Angela Wright, LPCA, NCC

Website: https://angela-wright7824.clientsecure.me/
Practice: The Door's Open Therapy
Address: 15 Sams Point Rd, Ste 105, Beaufort, SC 29907
Phone: (843) 441-6337
Email: ahwcounseling@gmail.com
Accepts Insurance: Call for information
Sliding Scale: Payment options available
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Specialty in LGBTQ+ issues.

Centerway Behavioral Health, LLC- Downtown Charleston

Phone: (843) 974-5622
Email: health@centerway.org
Website: https://www.centerway.com
Address: 215 East Bay Street, Suite 406, Charleston, SC 29401
Owner and Psychiatrist: Erik Cantrell, MD.
Accepts Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Companion Benefit Alternatives, Cigna, Evernorth, United, Optum, Aetna (Some Aetna plans require a prior authorization), Humana, Ambetter. Medicaid is not accepted.
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Provides Teen/Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric Psychiatry. Also provides Psychotherapy. Centerway Psychiatry and Behavioral Health recognizes that individuals that identify as part of the LGBTQ community are part of a culture that is diverse and constantly changing. As such, Centerway staff are trained on LGBTQ cultural competency and sensitivity. This includes training on gender-neutral vocabulary, various identity definitions, basic knowledge and terminology, risk statistics within the LGBTQ community, and updated and revised nondiscrimination policies. Employees are expected to respect the rights and be sensitive to the needs of this community.

Centerway Behavioral Health, LLC- West Ashley

Phone: (843) 974-5622
Email: health@centerway.org
Website: https://www.centerway.com
Address: 2287 Henry Tecklenburg Dr Unit B,
Charleston SC 29414
Owner and Psychiatrist: Erik Cantrell, MD.
Accepts Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Companion Benefit Alternatives, Cigna, Evernorth, United, Optum, Aetna (Some Aetna plans require a prior authorization), Humana, Ambetter. Medicaid is not accepted.
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Provides Teen/Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric Psychiatry. Also provides Psychotherapy. Centerway Psychiatry and Behavioral Health recognizes that individuals that identify as part of the LGBTQ community are part of a culture that is diverse and constantly changing. As such, Centerway staff are trained on LGBTQ cultural competency and sensitivity. This includes training on gender-neutral vocabulary, various identity definitions, basic knowledge and terminology, risk statistics within the LGBTQ community, and updated and revised nondiscrimination policies. Employees are expected to respect the rights and be sensitive to the needs of this community.

Park Circle Counseling

Website: https://www.parkcirclecounseling.com/
Address: 3265 North Carolina Ave., Suite 202
North Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: (843) 410-3462
Email: sarah@parkcirclecounseling.com
Accepts Insurance: BCBS, United, Aetna, First Sun, Aetna EAP, Optum, and some providers are able to use OON benefits.
Sliding Scale: Yes, including We Are Family's Mental Health Assistance Program. $50 sessions offered.
Telehealth Offered: Yes. Some therapists are telehealth only. Three accept in-person appointments.
Notable: Serving children, adolescents, adults, and relationships. Relationship counseling includes kink, poly, ENM relationships. Specialties include neurodiversity, queerness, disabilities and chronic illness, gender identity, OCD, substance use, relationship counseling, and eating disorders.

Kathleen Pinkston, LCSW

Website: https://wanderlust-counseling.com/#Home
Practice: Wanderlust Counseling
Address: 156 Oakland Ave, Suite 217, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone: (803) 886-9951
Accepts Insurance: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Optum, Regence, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network
Sliding Scale: Yes, if eligible
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Kathleen conveys a strong focus on understanding and championing the unique journeys of the LGBTQIA+ community. Provides support for depression, anxiety, ADHD, navigating trauma, grief, and the intricate dynamics of relationships, including ENM/Poly relationships.

Sarah D. Myers, LCSW

Website: https://sarah-myers.clientsecure.me/#home
Practice: SDM Counseling
Address: 1700 First Baxter Crossing, Suite 204, Fort Mill SC 29708
Phone: (803) 323-7833
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Sarah D. Myers is an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist and has significant experience working within the LGBTQ+ community. She has particular interest and expertise in diagnosis, treatment and management of ADHD, ASD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Women’s Issues, Depression, Grief and Bereavement, and living with chronic medical conditions. Serving children, adolescents, and adults.

Melanie Ward, MS, NCC, LPC-A

Website: https://www.marginaliacounseling.com/
Practice: Marginalia Counseling
Address: South Carolina
Phone: (864) 251-5079
Email: melanie@marginaliacounseling.com
Accepts Insurance: No
Sliding Scale: Limited reduced rate slots available.
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only
Notable: Melanie's practice is LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergence affirming, sex- and body-positive, kink aware, poly friendly, trauma informed, and social justice and liberation oriented.

Celestial Chiropractic

Website: https://www.celestialchiro.com/
Provider: Dr. Andi Mackin
Address: 430 Woodruff Rd Suite 325, Greenville, SC 29607
Phone: (864) 334-8492
Email: connect@celestialchiro.com
Accepts Insurance: No
Notable: Focus on mental health. Works with people with ADHD, ASD, anxiety, depression.

Queer x Disabled

Website: https://www.harriethancockcenter.org/programs/peer-support
Address: 1108 Woodrow St, Columbia, SC, 29205
Phone: (803) 771-7713
Description: The group aims to provide information, opportunities, and support for queer disabled folx by giving everyone the chance to make social connections and discuss experiences being both LGBTQIA+ and disabled in the area. We welcome everyone no matter the disability. Open to anyone with visible and non-visible disabilities, mental health and neurodivergent needs, and friends/family of those who may need assistance. This group is held every first Wednesday from 6-8pm. Ages 18+, no registration required.