Looking for a Black Queer Therapist?

Therapy that feels like talking with someone who gets it—because we do.

At FreeLife Behavioral Health, we know how important it is to feel seen and understood. That’s why we offer the opportunity to work with a Black queer therapist who honors your full identity and lived experience. No matter what you’re going through, you deserve a space where you don’t have to explain yourself. Our approach centers compassion, cultural understanding, and tools that respect how you move through the world. You don’t have to mask or minimize here—just come as you are. Whether you're navigating trauma, burnout, identity, or relationship challenges, our therapists are here to walk alongside you with compassion, validation, and tools that work for you.

Individual Therapy

Therapy for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
at Every Stage of Your Journey

Individual Therapy

A Space for Honest Conversation,
Skill Building, and Resilience

Many Black queer individuals seek therapy not because there is something wrong with them, but because they’ve spent too long navigating a world that wasn’t built to hold their full identities. Therapy can be a space to unpack, heal, and reconnect—with yourself and your truth. Some common reasons Black queer folks come to therapy include:

  • Code-Switching & Masking Fatigue: Feeling exhausted from constantly shifting how you speak, move, or show up to be accepted or stay safe

  • Chronic Anxiety & Hypervigilance: Living in a state of alertness due to racism, homophobia, transphobia, or navigating spaces where you’re rarely reflected

  • Identity & Self-Worth Struggles: Questioning your value or sense of belonging after years of being told—directly or indirectly—that your identities are “too much” or “not enough”

  • Difficulty Feeling Safe in Relationships: Struggling to trust, express needs, or feel fully seen in your personal, romantic, or community relationships

  • Trauma from Invalidation: Carrying pain from being silenced, rejected, or misunderstood—within families, faith communities, schools, or broader culture

You don’t need to shrink or split yourself to survive. You deserve support that affirms your Black queer identity and helps you heal and thrive as your whole self.

Life comes with unique joys and challenges, and everyone deserves a safe, affirming space to explore their experiences. Our therapists are here to guide you with compassion and understanding. We proudly specialize in LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy while welcoming and supporting individuals of all backgrounds and identities.

Why Freelife BH for LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy?

At FreeLife Behavioral Health, we go beyond simply offering inclusive care—we provide therapy shaped by shared experiences within the LGBTQ+ community. Our therapists understand the complexities of identity, relationships, and societal expectations because they’ve lived them too.

Through a blend of compassion and expertise, we aim to foster resilience, promote healing, and empower every client to embrace their authentic self. By addressing the unique challenges LGBTQ+ individuals and couples face, we help create lasting transformations and a sense of belonging in a world that doesn’t always make it easy.

Individual Therapy

More Than Affirming. We're Part of the Community.

Therapy at FreeLife is about understanding, connection, and growth. Our therapists, all members of the LGBTQ+ community, bring a unique perspective and deep empathy to their work. We provide a safe, inclusive space for individuals of all identities to explore, heal, and thrive, offering care grounded in authenticity and expertise.

At FreeLife Behavioral Health, therapy for Black queer individuals isn’t about changing who you are—it’s about honoring your truth, making space for your whole self, and helping you build a life that feels grounded, safe, and aligned. Together, we can:

  • Create a Safe Space: We offer a space where you don’t have to code-switch, perform, or minimize parts of yourself. You’re welcome to show up fully—loud, quiet, joyful, grieving, questioning, complex.

  • Affirm Your Identity: Therapy here isn’t about explaining or justifying your Blackness or queerness. It’s a space where all parts of you are valid, sacred, and worth celebrating.

  • Support Emotional Regulation & Boundaries: We explore how to care for yourself in a world that often demands your strength but rarely offers softness. Whether it’s navigating shutdowns, anger, or anxiety, you’ll be supported with compassion, not judgment.

  • Heal from Oppression & Invalidation: We hold space for the trauma that can come from being silenced, rejected, or unseen—whether in family, community, religion, or society. Your grief, rage, and healing all belong here.

  • Build Tools that Honor You: We collaborate on boundaries, relationship skills, communication, and routines that reflect your values—not what the world expects you to be.

You deserve support that sees you fully. At FreeLife, working with a Black queer therapist means showing up just as you are—and being met with affirmation, care, and community.

 FAQs About Working with a Black Queer Therapist

  • Working with a Black queer therapist can create a deeper sense of safety, connection, and understanding. You’re less likely to have to explain cultural context, language, or parts of your identity that are often misunderstood or overlooked. This shared lived experience can allow you to dive into your healing without the extra burden of educating your therapist. It also means you can explore your full identity—race, gender, sexuality, and more—in an affirming, nuanced space.

  • Many Black queer folks have experienced harm in therapeutic settings—whether through microaggressions, erasure, or outright discrimination. At FreeLife, our approach is rooted in cultural humility, intersectional awareness, and lived experience. You won’t be expected to shrink, mask, or compartmentalize who you are. Therapy is collaborative, and we move at your pace. Your trust, comfort, and autonomy are prioritized every step of the way.

  • Absolutely. These are core experiences that shape your mental health, identity, and relationships. Whether you're unpacking the impact of church-based trauma, navigating queerphobia within or outside your community, or exploring your relationship to rest and resilience, nothing is off-limits. Your therapist is here to listen, validate, and support you with a deep understanding of these layered experiences.

  • You don’t have to have everything figured out to begin therapy. Whether you’re questioning your sexuality, your relationship to gender, your cultural identity, or what healing even looks like for you, therapy is a space to explore without pressure. We welcome curiosity, complexity, and fluidity. You’re allowed to evolve, and you don’t have to do it alone.

Getting Started is Easy

To get started, fill out the form below and we will reach out for your free consultation.