We offer support for individuals, children, teens, couples, relationships, and families. Our team of social workers, counselors, marriage & family therapists, and interns offers evidence-based therapy approaches to meet your specific needs.
Gender-Affirming Therapy
For anyone questioning their gender or navigating transition.
Looking for a gender-affirming therapist in Michigan? You are in the right place. We offer in-person therapy in Lansing, MI, and virtually across Michigan. Transgender and gender diverse care is one of our main specialties.
A space to explore, without an agenda
Gender-affirming therapy provides a safe place to say out loud what you have been feeling and come to your own conclusions about what your identity is and what, if any, steps you would like to take to feel the best in your body and in the world.
Some of what people bring to this work: questioning or exploring gender, coming out to yourself and others, navigating social transition, dealing with dysphoria, finding euphoria and joy in your gender, handling other people’s reactions, and carrying the weight of a world that isn’t always safe or kind.
Some of what people bring to this work: questioning or exploring gender, coming out to yourself and others, navigating social transition, dealing with dysphoria, finding euphoria and joy in your gender, deciding if you do or don’t desire any medical interventions and more. Whatever it is you want to process in therapy, we are here for it.
What we Don’t Do
We can not define your gender for you. There is nothing you need to do to make your gender valid to us, either. Your gender identity is valid because it is your identity. We can help you explore and process, but we do not determine your gender or what you decide to do or not do in regard to gender expression, sharing your identity with others, medical interventions, etc.
Support for medical transition, following WPATH Standards
If your path includes medical steps like gender-affirming surgery, we can help with that part too. We follow the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care, the recognized, evidence-based framework for gender-affirming medical care. In practice, that means we can provide the assessment and use informed consent to help you understand your options and be as prepared as possible for a successful outcome. We can then work with you to prepare a letter of support to help you access gender-affirming medical care.
Why folks choose us
We’re an affirming practice at our core. Many of our therapists are part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community; some are transgender, non-binary, or gender diverse as well. Gender-affirming care is central to who we are. You won’t have to educate your therapist about basic terms, worry that they don’t know what they are doing, or worry that this isn’t a safe place. That groundwork is already done, so you can spend your energy on you.
Meet the team
Finding the right therapist matters A LOT.
Our team brings different specialties, styles, and lived experiences. Browse our team and use the filters to find your match.
Research shows the single biggest predictor of whether therapy helps isn’t the specific method your therapist uses. It’s the relationship between the two of you. When you trust your therapist, feel safe with them, and agree on what you’re working toward together, therapy works better. That bond, what researchers call the therapeutic alliance, matters more than whether someone uses CBT, EMDR, or any other approach.
People who feel genuinely connected to their therapist tend to feel better faster, stick with therapy longer, and feel better sooner. The opposite is true too: when the fit isn’t right, it’s harder to open up and easier to give up.
This is exactly why we care so much about matching you with the right person, not just any available therapist. 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.
Insurance and fees
We work hard to make therapy as accessible as possible. We accept several insurance plans, including several Medicaid plans, and offer a grant to cover therapy, as well.
The fastest way to get scheduled is to click Request Appointment. The form asks about your insurance, what you are seeking therapy for, your availability, and what your preferences are for a therapist. Your completed request provides us with what we need to match you with a therapist.
We aim to get you scheduled within 48 hours of receiving your appointment request. You deserve quick support and should not have to wonder whether and when you will hear back.
Have questions? View our FAQ, call us at 517-798-6745 or send us a message. If you call, you’ll reach our voicemail. We return voicemails and messages within 24 hours on weekdays.
Crisis Lines
If you’re in crisis or need support right now, you don’t have to wait for an appointment.
- Blackline 1-800-604-5841
- Suicide and Crisis lifeline Call or text 988
- Trans Lifeline 1-877-565-8860
- Trevor Project Call 1-866-488-7386 or text Start to 678-678
If you’re in immediate danger, call 911.