Specialties · LGBTQ-Affirming Care
Affirming psychiatry, without the explaining.
LGBTQ-affirming care for adults in San Francisco — a psychiatrist's office where your identity is a starting assumption, not something you have to defend. We treat anxiety, depression, ADHD, and the weight of minority stress, and we coordinate closely with gender-affirming providers when that's part of your care.
What "affirming" actually means here
Affirming care isn't a tagline — it's the default setting. You won't spend your first visit educating your psychiatrist about your identity, your relationship, or your body. We use the name and pronouns you use. We don't treat being LGBTQ+ as a symptom, a phase, or the cause of every problem you bring in. And we don't make you the teacher.
What we help with
- Anxiety & depression — including the kind that grows out of minority stress: chronic vigilance, rejection sensitivity, the cost of being "on" all the time
- Adult ADHD — diagnosis and treatment, including patients who were overlooked because they didn't fit a stereotype
- Identity, transitions & family — coming out, chosen family, estrangement, navigating relationships and work as your full self
- Trauma — including experiences tied to discrimination, rejection, or unsafe environments
- Coordination with gender-affirming care — we work alongside your hormone or surgical providers and write supportive letters when clinically appropriate; we support, we don't gatekeep
How we work
No assumptions about your relationships, your sex life, or your goals. We ask, we listen, and we build the plan with you. Care is whole-person and evidence-based — medication when it helps, therapy or referral when that's the better tool, and lifestyle and mindfulness work woven in. The point is a place you can be straightforward, and get straightforward care back.
Covered by your plan
Most LGBTQ+ patients use in-network benefits — Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, and most out-of-state BCBS plans. We verify your specific copay before your first visit, in writing, before you commit to anything.
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Begin
Start with a 2-minute application.
No commitment — we verify insurance first.
Most patients apply online — it’s the fastest way in. Prefer to talk first? A free 15-minute call works too. We verify insurance, send you next steps, and never bill you until you've said yes.