Therapy for your LGBTQ+ Students
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Therapy for your LGBTQ+ Students
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35%
Mental Health was not good…
LGBTQ people (35%) were about three times more likely than non-LGBTQ people (11%) to say that their mental health was not good all or most of the time they were in college & grad school. (2022)
33%
One In three considered suicide…
Overall, one in three 33% LGBTQ college college & grad school students seriously considered suicide in the past year, and 7% reported a suicide attempt in the past year. (2022)
33%
Were bullied, harassed, or assaulted…
One-third (33%) of LGBTQ people at four-year colleges & grad schools were bullied, harassed, or assaulted, compared to 19% of non-LGBTQ people. (2022)
60%
More than half were not “out” as LGBTQ
More than half (60%) of LGBTQ people were not “out” as LGBTQ to any of the faculty or school staff at their college or grad school and 37% were not “out” to any other students. (2022)
Being LGBTQ in community college, college, and Grad School
The bottom Line:
Colleges and grad schools are not safe or affirming enough for LGBTQ students. Discrimination and harassment negatively impact the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ students.
35%
mental health was not good…
LGBTQ people (35%) were about three times more likely than non-LGBTQ people (11%) to say that their mental health was not good all or most of the time they were in college & grad school. (2022)
33%
were bullied, harassed, or assaulted…
One-third (33%) of LGBTQ people at four-year colleges & grad schools were bullied, harassed, or assaulted, compared to 19% of non-LGBTQ people. (2022)
33%
one in three considered suicide…
Overall, one in three 33% LGBTQ college & grad school students seriously considered suicide in the past year, and 7% reported a suicide attempt in the past year. (2022)
60%
More than half were not “out” as LGBTQ
More than half (60%) of LGBTQ people were not “out” as LGBTQ to any of the faculty or school staff at their college or grad school and 37% were not “out” to any other students. (2022)
Being LGBTQ in college and Grad School
The bottom Line:
Colleges and grad schools are not safe or affirming enough for LGBTQ students. Discrimination and harassment negatively impact the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ students.
The bottom Line:
Colleges and grad schools are not safe or affirming enough for LGBTQ students. Discrimination and harassment negatively impact the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ students.
The bottom Line:
Colleges and grad schools are not safe or affirming enough for LGBTQ students. Discrimination and harassment negatively impact the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ students..
The bottom Line:
Providing LGBTQ students with generalized mental healthcare that is not LGBTQ focused is unlikely to get positive results. Many LGBTQ students will not utilize the services due to a lack of trust, and many others will have harmful experiences in therapy.
Not all therapists & Services are the right match.
86%
The majority of LGBTQ college students ; 86% reported that their college offered mental health services to students; however, LGBTQ college & grad students reported that common barriers to accessing care included that they did not feel comfortable going, long waitlists, and privacy concerns. (2022)
33%
LGBTQ adults report having a negative experience or form of mistreatment when interacting with a mental health professional in the last year. (2022)
50%
Of transgender or non-binary adults report a negative experience or form of mistreatment when interacting with a mental health professional in the last year. (2022)
86%
The majority of LGBTQ college students ; 86% reported that their college offered mental health services to students; however, LGBTQ college & grad students reported that common barriers to accessing care included that they did not feel comfortable going, long waitlists, and privacy concerns. (2022)
33%
LGBTQ adults report having a negative experience or form of mistreatment when interacting with a mental health professional in the last year. (2022)
50%
Of transgender or non-binary adults report a negative experience or form of mistreatment when interacting with a mental health professional in the last year. (2022)
86%
The majority of LGBTQ college students ; 86% reported that their college offered mental health services to students; however, LGBTQ college & grad students reported that common barriers to accessing care included that they did not feel comfortable going, long waitlists, and privacy concerns. (2022)
33%
LGBTQ adults report having a negative experience or form of mistreatment when interacting with a mental health professional in the last year. (2022)
50%
Of transgender or non-binary adults report a negative experience or form of mistreatment when interacting with a mental health professional in the last year. (2022)
Not all therapists & Services are the right match.
86%
The majority of LGBTQ college & grad students ; 86% reported that their college offered mental health services to students; however, LGBTQ college & grad students reported that common barriers to accessing care included that they did not feel comfortable going, long waitlists, and privacy concerns. (2022)
33%
LGBTQ adults report having a negative experience or form of mistreatment when interacting with a mental health professional in the last year. (2022)
50%
Of transgender or non-binary adults report a negative experience or form of mistreatment when interacting with a mental health professional in the last year. (2022)
50%
Mental Health Was Not Good...
LGBTQ people (35%) were about three times more likely than non-LGBTQ people (11%) to say that their mental health was not good all or most of the time they were in college & grad school. (2022)
33%
One In three considered suicide…
Overall, one in three 33% LGBTQ college students & grad students seriously considered suicide in the past year, and 7% reported a suicide attempt in the past year. (2022)
33%
Were bullied, harassed, or assaulted…
One-third (33%) of LGBTQ people at four-year colleges & grad schools were bullied, harassed, or assaulted, compared to 19% of non-LGBTQ people. (2022)
60%
More than half were not “out” as LGBTQ
More than half (60%) of LGBTQ people were not “out” as LGBTQ to any of the faculty or school staff at their college or grad schools and 37% were not “out” to any other students. (2022)
Being LGBTQ in community college, college, and Grad School
The bottom Line:
If therapists treat everyone the same and don’t go out of their way to become LGBTQ affirming, they are unlikely to give the right support to LGBTQ clients.
The bottom Line:
Providing LGBTQ students with generalized mental healthcare that is not LGBTQ focused is unlikely to get positive results. Many LGBTQ students will not utilize the services due to a lack of trust, and many others will have harmful experiences in therapy.
The bottom Line:
Providing LGBTQ students with generalized mental healthcare that is not LGBTQ focused is unlikely to get positive results. Many LGBTQ students will not utilize the services due to a lack of trust, and many others will have harmful experiences in therapy.
The Bottom Line:
Providing LGBTQ students with generalized mental healthcare that is not LGBTQ focused is unlikely to get positive results. Many LGBTQ students will not utilize the services due to a lack of trust, and many others will have harmful experiences in therapy.
Expansive Therapy is 100% LGBTQ owned and specialized.
Expansive Therapy is 100% LGBTQ owned and specialized.
Expansive Therapy is 100% LGBTQ owned and specialized.
Expansive Therapy is 100% LGBTQ owned and specialized.
We invite your students to bring their whole selves to therapy. With affirming support, we help our clients feel embodied and empowered so they can thrive at school. We work primarily with college and grad school students (18+ only).
We invite your students to bring their whole selves to therapy. With affirming support, we help our clients feel embodied and empowered so they can thrive at school. We work primarily with college and grad school students (18+ only).
We invite your students to bring their whole selves to therapy. With affirming support, we help our clients feel embodied and empowered so they can thrive at school. We work primarily with college and grad school students (18+ only).
We invite your students to bring their whole selves to therapy. With affirming support, we help our clients feel embodied and empowered so they can thrive at school. We work primarily with college and grad school students (18+ only).
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How We Work With Students
We offer online therapy anywhere in New York and California, and in-person therapy in New York City and Los Angeles.
Online
In-Person
Individual
Group
Online
In-Person
Individual
Group
How we work with Students
We offer online therapy to clients anywhere within the New York and California states. We offer in-Person therapy with limited availability.
Areas Of Expertise
LGBTQ Issues
Anxiety
Depression
Minority Stress
Trauma & PTSD
Gender Exploration
Sexuality Exploration
Self-Esteem & Shame
Substance Use & Addiction
LGBTQ Issues
Anxiety
Depression
Minority Stress
Trauma & PTSD
Gender Exploration
Sexuality Exploration
Self-Esteem & Shame
Substance Use & Addiction
Areas of expertise
LGBTQ Issues
Anxiety
Depression
Minority Stress
Trauma & PTSD
Sexuality Exploration
Self-Esteem & Shame
Gender Exploration
Substance Use & Addiction
How we work with Students
We offer online therapy to clients anywhere within the New York and California states. We offer in-Person therapy with limited availability.
In-Person
Group
Individual
Online
Areas of expertise
LGBTQ Issues
depression
Anxiety
Trauma & PTSD
Minority Stress
Gender Exploration
Sexuality Exploration
Self Esteen & Shame
Substance Use & Addiction
How It Works
How It Works
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Our owners will get a sense of your needs and how we can best assist you and set up a partnership that works for all parties. We typically give discounts of 20-30% to students at partnered schools.
Chat with our practice owners and get a discount.
Chat with our practice owners and get a discount.
We’ll deal with insurance.
We’ll deal with insurance.
Once we are partnered, we’ll provide your students with all the support they need when it comes to insurance and fees. If they have insurance, we’ll check their benefits and lay out a fee structure. For students without insurance, we offer sliding scale fees as low as $40/session.
Free consults for your students.
Free consults for your students.
We offer free 20-minute consults to students so they find the right match and feel supported at our practice. We also make it very easy to switch therapists.
Let the affirming care begin.
Let the affirming care begin.
Once all the details are sorted, your students can enjoy the LGBTQ+ affirming care that we work hard to create, which allows them to show up more fully at school. Our admin team is always standing by to deal with any issues that may arise.
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We keep it easy for you
We keep it easy for you
We keep it easy for you
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Chat with our practice owners and get a discount.
Chat with our practice owners and get a discount.
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Our owners will get a sense of your needs and how we can best assist you and set up a partnership that works for all parties. We typically give discounts of 20-30% to students at partnered schools.
Our owners will get a sense of your needs and how we can best assist you and set up a partnership that works for all parties. We typically give discounts of 20-30% to students at partnered schools.
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Get pricing upfront
We’ll deal with insurance.
We’ll deal with insurance.
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You’ll receive a transparent fee structure for therapy before scheduling your first session. If using insurance, our admin team will check your benefits for you and provide a personalized quote for therapy.
Once we are partnered, we’ll provide your students with all the support they need when it comes to insurance and fees. If they have insurance, we’ll check their benefits and lay out a fee structure. For students without insurance, we offer sliding scale fees as low as $50/session.
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Book a free consultation
Free consults for your students.
Free consults for your students.
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Once we’ve set up our partnership, we’ll offer free consults to any employees who reach out so they find the right match and feel comfortable at our practice.
We offer free 20-minute consults to students so they find the right match and feel supported at our practice. We also make it very easy to switch therapists.
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Start Your therapy journey
Let the affirming care begin.
Let the affirming care begin.
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Once all the details are sorted, your students can enjoy the LGBTQ+ affirming care that we work hard to create, which allows them to show up more fully at school. Our admin team is always standing by to deal with any issues that may arise.
Once all the details are sorted, your students can enjoy the LGBTQ+ affirming care that we work hard to create, which allows them to show up more fully at school. Our admin team is always standing by to deal with any issues that may arise.
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5 Reasons to Choose Us
5 Reasons to Choose Us
5 Reasons to Choose Us
100% Queer Owned
Expansive Therapy was founded with the goal of creating an affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals to be heard, to heal, and to grow.
Quality Therapy
We care deeply about the level of care our clients receive. We take our time to vet and train our therapists and feel fully confident in their ability to be empathetic, knowledgeable, and validating of individual experience.
Trauma-Informed
Our therapists have trained directly with the world’s leading trauma experts, including Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Dr. Richard Schwartz. Understanding and healing trauma is at the core of our practice.
We Make Starting Easy
Our goal is to take the stress out of starting therapy. Our admin team offers guidance through every step of the process. We provide upfront fees, check benefits if using insurance, submit claims, and give free consults upon request.
We Work Together
We are a true group practice, and we work together behind the scenes to ensure the highest quality of care.
100% Queer Owned
Expansive Therapy was founded with the goal of creating an affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals to be heard, to heal, and to grow.
Quality Therapy
We care deeply about the level of care our clients receive. We take our time to vet and train our therapists and feel fully confident in their ability to be empathetic, knowledgeable, and validating of individual experience.
Trauma-Informed
Our therapists have trained directly with the world’s leading trauma experts, including Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Dr. Richard Schwartz. Understanding and healing trauma is at the core of our practice.
We Make Starting Easy
Our goal is to take the stress out of starting therapy. Our admin team offers guidance through every step of the process. We provide upfront fees, check benefits if using insurance, submit claims, and give free consults upon request.
We Work Together
We are a true group practice, and we work together behind the scenes to ensure the highest quality of care.
100% Queer Owned
Expansive Therapy was founded with the goal of creating an affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals to be heard, to heal, and to grow.
Quality Therapy
We care deeply about the level of care our clients receive. We take our time to vet and train our therapists and feel fully confident in their ability to be empathetic, knowledgeable, and validating of individual experience.
Trauma-Informed
Our therapists have trained directly with the world’s leading trauma experts, including Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Dr. Richard Schwartz. Understanding and healing trauma is at the core of our practice.
We Make Starting Easy
Our goal is to take the stress out of starting therapy. Our admin team offers guidance through every step of the process. We provide upfront fees, check benefits if using insurance, submit claims, and give free consults upon request.
We Work Together
We are a true group practice, and we work together behind the scenes to ensure the highest quality of care.
100% Queer Owned
Expansive Therapy was founded with the goal of creating an affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals to be heard, to heal, and to grow.
Quality Therapy
We care deeply about the level of care our clients receive. We take our time to vet and train our therapists and feel fully confident in their ability to be empathetic, knowledgeable, and validating of individual experience.
Trauma-Informed
Our therapists have trained directly with the world’s leading trauma experts, including Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Dr. Richard Schwartz. Understanding and healing trauma is at the core of our practice.
We Make Starting Easy
Our goal is to take the stress out of starting therapy. Our admin team offers guidance through every step of the process. We provide upfront fees, check benefits if using insurance, submit claims, and give free consults upon request.
We Work Together
We are a true group practice, and we work together behind the scenes to ensure the highest quality of care.
The Body Keeps The Score + Expansive Therapy
The Body Keeps The Score + Expansive Therapy
During 2022, we partnered with Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, the world’s leading trauma expert and #1 bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score. He supervised all of our therapists and we focused on the intersection between trauma and LGBTQ identities to better serve our clients.
During 2022, we partnered with Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, the world’s leading trauma expert and #1 bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score. He supervised all of our therapists and we focused on the intersection between trauma and LGBTQ identities to better serve our clients.
Read up on the blog
The Body Keeps The Score + Expansive Therapy
During 2022, we partnered with Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, the world’s leading trauma expert and #1 bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score. He supervised all of our therapists and we focused on the intersection between trauma and LGBTQ identities in order to better serve our clients.
Read Up On The Blog
FAQs
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Who submits claims?
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What separates your practice from other therapy companies?
Do you work with our student’s insurance?
What is the typical fee after deductible?
Who submits claims?
How do our students get started with a therapist?
What separates your practice from other therapy companies?
Do you work with our student’s insurance?
What is the typical fee after deductible?
Who submits claims?
How do our students get started with a therapist?
What separates your practice from other therapy companies?
Do you work with our student’s insurance?
What is the typical fee after deductible?
Who submits claims?
How do our students get started with a therapist?
What separates your practice from other therapy companies?
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Do you work with our student’s insurance?
What is the typical fee after deductible?
Who submits claims?
How do our students get started with a therapist?
What separates your practice from other therapy companies?
Do you work with our student’s insurance?
What is the typical fee after deductible?
Who submits claims?
How do our students get started with a therapist?
What separates your practice from other therapy companies?
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The Benefits of a Team
The Benefits of a Team
We create a supportive community for our therapists so that they can provide a healing environment for your employees. Our therapists are employees, with benefits. We work together behind the scenes to ensure quality, affirming care.
We create a supportive community for our therapists so that they can provide a healing environment for your employees. Our therapists are employees, with benefits. We work together behind the scenes to ensure quality, affirming care.
The Benefits of a Team
We create a supportive community for our therapists so that they can provide a healing environment for your employees. Our therapists are employees, with benefits. We work together behind the scenes to ensure quality, affirming care.
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New York NY 10001
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606 N Larchmont Blvd, 4 B, Los Angeles, CA 90004
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