Therapy for LGBTQ+ and Gender Affirmation
Many individuals seek LGBTQ+ and gender affirmation counseling for diverse reasons: coming out, exploring gender identity, or simply finding a space where they are seen and celebrated. My work addresses the impact of homo-, bi-, and transphobia, facilitates gender spectrum exploration, and supports gender transitions. I provide a safe, affirming space for all aspects of this journey. Our LGBTQ+ community is vibrant and diverse, offering unique forms of connection and expression. I work to address the particular challenges and celebrate the strengths within this community, including navigating the complexities of polyamorous relationships with understanding and without judgment.
In these turbulent times, where the threat of transphobia, including harmful legislation designed to erase trans identities, creates significant obstacles, I offer specialized support. My goal is to help trans youth and their families navigate their unique journeys and to ensure access to desired medical interventions, empowering teens and tweens to fully embody their authentic selves. As a therapist working directly with the Gender Clinic at UCSF Benioff and as a Mind the Gap provider, I am deeply committed to this population.
As a queer therapist and the parent of a nonbinary trans adult child, I understand the importance of acceptance and exploration without a predetermined agenda. My gender affirmation therapy is informed by my affiliation with WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health), ensuring evidence-based care, education, and respect. I stand with WPATH in advocating for a world where all gender identities and expressions are met with dignity and access to essential services. My focus is on exploring, validating, celebrating, and processing the gender journey, with compassion, dignity, and healing as guiding principles. I believe every person deserves to be seen and supported, free from blame or shame. All are welcome here.
“Molly is creative and flexible. She brings a wide range of techniques to her therapeutic approach and is constantly learning. The tools and resources she has provided us have helped us reduce our anxiety and support our child on their gender journey.”
“Some therapists will say they have experience with working with Trans clients when they really don’t. Molly is the probably one of the only Cis therapists I would trust. She absolutely knows what she’s doing. She listens, she understands, she’s respectful and she’s smart. It’s obvious that she cares, but it’s also really important to me that she works through a social justice lens. She doesn’t shy away from the realities of what I face as a trans female.”