Best Therapies welcomes LGBTQIA+ clients and families. We value diversity across identities and communities, and we provide care that is affirming, trauma informed, and culturally aware.
Our clinicians support people who face stigma, discrimination, harassment, or violence. If you are exploring your sexuality, gender expression, or gender identity, you will find compassionate counseling and clear next steps here.
Our team strives to validate and support individuals working through issues including, but not limited to, the following:
Therapy meets you where you are, with affirming care for sexuality, gender, relationships, and daily wellbeing.
Learn practical coping skills, build resilience, and feel steadier day to day.
Set healthy boundaries, communicate clearly, and repair trust with support.
Sort feelings, review options, and plan authentic next steps at your pace.
Create self care routines and safety plans, connect with supportive resources.
Prepare conversations, choose timelines that feel safe, build confidence.
Understand patterns, choose harm reduction or recovery, add reliable supports.
Connect with affirming groups and local or online spaces where you belong.
Meet in Chicago or via telehealth, choose times that fit your schedule.
Focused space to explore and affirm gender. Sessions may include talk therapy, skills practice, and planning for social or medical transition if desired. You set goals, your therapist provides guidance, resources, and support.
Structured work to identify thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT helps reduce anxiety and depression, builds coping skills, and supports follow through on values based actions that matter to you.
Present moment awareness with a non judgmental stance. You will learn grounding skills, emotion regulation, and self compassion practices that reduce stress and support daily life.
We provide affirming care from therapists who understand LGBTQIA+ experiences. Sessions are available in person and online, weekdays and evenings, with options for individuals, couples, and families.
What we offer:
Access crisis lines, community groups, and affirming healthcare in Chicago.
1-877-565-8860
peer support by trans people
1-800-246-7743
peer counseling and local resources
1-888-843-4564
peer counseling and local resources
support for parents and families
affirming and reduced cost healthcare
affirming medical care for trans and nonbinary patients
