At Fire Island Pines Psychotherapy, we provide LGBTQ+ Therapy in New York for queer, trans, nonbinary, questioning, and LGBTQ+ adults throughout New York State.
Beginning therapy can feel intimidating, especially if you have previously felt misunderstood, judged, or unseen in healthcare, educational, religious, or family systems. Our goal is to create a space where you can show up as your full self without needing to explain, defend, or minimize your identity.
LGBTQ+ affirming therapy recognizes that mental health does not exist in isolation. Experiences of discrimination, minority stress, family rejection, religious trauma, social isolation, workplace challenges, and barriers to healthcare can all impact emotional wellbeing. Therapy can provide a space to process these experiences while building coping skills, resilience, self-compassion, and meaningful connections.
Many LGBTQ+ adults seek therapy while navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship challenges, identity exploration, substance use concerns, coming out experiences, gender exploration, family conflict, and major life transitions. Therapy can help you better understand yourself, improve relationships, strengthen boundaries, and create a life that feels more aligned with your values.
Whether you are newly questioning your identity or have been out for years, therapy offers an opportunity to slow down, reflect, heal, and grow.
Therapists Who Offer LGBTQ+ Therapy
Mat Wunsch, LCSW-SIFI (he/him)
Founder & Executive Director
Specialties: LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, adoption competency, harm reduction, sex therapy, relationship therapy, complex trauma, queer family building, identity exploration, and life transitions.
Donita Anderson-Session, MHC-LP (she/her)
Psychotherapist
Specialties: LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, transgender and nonbinary clients, military and veteran families, religious trauma, PTSD, race-based stress, family conflict, and identity development.
Keya Acharya, LMSW (they/them)
Psychotherapist
Specialties: relationship therapy, consensual non-monogamy, polyamorous relationships, queer and trans clients, attachment, communication, intimacy, complex trauma, and fat liberation.
Ris Gumpert, MHC-LP (he/they)
Psychotherapist
Specialties: gender-affirming therapy, LGBTQIA+ adults, grief and loss, harm reduction, ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, identity exploration, kink-affirming care, and sex-positive therapy.
Larry Smiglewski, MFT-LP (he/him)
Psychotherapist
Specialties: grief and loss, life transitions, relationship challenges, LGBTQIA+ adults, anxiety, depression, identity exploration, creatives and performers, and major life changes.
Eileen Golon, LMSW (she/her)
Senior Psychotherapist
Specialties: anxiety, somatic therapy, yoga-infused psychotherapy, mindfulness, trauma recovery, chronic illness, self-esteem, adoption competency, and life transitions.
Looking for LGBTQ+ Therapy in New York?
Our team provides secure telehealth therapy throughout New York State and welcomes queer, trans, nonbinary, questioning, and LGBTQ+ adults seeking support, healing, and meaningful change.
Common Reasons People Seek LGBTQ+ Therapy
No two LGBTQ+ experiences are exactly the same. Some people come to therapy seeking support around a specific challenge, while others are looking for a space where they can finally speak openly without fear of judgment or misunderstanding.
For some, therapy focuses on identity exploration, gender expression, coming out, or navigating relationships with family members who may not fully understand or affirm their experiences. Others seek support around dating, intimacy, partnership, building chosen family, or finding community.
Many LGBTQ+ adults also come to therapy while navigating anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, perfectionism, self-esteem concerns, workplace stress, trauma, or substance use. These experiences are often shaped by broader social, cultural, and political realities that can impact mental health and wellbeing.
At Fire Island Pines Psychotherapy, we recognize that LGBTQ+ identities are not problems to be solved. We believe therapy should be a space where your experiences are respected, your strengths are honored, and your goals guide the work. Whether you are seeking healing, growth, connection, or simply a place to better understand yourself, our therapists are committed to meeting you with curiosity, compassion, and affirmation.
Our practice proudly supports queer, transgender, nonbinary, gender-expansive, questioning, bisexual, lesbian, gay, asexual, and LGBTQ+ individuals from diverse backgrounds and life experiences throughout New York State.
Why Choose Fire Island Pines Psychotherapy?
Fire Island Pines Psychotherapy is a queer-led practice rooted in the belief that lived experience matters. Our therapists understand that healing is not one-size-fits-all and that meaningful therapy begins with feeling seen, respected, and understood. We provide affirming care for LGBTQ+ adults throughout New York and strive to create a therapeutic space where authenticity, curiosity, and growth are welcomed.
Through secure telehealth services, clients can access support from anywhere in New York State while working with therapists who understand the complexities of identity, relationships, grief, trauma, and navigating life in today’s world.
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