LGBTIQ+ Affirming Therapy

Finding a safe and supportive environment where you can heal without fear of judgment or discrimination is vital. At B Well Counseling Center, we wholeheartedly support and affirm your gender identity and sexual orientation. Our team has professional and personal experience with LGBTQ+ individuals. We value inclusivity and empathy and utilize evidence-based treatments in individual, family, couples, and group counseling.

It is essential to us that we provide you with a safe space to explore yourself and your relationships. Members of the LGBTQ+ community often face higher rates of trauma due to societal stigma, discrimination, and rejection. These experiences can exacerbate existing mental health conditions and create barriers to seeking help.

GAM Core Principles:

• Gender diversity is a universal aspect of humanity.
• There are infinite gender identities.
• Gender presentations are diverse and varied across cultures.
• Gender is an evolving lifelong process which often varies according to an individual’s developmental stage.
• Gender development is a constellation of biology, psychology, socialization, culture, time, and context.
• Clients are impacted by discrimination, internalized transphobia, and holding multiple marginalized identities.
• Gender identity is not rooted in pathology.

Working as a gender specialist using the Gender Affirmative Model requires that the provider:

• Advocate and support the development of the authentic, self-defined gender of all children and teens.
• Promote healthy development by providing integrated and collaborative care across all domains of a young person’s life.
• Take a proactive stance in helping children, teens, and their families to access services.
• Support parents and caregivers on their own journey in expanding their knowledge and ability to support their gender diverse children and adolescents.
• Stay current on best practices working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive children and youth.