LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy

Your identity is not
the problem we're
here to solve.

Affirming therapy means your identity is a given, not a topic. You shouldn't have to spend sessions explaining who you are, educating your therapist about your community, or managing their discomfort with your life.

I offer individual therapy in an explicitly affirming space — for LGBTQ+ individuals navigating anxiety, depression, relationships, identity, family dynamics, trauma, and the particular weight of living in a world that isn't always safe.

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The Reality

What affirming actually
means in practice

Affirming doesn't just mean tolerant. It means your identity is understood, respected, and doesn't require defense or explanation. It means we can talk about the real things — internalized shame, family rejection, the exhaustion of navigating heteronormative spaces — without first establishing that those things are real.

If you've been in therapy before and spent energy managing your therapist's reaction to who you are, that's not what therapy is supposed to feel like. You deserve a space that starts from a different place.

No explaining required. Your identity, your relationships, your community — all of it is understood, not questioned.

Intersectionality is part of the work. Race, gender, sexuality, family background — these don't exist in separate boxes. We work with the whole person.

Your relationships are valid. Whatever your relationship structure, your partnerships are treated with the same care and seriousness as anyone else's.

Safety is the baseline. This is a space to actually do the work, not spend energy establishing that your life is legitimate.

What People Work On

Common areas of focus
for LGBTQ+ clients

Identity is often part of the context, not always the primary focus. People come for all kinds of reasons.

Anxiety & Depression

Which may be connected to identity, family, or simply to life — often all three at once.

Family & Relationships

Chosen family, estrangement, coming out, navigating partnerships.

Identity & Self-Acceptance

The long work of unlearning shame and building a relationship with yourself that actually fits.

Trauma

Including trauma related to identity — rejection, discrimination, violence, loss.

Life Transitions

Coming out at any age, relationship changes, career, becoming a parent.

Internalized Homophobia / Transphobia

What gets absorbed from a world that sends harmful messages — and how to work through it.

"A space where you can
actually be yourself."
— Myke Cooper, LCSW
Atlanta, GA · Online Across Six States

Ready for therapy that
actually affirms you?

In-person in Atlanta. Online across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Colorado, and Nevada.

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