Counselling for LGBTQ+ Individuals & Couples
Counselling that honours your identity, your relationships, and your reality.
Available in downtown Vancouver and online across British Columbia.
"Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do."
Brené Brown
If You’re Unsure, That Makes Sense
We understand how starting therapy can feel vulnerable. Especially if you’ve spent years being ‘the strong one,’ translating yourself, or bracing for misunderstanding. You don’t need certainty to begin. You don’t need the right words.
You just need a place that knows how to listen.
A Space Where You Don’t Have to Explain Yourself
Welcome to a space where you get to exhale.
At Thrive, we offer lived experience queer-affirming therapy for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples in British Columbia who are tired of shrinking, masking, or explaining themselves. Our experienced counsellors understand the nuance of identity, relationships, and the quiet (or not-so-quiet) work of becoming more fully yourself. Whether you’re questioning, reconnecting, redefining, or just trying to make sense of this strange and beautiful life, we’re here with compassion, depth, and a sense of humour.
How We Work
Less fixing. More listening. Support that meets your nervous system where it is.
Our counsellors specialize in LGBTQ+-affirming therapy and bring years of experience supporting diverse identities, relationships, and life paths. We work relationally, gently, and at your pace—creating space for complexity, honesty, and real change.
We’re located in downtown Vancouver where we offer in-person work, as well as online therapy across British Columbia and Canada.
You set the pace. We help you listen more closely to what matters.
Meet Our Queer-Affirming Therapists
Every therapist here is queer-affirming, relationally trained, and chosen for depth… not just credentials!
Vidushi Soni
Resident Counsellor, $135
Ever feel like you’re living on “explain mode?” Constantly translating your queerness, your culture, your nervous system—just to exist? Vidushi works with queer folks who are done shrinking, performing, or carrying it all alone. Her approach is body-based, compassionate, and deeply affirming—less about fixing, more about coming home to yourself. Therapy with Vidushi is a space where your identities don’t need footnotes. You get to be seen, felt, and held as you are.
Estairia Hong
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, $175
Ever feel worn down by the pressure to be normal, productive, or easily understood? Estairia is a lesbian counsellor supports queer folks and people navigating relationship + identity changes and life transitions who are ready to stop performing and start listening inward. Her work is grounded, relational, and deeply affirming—creating space for complexity, honesty, and care to coexist. She prioritizes the queer community by offering priority booking times and sliding scale rates for those who finances are a barrier.
What Makes Our Approach Different?
Here’s what you can expect:
- Identity-affirming therapy—no explanations required
- Therapists who understand queer, relational, and neurodivergent realities
- Space for complexity without urgency or judgment
- Depth-oriented work that respects your pace
From coming out and identity shifts to relationship dynamics, chosen family, and career transitions, we bring real-world understanding and professional care to every session.
Ready To Begin? We'll Help You Take The Next Step
You don’t have to know exactly what you need. You don’t have to choose perfectly. We’ll help you find a therapist who fits—relationally, clinically, and humanly.
FAQs
Do you offer queer-affirming therapy?
Yes—queer-affirming therapy is not a specialization we added later. It’s the baseline.
Every therapist at Thrive is trained to work with LGBTQ+ individuals and couples in a way that doesn’t require you to explain, justify, or translate who you are. Your identity is treated as context, not a problem to solve.
What does “queer-affirming” actually mean in therapy?
It means your therapist understands how sexuality, gender, culture, power, and nervous systems intersect—and how these shape relationships, mental health, and self-worth.
It also means:
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No assumptions
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No pathologizing identity
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No pressure to fit a narrative (coming out, staying out, labels, timelines)
You get to define what authenticity looks like for you.
Do you work with LGBTQ+ couples and non-traditional relationships?
Yes. We work with LGBTQ+ couples, polyamorous and consensually non-monogamous relationships, chosen family systems, and relationships that don’t fit traditional models.
Our approach focuses on communication, attachment, boundaries, desire, and repair—without imposing heteronormative or monogamy-centric assumptions.
I’m not in crisis—can therapy still help?
Absolutely. Many clients come to us not because something is “wrong,” but because something feels unfinished, constrained, or out of alignment.
Therapy can be a space to:
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Untangle identity questions
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Work through relational patterns
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Heal old trauma that still shows up in the present
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Learn how to feel safer in your body and relationships
You don’t need to be at a breaking point to begin.
Are your therapists experienced with gender identity exploration?
Yes. We support clients exploring gender identity, expression, transition, detransition, and questioning—without pressure toward any outcome.
Therapy here is about listening inward, not rushing clarity or certainty.