Browse > New Jersey > East Orange > Sexual Orientation

Find Sexual Orientation Therapists & Counselors in East Orange, NJ.

 

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 East Orange, the suburbs of East Orange, other nearby places such as Newark, Union City, or anywhere else in New Jersey, 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.

East Orange, NJ Therapists for the LGBTQ community - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

Looking to expand your network? At Mental Health Match, we match clients to therapists and counselors specializing in sexual orientation. Get set up for new referrals in 10 minutes or less. 60 day free trial, with no credit cards required to start. Join now.
Read more
Showing 1 - 5 (94 total therapists)
Showing 1 - 5 (94 total therapists)
Filters:
Picture of Martha Womack, mental health therapist in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Car...
Martha Womack
Together, we will:

focus on helping you cope and reduce your distress. The process of self-discovery can lead to an increased understanding and acceptance of yourself. It can also lead to an expansion of comfort with all aspects of yourself.


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Martha Womack, mental health therapist in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Car...
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

focus on helping you cope and reduce your distress. The process of self-discovery can lead to an increased understanding and acceptance of yourself. It can also lead to an expansion of comfort with all aspects of yourself.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is strength-based and focuses on using curiosity to attend to those areas of a client’s current functioning which enhance addressing daily challenges and those which interfere with daily functioning.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • LGBTQ+
  • Relationships
  • Trauma
  • Women
Read more about me
Martha Womack remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nort...
Picture of Julie Madan, mental health therapist in New Jersey
Julie Madan
Together, we will:

Together, we WILL get through whatever faces you. And not only will you get through it, you will grow through it. Together, we will seek healing and solutions in any storm.


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Julie Madan, mental health therapist in New Jersey
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

Together, we WILL get through whatever faces you. And not only will you get through it, you will grow through it. Together, we will seek healing and solutions in any storm.

Something to know about my approach is:

By adding humor and my laid back approach I create a space where everyone feels welcome and comfortable. I hope if we work together you above all feel seen and feel comfortable to be you. Therapy should be whatever YOU need.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Academic Issues
  • Addictions
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Commitment Issues
  • Communication Skills
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Family Dynamics
  • Fear of Failure
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
  • Vulnerability
  • Women
  • Women’s Health
  • Work Stress
  • Young Adults
Read more about me
Julie Madan remote and phone therapy in New Jersey
FEELING OVERWHELMED?
Take our free survey to make your search easier.
Picture of Leah Boyle, mental health therapist in New Jersey
Leah Boyle
Together, we will:

Identify goals and personal values that motivate you to accomplish your goals. We will explore your thought patterns and personal beliefs with compassion and understanding.


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Leah Boyle, mental health therapist in New Jersey
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

Identify goals and personal values that motivate you to accomplish your goals. We will explore your thought patterns and personal beliefs with compassion and understanding.

Something to know about my approach is:

When supporting my clients, I enjoy taking on a co-explorer role as we navigate behaviors, thought processes, and life experiences. I provide a safe and non-judgmental environment where my clients to be vulnerable and honest.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum
  • College Students
  • Coping Skills
  • Emerging Adults
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ+ Children
  • Life Adjustment
  • Mindfulness
  • Pre-Teens
  • Worrying
  • Young Adults
  • Young Women
Read more about me
Leah Boyle remote and phone therapy in New Jersey
Picture of Jesika Austad, mental health therapist in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Car...
Jesika Austad
Together, we will:

Together, we will create the life you want to live with the relationships you need. Together we can understand your relationships, identities, needs, and desires. I am queer and neurodivergent CELEBRATING and informed, all parts of you are welcome.


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Jesika Austad, mental health therapist in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Car...
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

Together, we will create the life you want to live with the relationships you need. Together we can understand your relationships, identities, needs, and desires. I am queer and neurodivergent CELEBRATING and informed, all parts of you are welcome.

Something to know about my approach is:

In our work together you will come to understand who you are and how that came to be. You can then understand your relationship with yourself, the world, and others more deeply. We will get to the "root" of your pain and enable you to truly heal.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Asexuality
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Autism in Adults
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Bisexuality
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Clinician Supervision
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Faith/Religious Deconstruction
  • Gay
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Health at Every Size (HAES)
  • High-Achieving
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Neurodivergence
  • People Pleasing
  • Purity Culture Recovery
  • Queer
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Religious Identity
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Understanding
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Justice
  • Spirituality
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Transgender
  • Traumatic Loss
Read more about me
Jesika Austad remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nort...
Picture of Alicia Williams, EdD, mental health therapist in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont
Alicia Williams, EdD
Together, we will:

We will join to release old patterns of dysfunction and to celebrate the development of strategies and techniques that promote self-love and self-healing.


View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Picture of Alicia Williams, EdD, mental health therapist in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont
View Profile

Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

We will join to release old patterns of dysfunction and to celebrate the development of strategies and techniques that promote self-love and self-healing.

Something to know about my approach is:

Folks may experience a new understanding of themselves in light of past traumatic experiences. They also will find a sister-traveller who will accept their self-revelation as authentic. They will find validation, acceptance, and encouragement.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Women
Read more about me
Alicia Williams, EdD remote and phone therapy in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont