Queer Couples Counseling | The Queer Psychotherapy Collective

The right counselor makes a big difference.

Deciding and agreeing to share your life with another person is a major decision filled with emotions, negotiations, and changes – especially if you are a queer person entering a queer relationship.

Queer relationships can be the clash of two traumas. Every queer relationship is unique, and each participant brings their expectations and pain from their past.

Navigating the impacts of past pain in current relationships for queers can be a monumental task for couples. This task becomes more manageable when queer couples work with a queer counselor.

The benefit for queer couples increases when a queer counselor trained in Queer Affirmative Therapy through the lens of trauma-informed care helps provide the counseling. The reason for this benefit is the queer counselor understands the similarities and differences between heteronormative and queer couples.

Appreciating different gender roles is a must.

Queer couples counseling recognizes that queer couples don’t follow traditional gender roles. Queer couples often have different levels of familial support and need affirmation of their non-traditional lifestyles.

Being a queer counselor helps the couple’s therapist understand that traumas can have a long-lasting effect on an individual’s mental health and disrupt a sense of safety in their daily lives.

When one does not feel safe, their bodies and minds constantly scan for environmental threats. Partners can trigger perceived threats in each other, and relationship chaos can often erupt.

Queer affirmative couples counseling helps queer couples stuck and suffering in relationships overcome problems and find solutions that work for them.

Here are some things queer couples will learn.

Couples will learn to communicate more effectively, create positive experiences, and work through disagreements or differences.

Both partners start to understand the impacts of past trauma on the current relationship. They also will find ways to let go of past pain, forgive, and grow into something new.

Conflict threatens a relationship. In queer counseling, you will begin to see what the body feels like during conflict and learn how to manage conflict escalations.

The purpose of counseling is to help the couple create safety in the relationship by being honest. Such honesty will help the couple develop more love and compassion for each other.

What is Queer Affirmative Therapy?

This therapy is helpful for all sexual orientations and gender identities. Queer-affirming psychotherapy focuses on the unique needs of queer individuals and strives to create a safe and affirming space for those in therapy.

Queer Affirmative Therapy has its roots in the social justice movement, which aims to promote equality and acceptance for all. This type of therapy challenges the heteronormative assumptions that often exist in the mental health field and instead affirms the lived experiences of queer individuals.

Suppose you are in the process of seeking therapy and want a queer-affirming therapist. In that case, asking about their training and experience working with the queer community is essential. All the therapists and counselors at The Queer Psychotherapy Collective are trained in Queer Affirmative Therapy and identify as queer.

Queer affirmative therapy is powerful for queer couples.

Queer Affirmative Therapy can help you learn more about yourself, your sexuality, and your gender identity. This form of counseling will help you identify and manage depression, anxiety, and gender dysphoria.

You will learn how to protect your soul and self-worth when encountering discrimination and bullying.

We understand your challenges and have expertise in providing counseling to the queer community – Our Community!