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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 Rio Rancho, the suburbs of Rio Rancho, other nearby places such as Roswell, Santa Fe, or anywhere else in New Mexico, 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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Sara Edwards
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Let's tackle the issues that society views as taboo. I enjoy working with folks to discuss and explore sexuality topics: gender, sexuality, sexual pain, poly & nonmonogamy, kink, relationship stuff, finding pleasure again, and healing trauma.


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Let's tackle the issues that society views as taboo. I enjoy working with folks to discuss and explore sexuality topics: gender, sexuality, sexual pain, poly & nonmonogamy, kink, relationship stuff, finding pleasure again, and healing trauma.

Something to know about my approach is:

I aim to be a cheerleader & "on your team" as we explore tough topics that you may have never explored or said out loud before. I welcome diverse expression and am fine with taking therapy at your pace and meeting you with acceptance where you're at.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • Kink
  • Open Relationships
  • Polyamory
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexuality
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Sexual Pain
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
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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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  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Trauma
  • LGBTQ+
  • People Pleasing
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Shame
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Anna Brewer
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Let's tackle the daily stress, work drama, parenting challenges, and most importantly, finding ways to make you feel better. Life's tough, but you're not alone! Together, we'll navigate through it all.


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Let's tackle the daily stress, work drama, parenting challenges, and most importantly, finding ways to make you feel better. Life's tough, but you're not alone! Together, we'll navigate through it all.

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My approach is all about laying down the groundwork of trust before diving into the nitty-gritty. If there's no trust between us, it's tough to make any real progress. Expect honesty from me, but also plenty of empathy and support.

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  • Codependency
  • College Students
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Relationship Distress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
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Darcy Elton
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Moving through a painful transition? Want to make changes in your life? Need to figure out where to go from here and how to get there? I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story, heal and grow.


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Moving through a painful transition? Want to make changes in your life? Need to figure out where to go from here and how to get there? I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story, heal and grow.

Something to know about my approach is:

We'll build a counseling experience unique as you- we can blend what works best for what you need in our time together. Each time we meet is a new opportunity for healing and growth. Trauma informed approach - no problem is too big or small.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Bisexuality
  • Breakups
  • Change
  • Childhood Issues
  • Children of Immigrants
  • Climate Change Stress
  • College Students
  • Coming Out
  • Coming Out of a Cult
  • Complex Trauma
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Creatives
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Embodiment
  • Empowerment
  • End of Life
  • Existential Issues
  • Faith Transition
  • Family of Origin
  • Feelings of Not Being Good Enough
  • Feminism
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • First Generation Issues
  • Gay
  • Gender Fluid
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Giftedness
  • Grief
  • Happiness
  • Health
  • Health at Every Size (HAES)
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Hospice
  • Identity
  • Immigrants
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Leaving Home
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Loving Someone with a Mental Health Disorder
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Natural Disasters
  • Near Death Experiences
  • Neurodivergence
  • Oppression
  • Overwhelm
  • People Pleasing
  • Perfectionism
  • Personal Growth
  • Political Anxiety
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Purity Culture Recovery
  • Queer
  • Refugees
  • Religious Trauma
  • Resilience
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Understanding
  • Self-Worth
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Starting College
  • Stress
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Tech Workers
  • Toxic Work Environment
  • White Privilege
  • Young Adults
  • Young Professionals
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Andrea Villa
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Work on one step at a time to help you experience your full potential. With that, you get to decide what you want to work on in each session, be it talking it out, working through practical solutions, or something else.


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Work on one step at a time to help you experience your full potential. With that, you get to decide what you want to work on in each session, be it talking it out, working through practical solutions, or something else.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work with you to find solutions and empower you to be confident in your own life choices. You are the expert in your own life, and I will act as your guide to help you realize how capable you truly are.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
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Andrea Villa remote and phone therapy in Florida, Massachusetts, New Mexico