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Gender identity can be a complicated issue to understand, especially when you feel like you are a different gender than the one assigned to you at birth. No matter if you feel like you are transgender, nonbinary, or gender fluid, the right support can help you gain clarity and feel more confident in who you are and how you express your gender identity.

Whether you are located in downtown Chicago, Ashburn, Austin, Belmont Craigin, or even Bucktown, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Can Benefit from Therapy for Gender Identity

It can be difficult to decide whether you need professional help to understand and embrace your gender identity.

Here are some signs a therapist can help you:

  • You’re unsure of your gender identity.
  • You get uneasy or anxious when asked for pronouns.
  • You have symptoms of Gender Dysphoria, such as fantasizing about being another gender or feeling profound discomfort or disgust with your own anatomy.
  • You feel hopeless for being able to live as your authentic self.
  • You feel ready to transition genders but don’t know where to start.
  • You have conflict with friends or family who don’t respect your gender identity.

If any of the above describe you, it’s time to consider therapy. A good gender identity therapist won’t try to change who you are; rather, they will help you explore and embrace who you are.

If you’re interested in reading further, check out our Guide to Mental Health Care for People Who Are Transgender by Dr. ks Stanley.

Find Gender Identity Counseling and Therapy Today!

Left untreated, gender identity conflicts can have negative effects on your mental health. Gender dysphoria or Gender Identity Disorder can lead to depression and even physical harm in severe cases - so, the time to seek treatment is now. And Mental Health Match can help by matching you with a gender identity therapist near you. Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Lakeitta Harris
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Lakeitta believes that our experiences shape our worldview and at times, these experiences can create challenges that leave us trying to cope with the stress. Lakeitta’s hope is to minimize this overwhelming feeling and shift to a place of insight.


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Lakeitta believes that our experiences shape our worldview and at times, these experiences can create challenges that leave us trying to cope with the stress. Lakeitta’s hope is to minimize this overwhelming feeling and shift to a place of insight.

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Her approach in therapy is non-judgemental, collaborative, and encouraging. She recognizes and affirms intersectionality, LGBTQIA+, multiculturalism, racial identity, sexual identity, and gender identity. Lakeitta values working with black and brown

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  • Anxiety
  • BIPOC
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Immigrants
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Religious Trauma
  • Trauma
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Erik Larson
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Find new ways to address the suffering that brings a child & their family or an adult to speak with me, talking about what can't be talked about elsewhere and pursuing what gives you life, what allows for the next steps to be taken on your pathway.


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Find new ways to address the suffering that brings a child & their family or an adult to speak with me, talking about what can't be talked about elsewhere and pursuing what gives you life, what allows for the next steps to be taken on your pathway.

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I am interested in the unique way children & adults express their troubles: in bodily expressions, turns of phrase, slips of the tongue & dreams, exploring how they build relationships with others and those important endeavors in their lives.

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  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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  • Childrens Sleep
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
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Tory Krone
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Help you develop healthier patterns and relationships, become more present in your day-to-day life, and foster a greater sense of yourself and where you are headed and what you want out of your life.


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Help you develop healthier patterns and relationships, become more present in your day-to-day life, and foster a greater sense of yourself and where you are headed and what you want out of your life.

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Did you know that trying to get rid of difficult thoughts and feelings can actually cause them to stay around longer? The skills that are taught by our therapists support people with developing new ways of relating to thoughts and feelings.

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  • Anxiety
  • Binge Eating
  • Body Image
  • Career Burnout
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Gender Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Sexuality
  • Social Anxiety
  • Work Stress
  • Worrying
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Maya Chehab
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Revealing what motivates our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can unlock renewed self-awareness, leading to meaningful breakthroughs. This newly acquired knowledge can transform and enrich our perception of ourselves and of the world surrounding us.


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Revealing what motivates our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can unlock renewed self-awareness, leading to meaningful breakthroughs. This newly acquired knowledge can transform and enrich our perception of ourselves and of the world surrounding us.

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I practice psychodynamic therapy. My approach is warm, non-directive, non-judgmental, and holistic, as it welcomes you as a whole, including your history, your background, your personality, and your embodied experience.

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  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Complicated Grief
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Identity
  • Cultural Issues
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Family Trauma
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Interfaith Relationships
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Adjustment
  • Mild Depression
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Shame
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Traumatic Loss
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Viviana Ramirez
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My specialities include trauma, anxiety, depression, issues related to self-worth/self-esteem, and interpersonal dynamics. There is often a focus on childhood and how our past effects our present and future, but also emphasis on creating change.


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My specialities include trauma, anxiety, depression, issues related to self-worth/self-esteem, and interpersonal dynamics. There is often a focus on childhood and how our past effects our present and future, but also emphasis on creating change.

Something to know about my approach is:

I predominantly practice through a psychodynamic, trauma-informed, and person-centered lens, I also believe in utilizing an eclectic and integrative approach to therapy, incorporating a variety of theoretical orientations and treatment modalities.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Children
  • Depression
  • High Anxiety
  • LGBTQ+
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma
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