Berkeley Therapists specializing in LGBTQ Issues

Kerianne Stephan

I am invested in supporting clients to reach a better understanding of themselves and others through promoting awareness of their emotions, identity, cultural influences, and relationships. I have found enjoyment in working with people navigating changes that intersect with a multitude of cultural and environmental factors. I love to work with individuals and relationships open to the therapeutic experience and learning more about themselves and others.

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Laurel Roberts-Meese

Lawyers, executives, and entrepreneurs find support and understanding in my practice. You've got a lot going on; your relationship is strained, or your anxiety is increasing. Maybe you and your partner are experiencing higher levels of conflict or disconnect. Maybe you've experienced a recent loss or traumatic event. Or maybe you feel unsatisfied with your life, despite having "everything" you want. Whatever brings you to therapy, I'll be your engaged partner in working through it.

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A. Maya Borgueta

If you're feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders these days — even as work, relationships, family, community and self-care continue to demand our attention — you're not alone. I offer therapy for women and LGBTQIA+ folks who are looking to feel connected, grounded, and clear even when the world's on fire. A majority of my clients are BIPOC and/or adult children of immigrants, and many are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout or workplace issues. Sound familiar? Let's chat!

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Amelia Jayanty

I work with clients who are looking for a combination of improved insight and practical tools to improve their relationships with themselves and others. Many of my clients come from immigrant backgrounds, and I have a speciality in working with bicultural and multiracial clients around the gifts and challenges that experience can bring. My clinical expertise includes the treatment of anxiety, depression, transitional stress, burn out, identity issues, complex trauma and post-traumatic stress.

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Philip Gnilka

My clients are very hard working, have a long track record of success, and care deeply about their work, friends, and family. Even so, life can be challenging. Many of my clients had a bad day and are still emotionally beating themselves up for minor mistakes. They constantly replay what they should have done differently sometimes for days and weeks at a time. They become frustrated they cannot let go of this self-criticalness and even have thoughts they are not good enough or are a fraud.

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TESSA SINCLAIR

My clients are leaders and high-level professionals. Smart, successful and strong, they often start therapy after something happens in life taking them off their usual course of success and achievement. They initially feel stressed, overwhelmed, exhausted and scared–sometimes caught in a negative cycle of worry, fear, and fatigue. Yet by using the same focus and work ethic that helps them in life in therapy, my clients make steady progress towards regaining a sense of identity AND peace of mind.

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Carina Hartley

If you're feeling lost, disconnected, or struggling to find your groove in the world: I hear you. I bet there are also ways that you are yearning to express yourself; to be deeply seen and supported. Are you hoping to show up in relationships authentically? Embrace parts of your identity that are exciting and scary unknowns? Make sense of past experiences? I'm here to hold space for whatever is present for you - whether it's mental health stuff, gender/sexuality, or life in general.

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Ashley Grant

My clients tend to be individuals who struggle to advocate for themselves in relationships- whether they be work, romantic, familial or friendly. They tend to put other people's feelings before their own. They may struggle with anxiety, depression, or both. I work with a lot of people who experienced emotional neglect in childhood, and/or self centered parents, and/or very oppressive home environments.

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Rori Sante

Are you feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space to explore your goals and rediscover your power. I work with individuals navigating concerns like queer and trans issues, anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, PnP/chemsex, relationships, attachment, disability, and neurodivergence. I take an intersectional approach, recognizing how oppression and stigma shape mental health and fostering resilience to drive meaningful change.

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San Francisco Counseling Collective

We provide psychotherapy services to clients in California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. (Clients outside of the San Francisco area are seen via teletherapy only at this time.) If you are interested in the possibility of working with us, and you live in another state not listed, please feel free to contact us for information about potential services. You can read more about us at https://www.sfcounselors.com

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Carly Earnshaw

My clients are usually artists, people in helping professions or people who have a fundamental sense of being “different” from others in some important way. Though my clients sometimes doubt their strengths when they first come to therapy, I generally find that the people I work with are often thoughtful and caring. They usually come to therapy because they are trapped in a painful circumstance such as deep depression, intense anxiety or repeated difficulties in relationships.

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Dr. Ali Dubin

Does it feel like you and your partner speak different languages? Are you questioning your gender/sexuality? Do you need support because someone in your family just came out as LGBTQ? Are you struggling with your kids? Your parents? Trying to balance it all? Are you going through perimenopause? Any of this can feel overwhelming! Let's work together to help you make sense out of it and feel better about life. Learn to communicate effectively with your partner and repair those ruptures.

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Kim Stevens

I enjoy working with people ages 4-99. It's my life's greatest passion & honor to support my clients in becoming the most authentic, connected, empowered & thriving version of themselves. I support people in overcoming anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and trauma. I have specializations in supporting Empaths, Highly Sensitive folks and the LBGTQ+ community.

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Danielle Forastieri Short

My clients are creatives, artists, healers, highly sensitive people, and empaths. They are also people who are struggling with chronic pain and/or fatigue, low self-esteem, people pleasing, attachment wounding, nervous system regulation and executive functioning.

Hannah Brumbaum

Often, we're taught to shy away from the uncomfortable: the wounds, the hurt places. We label them as “bad” or “problems”, and do whatever we can to cope, instead of healing that pain. I specialize in working with folks who have experienced trauma, feel they don’t fit into society’s boxes, or seek deeper self-exploration. Together, we reconnect to your body and emotions, break out of old patterns that aren’t serving you, and move into the life you want.

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John Edwards

Have you been thinking "I should really do something about my current life?" If yes, then let's work together to help you break unhelpful patterns that involve anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addictions/substance abuse or marriage/relationship problems. If you're looking to transform your life, that is, accept yourself, achieve those dreams that you've put off, and create an amazing fulfilling life then you've got the right profile. It's never too late to start or start over.

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Abby Weintraub

I work primarily with folks who are: neurodivergent (e.g. autistic, ADHD, or other), chronically ill/disabled (particularly with autoimmune illnesses), queer/LGBTQIAA2S, sexual/gender outsiders, fat-identified and/or hoping to develop a more loving relationship with their body, sex workers, poly folks, and those in non-traditional relationship and family structures. If you've ever been told that you're too much, too negative, or too "in your head," let's talk. I welcome you exactly as you are.

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Rawna Romero

I enjoy assisting a wide variety of individuals, couples and families, including those new to the process of therapy. While offering a general practice, I have extensive experience serving adoptees and persons who have experienced early life loss, neglect and abuse as well as persons recovering from adversities in adulthood. I have a special interest in supporting couples with histories of trauma or living with cultural differences and persons with strong creative or spiritual orientations.

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Alexandra Longsworth

Clients range from ages 12+, including couples and families. We serve individuals seeking a holistic approach that integrates mind, body, spirit, and environment assessments, offering broader spectrum of treatment approaches.

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Mou Ghose

Sexuality and pleasure are often stigmatized, this plays into how we feel about ourselves, our bodies, and in relation to others. I specialize in sex and relationship issues with couples/partners and work towards undoing harmful stories that harm us and create shame. I work from a trauma-informed lens to undo and empower. I work with clients to significantly reduce distress and undo longer-standing concerns.

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