LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, as you are
You shouldn’t have to educate your therapist about who you are, or wonder whether they’re quietly judging you. At Full Bloom we are affirming of all identities and orientations. You can bring your whole self here, and the focus stays on what you came in to work on.
The same reasons anyone comes in, and a few more
LGBTQ+ clients come to therapy for anxiety, depression, relationships, grief and work stress, like everyone else.
Sometimes identity is central to the work and sometimes it barely comes up. Both are fine. What matters is that you get to decide, and that the person across from you already understands the basics, so the hour goes to what you came for.
Every therapist at Full Bloom is affirming of all identities and orientations. We see LGBTQ+ individuals and couples in person in Denver and Boulder, and online anywhere in Colorado, with hours seven days a week.
What affirming care looks like in the room
A lot of LGBTQ+ people have a story about a provider who made an appointment harder than it needed to be. These are some of the things people describe, and what we do instead.
Spending your first sessions explaining terms, pronouns or how your relationship works.
We know the vocabulary. If you use a word we haven’t heard, we ask once, then get back to what you came in for.
A therapist who assumes your identity must be the source of your anxiety or depression.
Your identity is never treated as the problem. We look at what’s actually causing the distress, including the strain of living in a world that isn’t always welcoming.
Feeling nudged to come out, pick a label, or tell your story before you’re ready.
You set the pace on all of it. Questioning, undecided and private are all fine places to be.
Couples work built on assumptions about who plays which role.
Couples therapy grounded in your actual relationship, using approaches like the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Being told to give an unaccepting family more time, or to stop being so sensitive.
Room to decide what kind of relationship you want with family, set boundaries, and grieve what hasn’t been there.
Common reasons LGBTQ+ clients reach out
- Coming out, deciding if, when and how, and handling the reactions
- Identity and self-understanding, exploring orientation and gender without pressure to land anywhere
- Family stress with relatives who are struggling, distant or rejecting
- Relationships and couples of every shape, including premarital counseling
- Religious trauma, untangling shame from faith communities that weren’t affirming
- Anxiety and depression, including the toll of minority stress and always being on guard
You shouldn’t have to spend your session explaining who you are. You should get to spend it on what you came for.
On your own, as a couple, or with family
Affirming care runs through every service we offer. These are the ones LGBTQ+ clients ask about most.
Individual therapy
For anxiety, depression, identity, grief, or whatever else is weighing on you, at your pace.
Individual therapy →Couples therapy
For couples of every orientation and gender who keep landing in the same painful loop.
Couples therapy →Family therapy
For families working through a coming out, a transition or a long stretch of distance.
Family therapy →Before your first session
Yes. Being affirming of all identities and orientations is part of how we practice, rather than a specialty only one person offers.
Yes. Our couples therapists work with couples of every orientation and gender, using approaches like the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Only if you want to. Some clients come in to work on identity. Others come in for anxiety or a breakup and just want a therapist they don’t have to explain themselves to.
Yes. We can help you decide what kind of relationship you want with family, set boundaries, and grieve what hasn’t been there.
Yes. Every therapist at Full Bloom offers secure video sessions, and we see clients anywhere in Colorado. In-person sessions are available in Denver and Boulder. Some people prefer online simply because they can choose where they sit and who’s in the next room.
Individual sessions are $150 to $200 depending on the therapist, and couples sessions are $180 to $200. We’re out of network and provide a superbill after each session for out-of-network reimbursement.
Who to See for This
Bring your whole self
A free 15-minute consultation is a no-pressure way to see if we’re a good fit. In person in Denver and Boulder, or online across Colorado.
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