LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy
At the heart of what we do is LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy. This approach treats a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, and relationship structure as healthy and valid, not as something to explain, question, or change. The therapist brings their own knowledge to the room, understands that discrimination and rejection cause real harm, and does the ordinary work of therapy from that starting point.
We also take a culturally responsive approach to care. This approach honors and validates a person’s lived experience, identities, relationships, and communities. It actively addresses the harm caused by racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, heterosexism, and ableism, while recognizing that your identity is a source of strength, culture, and resilience.
Your full identity matters here: gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, spirituality or religion, finances, physical health, age, and relationship patterns all shape how life feels and how healing happens.
We offer support for individuals, teens, and relationships. Our team of therapists uses a wide range of therapy approaches to meet your specific needs.
Start therapy in just 3 easy steps!
- Click Request Appointment and complete the form.
- We will email you with your scheduled appointment details and other info the same day or the next day.
- Complete intake forms and attend your appointment!
*If you prefer to get started via phone, call us at 517-798-6745 and let us know you want to skip the form.
What we help with
Gender Identity
Support for those questioning gender, navigating transition, or who need space to process.
WPATH Letters
Assessments and letters to support clients seeking gender affirming medical care.
Grief and Loss
Support for grief and loss to give you the space needed to process and feel.
Depression
Support and treatment for depression and how it is impacting one’s life.
Sexuality
Support for coming to terms with sexual identity and the impact of judgment.
Racial Identity
Support for exploring racial identity, belonging, and the impact of racism.
Trauma
Treatment for processing trauma, at your pace, so healing can happen.
Anxiety
Support and treatment for worry and panic, when they try to take over.
Life Transitions
Support for life transitions: new to college, relationship changes, moving, aging, and more.
ADHD
Screening and support for ADHD from a neurodivergent affirming therapist.
College Stress
Support for new and old college students and all that it comes with college life.
Autism
Support for autism from a neurodivergent affirming therapist.
Where we offer therapy
We offer in-person therapy in Lansing, MI, at our office inside Wild Ferns Wellness Center. Our office is located on the Lansing/East Lansing line and just minutes from MSU. There is a CATA bus stop a half block away from us. Our office is wheelchair accessible, and there is an elevator.
Prefer to meet from home? We offer online therapy across Michigan, so you can work with an identity-affirming therapist wherever you are in the state.
Care you can access
Different ways to pay for therapy, with your real needs in mind.
Meet your therapist
Research shows the single biggest predictor of whether therapy helps is the therapeutic relationship between you and your therapist. When you trust your therapist, feel safe with them, and agree on what you’re working toward together, therapy works better. Feeling heard, safe, and understood, including in your identity and culture, is what makes the hard work of therapy possible. We do our best to find you a great match, and your input matters.
Our team brings different specialties, styles, and lived experiences. Browse our team and use the filters to find your match. Use the filters to find therapists that meet your needs. Click their picture to see their bio. To see the full page, go to the Meet Our Team page.
Click a picture to see the therapist’s full bio.
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Jess Miller
she/he/they
LMSW
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Drea Sims
she/they
LMSW
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Emily Kapp
she/they
LLPC
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Samm Heberlein
she/they
LLPC
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Cassie Flory
she/her
LMSW
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Francesca Stringer
she/her
LMSW
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Parker Curtis-Evans
he/they
LPC
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Katie Zicarelli Gesell
she/her
LMSW
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Angelina Camilleri
she/her
LMSW
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Lexie Morgan
she/her
LLPC
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Miranda O’Brien
she/her
LLMSW
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Samuel Rhoades
he/him
LMSW
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Claire Nussdorfer
they/them
LLMFT
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Jesper (Jess) Shapiro
they/them
LMSW
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Andy Grossmeyer
he/they
LLMSW
Do you know about Wild Ferns Wellness?
Wild Ferns Wellness Center is our home, and we really mean HOME: Affirming, safe, connected, caring, comforting.
Wild Ferns Wellness was built with a clear vision: to center the needs, voices, and joy of womxn, LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC clients and communities.
Wild Ferns Wellness Center is located at 2929 Covington Court in Lansing, MI, just north of Frandor shopping center and minutes away from MSU. Wild Ferns Wellness is a collective of diverse providers who provide electrolysis, voice coaching, career coaching, photography, videography, and, of course, mental health therapy.
Spaces for rent
In addition to providing services, Wild Ferns Wellness also has spaces for rent.
Community room
Rent it for company trainings, workshops, classes, or small events at an affordable rate. If your event is free to the community and not-for-profit, you can reserve the room at no cost.
Office space
Available for short- or long-term rent.
