Big Bear City Therapists specializing in LGBTQ Issues

Talia Kokonian

Life moments can be challenging and it can be difficult to carry the stress on our own. As someone who has experience working with many populations, such as the LGBTQ+ and Latino/x populations, along with people in crisis, my approach to therapy is to provide a safe space. During sessions, I utilize aspects of art therapy and person centered therapy. I am here for you. Additionally, I am supervised by Dr. Pamela Reeves and I am available to see clients through telehealth.

Bob Basque

I offer personalized Counseling for people who are struggling. Do you need to get your life back on track? If so, I'm here to help. Are you feeling a bit stuck lately? Does it seem like old patterns are playing on repeat, dragging down your spirits, maybe stirring up feelings of depression and anxiety, or leading you to lean a bit too heavily on alcohol or other substances? Things can improve; you can get back on track and feel better.

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Denise Harlan

Attend Mental Health. located in Riverside, California was created in September 2022 by it's President and CEO, Denise Harlan, LCSW. We are a telemedicine therapy-based service provider that offers psychotherapy to California residents. We specialize in trauma-informed care for survivors of sexual assault, child abuse, and other forms of trauma. In addition to trauma care, we also work with clients who are suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and panic disorder

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Ronson Souza

Finding a therapist that "gets" your story truly in a non-judgemental, caring, and solution-focused setting can be challenging. Working with someone who listens and understands your emotions can be an important part of self-care, and I'm here to support you on that journey. We can work through questions about identity, family cohesion, lifes stressors, or just checking in with yourself.

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Newport Institute Treatment Program

Newport Institute has youth male and female programs located in Southern California, with residential homes for men and women in San Francisco and Los Angeles. They incorporate experiential practices into their patient’s schedules. These include yoga, equine-assisted therapy, cooking classes, and martial arts. Newport strives to provide a well-rounded program, so they also have life skills programs, career counseling and spiritual programs.

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Sabrina Fish

Do you struggle with feeling at loss with your sense of self, which affects your relationships and your day-to-day life? Do you feel overwhelmed by your mind constantly thinking about the what-ifs of life? Do you feel disconnected from yourself and others? Now more than ever women are feeling anxious, uncertain, and overwhelmed about how to "manage it all" and take care of themselves. Constantly putting everyone else before you can lead to feeling burnt-out and disconnected from mind and body.

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Dr. Melanie Gonzalez

I enjoy working with motivated clients who are ready to start work immediately! I strive to empower my clients to be unapologetically themselves. I enjoy working with BIPOC identified individuals and relationships and navigating social justice issues and offering support in processing racial trauma. I find working with medical, emotional, and physical trauma processing one of my strengths. I also love working with the queer and gender diverse communities.

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Kameryn "Yams" Rose

Are you tired of bad "dates" with therapists, finding yourself explaining basic parts of your identity and feeling like therapy's going nowhere because of it? Maybe you're kinky, disabled, BIPOC, neurodivergent, queer, non-monogamous, all of the above, or don't subscribe to labels. I seek to create and hold space for your identities, growth, and exploration as we navigate your chosen path.

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Hope Flores

I specialize in working with individuals who identify as quirky, creative, LGBTQIA+, or those who simply don’t fit into conventional boxes. Whether you're exploring your identity, life transitions, or struggling with relationships and self-acceptance, I'm here to help you feel understood, validated, and supported. I approach therapy with an open mind and a dash of humor because growth doesn’t have to be all serious.

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Gregory Gooden

I enjoy working with clients who are faced with life changes, mal-adaptive coping mechanisms, struggles with personal identity, and relationship and sexuality issues.

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Stephanie Harimoto

My clients have relational wounds that need deep care. They live with emotional pain and are tired of the lasting symptoms of trauma that impact their life. Many clients who grew up religious & have left (or are leaving) their faith are particularly drawn to me and my work. I also work with individuals who have identified their queerness later in life, and are unsure of what it means for their identity now.

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Vahan Oknayan

As a past and present client of mental health as well as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I make these parts of my identity known as a means of visibility and normalization. I believe in an integrative and holistic approach to therapy. My focus is on working with individuals as well as families and couples to improve relational dynamics and achieve emotional wellness for everyday functioning.

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Dina Bdaiwi

You are a young person, feeling lost feeling uncertain about your place in the world. You’re really trying to figure out what healthy relationships feel like. You want to be healthy you’re just having a tough time knowing what that actually looks like and feels like - you’ve been receiving messages about your body and your self worth from people who claim to love you or are supposed to love you. Social media, movies, friends, family – there’s so much pressure to be constantly ‘on’.

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Greg Kilpatrick

I work with individuals and relationships looking to live more authentically and to deepen their relationships. My clients are often seeking self-discovery and growth, whether they’re exploring gender identity, building meaningful relationships, addressing intimacy, or healing from religious trauma. Together, we can create a space of acceptance and curiosity, fostering a path toward a life that aligns with their full selves.

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Isaac Martinez

All my clients come from very different ranges of needs. I specialize in clients who struggle with mental health and with substance abuse. A lot of clients have come back after completing treatment because they were so satisfied with the individualized treatment plan based on their needs.

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Sarah Farnsworth

I work psychoanalytically with patients who wish to more deeply explore and understand their internal world. Together we can create language for hidden, blocked, 'unthinkable' thoughts; name and reflect on unconscious conflicts; work through dreams; and build resilience.

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Kelsey Milano

I work with people who feel like their lives are a mess. Sometimes this sense of chaos has been lifelong. Other times something has happened that completely upends the structure of a person’s life, leaving them to pick up the pieces. The people I work with don’t fit into a neat diagnostic box. They often struggle with issues across a number of domains, whether eating, substance use, career, identity, and of course relationships. I also work with many people who are queer and/or artists.

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Rebecca Spear

My clients are Individuals, couples, children and young adults seeking reconnection to their higher Self. Trauma creates “othering” experiences, with symptoms of anxiety, depression, or loss of meaning. Our youth feel angry or scared in a world flooded by information without having a filter for “what is me,” and “what is not me.” Together, we can immerse ourselves in dreamwork, sensations in the body, imagery coming forth, reconnecting to Soul and inner creativity to find our authentic nature.

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G. Roman Gupta

My deepest wish is for you to know that you have everything you need in order to be happy RIGHT NOW.

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Kevin Chun

I am Dr. Kevin Chun, a dedicated child and adolescent psychiatrist operating a private practice situated in Irvine/Newport BeachI offer a specialized array of services tailored to children, teenagers, and young adults, centered around psychodynamic psychotherapy. My expertise lies in the nuanced and insightful approach of psychodynamic psychotherapy, particularly beneficial for individuals navigating challenges such as suicidal thoughts, ADHD, depression, autism, and eating disorders.

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