We do not begin with:
“What is it like to be LGBTQIA+?”
We begin with:
“What is it like to be you?”
Who do you love?
What feels alive in your life?
What feels flat?
Where do you feel most like yourself?
Where do you disappear?
What do you want from relationships?
What do you want sexually?
What did your family teach you?
What still fits?
What doesn’t?
What parts of yourself have you hidden?
What are you curious about?
What are you tired of carrying?
And what kind of life would feel more like your own?
Your sexual orientation or gender may become central to the work.
Or it may barely come up.
Either is fine.
The purpose of affirming therapy is not to make your identity the centerpiece of every session.
It is to make sure your identity never has to be defended before the real conversation can begin.
Then we can get to the more interesting work:
your relationships, your body, your sexuality, your history, your choices, your fears, your joy, your contradictions, and the life you actually want to build.
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