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The Gay Healthcare Directory is a free, searchable database of all kinds of doctors, medical professionals and healthcare providers knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ people in the USA and Canada.
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A healthcare provider is an individual health professional licensed to provide healthcare diagnosis and treatment services which may incorporate medication, surgery and medical devices. We use the term broadly throughout the site to relate to any medical or wellness professional, such as: doctor, nurse, physician assistant, mental health professional, social worker, dentist, physical therapist, massage therapist, etc.
How do I search for a doctor or other healthcare provider on this s How do I locate LGBTQ-friendly therapy?
Not all therapists are equally knowledgeable or affirming of LGBTQ+ issues. Luckily, the internet has made it easy to act a lot of research on potential therapists before making an appointment.
One of the best and easiest ways to find LGBTQ-friendly therapy is online through a search engine like Mental Health Match or Psychology Today. These are tools that give several different filters including insurance, gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender support and more. You will find therapists in your area who specialize and include experience working with LGBTQ clients. Each therapist has their own profile with an about section where you can learn more about them and their practice. Find qualifications, specialties, treatment approach, client focus, issues, and financial communication as well as contact information all on their page.
The Human Rights Campaign partnered with us to develop a tool to support you determine whether your therapist will be responsive to your LGBTQ+ identity—especially if you are also a person of color.
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LGBTQ+ Couples Counselling
Our LGBTQ+ therapists are here to assist with the following:
How To Communicate Better In Your LGBTQ+ Relationship
In many cases, conflicts occur as a result of poor information. Moreover, when you experience betrayed, guilty, or ashamed, the right words to describe your feelings can be even harder to find. This discord makes it feel like the wedge in the partnership only grows wider.
Adam D. Blum, founder of the Gay Therapy Center, discusses the process of enhancing communication and intimacy for couples.
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Communication in Open LGBTQ+ Relationships
Good communication is necessary for any healthy relationship: especially when navigating open relationships, which require a more advanced level. Negotiating terms and conditions require a new level of vulnerability that many couples aren&#;t prepared for. The couples that experience difficulties may find that the issue could have been avoided had they been more honest from the commencement. Not all couples can handle the vulnerabilities of open relationships, but many find renewed possibilit
What can an LGBTQ-affirming therapist help with?
LGBTQ-affirmative therapists can help clients who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity explore those questions, as well as help those who determine as LGBTQ+ navigate the bias and heteronormativity that arises in everyday experience. Clients who have been shamed or abused for their identity, especially by their family of source, may struggle with depression or substance abuse as a result; affirmative therapy can help them mend and come to view their identity as a source of pride, not shame.What is LGBTQ-affirming therapy?
Affirmative therapy is an approach that focuses on validating and respecting the identity of sexual and gender minority clients, particularly those whose identities hold been rejected or shamed by others. LGBTQ-affirmative therapists will be versed in the negative effects of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and heteronormativity (the assumption that heterosexuality is “normal” and superior) and help clients navigate the challenges they present—as well as association problems, family tension, or ot
How do I locate LGBTQ-friendly therapy?
Not all therapists are equally knowledgeable or affirming of LGBTQ+ issues. Luckily, the internet has made it easy to act a lot of research on potential therapists before making an appointment.
One of the best and easiest ways to find LGBTQ-friendly therapy is online through a search engine like Mental Health Match or Psychology Today. These are tools that give several different filters including insurance, gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender support and more. You will find therapists in your area who specialize and include experience working with LGBTQ clients. Each therapist has their own profile with an about section where you can learn more about them and their practice. Find qualifications, specialties, treatment approach, client focus, issues, and financial communication as well as contact information all on their page.
The Human Rights Campaign partnered with us to develop a tool to support you determine whether your therapist will be responsive to your LGBTQ+ identity—especially if you are also a person of color.
When looking
LGBTQ+ Couples Counselling
Our LGBTQ+ therapists are here to assist with the following:
How To Communicate Better In Your LGBTQ+ Relationship
In many cases, conflicts occur as a result of poor information. Moreover, when you experience betrayed, guilty, or ashamed, the right words to describe your feelings can be even harder to find. This discord makes it feel like the wedge in the partnership only grows wider.
Adam D. Blum, founder of the Gay Therapy Center, discusses the process of enhancing communication and intimacy for couples.
View time: min.
Communication in Open LGBTQ+ Relationships
Good communication is necessary for any healthy relationship: especially when navigating open relationships, which require a more advanced level. Negotiating terms and conditions require a new level of vulnerability that many couples aren&#;t prepared for. The couples that experience difficulties may find that the issue could have been avoided had they been more honest from the commencement. Not all couples can handle the vulnerabilities of open relationships, but many find renewed possibilit