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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 River Forest, the suburbs of River Forest, other nearby places such as Oak Park, Forest Park, or anywhere else in Illinois, 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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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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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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I focused on resilience, trauma-informed care, and suffering through the fundamentals of faith-based interventions.

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My specialty includes mental health essentials in mood disorders, substance abuse, suicide prevention, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and moral-spiritual injury.

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work together to understand how your past experiences inform your present difficulties as well as your strengths. We will use this lens to develop new tools and strategies to generate momentum for sustainable change.

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I work collaboratively using an integrative approach that draws on mindfulness, cognitive behavioral, dynamic, and creative techniques. We work together to create a plan to help support healing in your thoughts, emotions, and interpersonal patterns.

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Dr. Burris's mission is to meet the psychological needs of the community through assessment, consultation, and psychotherapy services. Special populations include military, aviation, medical patients, law enforcement, and LBGTQ+


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Dr. Burris's mission is to meet the psychological needs of the community through assessment, consultation, and psychotherapy services. Special populations include military, aviation, medical patients, law enforcement, and LBGTQ+

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Dr. Burris is a clinical and aeromedical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of mental health issues related to trauma, medical conditions, LGBTQ+ status, grief/loss, and life stressors.

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