Why would I benefit from therapy as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?

Therapy may seem daunting for you as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. We understand that it can be scary to put yourself in a position that makes you feel vulnerable. If you are questioning in any way your gender or identity, therapy may be helpful to serve as a stable support throughout your growth.

You do not need to be struggling with your mental health for therapy to be beneficial to you. Therapists can help promote a safe space to validate your feelings and help you grow in your identity. Clinicians truly want to understand what it means for you to be a part of the LGBTQIA+ community because your experience is unique and important. Intersectionality can affect your experience in therapy as well and clinicians at CARE value this and can help you navigate every aspect of your identity.

Books relating to the LGBTQIA+ Community

• A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns

• Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose, and Pride

• Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us

• The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man’s World, Second Edition

• The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook

Additional Resources

The Pride Institute works to provide individuals who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community with help for sexual health, mental health, and substance abuse.

Bridge for Youth provides homeless youth with safety, shelter, and help with family conflicts. If you have been forced to leave your time after coming out this resource could help you get back on your feet.

Respectability has resources for disabled members of the LGBTQIA+ Community.