The LGBTQ Community
Questioning one’s sexual identity or deciding that one is gay can be a difficult and painful process. It is hard to discover your own lifestyle and way of being in the world when doing so means challenging popular opinion and society’s gender stereotypes.

Some people seek out individuals of the same gender for loving sexual relationships. Other people redefine their own bodies because their inner sense of their gender conflicts with the prevailing assumptions made about them by mainstream society.

The American public as a whole tends to defend its norms vigorously and tries to dictate the sexual identity and lifestyle of its members. Mainstream society often shows little tolerance for nonconformists.

As a result, LGBTQ individuals commonly feel badly about themselves. Internalizing society’s condemnation, many mistreat themselves and others. Many struggle with anxiety and depression, experiencing threats to their sense of self-worth, their social equilibrium, and even the joy they take in being alive.

Gay therapy, or therapy with the LGBTQ community, offers support and resources for pioneers venturing onto the frontiers of socially constructed reality. It seeks to help individuals realize their potential fully and to provide a sensitive companion for each person, wherever he or she may be on the journey. It can also help families accept LGBTQ members, and it can show nontraditional couples how to fashion roles that let both partners listen and feel heard.

Call 860-231-1997 or email me today for an appointment or for more information.