LGBTQIA+ Affirming
LGBTQ+ Affirming Care
Affirmative-CBT, EFT, and Person Centered Therapy are evidence-based therapy approaches that are adapted from traditional approaches to specifically address the experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals. While standard therapies focus on recognizing and reshaping unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, Affirmative-modalities go a step further by validating the unique challenges LGBTQIA+ people face, such as minority stress, discrimination, rejection, and internalized stigma.
How it Helps
Affirmative-CBT empowers LGBTQIA+ clients in California to build resilience, manage stress and anxiety, and develop practical skills for mental health and well-being in a supportive, affirming environment.
TheraQ helps with:
Recognize and challenge internalized homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia
Build coping strategies for dealing with minority stress, microaggressions, or discrimination
Strengthen self-acceptance and affirm identity exploration
Reduce anxiety, depression, and stress related to external pressures
Develop healthier patterns of thought that align with their authentic selves
What to Expect
Affirmative-CBT in California helps LGBTQIA+ clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice skills to build resilience, confidence, and a positive sense of self in a supportive, affirming environment.
Why Choose Affirmative-CBT at TheraQ?
At TheraQ in California, our therapists specialize in Affirmative-CBT for LGBTQIA+ teens and adults. Combined with our trauma-informed, affirming care, this evidence-based approach helps clients build resilience, process experiences, and thrive in a supportive, understanding environment.
Religious Trauma & Recovery Approaches
Religious trauma occurs when harmful beliefs, practices, or systems within a faith community cause lasting emotional, psychological, or relational pain. This may include fear-based teachings, controlling structures, rejection of identity, or high-pressure environments that discourage autonomy. It can also involve recovery from harmful group dynamics or cult involvement.
How it Affects People
Religious trauma experiences often leave survivors struggling with:
TheraQ helps with:
Feelings of guilt, shame, or fear of punishment
Difficulty trusting themselves or others
Grief and loss after leaving a community
Struggles with identity, sexuality, or gender expression
Anxiety, depression, or symptoms similar to PTSD
Fear of rejection from family or community members
What to Expect
In CPT, you’ll work step by step with your therapist to explore the connections between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. You’ll practice new ways of thinking that support healing, while moving at a pace that feels safe.
Our Approach
At TheraQ, we recognize that recovery from religious trauma and cult involvement requires compassion, patience, and a nonjudgmental space. Our therapists trained in this area draw on a variety of approaches, including:
TheraQ helps with:
Trauma-Informed Therapy to process painful experiences safely and gradually
Attachment-Based Therapy to rebuild trust in relationships and self
Affirmative-CBT to challenge internalized shame and harmful beliefs
Humanistic and Feminist Approaches to empower survivors in reclaiming their voice and values
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to heal relational wounds and strengthen safe connections
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a research-based approach that helps people strengthen emotional bonds and heal relationship wounds. Originally developed for couples, EFT has since been adapted for individuals (EFIT) and families (EFFT). At its core, EFT helps people recognize negative interaction patterns, understand the emotions driving them, and create new ways of connecting that feel safe and supportive.
How it Helps
Many couples and individuals come to therapy feeling stuck in cycles of conflict, distance, or disconnection. EFT provides a roadmap to:
TheraQ helps with:
Identify and interrupt unhealthy communication patterns
Heal attachment injuries caused by conflict, betrayal, or trauma
Deepen emotional intimacy and trust
Build healthier ways of expressing needs and responding to each other
Strengthen resilience in the face of stress or life transitions
What to Expect
EFT therapy in California helps you slow reactive cycles and explore emotions beneath conflict. EFIT provides tools to heal relational wounds, build self-compassion, and create stronger, more secure connections.