LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapy
LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapy is an approach to therapy that supports LGBTQ+ people in reaching authenticity and self-acceptance regarding their identity, expression and relationships while also addressing the negative influences that homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism have on their lives.
Maddalena is committed to offering her clients a therapeutic environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity and over the last ten years as an avid advocate, presenter and a psychologist for the Institute of Sexual Minority Studies and Services - Family Resilience Project she has become very familiar with the common challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth and adults. Always from an affirmative approach she has assisted her clients with a variety of issues including:
- Navigating the medical system
- Securing referrals to gender specialists
- Managing the impact of gender dysphoria and transitioning
- Coming out to family or places of work
- Dealing with family rejection
- Educating allies or
- Relationship issues.