Whether you're navigating shame, sex, HIV stigma, identity, or relationships, our NYC-based therapists offer affirming care rooted in lived experience.
Learn About Gay Therapy
Gay therapy is affirming mental health care that centers the experiences of gay women, gay men, and queer individuals, without asking you to explain or defend who you are. It acknowledges how identity, sexuality, trauma, and societal stigma shape your emotional world.
This kind of therapy creates space to unpack relationship dynamics, HIV stigma, sexual expression, coming out, and internalized shame with a therapist who truly understands. Gay therapy means care that’s grounded in your lived reality.
Talk to a Gay-Affirming Therapist
Many therapy spaces claim to be inclusive but still miss the mark when it comes to understanding the emotional realities of gay clients. At Expansive Therapy, we’re LGBTQIA+ owned, and many of our therapists are part of the community. That lived insight shapes everything from how we hold space for trauma, to how we talk about sex, shame, intimacy, and emotional disconnection.
Clients often come to us after feeling unseen or subtly judged in more traditional therapy environments. Here, you're met with clarity, cultural competence, and care that’s grounded in both experience and rigorous clinical training.
Our NYC office is located at 352 7th Ave, Suite 1201. It's just a short trip from neighborhoods like Chelsea, Hudson Yards, Flatiron, and Kips Bay. In-person and virtual sessions are available throughout New York State.
What We're About
Therapy starts with where you are. In your first few sessions, you and your therapist will talk through what's bringing you in. This might include identity stress, relationship dynamics, sexual shame, loneliness, or patterns that feel stuck. From there, the work is collaborative and tailored to your needs.
You can expect:
A space where you don’t have to educate your therapist about queer life
Direct but compassionate reflection that supports clarity and growth
Exploration of emotions, patterns, and identity without judgment
Practical tools for boundaries, communication, and emotional regulation
The option to integrate trauma work, including EMDR or IFS if appropriate
Gay therapy at Expansive Therapy's NYC office is deep, attuned, and built to help you feel more like yourself on your terms.
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Embracing Your Identity, Your Way
Meet our NYC Couselors Specialized in Gay Therapy
Our NYC therapists bring both lived experience and specialized training to the nuanced realities of gay mental health.
From navigating internalized shame and relational patterns to processing intimacy, HIV stigma, or identity shifts, our team shows up with clarity, care, and compassion.
Many of our therapists are gay or queer-identified and create a space where you don’t have to explain yourself: just be yourself.
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Please note: Availability is always shifting, so we recommend visiting our full NYC therapist directory.
Why Our NYC Clients Choose Expansive Therapy for Gay Therapy
Gay clients often come to us after feeling dismissed, misunderstood, or subtly judged in other therapy spaces. At Expansive, you don’t have to over-explain your identity, filter your language, or sidestep the nuances of your relationships. Our therapists are LGBTQIA+ affirming, and many are queer themselves, which means your story is met with empathy and insight from the start.
Sessions are built around trust, safety, and real connection. Clients describe our work as both emotionally attuned and deeply transformative, therapy that goes beyond the surface to help you actually feel seen.
"Very warm and Inviting Staff! Really appreciated the experience and how well I was taken care of. Renewed and looking forward to coming again. My life has been forever changed for the better and I couldn't be more greatful. If you havent made an appointment I recommend you do so. Every part of who you are will thank you for it!"
Kessiah Daniels ★★★★★
Therapy should feel accessible from the very beginning, including the financial part. Expansive Therapy is an out-of-network provider, and we work with most PPO and POS insurance plans that offer out-of-network mental health benefits.
Before your first session, our admin team will verify your benefits, send you a clear breakdown of your coverage, and handle claim submissions for you, so you don’t have to spend time on paperwork or insurance phone calls.
Session rates range from $75 to $250, depending on your therapist’s level of experience, around 35% below NYC’s typical rates. Whether you're coming in from SoHo, Hamilton Heights, or Prospect Heights, we’ll help you understand your options clearly and compassionately.
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Our NYC office is located in Midtown Manhattan at 352 7th Ave, Suite 1201 with easy access from Chelsea, NoMad, Stuyvesant Town, and even across the river in Downtown Jersey City. The space is calm, private, and designed to feel like a soft landing for clients navigating the weight of identity, shame, or relational stress.
Prefer to stay virtual? We offer secure online therapy across all of New York State.
Office Hours (Admin Support):
Monday through Friday, 9 am–6 pm
Therapist Availability:
Monday through Sunday, 8 am–10 pm
NYC Office Address:
352 7th Ave, Suite 1201
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (917) 426-1521
Email: info@expansivetherapy.com
Our affirming therapy isn’t limited to NYC. We also offer online gay therapy for clients across Los Angeles, including Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Diego. Whether you're navigating identity, intimacy, or emotional overwhelm, our Los Angeles-based therapists provide the same thoughtful, queer-affirming care, just in a different time zone.
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