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LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy in Colorado

Connect with affirming therapists across Colorado who support identity exploration, relationships, emotional wellbeing, and the lived experiences affecting LGBTQIA+ individuals.

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Appointments may be available in as little as 48 hours. Many major insurance plans accepted.

Therapy That Respects Your Values, Identity, and Experiences

LGBTQIA+ individuals may seek therapy for many different reasons, including emotional wellbeing, relationships, identity exploration, life transitions, stress, family dynamics, or navigating experiences connected to belonging, acceptance, and self-expression. Therapy can provide a supportive environment where individuals feel able to discuss personal experiences openly while exploring challenges, goals, and relationships in a space that feels affirming and respectful.

Some individuals may experience stress related to identity exploration, coming out, social pressures, discrimination, family relationships, dating, community connection, or feeling misunderstood in personal, professional, or social environments. Experiences connected to isolation, rejection, minority stress, or navigating multiple identities may also affect emotional wellbeing, confidence, communication, and overall sense of support.

Affirming therapy can help create space for individuals to feel heard, respected, and supported without needing to minimize or explain important parts of their identity or experiences. Many people value working with therapists who approach therapy with openness, inclusivity, and understanding while tailoring support to each person’s goals, relationships, and emotional wellbeing.

Support That Reflects Your Experiences and Goals

Therapy is not one-size-fits-all. Many people look for support that feels collaborative, respectful, and responsive to their individual experiences, communication styles, relationships, and personal goals.

Emotional Safety

A supportive therapy environment can help people speak openly, process difficult emotions, and explore challenges without fear of judgment.

Communication & Relationships

Therapy may help people navigate communication patterns, relationship dynamics, conflict, boundaries, and interpersonal stress.

Stress, Burnout & Daily Pressures

Many people seek therapy while managing ongoing stress, burnout, emotional exhaustion, or major life transitions.

Identity, Growth & Self-Understanding

Therapy can create space for self-reflection, personal growth, emotional insight, and exploring values, goals, and life experiences.

Why Therapist Fit Can Matter in Therapy

Many people look for therapy that feels supportive, collaborative, and responsive to their individual needs and experiences. Research on the therapeutic relationship consistently shows that feeling comfortable with a therapist can play an important role in the therapy process. Feeling heard, respected, and able to communicate openly may help people feel more engaged in therapy and more comfortable exploring difficult emotions, relationships, stressors, and personal goals over time.

Feeling Comfortable & Understood

Many people begin therapy looking for a space where they can speak openly without fear of judgment or misunderstanding. Feeling comfortable with a therapist may help create a stronger foundation for honest conversations, emotional reflection, and discussing experiences that feel difficult, personal, or emotionally overwhelming.

Collaborative Communication

Therapy is often most effective when clients and therapists work together in a collaborative and supportive way. Some people may prefer structured guidance and practical strategies, while others may value a more conversational or reflective approach. Open communication can help therapy feel more personalized and responsive to changing needs over time.

Personalized Support

Therapists may differ in their communication styles, therapeutic approaches, and areas of focus. Because therapy is not one-size-fits-all, many people benefit from exploring different approaches and personalities when searching for support. Finding the right fit may help therapy feel more comfortable, meaningful, and aligned with a person’s goals and preferences.

Trust & Long-Term Growth

Therapy often develops gradually through consistency, trust, and ongoing communication. For many people, building a supportive therapeutic relationship may help create space for self-reflection, emotional growth, coping strategies, and navigating challenges or life transitions with greater support over time.

Exploring therapists with different backgrounds, approaches, and communication styles can help people find support that feels aligned with their individual needs, comfort level, and goals for therapy.

We Work With Your Insurance

Westside Behavioral Care works with many major insurance providers to help make therapy more accessible and affordable. Coverage for counseling may vary depending on your plan, therapist availability, and whether you are seeking virtual or in-person sessions.

You can filter therapists based on your plan to find covered care quickly.

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Thomas Stuart
Thomas Stuart

Licensed Professional Counselor

5.0· 2 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 8:00 AM

Thomas specializes in workplace issues, career stress, and addiction, using a solution-oriented CBT approach to help adults overcome barriers and achieve lasting recovery.


  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Workplace Stress
  • Self Pay
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Stephanie Steele
Stephanie Steele

Licensed Professional Counselor

5.0· 4 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 9:00 AM

Stephanie empowers adults and adolescents to overcome anxiety and trauma through client-centered, solution-focused care tailored to navigate life transitions and enhance sports performance.


  • Anxiety, Relationship Challenges, and Major Life Transitions
  • Aetna, Humana, Self Pay, United/Optum, and more
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Dave Bakulski
Dave Bakulski

Licensed Professional Counselor

4.7· 13 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 9:00 AM

Works with ages 19+ only.

Dave provides warm, empathic therapy, using CBT and EMDR to help adults navigate trauma and addiction through his client-centered and strength-based approach.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and EMDR
  • Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Humana, Self Pay, United/Optum, and more
  • In-Person · Golden, CO 80401
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Travis Byrne
Travis Byrne

Licensed Professional Counselor

5.0· 2 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 9:30 AM

Travis helps adults and young adults manage anxiety and OCD using evidence-based ACT, offering him as a collaborative partner for those seeking meaningful behavioral change.


  • Anxiety, OCD, and Chronic Illness
  • Self Pay
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Nancy A. Gunzner
Nancy A. Gunzner

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

4.7· 15 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 10:00 AM

Couples Counseling ONLY OFFERED In-Person at Nancy's Office.

Nancy, bilingual in Spanish, provides therapy in Longmont, using EMDR to help adults navigate trauma and addiction through an honest, rapport-centered approach that fosters lasting healing.


  • Substance Use, Trauma, and Anxiety
  • Cigna and Self Pay
  • In-Person · Longmont, CO 80501
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Taya Matoy
Taya Matoy

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

4.0· 1 review
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 12:00 PM

Taya provides culturally competent, somatic therapy for adults and people of color, specializing in trauma, cultural identity, and healing for those in high-stress careers.


  • Divorce & Separation, Trauma, and Workplace Stress
  • Self Pay
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Brianna Roggow
Brianna Roggow

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

5.0· 6 reviews
Soonest: This Friday (6/19/2026) at 8:30 AM

Brianna uses CBT, DBT, and play therapy to help children, teens, and adults overcome trauma, anxiety, and depression through a supportive, person-centered approach.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma
  • Aetna, Humana, Self Pay, and United/Optum
  • In-Person · Boulder, CO 80301
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Mark Pennick
Mark Pennick

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

4.2· 35 reviews
Soonest: This Friday (6/19/2026) at 9:00 AM

Prefers online sessions, but offers some in-person.

Mark specializes in trauma and neurodiversity, using ACT and CPT to help adults find strength and healing through a compassionate, mindfulness-based approach.


  • Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disabilities, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Aetna, United/Optum, and more
  • In-Person · Denver, CO 80238
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Leanne Morton
Leanne Morton

Licensed Professional Counselor

Soonest: This Friday (6/19/2026) at 10:00 AM

Leanne is a holistic art therapist in Colorado who uses somatic practices to help women and moms of all ages heal from trauma and reclaim their truth through her creative she/her approach.


  • Trauma, Women's Issues, and Mindfulness
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Glendale, CO 80246
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado

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