LGBTQ+ Counselling & Affirming Care
LGBTQ+ counselling and affirming care at CTT Wellness offers identity-affirming therapy for queer, transgender, nonbinary, two-spirit, and questioning individuals, couples, and families across Ontario. Whether you are exploring your identity, navigating coming out, processing minority stress, or working through challenges unrelated to your identity, our therapists meet you where you are — without judgment, without an agenda, and without asking you to educate us.
Why Affirming Therapy Matters
What We Help With
Identity therapy and sexual orientation support address both the universal human experiences we all face and the unique challenges that come with navigating the world as a sexual or gender minority. LGBTQ+ counselling at CTT Wellness welcomes your whole self — questioning or settled, partnered or single, out or private, neurodivergent, racialized, disabled, faithful, or none of the above.
Gender identity counselling, gender support, and gender dysphoria care, including support throughout social or medical transition journeys
Coming out processes—to yourself, family, friends, or workplace—and navigating disclosure decisions
Internalized shame, homophobia, transphobia, and building authentic self-esteem beyond societal messages
Relationship and intimacy challenges, including navigating non-monogamy, chosen family dynamics, or partnership issues
Intersectional stress from multiple marginalized identities—race, disability, religion, socioeconomic status, immigration status
Anxiety, depression, trauma, and PTSD are rooted in or exacerbated by minority stress, discrimination, and systemic oppression.
Therapeutic Approaches We Use
We use evidence-based therapies tailored to neurodivergent brains. Standard protocols designed for neurotypical clients often do not work well for autism and ADHD, so we modify everything from pacing to communication style to sensory accommodations. You will never be asked to “fit” a therapy that was not designed for you.
Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapists assist people in linking resources and community, developing a sense of solidarity, and identifying “outsider witnesses” — those who will affirm and support their authentic story. You will explore the stories you have been told about who you should be, deconstruct harmful narratives, and rewrite your story from a place of authenticity and self-determination.
Available in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
LGBTQ+ Affirmative Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Affirmative CBT integrates a clear understanding of LGBTQ+ experiences, such as internalized stigma, minority stress, and discrimination-related trauma, and has been found effective in clinical trials across various LGBTQ+ subgroups. DBT skills — mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness — are adapted to help you navigate the unique emotional intensity that comes with minority stress.
Available in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Explore the different parts of you that developed to survive in heteronormative and cisnormative environments. You might have a part that wants to be visible and authentic, another part that learned to hide for safety, and others managing fear, shame, or anger. IFS helps these parts communicate, heal, and integrate so you can show up as your whole self.
Available in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Affirmative, Trauma Informed Therapy
For those who have experienced trauma due to violence, rejection, or systemic discrimination, trauma-informed therapy creates a safe space grounded in safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural awareness. We recognize that LGBTQ+ individuals experience higher rates of trauma and process it through an affirming lens that never pathologizes your identity.
Available in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Nervous System Work
Mindfulness-based stress reduction uses techniques like breathwork, meditation, and body awareness to manage chronic minority stress, reduce anxiety, and cope with dysphoria. You will learn to regulate your nervous system when experiencing microaggressions, discrimination triggers, or dysphoria, creating internal safety even when external environments feel hostile.
Available in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
What We Treat
Depression Therapy
Grief & Loss
Trauma & PTSD
Eating Disorders
Neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD)
Gender Identity & LGBTQIA2+
Addictions & Substance Use
Chronic Pain & Concussion
New Client
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Returning Clients
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289-547-5911
You Do Not Need a Label, a Diagnosis, or a Plan to Reach Out
LGBTQ+ Identity Across Every Stage of Life
LGBTQ+ identity rarely shows up alone. Many of the people we work with are also navigating anxiety, depression, or trauma that has built up over years of minority stress, family rejection, or living inauthentically. Our integrated approach addresses the whole picture — and supports children and teens through children and youth therapy, couples and families through couples and family therapy, and adults through individual adult therapy.
Childhood & Pre-Adolescence
For children, early intervention focuses on helping them understand their unique neurodivergent traits, building emotional regulation skills, developing natural social communication (not forced neurotypical conformity), and supporting parents in creating neurodivergent friendly environments. Developmental therapy at this stage uses play-based, creative approaches that do not require sitting still or making eye contact, honouring how your child actually engages with the world.
Adolescence & Teen Years
Young Adulthood & Emerging Identity
Midlife & Established Identity
Later Life & Aging Queer Identity
How LGBTQ+Counselling Works at CTT
Step 1: Free consultation
Share who you are and what you're seeking. We'll answer questions, explain our affirming approach, and help determine if we're the right fit for your journey.
Step 2: Identity exploration
and goal setting
Together, we'll explore what you want from therapy—whether that's identity clarity, coping with discrimination, relationship support, or mental health care.
Step 3: Regular therapy
sessions (virtual/in-person)
Choose in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, or in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Step 4: Reassessment &
evolution over time
As you grow and change, therapy evolves with you. We regularly check in on what's working, adjust approaches, and celebrate your progress and self-discovery.
Why Choose CTT for LGBTQ+ Counselling
Your identity deserves celebration, not pathologization. Our LGBTQ+ counselling team has specialized training in minority stress, gender diversity, and intersectional identities. We are not just “LGBTQ+ friendly” — we are deeply knowledgeable, actively affirming, and committed to your liberation.
Genuinely LGBTQ+-affirming
Our therapists have specialized training in LGBTQ+ mental health, understand minority stress theory, use clients’ language and pronouns naturally, and actively work against heteronormativity and cisnormativity in treatment.
Intersectional care that honours all of you
We recognize how your LGBTQ+ identity intersects with race, disability, religion, class, and other identities. You’re not asked to compartmentalize—all parts of you are welcome and understood here.
Care that meets you where you are
Choose in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, or in-home or community in select Ontario regions. Privacy and safety are honoured at every step.
Support for both individuals & families
We help connect you with LGBTQ+ support groups, gender-affirming medical providers, legal resources for name/gender marker changes, and community organizations. You’re not alone in this journey.
FAQs About LGBTQ+ Therapy
Seeking LGBTQ+-affirming therapy can bring up questions and concerns. We’ve addressed common ones below, but please know—every question you have is valid, and we’re here to provide clarity and support as you consider taking this step.
Therapists Who Truly Understand LGBTQ+ Experiences
Comprehensive Support Beyond Individual Therapy
Justice-Oriented Care
Begin Your Journey to Self‑Acceptance
You do not have to figure this out alone, and you do not have to arrive with answers. Whether you are questioning, exploring, affirming, or deeply established in your identity, CTT Wellness is here to walk alongside you. LGBTQ+ counselling and affirming care are offered in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions. Daytime, evening, and weekend appointments offered. Your pronouns, your pace, your path.
New Clients
New clients may request a consultation using the form below or may book an appointment immediately using Jane.
Returning Clients
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