Professionals working with the Transgender and Gender Non-Confirming Communities. These Professionals and Organizations have been vetted and approved by the International Transgender Certification Association.
Roxana Tefel, LMHC, TCT
Gender and sexual identity issues can take over your life. You may feel at war with yourself. You may experience extreme conflict with your body and feel detached. Your mind and body are in constant conflict. You don’t feel acceptance in relationships. You are trying your best to keep it together. However, you are constantly feeling the social pressures to fit in a box and label it. This pressure is holding you back from experiencing the life you want to lead. You just want to be your true self and get some relief, but you are not sure how.
As a Transgender Care Therapist and an experienced Psychotherapist, I help adults and teens who are struggling with identity issues, anxiety and depression, as well as family members whom often feel overwhelmed with mixed emotions of confusion, fear, grief and loss. Letters may be provided for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and gender affirming surgery.
I know how difficult it can be to find an affirming therapist that truly understands the unique issues that LGBTQ people face on a daily basis. My style is personable, strength-based and solution-focused. I offer a complimentary 15-min. phone consultation so we can get to know each other and see if this is a good fit. In office and online sessions available.