LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy in Horsham, West Sussex
A space where everybody is welcome
Finding a therapist you can trust with all aspects of your identity matters enormously. If you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, non-binary, or anywhere within the broad and varied spectrum of human experience, you deserve a therapeutic space where you won't need to explain yourself, justify your identity, or make yourself smaller.
My practice is explicitly LGBTQ+ affirming. This means I approach gender and sexuality with genuine openness, respect, and a non-pathologising stance. I will never treat your identity as the problem — or as something to be examined as if it were unusual or in need of explanation.
What brings LGBTQ+
clients to therapy
People come to therapy for all kinds of reasons and being LGBTQ+ doesn't define what brings you here. That said, there are experiences many LGBTQ+ people share that therapy can be particularly helpful in exploring:
- Coming out at any stage of life — including later in life, or within family or cultural contexts that feel unsafe
- Navigating family rejection, estrangement, or strained relationships connected to your identity
- Internalised shame and its long-term impact on self-worth and how you relate to yourself
- Exploring gender identity or dysphoria in a space that holds no agenda about where that exploration leads
- The cumulative weight of discrimination, microaggressions, or minority stress over time
- Relationship dynamics within LGBTQ+ partnerships — including dynamics that are specific to queer relationships
- Trauma connected to identity — including experiences of homophobia, transphobia, or identity-based violence
- Simply wanting a therapist who already gets it, so you don't have to spend sessions educating them
My approach
I work relationally, which means the quality and safety of our therapeutic relationship is at the heart of everything. Drawing on Relational Transactional Analysis and humanistic principles, our work together is collaborative, curious, and grounded in deep respect for your experience and autonomy.
I also have personal experience of navigating identity in contexts that weren't always affirming — which informs my understanding of what it genuinely means to need a space that feels truly safe.
I offer face-to-face LGBTQ+ affirming therapy in Horsham, West Sussex, and online sessions across the UK.
Working with me
Individual sessions — £60 Couples sessions — £80
Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, either face-to-face at my therapy room in Warnham near Horsham, or online via a secure video link.
Free initial consultation
I offer a free 20-minute phone or video call before we begin. It's a chance to ask questions, share a little about what's bringing you here, and get a sense of whether working together feels right — with no obligation to continue.
You can reach out to me by filling out the form below, and I'll get back to you in 24 hours
