Do you have relationship struggles due to differences in being out? Do you feel singled out from how you live and express your gender? Are you running up against challenges in your desire to parent or how you want to participate in your community? Are their concerns about managing relationships with non-supportive families, managing a non-supportive work environment, or living environments? If all this is true for you or you have other areas you want to address, we at Telos Health and Wellness Services welcome you into a safe, accepted, and understood environment so you can work on the goals you want to achieve.
LGBTQIA+ Counseling
Telos Health and Wellness Services provides therapy for LGBTQIA+ individuals to help in understanding your identity, dealing with challenges in your relationships, or other stressors that you have found is affecting your ability to live a life of peace.
We understand that there are times you may need to hide a part of yourself. When we aren’t sure that someone understands us or the similarities and differences, we might hesitate to allow that other person to fully see who we are. Sometimes, we just prefer to talk to someone who we know understands us. At Telos Health and Wellness Services we understand you and the LGBTQIA+ community. We welcome you to be fully who you are and we want you to feel understood, accepted, and safe.
We are here to assist you with whatever is troubling you, whether or not it is related to your sexuality or gender. However, some of the particular issues you bring might include:
Shame from having lived in an environment that doesn’t understand you.
Relationship struggles that many couples experience, these can look different in relation to communication, intimacy, family structures, finances, and power dynamics.
How to communicate easier with your family or support environment.
Communication concerns so you can have a more positive relationship with people in your life.
Past traumas that affect your ability to live your life to its fullest potential.
Concerns that may be related to how you live in your body and express your gender.
Letter Writing for hormone and surgery readiness
While not required by law, some primary care providers require that an evaluation and letter from a licensed therapist accompany a person for whom they are going to administer hormones or for whom they will perform sexual reassignment surgery. The letter writing process typically involves a single appointment with a therapist who will check for understanding about the procedures and provide further information when requested with a confidential release. A letter is then written in collaboration with you. We are available to speak with the physician whenever it is deemed to be helpful after getting a signed release for your confidentiality. There is not a requirement for a prescribed amount of sessions. We will always welcome you into the therapeutic environment should you decide that is best for you in your life now or at a later time given availability.