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At LifeStance Health, our therapists offer both in-person and telehealth services.
We connect you with Licensed Clinicians who match your needs and goals.
Your Clinician performs a thorough evaluation of your symptoms and develops a personalized treatment plan.
Your Clinician maintains a proper level of care through therapy sessions while staying connected with your support system. If appropriate, your clinician can refer you to a LifeStance psychiatric clinician for evaluation and medication management.
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What are LGBTQIA+ Therapy Services?
LGBTQIA-specific mental health services are tailored to meet the unique mental health and emotional needs of individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community. These services are designed to provide support, understanding, and affirmation for individuals who may face distinct challenges related to their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
These services create a safe, inclusive, compassionate, and supportive environment where LGBTQIA individuals can address their unique mental health needs, foster self-acceptance, explore their identities, build resilience, develop social and relationship skills, and cultivate a sense of belonging.
Why are LGBTQIA+ Therapy Services Important?
- Almost half of LGBTIQIA+ people have experienced depression.
- 50% have experienced anxiety
- 48% of LGBTQIA+ meet clinical criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- One in eight LGBTQIA+ people aged 18 to 24 have attempted to end their life.
- Almost half of trans people have thought about taking their life.
LGBTQIA+ Therapy and Treatment Services
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is a field of medicine in which providers use medication to treat mental and behavioral health disorders when needed. Psychiatric care providers are licensed medical professionals. Patients either see a medical doctor, an advanced nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant.
Psychotherapy
There are various psychotherapy approaches, many of which are tailored to specific problems or issues. Therapists employ diverse styles and methods based on their expertise and the unique needs of each patient.
Common Elements of LGBTQIA+ Evaluation and Treatment
Depression Screening & Evaluation
Depression screening is a standard set of questions used by psychiatric professionals to assess whether someone has depression. Screening tools for depression often consist of standardized questionnaires that assess different aspects of mental health, including mood, energy levels, sleep patterns, appetite, and concentration.
Depression screening is an essential tool for early detection and intervention, as it allows healthcare providers to identify individuals at risk and provide appropriate support and treatment.
Depression Treatments
Feeling low is a natural and common emotional response to life’s ups and downs, and it usually passes with time. However, if these feelings persist for an extended period or become more severe, it could be an indication of depression. When these signs persist for two weeks or more and significantly impact daily life, it’s essential to seek help from a mental health professional.
Upon receiving a diagnosis, the mental health professional can discuss various treatment options, including therapy, medication, or a combination of both. They will work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan tailored to your specific needs.
Anxiety Screening & Evaluation
An anxiety screening is a process that helps mental health professionals assess whether a patient has one or more anxiety disorders. Screenings can be done in-person or online and generally include a clinical interview and possibly some questionnaires.
As with depression screening, screening for anxiety helps providers identify at-risk individuals and allows for early detection and treatment.
Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is a therapeutic approach geared to identify and address the impact of any form of trauma or abuse on the lives of children, adolescents, and adults.
- Trauma-informed care is designed to create a sense of safety in patients.
Creating a sense of safety increases the chances of people engaging with their treatment and being more willing to share their experiences with their healthcare providers. - TIC can help patients to actively avoid re-traumatization.
Re-traumatization can cause serious mental health problems, such as severe anxiety and clinical depression. Trauma-informed care actively works to avoid this. - TIC empowers the patient to feel that they are in control of their treatment.
Self-empowerment offers patients a better sense of control over their own lives, which is a critical feeling that they need to regain for themselves. - TIC can help develop healthy relationship and self-advocacy skills.
Traumatic experiences can affect the ability to trust and maintain appropriate limits and boundaries. TIC can help develop these skills. - TIC can be used to bring individuals with shared experiences together.
This level of peer support enables patients to feel part of something greater than themselves and helps them avoid feeling different from everyone else.
Online Appointment Options
There are many barriers to finding and using mental health services, including transportation, mobility, and local availability. We offer online appointments because we believe that everyone who needs mental health services should be able to get them.
For your appointment, you will need to have access to a private place and a computer/tablet/smartphone with a camera and a high-speed internet connection. LifeStance will provide you with access to a secure HIPAA compliant videoconferencing software free of charge. All you need to do is be logged on your device at the time of your appointment. We will send you directions on how to log in after you set up and confirm your appointment.
Citations
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/specific/trauma_discrimination_lgbtq.asp#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20LGBTQ%2B%20people,prevalence%20(4.7%25%3B%204
The Trevor Project (2023). 2023 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People.
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2023/
File, Thom & Marlay, Matthew (June 16, 2022). Regardless of Household Type, LGBT Adults Struggled More With Mental Health Than Non-LBGT Adults. United States Census Bureau.
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/06/lgbt-adults-report-anxiety-depression-during-pandemic.html
