into change for the better. For the past 15 years, I have helped many clients make incredible transformation in their lives, and it has been a joyful experience for me to be a part of that change.
Nathan has been providing mental health services since 2015. He provides positive mentorship to adolescent and teenaged clients by helping them with their behaviors and emotions and by teaching them the skills necessary for success into adulthood. He provides his adult clients with support in overcoming life's challenges, guidance through relationship difficulties, and with developing a better sense of personal well being. When working with families he uses a collaborative problem solving and educational approach to strengthen the entire family dynamic.
Nathan has been providing mental health services since 2015. He provides positive mentorship to adolescent and teenaged clients by helping them with their behaviors and emotions and by teaching them the skills necessary for success into adulthood. He provides his adult clients with support in overcoming life's challenges, guidance through relationship difficulties, and with developing a better sense of personal well being. When working with families he uses a collaborative problem solving and educational approach to strengthen the entire family dynamic.
Angie Simonton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70448
Welcome to your therapeutic journey. Therapy is the process of undoing patterns and behaviors that no longer serve you in the present. Then replacing those maladaptive behaviors with healthy coping mechanisms. Therapy is a process of looking inwards. To gain insight, understanding, and self-compassion. It can truly be a beautiful process to be apart of.
Welcome to your therapeutic journey. Therapy is the process of undoing patterns and behaviors that no longer serve you in the present. Then replacing those maladaptive behaviors with healthy coping mechanisms. Therapy is a process of looking inwards. To gain insight, understanding, and self-compassion. It can truly be a beautiful process to be apart of.
Caravelle Care is a group of talented and devoted psychotherapists, combining our wide range of specialities and expertise to offer individual therapy to the Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany regions and beyond. Led by Katie Saintcross, LCSW and Elysia Glynn, LCSW, Caravelle offers a diverse team of providers working collaboratively to offer highly individualized, goal-oriented treatment for a wide range of issues. Finding the right therapist and getting started might feel overwhelming, but our dedicated staff can help connect you with the best provider at our practice based on your current situation, schedule, goals, and needs.
Caravelle Care is a group of talented and devoted psychotherapists, combining our wide range of specialities and expertise to offer individual therapy to the Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany regions and beyond. Led by Katie Saintcross, LCSW and Elysia Glynn, LCSW, Caravelle offers a diverse team of providers working collaboratively to offer highly individualized, goal-oriented treatment for a wide range of issues. Finding the right therapist and getting started might feel overwhelming, but our dedicated staff can help connect you with the best provider at our practice based on your current situation, schedule, goals, and needs.
Maria Klette-Ketchum
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW, BCD, SAP, MAC
Verified Verified
Mandeville, LA 70471
Is your life upside down or simply unsatisfactory? Are you having relationship problems? Or maybe you need to get a handle on your excessive substance abuse or drinking? While you can often feel better after a good talk with a family member or friend, for moderate or severe emotional distress, relief tends to be temporary. Talking with a trained therapist can help alleviate emotional distress much more efficiently and effectively. Having had over forty years of experience I am able to listen and interact in a way that helps you quickly get to the root of your emotional distress and concerns.
Is your life upside down or simply unsatisfactory? Are you having relationship problems? Or maybe you need to get a handle on your excessive substance abuse or drinking? While you can often feel better after a good talk with a family member or friend, for moderate or severe emotional distress, relief tends to be temporary. Talking with a trained therapist can help alleviate emotional distress much more efficiently and effectively. Having had over forty years of experience I am able to listen and interact in a way that helps you quickly get to the root of your emotional distress and concerns.
Maria R. Hebrock
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70448
Do you find yourself feeling stuck, torn, or falling into old habits? Would you like a place to consult/ explore feedback on setting & navigating boundaries? Have you suffered from grief, loss, trauma? Does your family, partnership, or marriage need a safe space to explore healing & developing more effective communication patterns? Is your child/ teen having a hard time expressing what they need? Are you or a family member struggling with use, addiction, &/or diagnosis management? Do you or a loved one feel anxious/ depressed? Have you been affected by sleep-related issues, identity exploration, career, divorce, or life transitions?
Do you find yourself feeling stuck, torn, or falling into old habits? Would you like a place to consult/ explore feedback on setting & navigating boundaries? Have you suffered from grief, loss, trauma? Does your family, partnership, or marriage need a safe space to explore healing & developing more effective communication patterns? Is your child/ teen having a hard time expressing what they need? Are you or a family member struggling with use, addiction, &/or diagnosis management? Do you or a loved one feel anxious/ depressed? Have you been affected by sleep-related issues, identity exploration, career, divorce, or life transitions?
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Laura Squires
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CCTP, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70471
Have you felt lost, stuck, or just need to understand situations? Healing Paths and Wellness believes in a holistic approach to individual and family counseling and healing. We offer an integrative approach to guiding individuals and families toward emotional well-being, restoring relationships, personal growth, and healing from trauma. We serve children, adults, families, and couples through a trauma-informed, individualized approach. We assist clients through personal conflicts and stressors, improve relationships, and heal emotional wounds. We personalize our counseling approach to suit your specific needs and goals.
Have you felt lost, stuck, or just need to understand situations? Healing Paths and Wellness believes in a holistic approach to individual and family counseling and healing. We offer an integrative approach to guiding individuals and families toward emotional well-being, restoring relationships, personal growth, and healing from trauma. We serve children, adults, families, and couples through a trauma-informed, individualized approach. We assist clients through personal conflicts and stressors, improve relationships, and heal emotional wounds. We personalize our counseling approach to suit your specific needs and goals.
Katie Payne
Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, PLPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70471 (Online Only)
Everyone's experience on our Earth is unique! This may sound exciting for some and isolating for others. I believe in order to understand each client on a deeper level, it is important to gain understanding of the individual and also of the various systems that the individual functions in.
Everyone's experience on our Earth is unique! This may sound exciting for some and isolating for others. I believe in order to understand each client on a deeper level, it is important to gain understanding of the individual and also of the various systems that the individual functions in.
Virginia Jensen Peden
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70448
Have you found yourself feeling stuck? Are you curious about building a deeper sense of self awareness, perhaps an ability to connect more thoughtfully in your relationships? Life can get busy and it's easy for self care and the care of our relationships to fall by the wayside. Our work together may look like processing past trauma, exploring dysfunctional patterns or navigating life transitions. Clients I work with can benefit not only from gaining understanding as to why they get stuck in unproductive patterns but also by identifying tangible ways they can practice healthier alternatives moving forward.
Have you found yourself feeling stuck? Are you curious about building a deeper sense of self awareness, perhaps an ability to connect more thoughtfully in your relationships? Life can get busy and it's easy for self care and the care of our relationships to fall by the wayside. Our work together may look like processing past trauma, exploring dysfunctional patterns or navigating life transitions. Clients I work with can benefit not only from gaining understanding as to why they get stuck in unproductive patterns but also by identifying tangible ways they can practice healthier alternatives moving forward.
Christine Howell
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, NCC, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Mandeville, LA 70448
I specialize in counseling children, adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of disorders and struggles including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, difficult life transitions, behavioral concerns, and relationship issues. I provide an environment of acceptance, warmth, and respect and offer a collaborative approach to therapy by helping to guide individuals through a process of self-awareness, healing, and change while working toward their goals.
I specialize in counseling children, adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of disorders and struggles including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, difficult life transitions, behavioral concerns, and relationship issues. I provide an environment of acceptance, warmth, and respect and offer a collaborative approach to therapy by helping to guide individuals through a process of self-awareness, healing, and change while working toward their goals.
Terrilynn St Pierre Bowe
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70448
Many of us are not raised in our family of origin. Are you a parent who surrendered a child for adoption? Were you adopted? Perhaps you were raised in a home of a different cultural background. As you are maturing, do you desire more control over your life, your anxieties, your actions and your choices? I am here to provide you with a safe, warm, soothing sanctuary where you can explore your grief and loss around the past. You can gain the authenticity you are seeking.
Many of us are not raised in our family of origin. Are you a parent who surrendered a child for adoption? Were you adopted? Perhaps you were raised in a home of a different cultural background. As you are maturing, do you desire more control over your life, your anxieties, your actions and your choices? I am here to provide you with a safe, warm, soothing sanctuary where you can explore your grief and loss around the past. You can gain the authenticity you are seeking.
Desislava Atlazova Knight
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70471
The innovations of our modern world bring new forms of stress while intensifying those which already exist. Hours of the day are spent in grueling stop and go traffic, and to advance one's education or career often requires uprooting from what is known and setting up in a completely new place. People are working more hours than ever before, while cost of living, overpopulation, and globalization heighten the stress of just trying to get by. With change comes the pain of adapting to the way the world is now, often so different from just a few short years ago.
The innovations of our modern world bring new forms of stress while intensifying those which already exist. Hours of the day are spent in grueling stop and go traffic, and to advance one's education or career often requires uprooting from what is known and setting up in a completely new place. People are working more hours than ever before, while cost of living, overpopulation, and globalization heighten the stress of just trying to get by. With change comes the pain of adapting to the way the world is now, often so different from just a few short years ago.
Ashley R. Cotonio
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, CCTP-I
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70471 (Online Only)
Are you seeking more direction and purpose in your life? Are you wondering who you really are and what you actually want for your life? Are you experiencing a loss or conflict in your relationship(s)? Every person in this world is like a mirror directed outward - We often attract relationships and experiences, which meet us at the level of our current self-esteem. I have a passion for helping women to let go of internal critical voices, which often fuel unnecessary anxiety, fear, distraction and self-doubt. I am licensed and practice in both the State of Georgia and the State of Louisiana.
Are you seeking more direction and purpose in your life? Are you wondering who you really are and what you actually want for your life? Are you experiencing a loss or conflict in your relationship(s)? Every person in this world is like a mirror directed outward - We often attract relationships and experiences, which meet us at the level of our current self-esteem. I have a passion for helping women to let go of internal critical voices, which often fuel unnecessary anxiety, fear, distraction and self-doubt. I am licensed and practice in both the State of Georgia and the State of Louisiana.
Victoria Makaryan
Licensed Professional Counselor, IFS, EMDR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Mandeville, LA 70471
Are you struggling to overcome past traumas that seem to haunt you in your daily life? Do you feel disconnected or overwhelmed in your relationships, unable to break free from patterns that keep you stuck? If so, you're not alone. Trauma and attachment issues can profoundly impact individuals and couples, making it challenging to find peace and connection. Patterns of insecurity, avoidance, or conflict may erode the foundation of trust and intimacy, leaving you feeling disconnected and misunderstood. Together, we will address underlying attachment dynamics, fostering greater empathy, communication, and closeness in the relationship.
Are you struggling to overcome past traumas that seem to haunt you in your daily life? Do you feel disconnected or overwhelmed in your relationships, unable to break free from patterns that keep you stuck? If so, you're not alone. Trauma and attachment issues can profoundly impact individuals and couples, making it challenging to find peace and connection. Patterns of insecurity, avoidance, or conflict may erode the foundation of trust and intimacy, leaving you feeling disconnected and misunderstood. Together, we will address underlying attachment dynamics, fostering greater empathy, communication, and closeness in the relationship.
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LGBTQ+ Therapists
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.