Hearth and Home Therapy
LGBTQ+ Individual & Partner Therapy
Online and in-person therapy in Northern Virginia
Are you suffocating under the mask you wear every day?
The human need to be accepted, belong, and loved conflicts directly with allowing your queerness to shine.
You feel confused about who you are attracted to and have no one to talk to. You have experienced or are terrified of experiencing rejection for showing others who you are. This has led you to suppress pieces of yourself and conform to certain ideas that others may have of you. Due to this, those around you may assume that you are happy, satisfied, successful…
…But on the inside you are:
Feeling confused about who you are.
Constantly criticizing everything about yourself.
Chronically fearful that your identity is unacceptable to others.
Feel broken, isolated, and alone.
Living with fear and anxiety.
Grappling with low self-worth.
Struggling with body image.
Struggling with internalized homophobia/transphobia.
…But in your relationship you are trying to navigate:
Who, when, and how to come out to others in your life.
Opening your relationship.
Letting go of gender roles and renegotiating relationship roles.
Stressors related to family planning and raising a family.
What this means for each of your own identities and the identity of your relationship.
Sex and intimacy.
Imagine Feeling Confident and Empowered Showing Who You Are
A life where you bravely express and accept your authentic self, your whole self. You have let go of the expectations built into the heteronormative binary and found joy in chosen identity, friends, and family. You are surrounded by those who validate your identity and rather than feeling the pressure of “coming out” you now feel empowered knowing who you will be “letting in”.
This life is closer than you realize…
…And we will work together to get you there. In my work with individuals and relationships with LGBTQ+ concerns, we will discover ways to remain grounded in the moments that feel the hardest. Freeing you to welcome in new moments of joy and be comfortable working through transition. You do not have to do this alone.
When I work with partners, my “client” is your relationship. We walk through each person’s individual experience of what the relationship is to them. Listening to each other’s point of view opens us to empathy. Once we can find common ground it becomes easier to understand that centering the “we” in these conversations can profoundly shift the conversation. I am here to show you that your partner is not the enemy, rather they are meant to be your greatest support. Through attachment models I can bring understanding to the repetitive cycles that happen in all relationships and can impact your ability to feel connected and close to each other.
By engaging with curiosity in these ways, we co-create a space where greater connection, communication, and empathy can grow.
