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Individual Therapy

LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy

Inclusive, respectful support that honors your lived experience

Affirming therapy offers a supportive place to explore identity, relationships, stress, and healing without needing to explain or defend who you are.

Teens, young adults, and adultsTherapy service
Welcoming therapy setting for LGBTQ+ affirming counseling in San Luis Obispo
When This Can Help
  • You want therapy that feels affirming and emotionally safe
  • Identity, belonging, or family dynamics are affecting your well-being
  • You are carrying anxiety, trauma, grief, or relationship stress
  • You want a space where you can show up more fully as yourself
Support May Include
  • Affirming, inclusive therapy rooted in respect and care
  • Support for identity, relationships, and emotional well-being
  • A space for healing that does not require self-explaining
Good Match For

Teens, young adults, and adults

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What This Support Can Address

A clearer look at what people may be carrying when they reach out for this kind of care.

LGBTQ+ clients may seek therapy for the same reasons anyone else does, including anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. They may also want support around identity, belonging, family relationships, or experiences of stigma and harm.

Our Approach

How we try to make care feel both skillful and genuinely human.

Our goal is to provide care that is welcoming, respectful, and grounded in genuine understanding. Therapy can support both everyday emotional health and deeper healing in a space where your identity is honored.

Therapists Connected to This Work

These clinicians have specialties or treatment approaches related to lgbtq+ affirming therapy.

Photo of Natalie Watson, Associate Marriage Family Therapist. Natalie is a therapist
        in San Luis Obispo providing therapy services with DeRose Therapy Group

Natalie Watson, AMFT

Associate Therapist

Photo of Marina Canella, Associate Marriage Family Therapist. Marina is a therapist
        in San Luis Obispo providing therapy services with DeRose Therapy Group

Marina Canella, AMFT

Associate Therapist

Photo of Claudia Kraake, Associate Marriage Family Therapist. Claudia is a therapist
        in San Luis Obispo providing therapy services with DeRose Therapy Group

Claudia Kraake, AMFT

Associate Therapist

Photo of Logan Rolle, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor. Logan is a therapist
        in San Luis Obispo providing therapy services with DeRose Therapy Group

Logan Rolle, APCC

Associate Therapist