Identity-Based Trauma: When the Harm Comes From Being Who You Are
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Coming Out Later in Life: The Mental Health Dimension Nobody Talks About Enough
By Mya, MBACPIntegrative Counsellor & Clinical Hypnotherapist Most conversations about coming out focus on younger people. But what if you’re in your thirties, forties, fifties, or beyond and only now … Read more Read more
Minority Stress Is Real — And It’s Not the Same as Ordinary Anxiety
By Mya, MBACPIntegrative Counsellor & Clinical Hypnotherapist Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling exhausted without really knowing why? Or found yourself replaying a seemingly small interaction for … Read more Read more
How Do You Know If a Therapist Is Actually LGBTQIA+ Affirming? The Questions Worth Asking
By Mya, MBACPIntegrative Counsellor & Clinical HypnotherapistJune 2026 · 7 min read Most therapists will tell you they are affirming. It is on their website, often in the first paragraph, … Read more Read more
The Talk Room: Episode 15 – LGBTQIA+ Mental Health – A Compassionate Conversation on Identity and Well-Being
LGBTQIA+ Mental Health podcast: In our exploration of “The Talk Room,” a mental health podcast series dedicated to counselling, therapy, and mental well-being, we have now arrived at Episode 15. … Read more Read more
LGBTQIA+ related issues and how Hope Therapy could support these
Although a lot has been achieved in relation to LGBTIQ+ rights, many from the community still face obstacles. Many people still feel unable to confide in friends and family about their sexual orientation or their … Read more
Counselling support for LGBTQIA+ related issues
Counselling support for LGBTQ related issues is growing in popularity. For example, the Trevor Project (America), a national organisation providing crisis intervention to LGBT youth, reports that calls for its services have increased by 50% … Read more