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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 Vernon Hills, the suburbs of Vernon Hills, other nearby places such as Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich, 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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Dennis Keppeler
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I want to help my clients make changes in their lives. I will help you identify goals and begin the change-process. Importantly, you will be able to talk about things that you have not been able to share with others and identify obstacles to change.


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I want to help my clients make changes in their lives. I will help you identify goals and begin the change-process. Importantly, you will be able to talk about things that you have not been able to share with others and identify obstacles to change.

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I have worked as a therapist for going on 20 years. I have integrated many different approaches into my work with clients, from behavioral (some DBT) to psychodynamic. I believe that this helps me tailor my approach to each individual that I meet.

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In therapy, we'll collaborate to help you gain clarity about your current challenges. From there, we will build upon your strengths with new strategies and skills to get "unstuck" from your move forward towards lasting change & growth.


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In therapy, we'll collaborate to help you gain clarity about your current challenges. From there, we will build upon your strengths with new strategies and skills to get "unstuck" from your move forward towards lasting change & growth.

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My approach is collaborative, strengths-based, solution-focused, and grounded in psychological science. This means that the therapies we select will be highly effective and perfectly suited to empower you in reaching your personal goals.

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Kevin Clegg
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identify areas of focus for therapy, explore how our thoughts and feelings affect our actions, and ways we can change thought patterns, accept our feelings for what they are, and raise awareness of how our emotions affect our bodies physically.


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identify areas of focus for therapy, explore how our thoughts and feelings affect our actions, and ways we can change thought patterns, accept our feelings for what they are, and raise awareness of how our emotions affect our bodies physically.

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I use a variety of therapeutic approaches to achieve your goals in therapy. I view each client as a unique individual and tailor my approach to best meet your needs.

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Learn tools to identify and chip away at destructive habits and thoughts. As you chip away, you will begin developing new, supportive habits and thoughts, allowing you to experience lasting, positive effects. Throughout our tim


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Learn tools to identify and chip away at destructive habits and thoughts. As you chip away, you will begin developing new, supportive habits and thoughts, allowing you to experience lasting, positive effects. Throughout our tim

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Throughout our time together, we will work towards developing a strong therapeutic alliance to create a supportive environment to invite your vulnerabilities. I utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach, so you will be learning throughout the process.

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Taschauna Richards
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customize therapy to your unique needs, identify what helps, what gets in the way, let go of what no longer serves you, aim for a deeper understanding of self, and hone in on your personal strengths.


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customize therapy to your unique needs, identify what helps, what gets in the way, let go of what no longer serves you, aim for a deeper understanding of self, and hone in on your personal strengths.

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Clients come to me desiring happiness but often feel stuck & overwhelmed. I am devoted to helping you progress toward developing self-awareness, resolving your anxieties, & being your truest and most authentic self.

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  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
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  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
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  • Depressive Disorders
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  • East Asian Cultural Issues
  • Existential Crisis
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  • Family Trauma
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  • Feminism Adjustment to Cultural Disapointment
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Gaslighting
  • Gay
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  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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  • High-Functioning Depression
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  • Mild Depression
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • Mood Disorders
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Native Americans
  • Negative Self-Talk
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  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Panic Attacks
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  • People Pleasing
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Political Anxiety
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