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LGBT therapists in Laguna Hills, CA

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Top LGBT-friendly therapists and psychiatrists in Laguna Hills, CA

Headway connects LGBTQIA+ individuals in Laguna Hills with affirming mental health providers who understand your unique experiences. Our network of 2,506 licensed providers offers virtual and in-person sessions, with many accepting insurance to keep care affordable.

Susan Hayatghaib

Susan Hayatghaib

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I believe each of us already carries the capacity to heal, and that the right support helps us find it.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Holistic, Solution-oriented
Accepts 8 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Arianna Penalba

Arianna Penalba

Therapist

Virtual • California


“As a counselor, I would describe myself as an eclectic therapist, and I use a variety of theoretical approaches in my work, depending on my specific client's needs.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Direct, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 2 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Laura Quinonez

Laura Quinonez

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Fort Bragg, CA


“Clients often describe me as warm but direct, someone who asks the questions they didn't know they needed.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions
Creative, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 8 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Ana Del Nogal

Ana Del Nogal

Therapist

Virtual • California


Hi my name is Ana, I'm a dedicated mental health professional specializing in comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment, strategic treatment planning, and collaborative care. Life can feel overwhelming at times, especially when you are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, or major life transitions. You may be feeling emotionally exhausted, disconnected, stuck in unhealthy patterns, or simply wanting a safe space to process what you’ve been carrying. My goal is to provide a supportive and nonjudgmental environment where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to create meaningful change. Together, we can work toward helping you build resilience, improve emotional well-being, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with yourself.

LGBTQIA+, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues
Empowering, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Jessica La Rocca

Jessica La Rocca

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I strive to create a space where you can feel emotionally safe, deeply understood, and supported without judgment.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Energetic, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Maria Vargas

Maria Vargas

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I will work with you and empower you to know that your voice is heard; you are seen; and that you matter.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Affirming, Empowering, Open-minded
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
Melissa Briseno-Vasquez

Melissa Briseno-Vasquez

Therapist

Virtual • California


You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or carrying the weight of past experiences. I’m Melissa, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and I’m here to support you. I offer a warm, steady space where you can feel safe, heard, and in control of your healing. Using EMDR and trauma-informed CBT, we’ll work together to help you feel more grounded, build self-compassion, and create healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Family issues, Identity issues, PTSD
Affirming, Direct, Solution-oriented
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
Tiffany Camat

Tiffany Camat

Therapist

Virtual • California


“As your therapist, I want you to feel safe while engaging in purposeful challenge, and to have a nonjudgmental space when exploring how your layered identity and cultural values play a role in your healing.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Challenging, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Jerrica Calvillo

Jerrica Calvillo

Therapist

Virtual • Bakersfield, CA


Jerrica is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s challenges. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and has extensive experience helping clients with anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, ADHD, crisis support, and substance use concerns.

Jerrica’s approach is compassionate, supportive, and client-centered. She strives to create a safe space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. Using evidence-based tools tailored to each person’s needs, she helps clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward healing.

Jerrica feels honored to walk alongside her clients as they work toward positive change, greater balance, and a more hopeful future.

LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Humorous, Open-minded
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
Yolanda Yturralde

Yolanda Yturralde

Therapist

Virtual • Santa Barbara, CA


An enthusiastic Latinx psychotherapist, Yolanda Yturralde is one of Santa Barbara’s most motivating psychotherapists. She inspires her clients to work through issues and become more powerful in their relationships. Yolanda received her Masters in Science from California State University, Northridge. She brings innovative, creative, supportive counseling and a positive attitude to her private psychotherapy practice. Yolanda meets with people in Santa Barbara as well as any town in California or Texas or Florida via Telehealth. Now offering Internal Family Systems Informed Therapy, Brainspotting and NOSC Integration for PTSD and resistant depression and anxiety. My Harm Reduction and Integration Psychotherapy can be used with substance use disorders and eating disorders. Now licensed in Texas and California, Registered for Telehealth in Florida.

LGBTQIA+, Anger management, Depression, PTSD, Relationship issues
Affirming, Empowering, Open-minded
Accepts 3 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Sophia Kubes

Sophia Kubes

Therapist

Virtual • California


If you’re struggling with your relationship with food, your body, or feeling stuck in cycles of restriction, bingeing, or guilt, you are not alone—and you don’t have to face it by yourself. In my private practice, I specialize in working with individuals navigating eating disorders and disordered eating.

I provide compassionate, individualized therapy for adolescents and adults experiencing anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, chronic dieting, and body image concerns. In addition to eating disorder treatment, I work with children, teens, and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, personality disorders, substance use, and challenges related to identity and the LGBTQIA+ community. I am committed to creating an affirming, inclusive space where clients of all backgrounds feel seen, respected, & supported.

LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Open-minded, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 8 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Barbara Jean Douglass

Barbara Jean Douglass

Therapist

Virtual • Eureka, CA


I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and PhD with 25 years experience working with adults, children and youth. My goal is to help you in your path towards feeling better, and experiencing an improved sense of confidence, self-esteem and functioning in your life. My specialties include adoption issues, LGBTQ issues and women's issues. I also specialize in depression, anxiety, elderly issues, disability, and stress reduction.

LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Affirming, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Cameron Virjee

Cameron Virjee

Therapist

Virtual • Petaluma, CA


“I focus on listening, asking thoughtful questions, and paying attention to what's actually going on in their world.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions
Direct, Holistic, Warm
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
Krista Gerdts

Krista Gerdts

Therapist

Virtual • Santa Monica, CA


“My style is warm, engaged, and genuinely curious — if you're ready to stop going through the motions and start actually feeling like yourself again, I'd love to work with you.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression
Empowering, Inquisitive, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Jillian Barna

Jillian Barna

Therapist

Virtual • California


“My goal is to walk alongside you with compassion and respect, helping you rediscover hope, build resilience, and create meaningful progress.”
LGBTQIA+, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Affirming, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
Kianna Romero

Kianna Romero

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and I have experience working with minority populations, mainly with the Latinx community as well as LGBTQIA+ community.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions
Empowering, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 8 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Samantha Keiser

Samantha Keiser

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I specialize in working with driven young adults and professionals struggling with chronic anxiety, perfectionism, and self-imposed pressure.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Depression, Identity issues, Panic disorders
Affirming, Empowering, Solution-oriented
Accepts 2 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Lana Trapp

Lana Trapp

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I believe in meeting clients where they are in order to build and promote trust in the therapeutic process.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues
Empowering, Holistic, Open-minded
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Sybil Stafford

Dr. Sybil Stafford

Therapist

Virtual • Stockton, CA


“I've worked with at risk populations who seem to be misunderstood whether you're a victim of crime or a veteran coping with PTSD.”
LGBTQIA+, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Humorous, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 6 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Samantha Weiss

Samantha Weiss

Therapist

Virtual & in-person • Alamo, CA


“As a Certified UC Berkeley Sleep Therapist, I can actively work with you to rewire your sleep patterns and tackle the trauma or stress keeping you awake.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 3 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Jordan Bobbitt

Jordan Bobbitt

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I bring over five years of experience delivering trauma-informed, evidence-based care to individuals who have experienced sexual violence, identify as LGBTQIA+, or are neurodiverse.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Grief or loss, Identity issues
Affirming, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Emily Dailey

Emily Dailey

Therapist

Virtual • San Diego, CA


“I am very passionate about helping people heal trauma and getting to know themselves on a deep soul level.”
LGBTQIA+, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues, Eating disorders, End of life care
Direct, Holistic, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Dr. Marilyn Foley

Dr. Marilyn Foley

Psychologist

Virtual • California


I am a licensed clinical psychologist in California with 27 years of experience helping individuals navigate life's challenges. I offer tele-health only sessions from the comfort of your home, making care accessible no matter where you are in California. I accept Anthem and Magellan insurance. My practice is intentionally small — I keep a limited caseload so every client receives my full attention and care. I am warm, experienced, and deeply committed to showing up for the people I work with.

LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, PTSD
Creative, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Cristina Bostanian-Quezada

Cristina Bostanian-Quezada

Therapist

Virtual • California


“My mission is to empower individuals to overcome challenges, build resilience, and achieve their fullest potential.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Empowering, Solution-oriented
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Teryn Leaper

Teryn Leaper

Therapist

Virtual • California


“Throughout that time I've been through many different transitions. From schools, jobs, culture shocks, and different phases of life, I've had to learn to adapt as effectively as possible.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Grief or loss, Relationship issues
Creative, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Brandon Brawner

Dr. Brandon Brawner

Psychologist

Virtual • Oakland, CA


“Attentive listening, open dialogue, compassionate inquiry and a strong sense of adventure are my therapeutic guidelines.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Creative, Open-minded, Participatory
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Antonia Sloan

Antonia Sloan

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I aspire to find the best approach that will enable you to gain insights, achieve personal growth and develop happiness within your life and personal relationships.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues
Direct, Humorous, Warm
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Jennifer Roberts

Jennifer Roberts

Therapist

Virtual • California


I'm a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist helping my clients find more congruency and peace in their lives. People often believe that their feelings of anxiety and depression are their individual problem or failure, but very often these feelings are just a normal response to a challenging world. They come to their first session worried that they are crazy or deficient in some way, but they’re not. You don’t have to feel this way. I can help you develop understandings about how you are responding to your world, how you are making meaning of your life and how those meanings might be causing you to feel anxious, sad, hopeless, and frustrated. I have decades of experience helping people create lives that feel safe, meaningful, and more joyfully aligned with who they are and what they want.

LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Grief or loss
Empowering, Energetic, Open-minded
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
Jessica Dineen

Jessica Dineen

Therapist

Virtual • California


I’m a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 10 years of experience helping adults navigate trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, and major life stressors. I specialize in working with individuals recovering from narcissistic abuse, high-conflict relationships, complex trauma, and chronic overwhelm.

I believe therapy should be a space where you don’t have to carry the harder parts of life alone. Trauma doesn’t just live in our thoughts — it can become stored in the nervous system and show up in the way we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us. Because of this, insight alone is often not enough for lasting healing.

I integrate EMDR, attachment-focused therapy, parts work, and nervous system regulation techniques to help clients process painful experiences, better understand themselves, and feel more grounded, connected, and empowered in their daily lives.

LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship issues, Stress management
Empowering, Holistic, Warm
Accepts 2 insurance carriers
Jennifer Gonzalez

Jennifer Gonzalez

Therapist

Virtual • Newport Beach, CA


“I specialize in the treatment of trauma, OCD, and relationship challenges, using evidence-based, results-driven methods.”
LGBTQIA+, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Empowering, Humorous, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
Kerri Green

Kerri Green

Therapist

Virtual • California


“Healing from trauma isn't just about addressing the symptoms; it's about reclaiming your voice, your sense of safety, and your personal power.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 2 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Dr. Chioma Ahaiwe

Dr. Chioma Ahaiwe

Psychiatric Mental Health NP

Virtual • Riverside, CA


“We listen, empathize and acknowledge your concerns. We utilize biopsychosocial model in all our assessments, evaluations and evidence-based practice for a better patient outcome.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Holistic, Solution-oriented
Accepts 8 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Christina Spektor

Christina Spektor

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I believe people make sense in the context of their experiences, and therapy offers an opportunity to understand those experiences with curiosity rather than self-criticism.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Affirming, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 8 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Samantha Segall

Samantha Segall

Therapist

Virtual • Smartsville, CA


“I identify as a holistic therapist which means that I seek to strengthen the relationships between your mind, body and heart.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, End of life care
Holistic, Open-minded, Warm
Dr. Emily Eckstein

Dr. Emily Eckstein

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I believe therapy is most effective when you feel genuinely understood, supported, and challenged in ways that promote meaningful growth.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues
Direct, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Edward Quintana

Edward Quintana

Therapist

Virtual • California


“They can expect someone who is dedicated to making their lives better... someone that is compassionate to struggles with a non-judgmental perspective.”
LGBTQIA+, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues
Affirming, Inquisitive, Open-minded
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Andres Mendez

Dr. Andres Mendez

Psychologist

Virtual • California


  • Hello! My name is Dr. Mendez, I am a licensed clinical psychologist based in San Diego, CA. I graduated from Loma Linda University in 2014 with a PhD in clinical psychology. Since then I have worked in a variety of community mental health and outpatient settings with children/adolescents as well as adults. I primarily work with adults focusing on mood disorders (depression, anxiety).
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Men's issues
Inquisitive, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
Miranda Chatfield

Miranda Chatfield

Therapist

Virtual • California


“I help individuals and couples tune into their inner worlds and choose how to show up with presence so they can respond rather than react.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues
Creative, Energetic, Holistic
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
Jacqueline Perez

Jacqueline Perez

Therapist

Virtual • Santa Clara, CA


“I love working with the BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities which has influenced my passion for offering an affirming and safe space in session.”
LGBTQIA+, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Creative, Empowering
Accepts 9 insurance carriers

Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Art Gutierrez

Art Gutierrez

Psychiatric Mental Health NP

Virtual • California


“I strive to create a compassionate, collaborative, and judgment-free environment where clients feel heard, respected, and supported throughout their treatment journey.”
LGBTQIA+, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Creative, Humorous, Solution-oriented
Accepts 8 insurance carriers

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