Services
IHI is now conducting therapy sessions via a hybrid model to meet the needs of each client; we are holding in-person therapy sessions at our offices as well as sessions via tele-therapy. We are hoping this hybrid model will allow you to access the care you need in a way that is most appropriate for you. Please note that IHI is only able to serve tele-therapy clients who live in New York State.
As a leading LGBTQ+-affirmative mental health services provider, IHI’s skilled therapists can help you work through issues like:
Anxiety
Compulsive behavior
Depression
Eating disorders
Grief and bereavement
Self-acceptance
Overcoming barriers to self-actualization
Panic disorders
Personality disorders
Phase of life issues
Phobias
Stress
PTSD and trauma reaction
Relationship problems
Substance abuse and recovery support
Challenges in reaching career goals
Validating your sexuality and gender expression
Coming out
Addressing sexual difficulties
Navigating non-traditional relationship styles
Working through challenges related to LGBTQ+ family-building and parenting issues
Interpersonal challenges and problems relating to others
Relating to others who identify as LGBTQ+
Locating community under the LGBTQ+ umbrella
Other issues that may be causing you distress
Individual, couples, and group therapy
Whether you are seeking individual, couples, or group therapy services, you can be sure of finding the right fit with your therapist. Our diverse group of clinicians is trained in a wide variety of therapeutic modalities, including psychodynamic perspectives, cognitive behavioral therapies, relational methods, existential/humanistic approaches, integrative treatment models, and other strengths-based psychotherapy modalities.
Individual therapy
No two people are the same. Individual therapy is a private, confidential space centered on you and your individualized treatment plan. You can build skills to cope with the unique stressors in your life, gain a better understanding of yourself and your problems, address challenges in your past or present, and work toward reaching your self-determined goals.
Couples therapy
Every relationship faces challenges. Couples therapy helps people in a variety of relationship styles to communicate their feelings, ask for what they need, care for themselves and others, and negotiate differences. Your therapist will support each partner in helping you develop empathic communication, decrease judgment and blame, and promote healthy, interpersonal skills to increase connection in your relationship.
Group therapy
Relating to others promotes a sense of belonging and connection. Group therapy offers a professional therapeutic environment where people work together in a small group to help themselves and one another. Led by an experienced therapist, group therapy can augment your individual therapy or serve as a supportive resource to learn to relate to others, cope with systemic oppression, connect to community, and work through interpersonal challenges. IHI offers a variety of group therapy options to meet the diverse needs of LGBTQ+-identified people.
Screening is required for all groups to ensure appropriate care and goodness of fit for prospective members. Weekly attendance is expected. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us or complete our appointment form.
QTBIPOC Group
Weekly online group:
Tuesdays from 7:00pm-8:00pm
Cost: Free
A therapeutic space for queer and transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) to process their experiences. Navigating life at the intersection of multiple identities—especially those that are historically marginalized—can be challenging and even traumatic, yet can also bring deep strength, connection, and joy. In what ways do our identities bring meaning and pride into our lives and our sense of self? In what ways are we needing to heal? This group aims to provide support, share coping skills, build safe and affirming community, and foster individual and collective strength and resiliency. Facilitated by IHI Advanced Clinical Intern Aramis Grant.
TGD Support Groups
Currently, there are two weekly ongoing online groups:
Wednesdays from 6:00pm-7:30pm (openings available, contact us for more info)
Thursdays from 6:00pm-7:30pm (openings available, contact us for more info)
Cost: $15/session
IHI’s TGD Support Groups are supportive spaces open to all adults who identify as transgender, gender diverse, gender expansive, or non-binary (TGD). These groups aim to create a safe, supportive space for TGD-identified folx to connect with one another and navigate the unique challenges of our community. Each group explores topics surrounding identity, intersectionality, relationship building, and daily stressors. Members have various goals, but share a commitment to their own and each other's growth. Contact us to learn if there are available openings. Facilitated by IHI Advanced Clinical Intern Sophie Brous (Wednesdays), and IHI Staff Therapist Lee Delegard, LMHC-LP (Thursdays).
“Reauthoring Masculinity”: A Psychotherapy Group for Trans Men & Transmasculine People
Weekly ongoing online group:
Thursdays from 7:00pm-8:30pm (open to new members, pre-screening required, contact us for info)
Cost: $35/session
This group is intended to help trans men and transmasculine people relate to themselves and others more authentically, and to deepen their experience of vulnerability, intimacy, and closeness with each other. The group’s underlying principles are that each of us gets to author our own narrative, and it is possible to be a man with a thoughtful and healthy relationship with one’s masculinity.
Facilitated by Em Finch, LMSW.
“Finding Peace in Uncertain Times”: An Election Season Therapy Group
Weekly short-term in-person group:
Wednesdays from 6:00pm-7:30pm (open to new members, pre-screening required, contact us for info) starting in October 2024 through January 2025.
Cost: FREE
This group is designed to help you find community, manage stress, and process emotional overwhelm during the election season. We offer evidence-based strategies to reduce existential stress in a safe, supportive space to share your concerns. This group is for LGBTQQIA+-identified folx who are experiencing emotional distress related to the election and who are dedicated to creating a safe, collaborative space for healing.
Facilitated by IHI Advanced Clinical Interns Fatima Aamir and Devin Scott.
Gay Men's Psychotherapy Groups
Currently, there are three weekly ongoing in-person or online groups:
Mondays from 7:00pm-8:30pm, in-person (openings available, contact us for more information)
Tuesdays from 6:00pm-7:30pm, in-person (openings available, contact us for more information)
Wednesdays from 7:15pm-8:45pm, online (openings available, contact us for more information)
Cost: $55/session
IHI’s ongoing gay men's psychotherapy groups offer unique opportunities for emotional and psychological growth in the context of other supportive gay men. These long-term groups explore issues including intimacy, identity, relationships, career, mental health, and overall wellness. As integral aspects of the group therapy process—interaction and diverse, productive feedback among members—is both welcomed and encouraged. Members have various goals but share a commitment to their own and each other's growth. Contact us to learn if there are available openings.
Facilitated by Troy Vázquez-Cain, LCSW (Mondays); Mike Carney, LMSW (Tuesdays); and Joseph Hovey, LCSW, (Wednesdays).
LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence Support Group
Weekly ongoing online group:
Tuesdays from 6:00pm-7:30pm (open to new members, pre-screening required, contact us for info)
Cost: $20/session
This group is for LGBTQIA+ survivors of domestic violence and/or intimate partner violence. This space is designed to create a courageous, non-judgmental community for shared support and tools for healing. Group goals will be defined by members but group topics may include: relationships, family, sex, identity, power and control, trauma and PTSD, and coping skills. We welcome a commitment to curiosity and self-compassion.
Facilitated by Rachael Valler, LMSW.
