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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 Santa Ana, Centennial Park, Concord, Cornerstone Village, or even Laurelhurst, 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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Antoinette Mastronardi
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decrease anxiety, anger, loneliness, self-criticism, cycles of fighting with partners and shitty relationships with others. I believe these experiences generally stem from traumatic, toxic, or abusive relationships and discrimination or oppression.


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decrease anxiety, anger, loneliness, self-criticism, cycles of fighting with partners and shitty relationships with others. I believe these experiences generally stem from traumatic, toxic, or abusive relationships and discrimination or oppression.

Something to know about my approach is:

I identify as a queer therapist and my specialty is working with trauma and attachment in the LGBTQ+ community. I am a super nerd for relationships. I am trauma informed, attachment focused, and really relational with my clients.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxious Attachment
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  • Attachment Styles
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  • Church Abuse
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Discrimination
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Gaslighting
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Mixed Orientation Relationships
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Open Relationships
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Polyamory
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Sabotage
  • Sexual Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma From Abuse
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Natalie Spautz
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Relationships; what works or doesn't work. Attachment; how to become more secure in romance and other relationships. Finances, your personal values, and ways to make peace with money. Healing childhood trauma and how to listen to yourself.


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Relationships; what works or doesn't work. Attachment; how to become more secure in romance and other relationships. Finances, your personal values, and ways to make peace with money. Healing childhood trauma and how to listen to yourself.

Something to know about my approach is:

People who work with me learn to become more emotionally present, gain insights and ideas for healing, recieve a helpful sounding board and emotional support, and gain deep understanding of both edges and strengths. Personal knowledge is power!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adult ADHD
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Adults
  • Affair Recovery
  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Styles
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Boundaries
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Chronic Stress
  • Codependency
  • Couples
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Identity
  • Cultural Issues
  • Dating and Romance
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Family Conflict
  • Family of Origin
  • Family Planning
  • Finances in a Relationship
  • Financial Stress
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marriage
  • Neurodivergence
  • People Pleasing
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Racial Trauma
  • Recovery
  • Relationship Skills
  • Social Justice
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Young Adults
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As a therapist who specializes in supporting those experiencing significant life transitions, I’ll work with you to reduce the anxiety and stress often associated with ‘adulting.’


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As a therapist who specializes in supporting those experiencing significant life transitions, I’ll work with you to reduce the anxiety and stress often associated with ‘adulting.’

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As your therapist, I will create a safe space for you to vent your frustrations, explore next steps, and create measurable therapeutic goals to track your implementation progress.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bisexuality
  • Cultural Identity
  • Depression
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Gender Identity
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Mild Depression
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Religious Identity
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Sexuality
  • Social Anxiety
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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Carla Avalos
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I strive to understand you, your therapy goals, and how you can improve the relationships most important to you. We will also work together to develop new tools that can help you identify and communicate your needs, boundaries and triggers.


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I strive to understand you, your therapy goals, and how you can improve the relationships most important to you. We will also work together to develop new tools that can help you identify and communicate your needs, boundaries and triggers.

Something to know about my approach is:

My therapy approach uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT) , interpersonal therapy (IPT) and person centered therapy with a healing centered , anti-racist and culturally sustaining approach.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • College Students
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Immigrants
  • Job Stress
  • Life Adjustment
  • Marriage
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Relationship Distress
  • Situational Stress
  • Working Professionals
  • Work-Life Balance
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Ashley Vo
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I help people struggling with dating, relationships, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, and identity.


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I help people struggling with dating, relationships, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, and identity.

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My objective is to help my clients feel better as soon as possible, so I maintain a Solutions-Focused framework, offering direct feedback, actionable steps, and strategies to cope with current stressors.

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  • Anxiety
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
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