Identity-Affirming Support
Queer Counselling Melbourne
If you’re looking for queer counselling in Melbourne or LGBTQI+ counselling that truly understands your lived experience, you’re in the right place.
Unmask Therapy offers a safe, identity-affirming space where every aspect of who you are is respected and supported, both online and in-person, across Melbourne.
Stop having to separate 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, messy, and contains multitudes, and all of them should be welcome in therapy. And everywhere else.
You deserve to be vulnerable and able to relax, without being on guard to avoid a bad response. You deserve to be the expert of your own experience, but you don’t have to be the only one who knows anything about it.
And suppose you’re new to the community, or still figuring out your identity. In that case, 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.
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, because identity is political, and the personal is political too.
- When you access queer-affirming counselling in Melbourne, you’re not just receiving therapy; you’re connecting with someone who understands what it means to live openly and safely in today’s world.
Talk within your queerness, instead of only about it
Even when seeking help, a lot of us have had to educate professionals about the basics of queer identity or queer politics.. Being different from the majority can be a source of stress.
Even as we gain rights and visibility, it doesn’t always feel safe to be a queer person in Australia – let alone overseas. Maybe you want to talk about relationships and need support from someone who won’t assume the opposite sex.
Maybe you’re exploring gender or someone you love is exploring theirs, and you don’t want to explain the nuances of identity to the person meant to help you. Here, you don’t have to. You deserve a therapist who already understands queer experiences, someone who listens without judgment and gives you space to breathe.
Why Choose Queer-Affirming Counselling at Unmask Therapy
It’s not just a non-judgemental space — it’s about connection and care built on lived experience as a queer person, and as a queer therapist.
- Safe and inclusive space: No assumptions, no judgment — just respect for your identity, pronouns, and story.
- Evidence-based support: I use trauma-informed, person-centred, and narrative therapy approaches that centre your voice.
- Flexible options: Sessions available in-person in Melbourne or online Australia-wide.
You shouldn’t have to teach your therapist what it means to be you. At Unmask Therapy, you’re seen, respected, and heard.
Who This Counselling Supports
Queer counselling at Unmask Therapy is open to everyone in the LGBTQI+ community — and anyone questioning or exploring their identity.
You might be:
- Feeling unseen or invalidated in past therapy spaces
- Dealing with family or relationship stress
- Processing trauma, discrimination, or internalised shame
- Managing anxiety or depression related to identity
- Seeking clarity or acceptance around who you are
Wherever you are on your journey, therapy can help you feel safer and more at home within yourself.
What to Expect in Queer Counselling
Sessions are collaborative and client-led — you decide the pace, focus, and goals. Together, we’ll explore what’s happening for you and build tools to support change and self-acceptance.
Therapy sessions: 50 minutes, available weekly or fortnightly, in-person or online.
My approach includes:
Person-centred and trauma-informed care
Narrative, Somatic, and existential therapies
Understanding of queer mental health research and lived experience
Respect for intersectionality, culture, and neurodiversity
Local Queer Counselling in Melbourne
Offering queer counselling across Melbourne, accessible by public transport and available via telehealth Australia-wide.
Whether you’re in Brunswick, Footscray, Collingwood, or the outer suburbs, my goal is to make therapy accessible and affirming for every queer person who needs support.
Therapy for every part of your life
Find Queer-Affirming Support in Melbourne
Unmask Therapy offers queer counselling in Melbourne for LGBTQI+ individuals, couples, and communities seeking compassionate, identity-affirming care.
Looking to book an appointment or free consultation?
I’m available Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm, and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm.
You can also book a session online anytime through the calendar.
FAQs
So do we only talk about queer topics?
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.
Am I queer enough for queer counselling?
YES. You are enough, you matter, and no one is 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!).
Do you offer online sessions?
Yes. Telehealth sessions are available across Melbourne, Victoria, and Australia.
Are you part of the queer community?
Sure am! I’m nonbinary, bisexual, and on the ace spectrum. All identities that sometimes feel “not queer enough”, so know that no matter where you sit, you’re welcome with me.
Why are you saying "queer" instead of "LGBTQI+"?
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.
