Identity-Affirming Support
Queer Counselling in Melbourne and Australia-Wide
You’re tired of having to explain your identity.
Even though you’re the one seeking help, you’ve had to educate professionals about queer topics
Being different to the majority can be a stressful experience, and even as we gain rights and support, it doesn’t always feel safe to be a queer person in Australia - let alone overseas.
Maybe you want to talk about a relationship, and want a support you know won’t assume the opposite sex. Maybe you’re exploring your gender (or someone you love is exploring theirs) and you don’t want to explain the nuances of identity to the person you want help from. Maybe you want to talk about something else entirely, and need to know the person you’re taking to is safe. Whatever it is, you’re welcome to share it here.
Find care within your community
Share your fears about the future, or the present, with someone who gets it
Explore joining the community with someone who knows what’s out there, and what to expect
Talk about gender and sexuality beyond the binary
Bring every part of yourself - identity is political, and the polical is personal
Therapy for every part of your life
Stop having to seperate your identity from your mental health
No more “my therapist is great, but they keep messing up my pronouns”. Work with someone within your community, so you can skip the basics and focus on what matters: you. Being queer is complicated, and messy, and contains multitudes, and all of them should be welcome in therapy. And everywhere else.
You deserve to vulnerable and be able to relax, not be on your guard to avoid getting a bad response. You deserve to be the expert of your own experience, but not have to be the only one who knows anything about it.
And if you’re new to the community, or still figuring out your identity, you can feel safe knowing that your therapist can share their knowledge about the community, the history, and the services available to you, instead of feeling like you’re on your own.
There’s no wrong way to be. Bring your whole self to therapy, so your whole self can benefit from it.
Are you ready to get started?
Connect to your authentic self
Experience what community care can look like, and find the types of community you want to be part of
Explore vulnerability somewhere that’s safe and supported, so you can find the people in your life who can be trusted with it, too
Talk about the “political” topics that impact your life, without worrying about negative reactions
Gain confidence in yourself, your beliefs, and your identity, so you can be who you want to be
Find Community
Find Community
Questions?
FAQs
-
No! Queer counselling is still counselling for whatever you want to bring to the table. The difference is that I won’t tell you that being bisexual makes you “greedy”, or ask why pronouns matter, or assume that equality starts and ends with same-sex marriage rights.
-
Yes. YES. You are enough, you matter, and noone is not queer enough, or too queer. No matter what pronouns you use, your partner’s gender, whether you’ve dated anyone or ever been to a queer event (or met another queer person!). If you’ve ever asked yourself “… am I queer enough?” then the answer is “yes”.
-
If you prefer another identity label, you’re still welcome here and I’ll absolutely respect it.
I use “queer” because I’ve always found it to be inclusive and welcoming of all kinds of diversity. New terms created? Toss ‘em in. Old terms changing? That’s okay, they’re still welcome! Everyone’s invited to the pool party.
-
Sure am! I’m nonbinary, bisexual, and on the ace spctrum. All identities that sometimes feel “not queer enough”, so know that no matter where you sit, you’re welcome with me.
Recent Blog Posts
