LGBTQ+ Therapy in Washington

CBT helps unpack the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. For LGBTQ+ individuals, this approach can be especially helpful in challenging internalized beliefs shaped by discrimination, shame, or rejection.

CBT offers tools to reframe negative thinking, reduce anxiety or depression, and build a more affirming, empowered inner dialogue.

CPT is a trauma-focused therapy that helps process painful experiences—such as rejection, bullying, or identity-based trauma.

It supports LGBTQ+ clients in recognizing how trauma may be shaping current beliefs about safety, worth, or belonging, and helps replace those with more compassionate, balanced perspectives.

DBT builds skills for managing intense emotions, navigating conflict, and improving relationships—especially valuable for LGBTQ+ individuals facing minority stress or emotional dysregulation.

It provides grounding tools for self-acceptance, emotion regulation, and communicating needs in safe and healthy ways.

EFT is powerful for LGBTQ+ clients who are exploring attachment wounds or seeking more fulfilling connections.

Whether in individual or couples therapy, EFT helps deepen emotional awareness and foster stronger, more secure relationships—especially in the face of past relational trauma or rejection.

IFS encourages a compassionate exploration of the “parts” within us—like the part that feels ashamed, the part that’s angry, or the part that hides.

For LGBTQ+ clients, this approach can be transformative in healing internalized oppression, embracing identity, and reconnecting with exiled or silenced parts of the self.

Schema Therapy helps uncover long-standing patterns and core beliefs often formed from early invalidation or trauma.

LGBTQ+ individuals who’ve internalized messages of unworthiness or “not fitting in” can benefit from identifying these schemas and learning to replace them with more affirming, healing narratives.

At the heart of this approach is unconditional positive regard—a deeply affirming and nonjudgmental relationship between therapist and client.

For LGBTQ+ individuals, especially those who have experienced rejection or shame, Person-Centered Therapy offers a space to be fully seen, accepted, and supported as your authentic self.

For LGBTQ+ individuals who have experienced relational trauma, neglect, or rejection, Attachment Therapy helps explore how early attachment patterns shape current relationships.

It supports healing from ruptures and builds the capacity for secure, affirming connections—both with others and with oneself.

This approach helps LGBTQ+ clients and their families understand each other better, improve communication, and repair relational ruptures.

It’s especially helpful for families navigating a coming-out process, gender transitions, or shifts in family roles and dynamics. The goal is not to “fix” identity, but to foster connection, respect, and healing.

Mindfulness invites LGBTQ+ individuals to pause and connect with the present moment, easing anxiety, stress, and internalized pressure.

It helps cultivate self-compassion and reduce reactivity to judgment—whether external or internal—while supporting a deeper sense of embodiment and emotional regulation.