You deserve a therapist who gets it.
Affirming, knowledgeable care for LGBTQIA+ individuals — including those exploring gender identity, sexuality, coming out, navigating transition, building family, or seeking support in a world that doesn't always make space for who you are.
At Curtin Counseling, affirming care isn't a checkbox — it's the foundation of how I practice. I bring both personal experience and commitment and clinical training to supporting queer, trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive clients.
Whether you're questioning, out and proud, in the middle of a transition, or navigating complex relationship structures, you can show up as your full self and we'll start from there.
SPECIALTY AREAS:
Sexual Orientation & Identity – Exploring or affirming your identity as gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual, or elsewhere on the spectrum — at any stage of life.
Gender Identity & Expression – Support for trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, and gender-expansive individuals — including those early in exploration.
Coming Out – Processing the decision to come out, preparing for conversations with family and friends, and coping with a range of reactions.
Gender Transition Support – Emotional support at every stage of transition — social, medical, or legal — navigating change on your own terms and timeline.
Family & Relationship Dynamics – Navigating family rejection or conditional acceptance, as well as support for those in queer relationships, open relationships, or polycules.
Minority Stress & Trauma – Addressing the cumulative impact of discrimination, microaggressions, and experiences of harassment or violence — including religious trauma.
Intersecting Identities – Exploring how race, class, disability, neurodivergence, or other aspects of identity intersect with and shape your experience of gender and sexuality.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✓ No assumptions – I'll follow your lead on language, pronouns, and how you describe your own identity.
✓ Clinical knowledge – Familiar with gender-affirming care standards, minority stress theory, and LGBTQIA+ mental health challenges.
✓ Intersectional awareness – We'll explore the full context of who you are.
✓ Telehealth flexibility – Secure video sessions available in California and Michigan.
✓ A pace that's yours – We move at your speed.
