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Do you need support in understanding, accepting, or navigating your sexual orientation? It can be hard to embrace your identity if you are gay or lesbian, and even harder if you identify as bisexual, pansexual, queer, or otherwise. Sometimes the labels of sexual orientation get in the way of just understanding and listening to yourself.

If you aren’t sure of your sexual orientation or which genders you are attracted to, seeking therapy is a great step to take. Whether you are located in downtown Richmond, the suburbs of Richmond, other nearby places such as Berkeley, Oakland, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Could Benefit from a Therapist for Sexual Orientation

If you’re not sure whether you should seek treatment for sexual orientation issues and identities, we can help. Here are some signs indicating you could use the help of a trained professional:

  • You aren’t sure which genders you are attracted to.
  • You have internal turmoil between what you experience and what you want.
  • You are struggling to accept your sexual orientation.
  • You have experienced, or are currently experiencing, trauma related to your sexual orientation.
  • You need mental or emotional support with regard to your sexual orientation.
  • You don’t feel good about yourself.
  • You want people to know your sexual orientation, but are not sure how to tell them.

As one anonymous contributor shared about therapy and sexual orientation, "Therapy helped me love my queer self for who I am. I learned that I didn’t need to label my sexuality to understand it."

Get Started with Sexual Orientation Therapy Today!

Therapy for sexual orientation can drastically improve your mental health, leading you to become a happier, more confident version of yourself. And Mental Health Match can help you get started by matching you with a quality therapist in your area. Just browse the experts below or use our free therapist matching tool.

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Lauren Consul
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Help you create the sex and relationships that you absolutely deserve in your life.


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Help you create the sex and relationships that you absolutely deserve in your life.

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I create an incredibly safe environment for my clients by using my sense of humor and warm empathy. Don't let that fool you, I will still challenge you and push you as needed.

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  • Consensual Non-Monogamy
  • Couples Sex Therapy
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Infidelity
  • Kink
  • Low Sex Drive
  • Mismatched Sex Drives
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Health
  • Sexual Issues
  • Sexuality
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Sexual Pain
  • Sexual Self-Esteem
  • Sex Workers
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Work in a collaborative and compassionate manner to help you reach your goals and live a fulfilling life


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Work in a collaborative and compassionate manner to help you reach your goals and live a fulfilling life

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I use a holistic approach to help my clients take ownership of their lived experiences in a compassionate, sensitive, and directive manner.

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  • Addictions
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Career Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Stress
  • Codependency
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
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  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Drug Use
  • Dual Diagnosis
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  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
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  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Work to create a therapeutic relationship where you will feel both safe and challenged. Our work will increase your ability to live more self-attuned and to integrate the many aspects of self, your relationships and your life.


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Work to create a therapeutic relationship where you will feel both safe and challenged. Our work will increase your ability to live more self-attuned and to integrate the many aspects of self, your relationships and your life.

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My clients say that I am easy-going, a good communicator, direct but also warm and deeply empathic, very insightful and have a great sense of humor. I’m very experienced and able to tailor my therapeutic approach to best meet your needs and goals.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Gender Fluid
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Neurodivergence
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Spirituality
  • Transgender
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Elysse Endter (she/her)
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identify and make progress toward your goals. Whether you are navigating feelings of shame around sex, untangling the complicated web of grief, or putting the pieces back together after a traumatic event, the space is yours. I'm so glad you're here.


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identify and make progress toward your goals. Whether you are navigating feelings of shame around sex, untangling the complicated web of grief, or putting the pieces back together after a traumatic event, the space is yours. I'm so glad you're here.

Something to know about my approach is:

My style is integrative and collaborative. I focus on attachment and family dynamics to provide understanding and make connections. Therapy is not a "one size fits all" and every person has a unique story. It would be an honor to hear to yours.

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  • Trauma
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Nathan Hale
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Help you will learn what things you can control in life and what things you can't control in life. To do this, you will learn skills and techniques that will help you manage better those things you can control in life and let go of those you can't.


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Help you will learn what things you can control in life and what things you can't control in life. To do this, you will learn skills and techniques that will help you manage better those things you can control in life and let go of those you can't.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is a therapy that helps you better understand and make change to your thoughts and behaviors. In addition, I am trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to help with psychological flexibility.

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  • Depression
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  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
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  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
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  • Men
  • Mild Depression
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Seasonal Depression
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  • Self-Worth
  • Sexuality
  • Social Anxiety
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  • Suicidal Ideation
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