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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 Jacksonville, the suburbs of Jacksonville, other nearby places such as Greenville, Wilmington, or anywhere else in North Carolina, 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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Rachael Lastoff
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Find ways to achieve the life you want to live. Whether that is healing from past trauma or changing your current direction, we will explore what is holding you back. No topic is off limits in sessions, I encourage people to be fully authentic.


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Find ways to achieve the life you want to live. Whether that is healing from past trauma or changing your current direction, we will explore what is holding you back. No topic is off limits in sessions, I encourage people to be fully authentic.

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I want people to grow when they come to therapy. I am not one to just sit and listen, I will ask a lot of questions, give feedback, and assignments to work on outside of therapy. I also swear, make jokes, and encourage you to do the same.

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We will discuss your concerns, your goals, your expectations for therapy, how I could be helpful to you, what I can offer, "housekeeping (fees etc)" so there are no surprises. Anything-nothing is inappropriate to address.


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We will discuss your concerns, your goals, your expectations for therapy, how I could be helpful to you, what I can offer, "housekeeping (fees etc)" so there are no surprises. Anything-nothing is inappropriate to address.

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I work with an eclectic approach developed over the years of therapeutic work. I use many modalities drawing on what would be most effective for a particular client and a particular concern. Psychodynamic with family systems is the base of my work.

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  • Anxiety
  • Families
  • Family Dynamics
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potentially recognize underlying issues, realizing your strengths, adjust behaviors and thoughts to allow you to reach your desired goals.


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potentially recognize underlying issues, realizing your strengths, adjust behaviors and thoughts to allow you to reach your desired goals.

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to make the therapeutic space feel comfortable for you, while supporting you through challenging situations.

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Address issues that impact how you show up in life and your relationships. I integrate my relational style with culturally-responsive, scientifically backed approaches to help people examine and change unhelpful patterns that are not serving them.


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Address issues that impact how you show up in life and your relationships. I integrate my relational style with culturally-responsive, scientifically backed approaches to help people examine and change unhelpful patterns that are not serving them.

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Therapy is about change. I will support you and assist you in identifying and changing the patterns that are not serving you. I approach therapy with an integrative approach, combining relational and cognitive-behavioral techniques.

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Clarify what truly matters to you, explore alternative methods to deal with unwelcome thoughts, sensations, and emotions, and identify specific actions you can take to move closer to achieving your goals.


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Clarify what truly matters to you, explore alternative methods to deal with unwelcome thoughts, sensations, and emotions, and identify specific actions you can take to move closer to achieving your goals.

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The progress you make in therapy is largely determined by what you do between sessions. As a psychologist, I can assist you in developing effective, evidence-based, strategies for making changes in your life that really matter.

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Luke Allen remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, 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 Carol...