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Hello and welcome! We used to have a big list of mental healthcare providers that we’d gathered over the years based on our own research and recommendations of others. Unfortunately, this list became outdated during the pandemic. Plus, now there are many many online directories that assist you to find the therapist who is right for you.
Below, there’s a short list of local therapists below who you might like. Please know that the fact that someone is mentioned on our website isn’t necessarily a recommendation from Stonewall Youth and doesn’t mean we think they’re definitely the right person for you. We wholeheartedly encourage you to check out a wider range of mental healthcare providers to find the person who is right for you.
Many of the organizations and websites listed on our “General Resources” page offer assistance in finding good mental healthcare.
Here are some articles that you may find useful (the articles include links to many useful online directories):
How to Find a Therapist When Your Parents Won’t Help (Teen Vogue)
21 Mental Health Resources for BIPOC (and 5 Tips to Finding the Right Therapist for You)
Why I Needed to See a Queer Therapist (And How You Can Find One, Too)
This list is currently being updated - updates should be finished by March 2024.
OLYMPIA and nearby—
Fennec Oak MA, LMHCA, MHP
(360) 229-5052
Works on a sliding scale and does not bill insurance. Contact for more information.
Specializes in working with transgender, gender non-conforming, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, asexual, non-monogamous, and other gender and sexually diverse youth and adults. Skilled in trauma work.
Shariah Hunt, MA, Counselor, LMHCA
Can be contacted through this website or emailed at shariah@hiddenrootswellness.org
“I am a Black and Cambodian woman, born and raised on the unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples (PNW). At the core of my practice is a holistic awareness, trauma-informed care, and social justice advocacy. I enjoy collaborating with people of color to access their innate healing power, reclaim ancestral knowledge, and achieve their vision of wellness. I practice with the beliefs that everyone is resilient, has the power to heal themselves, and is the expert of their own story. I have an interest in supporting those ready to process grief, trauma, life transitions, perinatal mental health, interpersonal challenges, multicultural and Queer, Trans, Non-binary, Black, Indigenous, and POC experiences.” (From Shariah’s bio on www.multiculturalcounselors.org)
Matt Goldenberg, Psy.D.
Requests that initial contact be made through this online form
206-395-9193 (mobile)
“Sliding scale is available. This practice is out of network with all insurance networks.”
Among many other things, Matt is a trans person and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
Other services include referral letters: “Specific medical procedures may require additional documentation from a mental healthcare provider. Typically, these referrals support surgical procedures to address gender incongruence. Your insurance company, your surgeon, or the clinic you are receiving your procedure from all have the right to ask you for a letter of referral. Typically this request can be completed in a single session. My process is reflective of the current guidelines published by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.”
Claudia Linares, MSW, MHP, LSWAI
Girasol Counseling (located in Tacoma and offers virtual services)
(253) 254-5195
Works with people ages 13-55
“I am a daughter of El Salvadoran immigrants; a daughter of the diaspora; a wounded healer; an intellectual, spiritual, and queer Chingon@. These are a few identities that influence how I interact/experience the world around me, and stories attached to them: past and present. In my therapeutic work, I continue to decolonize both my healing practices and myself….My work aims for the de-stigmatization and decolonization of mental health; and advocates for collective healing practices that are grounded in liberation, culture, and spirituality. I am a firm believer in collective healing: the power of connection, belonging, and love. Like a Girasol, I believe that we must look to each other for our collective liberation.”
Kae Starr, Counselor, PhD-C, LMFTA, LMHCA
(360) 594-0473
From the Psychology Today website: I’m “a Family, and Individual counselor, trained in multiple modalities of therapeutic interventions, including family, couples, and group therapy, career counseling, counseling assessment, and psychology in social change. I am very proficient in working with adolescents (13+), LGBTQ+ youth, Military families, and BIPOC populations…I provide a nurturing and validating space for youth as they grow into their gender identity and encourage hope and self-efficacy for them to maneuver in the world on their own terms.”
Bill Stoner MA, LMHC (Olympia)
(360) 561 – 3737
Insurance: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Regence, Tricare, Premera, Lifewise, Atena
Trans and LGBQ+ positive, list of specialties on main page, included are: PTSD, anxiety, depression, relationships, grief/loss, life transitions etc.
Mostly works with people who are age 18+.
Janet Brodsky, LICSW (Olympia)
(360) 951 – 0951
As of 10/2/2022, she isn’t accepting new clients. There is a waitlist, and you could check back in 2023.
Provides consultation and training as well
Seattle —
Ezra MF Goetzen, Psy D, LMHCA (Seattle)
(646) 397 – 2005
Out of network provider, may be able to invoice your insurance. $130 per 50 min session.
Trans and LGBQ+ positive and competent, uses ICATH model, willing and has credentials to write surgery letters according to Washington State insurance requirements, list of specialties on main page, included are: trauma, communication, intersecting identities, anger, depression, anxiety, coming out as queer or trans, exploring body issues, cultivating self-esteem, etc.
Works with adults, adolescents, and couples.
Hez Wollin, LICSW (Seattle and SF Bay area)
(206) 470 – 9918
Trans and LGBQT+ positive, competent, and focused. Other specialties include: trauma, vicarious trauma and PTSD, childhood sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, loss, difficult family dynamics, anti-oppression, social justice, life transitions.
Definitely willing to write surgery and hormone letters.
Works with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Bilingual: Spanish. (Offers therapy in Spanish).
Jana Ekdahl, MA, LMHC (Seattle)
(206) 328 – 4747
Trans and LGBQ+ positive, competent and specialty, does write hormone letters if needed, specialties on main page include: grief and loss, relationship issues, self-awareness, life transitions, etc.
Works with adults, couples, older adolescents, and seniors.
Therapeutic Health Services (Seattle)
(206) 323 – 0930
Counselors and a psychiatrist available, low income friendly. Free vouchers available for the qualified. Quick service. Visit programs and services page to see what is offered.
Trans and LGBQ+ friendly.
Other areas—
Farah A. Westbrook, MA, MHP, LMHC, CMHS, NCC (Gig Harbor, WA)
(253) 280 – 9888
Bio and contact info on Psychology Today
SEA MAR Community Health Centers.
Trans and LGBQ+ positive, willing to write surgery letters. Call or e-mail for more information on specialties and competencies.