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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. Wherever you are located in Virginia from Alexandria to Virginia Beach or even Lynchburg, or anywhere else nearby, 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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Heal trauma wounds from your past, helping you to feel connected with who you are. We will identify the boundaries needed to protect your peace of mind, and we will build your confidence to enforce these boundaries without shame or guilt.


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Heal trauma wounds from your past, helping you to feel connected with who you are. We will identify the boundaries needed to protect your peace of mind, and we will build your confidence to enforce these boundaries without shame or guilt.

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About walking alongside my client's as a partner in thought. My goal is to take you deep to explore emotional chaos, anxiety, and self-doubt, and to help you emerge with clarity, confidence, and strength.

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Identify your goals and create a plan for reaching those goals. Some common concerns we may discuss include: ADHD/executive functioning, anxiety, depression, life transitions, workplace concerns, college, graduate school, and parental burnout.


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Identify your goals and create a plan for reaching those goals. Some common concerns we may discuss include: ADHD/executive functioning, anxiety, depression, life transitions, workplace concerns, college, graduate school, and parental burnout.

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I take a warm, engaging, and persistent approach with clients as we explore how to make sense of the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that may be undermining your happiness and productivity.

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Together we will co-create a space where you can feel seen, heard, and understood. Even when we are doing our best, life brings so much to hold and manage. I hope to assist you in your journey toward greater health and wellbeing.


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Together we will co-create a space where you can feel seen, heard, and understood. Even when we are doing our best, life brings so much to hold and manage. I hope to assist you in your journey toward greater health and wellbeing.

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I strive to integrate my expertise and evidence-based practice with your existing strengths and self-knowledge to arrive at a place of healing and growth.

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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.


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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.

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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.

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  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
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Dr. Mike Strand
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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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