Firstly, therapy at Aware for LGBTQ individuals is undertaken by your therapist who has immense experience working with the community. It becomes an important criterion where your therapist needs to be well-aware of the challenges faced by LGBTQ individuals. An understanding and an empathetic therapist gives out a strong message of hope that the individuals have a support system that they can rely on.

You therapist in the initial session will conduct a detailed assessment of the individual collecting every information that is needed to plan the counselling sessions. Once the evaluation is made based on the information shared, the exact problem bothering the individual will be traced out.

The issue can come out in the form of anxiety, depression, trauma, isolation, gender dysphoria, confusion in sexual orientation, abandonment, abuse, etc. Once the issue is figured out, you therapist will help you with a structure that has room for freer exploration to address the individual’s problems. This plan will have the goals of the person seeking therapy with respect to tackling their troubles.

Therapy at Aware consists of third-wave Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) with a special emphasis on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which has proven effective to the needs of the LGBTQ individuals. The step by step processes walks the individual through the nature of the mind and teaches several tools and techniques which comes handy during a difficult situation.

Gradually, with the help of the therapy tools and techniques, and effective exercises to handle anxiety, fear, depression or isolation, challenges will get better. Clearly, one can observe improved self-esteem and self-confidence as a result of higher self-awareness. There will be substantial improvement in communication skills of the individuals which becomes important while dealing with people who do not comprehend this normal and natural scenario.