LGBTQIA+ Counselling and Psychotherapy

What exactly is LGBTQIA+ counselling?

LGBTQIA+ counselling is a supportive and compassionate service tailored to address the unique challenges faced by individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community. It can assist you in navigating the often overwhelming process of coming out to families, fostering understanding, and providing care as you share your story.

We embrace a holistic, family-oriented approach, acknowledging that strain and estrangement are common in LGBTQIA+ communities. Our commitment extends to nurturing healthy family relationships and helping individuals process grief related to relationship loss or other life challenges.

We provide support for:

Anxiety and depression
Sexuality and gender questioning
Work or school/university difficulties
Trauma from current or past violence (e.g., intimate partner violence, family violence, sexual violence, and lateral violence against LGBTQIA+ individuals)
Bullying Family separation, reunification, and intimate relationships
LGBTQIA+ family planning School and workplace bullying issues

Why is LGBTQIA+ Therapy Important?

LGBTQIA+ therapy is essential due to the unique challenges faced by individuals in the community. It offers a space for understanding and validating their experiences without judgment, acknowledging the societal pressures they endure. Particularly crucial during the complex process of coming out, therapy provides guidance and support. Mental health concerns, often exacerbated by discrimination, find a safe and supportive environment for addressing issues like anxiety and depression. Relationship dynamics, encompassing family, intimate relationships, and societal expectations, are navigated with the assistance of LGBTQIA+ therapy.

The Process

The process encourages identity exploration, allowing individuals to understand and celebrate their authentic selves. Coping with trauma, including discrimination and violence, becomes more manageable through therapy, fostering resilience and healing. Additionally, LGBTQIA+ therapy creates a sense of community and belonging, reducing isolation, and ensuring culturally competent care.

MEET KERIME

Your LGBTQIA+ Support Therapist

We believe that no two people see life through the same lens. Our individual experiences are the shades that colour our humanity and inform the inner workings of our minds.

That’s why at Hue, we honour each individual’s unique values, beliefs and experiences to create a compassionate space where a person’s internal processes are seen, heard, and acknowledged.

Learn more about Kerimé Abay

Counsellor/Psychotherapist MPF
(BA Social SC, Masters in Counselling)

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