LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Leominster, MA
I am a therapist, faerie, and musician drawn to therapeutic work by a love of people and our collective journey through life. With a but of humor and a relaxed demeanor, therapy sessions with me often feel like getting together with a trusted friend. As a more feminine man, I use my lived experience to create a space where we can be queer as a $3 bill while being taken seriously and acknowledged for the full people we are. In particular, I intend for the space we create together to be a time without judgements and expectations of the “outside world”, regardless of where they come from.
I am a therapist, faerie, and musician drawn to therapeutic work by a love of people and our collective journey through life. With a but of humor and a relaxed demeanor, therapy sessions with me often feel like getting together with a trusted friend. As a more feminine man, I use my lived experience to create a space where we can be queer as a $3 bill while being taken seriously and acknowledged for the full people we are. In particular, I intend for the space we create together to be a time without judgements and expectations of the “outside world”, regardless of where they come from.
I have had the joy and honor of helping others for the last ten years. My lived experiences as a woman of color, a former foster child, and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community allows me to connect with others on a variety of topics in everyday life including its challenges. My focus is on helping persons experiencing depression, anxiety, and adjustment to life stressors while working on improving communication skills, building boundaries, and strengthening relationships.
I have had the joy and honor of helping others for the last ten years. My lived experiences as a woman of color, a former foster child, and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community allows me to connect with others on a variety of topics in everyday life including its challenges. My focus is on helping persons experiencing depression, anxiety, and adjustment to life stressors while working on improving communication skills, building boundaries, and strengthening relationships.
Yaileen Celado
Counselor, MS, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Leominster, MA 01453
Waitlist for new clients
We’re not meant to deal with our problems alone, so let's figure it out together. I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 9+ years of experience working with children and adults. I’m excited to help people work through a range of concerns, like stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, foster/adoptive transitions, co-parenting, adjustment issues, and identity development. I’m particularly passionate about providing culturally-sensitive and empowering therapy services to the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
We’re not meant to deal with our problems alone, so let's figure it out together. I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 9+ years of experience working with children and adults. I’m excited to help people work through a range of concerns, like stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, foster/adoptive transitions, co-parenting, adjustment issues, and identity development. I’m particularly passionate about providing culturally-sensitive and empowering therapy services to the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
I specialize in working with children and families to help them navigate struggles surrounding relationships, self-esteem, trauma, divorces/breakups, stress, anxiety, LGBTQIA+ identities, depression, Borderline Personality, life transitions, and developing coping skills through a trauma-informed and structural lens.
I have over 3 years of experience working with youths, adults, and families, specializing in individual and family therapy, addressing various challenges including depression, anxiety, BPD, suicidal ideation, changes in family dynamics, trauma, attachment, and life transitions. I draw on my knowledge of CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care, attachment theory, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and person-centered therapy to help clients reach their goals. I truly believe that everyone is capable of change and I promise to help you realize your strengths and support you as you navigate challenges big and small.
I specialize in working with children and families to help them navigate struggles surrounding relationships, self-esteem, trauma, divorces/breakups, stress, anxiety, LGBTQIA+ identities, depression, Borderline Personality, life transitions, and developing coping skills through a trauma-informed and structural lens.
I have over 3 years of experience working with youths, adults, and families, specializing in individual and family therapy, addressing various challenges including depression, anxiety, BPD, suicidal ideation, changes in family dynamics, trauma, attachment, and life transitions. I draw on my knowledge of CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care, attachment theory, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and person-centered therapy to help clients reach their goals. I truly believe that everyone is capable of change and I promise to help you realize your strengths and support you as you navigate challenges big and small.
Nick DeCourcey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Leominster, MA 01453 (Online Only)
I also specialize in strategies for overcoming specific obstacles, such as Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, and conflict related to LGBTQIA+ identities.
Do you ever feel like there’s a version of yourself you really want to be, but something's holding you back? I get it, and you’re not alone. There are many reasons that make us want to “be better”, so that we can be more in harmony in our relationships, so that we can be as productive as we want to be in our careers, so that we can be kinder to ourselves and have more confidence. I'm all about helping people figure out who they are and becoming the best version of themselves. I'm here to help you overcome the things that are stopping you from being that "you" you want to be.
I also specialize in strategies for overcoming specific obstacles, such as Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, and conflict related to LGBTQIA+ identities.
Do you ever feel like there’s a version of yourself you really want to be, but something's holding you back? I get it, and you’re not alone. There are many reasons that make us want to “be better”, so that we can be more in harmony in our relationships, so that we can be as productive as we want to be in our careers, so that we can be kinder to ourselves and have more confidence. I'm all about helping people figure out who they are and becoming the best version of themselves. I'm here to help you overcome the things that are stopping you from being that "you" you want to be.
Our practice is designed to help adolescents and adults feel ready to take charge of their life and work towards future success. Therapy can seem scary or daunting, but we're here to take on some of that burden and help you on your personal path of growth and transcendence. We offer both in person and remote services to help meet your needs on your schedule. Immediate Openings: Afternoons/Evenings via telehealth or In-Person & telehealth Daytime Openings. (Note: Waitlist for In Person afternoon/evening sessions).
Our practice is designed to help adolescents and adults feel ready to take charge of their life and work towards future success. Therapy can seem scary or daunting, but we're here to take on some of that burden and help you on your personal path of growth and transcendence. We offer both in person and remote services to help meet your needs on your schedule. Immediate Openings: Afternoons/Evenings via telehealth or In-Person & telehealth Daytime Openings. (Note: Waitlist for In Person afternoon/evening sessions).
Inspire Counseling and Support Center
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, LADC-I, LADC-II, CADC, LCSW, LMHC
Verified Verified
Leominster, MA 01453
Waitlist for new clients
Inspire Counseling and Support Center is a comprehensive, full-spectrum community health center. Our goal is to assist our clients in accomplishing their goals for a healthier and better life. Our highly qualified clinicians work with you to help develop a personalized course of treatment to best meet your needs. We are here to guide you and help you learn to make healthy decisions and live a productive life.
Inspire Counseling and Support Center is a comprehensive, full-spectrum community health center. Our goal is to assist our clients in accomplishing their goals for a healthier and better life. Our highly qualified clinicians work with you to help develop a personalized course of treatment to best meet your needs. We are here to guide you and help you learn to make healthy decisions and live a productive life.
Jessika Hobbs is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Resident with over 3 years of experience working with youths, adults, and families. She specializes in individual and family therapy, addressing various challenges including depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, suicidal ideation, changes in family dynamics, trauma, attachment, and developmental transitions. Jessika has a history of serving those who have previously struggled to find caring clinicians who put their values and beliefs at the center of treatment and validate their experience.
Jessika Hobbs is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Resident with over 3 years of experience working with youths, adults, and families. She specializes in individual and family therapy, addressing various challenges including depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, suicidal ideation, changes in family dynamics, trauma, attachment, and developmental transitions. Jessika has a history of serving those who have previously struggled to find caring clinicians who put their values and beliefs at the center of treatment and validate their experience.
Now accepting new clients, individual adults only. Prioritizing mental health is something that many of us are talking about, but it takes courage and initiative to actually pursue it. Maybe you've become aware of some hurts or trauma that are holding you back from living a full life. Maybe you are going through vocational difficulties, relationship strain, or find yourself doing things you really don't want to do over and over again. There are times in life when our experiences can leave us feeling isolated, alone, unloved and questioning whether we are "good enough."
Now accepting new clients, individual adults only. Prioritizing mental health is something that many of us are talking about, but it takes courage and initiative to actually pursue it. Maybe you've become aware of some hurts or trauma that are holding you back from living a full life. Maybe you are going through vocational difficulties, relationship strain, or find yourself doing things you really don't want to do over and over again. There are times in life when our experiences can leave us feeling isolated, alone, unloved and questioning whether we are "good enough."
Lyndsay Whitaker
Counselor, LMHC, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Leominster, MA 01453 (Online Only)
Have you noticed yourself having a hard time managing overwhelming emotions, and/or feeling anxious, distracted, irritable, and/or unable to finish certain tasks? When thinking about a distressing event, does it feel as if you're experiencing it for the first time? These symptoms are typical after experiencing a traumatic event, as your brain works to protect itself. As you know, these symptoms can interfere with your life in a very big way, oftentimes presenting as unpleasant sensations, feelings, and images. Together we can cross the bridge to a more hopeful future. I treat first responders, teenagers, and trauma survivors.
Have you noticed yourself having a hard time managing overwhelming emotions, and/or feeling anxious, distracted, irritable, and/or unable to finish certain tasks? When thinking about a distressing event, does it feel as if you're experiencing it for the first time? These symptoms are typical after experiencing a traumatic event, as your brain works to protect itself. As you know, these symptoms can interfere with your life in a very big way, oftentimes presenting as unpleasant sensations, feelings, and images. Together we can cross the bridge to a more hopeful future. I treat first responders, teenagers, and trauma survivors.
Deb Lund is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over 20 years of experience helping children, adolescents, adults, and families cope with ADHD, depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse. Deb attended Assumption College, where she earned a CAGS and her Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. She also attended Worcester State University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, including a minor in Psychology with a Concentration in Developmental Disabilities.
Deb Lund is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over 20 years of experience helping children, adolescents, adults, and families cope with ADHD, depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse. Deb attended Assumption College, where she earned a CAGS and her Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. She also attended Worcester State University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, including a minor in Psychology with a Concentration in Developmental Disabilities.
With nearly 20 years of experience and extensive education and training, I will leverage my expertise to help you along in your healing journey. You will be able to overcome life obstacles, better manage adversity, and reach new heights of resilience and strength. We will achieve this by thoughtful integration of evidence-based practices into our work, tailored at being a catalyst for you to taking action. Let’s work together and focus on clarifying your past, attuning to your present, and planning for the future!
With nearly 20 years of experience and extensive education and training, I will leverage my expertise to help you along in your healing journey. You will be able to overcome life obstacles, better manage adversity, and reach new heights of resilience and strength. We will achieve this by thoughtful integration of evidence-based practices into our work, tailored at being a catalyst for you to taking action. Let’s work together and focus on clarifying your past, attuning to your present, and planning for the future!
Randall Paige Braun (Randi) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who offers counseling services to individuals, children, and families seeking support for mental health needs including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and schizophrenia. Randi has 3 years of experience in the mental health field.
Randall Paige Braun (Randi) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who offers counseling services to individuals, children, and families seeking support for mental health needs including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and schizophrenia. Randi has 3 years of experience in the mental health field.
Connecting to Greatness LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Leominster, MA 01453
Are you struggling with fear? Can't remember the last time you were happy? Habor feelings of worthlessness, shame, or guilt? Are you ready to transform your life?
Are you struggling with fear? Can't remember the last time you were happy? Habor feelings of worthlessness, shame, or guilt? Are you ready to transform your life?
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new ways of thinking that can lead to behavior change and more stable moods and emotions. Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy I encourage the use of mindfulness skills and values exploration that can lead clients to living into their most authentic selves. I also make available Sand Play Therapy as a more creative or expressive approach to self-discovery by gaining insights into what is currently going on in your life and how you want it to be. Through non-judgmental, compassionate care I seek to develop a strong helping relatio
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new ways of thinking that can lead to behavior change and more stable moods and emotions. Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy I encourage the use of mindfulness skills and values exploration that can lead clients to living into their most authentic selves. I also make available Sand Play Therapy as a more creative or expressive approach to self-discovery by gaining insights into what is currently going on in your life and how you want it to be. Through non-judgmental, compassionate care I seek to develop a strong helping relatio
Julia Martiros
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Leominster, MA 01453
Hello! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker skilled in providing individual therapy to people of all ages. For many years, I worked in home-based care with younger people with disabilities, elders, and their families, providing emotional support and community resources. My most recent experience involved working as a school counselor, providing support to adolescents struggling with a variety of emotional challenges such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and mood disorders.
Hello! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker skilled in providing individual therapy to people of all ages. For many years, I worked in home-based care with younger people with disabilities, elders, and their families, providing emotional support and community resources. My most recent experience involved working as a school counselor, providing support to adolescents struggling with a variety of emotional challenges such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and mood disorders.
Karen Sullivan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Leominster, MA 01453
Waitlist for new clients
I have been a social worker for over 23 years and have worked in a number of different settings, which allowed me to gain knowledge and experience to address any presenting concerns you may have. In my practice, I will guide, nurture, and work together with you on your concerns. I will work with you using a solution-based approach based upon your own individual situation. I am here to help you transform your life through awareness, support, and insight. You are not in this alone, I am here to help you!
I have been a social worker for over 23 years and have worked in a number of different settings, which allowed me to gain knowledge and experience to address any presenting concerns you may have. In my practice, I will guide, nurture, and work together with you on your concerns. I will work with you using a solution-based approach based upon your own individual situation. I am here to help you transform your life through awareness, support, and insight. You are not in this alone, I am here to help you!
Shamni Uthayasoorian
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LMHC
Verified Verified
Leominster, MA 01453 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Does life feel... dreary? Do you feel like Sunday "scaries"... are sometimes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc... "scaries" as well? Do you sometimes feel like there is a knot in your stomach that just won't go away? If you answered yes to any of this questions, then you are certainly not alone. Feeling this way every day can be so draining - and even when you know you're not alone in feeling this way, the weight of it all can still chip away at you. Let's talk about it. Talk about what has worked and what hasn't - and what more you can do to ease these symptom just a little more.
Does life feel... dreary? Do you feel like Sunday "scaries"... are sometimes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc... "scaries" as well? Do you sometimes feel like there is a knot in your stomach that just won't go away? If you answered yes to any of this questions, then you are certainly not alone. Feeling this way every day can be so draining - and even when you know you're not alone in feeling this way, the weight of it all can still chip away at you. Let's talk about it. Talk about what has worked and what hasn't - and what more you can do to ease these symptom just a little more.
Over the last thirty years as a Clinical Psychologist, I have learned how children, adults, couples, and families break free of disheartening relational patterns and rewrite oppressive stories. I have learned how to attend to what matters most: feeling safe, opening to love, and creating a life guided by compassion. I truly love my work, and that may be because I am still learning every day how to ask questions that spark wonder and creativity, how to listen for the depth behind words, knowing when to be patient, when to challenge.
Over the last thirty years as a Clinical Psychologist, I have learned how children, adults, couples, and families break free of disheartening relational patterns and rewrite oppressive stories. I have learned how to attend to what matters most: feeling safe, opening to love, and creating a life guided by compassion. I truly love my work, and that may be because I am still learning every day how to ask questions that spark wonder and creativity, how to listen for the depth behind words, knowing when to be patient, when to challenge.
I am a licensed mental health counselor with 15+ years of experience working in community mental health. I utilized both brief and long-term treatment methods to treat patients. My approach is open, mindful, and non-judgmental. I am client-centered and solution-focused.
I am a licensed mental health counselor with 15+ years of experience working in community mental health. I utilized both brief and long-term treatment methods to treat patients. My approach is open, mindful, and non-judgmental. I am client-centered and solution-focused.
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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.