Transparent Therapy
LGBTQIA+ and Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy in New York
It all just feels like a never-ending performance.
You do so much to keep others happy,
and even then it feels like you can’t get it right.
Ongoing oppression & rapid news cycles are overwhelming.
You oscillate between wanting to do something
and just tuning out.
You always felt different from the
people you grew up around, and are unsure
if something is wrong
with you
or them
(or maybe another third thing..?)
Days are an endless loop of
caretaking the emotions of others,
being hard on yourself,
and, inevitably,
doom scrolling.
(Been there.)
The burn out is real.
Is it even worth it to hope for something different?
It’s exhausting trying to be who everyone else wants you to be.
What if you could access your vitality?
Your you-est you?
It feels impossible to remove all of the masks you learned to wear survive, and maybe you’re not sure if you want to.
But what if you could come home to yourself?
What if you could act from your desire?
Your playfulness? Your creativity and intuition?
(And what if being yourself didn’t mean being alone?)
Welcome.
My name is Reid (they/them). I’m a queer & trans therapist offering support for complex relational trauma, anxiety, perfectionism, and neurodivergence.
I work from trauma-informed approaches including Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) along with Relational, Somatic, and Internal Family System (IFS) frameworks. I also bring a healthy dose of humor, metaphor, and directness to help clients explore their experiences and move toward their goals.
My practice centers LGBTQIA+ clients, and I specialize in working with alternative sexualities and relationship structures. I’m deeply affirming of queer and trans identities, kink and D/s dynamics, sex work, and polyamory/consensual non-monogamy. My work as a therapist is rooted in anti-racism, body neutrality, & disability justice frameworks, with an emphasis on collective care.