Kristen Townley
Queer enough? Babe, you're overqualified. If you're questioning it, you probably already know the answer. Queerness isn't a checklist or a vibe check. You don't need a membership card, you are already in. Out of the entire LGBTQIA+ community, folks like bi, pan, genderfluid, and nonbinary people are often seen as "less queer" - yet we face the highest rates of gender/sex based anxiety and depression. The double-closet effect - feeling invisible to both straight and queer spaces - makes it harder to feel seen, heard, and valid. No matter the mental health symptom, for queer people, healing starts with feeling validated and affirmed.
I help queer folks who struggle to feel like they belong (including in LGBTQIA+ spaces) embrace their identity, trust their "enoughness," find calm through adversity, and conquer life stress, relationship trauma, and anxiety. I'm here for your fluidity, your bisexuality (no matter the gender of your partner), your polyamory, your transness. Welcome home.
Healing starts with being in a space where you don't have to explain or prove yourself. We don't have to focus exclusively on queerness in your sessions, but you will never have to wonder if it's accepted and understood. Whether stress, relationship trauma, or anxiety, we'll focus on what matters to you. When you're ready, I'm here.
Specialties
Anxiety Bias and Discrimination Career Concerns Depression Gender Identity Grief and Loss Identity Development Relationship Issues Self-esteem Sexual Health Sexuality Sexual Orientation Social Anxiety Social Isolation Trauma & PTSDInsurance & Payment
In-Network Insurance Plans
Paperwork:
I can provide you with paperwork for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.
NPI Number
1407546740Rates
| First session | $120 |
| Ongoing sessions | $120 |
Locations
Practice Hours
| Monday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | -- |
| Sunday | -- |
Treatment Approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Attachment-based Client-Centered / Rogerian Therapy (CCT) Compassion Focused Emotionally Focused Therapy Emotion-focused therapy Feminist Humanistic Integrative Internal Family Systems (IFS) Motivational Interviewing Person-Centered Psychodynamic Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Strength-Based Trauma FocusedModalities
IndividualsAge Groups
Adolescents (13-17) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (26-64)Communities
Activists Kink / BDSM LGBQ+ Polyamorous Trans non-binary gender fluidMeeting Options
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 2
- Supervisor(s): Amanda H.L. Transue-Woolston
- Supervisor License(s): PA-CW022320
More About Me
- Languages Spoken: English
- Race(s): White
- Gender(s): Agender, Gender Fluid, Gender Non-Conforming, Genderqueer, Non-binary
- Sexual Orientation(s): Queer
- Religion(s): Nonreligious