Lili Allen, LPC

Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/lili-allen-north-charleston-sc/950856
Practice: Ember Willow Therapy
Address: 5841 Rivers Avenue Suite 106C, North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone: (843) 905-2382
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Sliding Scale: Available if eligible
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Message from Lili: “My focus is mostly on gender exploration, trauma and body image with LGBTQIA2s+, trans, gender expansive and gender diverse folx. I also have experience working with survivors of sexual assault. I mostly incorporate somatic resourcing through a Polyvagal lens, EMDR, mindfulness techniques, self-compassion and creative expression. Member of WPATH. Member of APA Div. 44, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity Member of ACA - SAIGE division, The Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE) Member of ASDAH (The Association for Size Diversity and Health)".”

Kevin Daniels, LSCW

Website: http://www.openmindstherapy.org
Practice: Openminds Therapy LLC
Address: South Carolina
Phone: (302) 751-2003
Email: kdaniels@openmindstherapy.org
Accepts Insurance: Tricare East Certified Non-network, BCBS PPO (National), EBMS, Healthy Connections, Medicare Part B, MedCost, BCBS South Carolina, BlueChoice HealthPlan, Healthy Blues- SC Medicaid, Cigna, Aetna, MUSC EAP, SelectHealth, United HealthCare
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only
Notable: Providing affirmative therapy for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals with a compassionate and inclusive approach. Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and EMDR-trained, offering trauma-informed care tailored to each client's unique needs. Specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and identity exploration to foster healing, resilience, and self-discovery. Licensed Clinical Social worker and Licensed Addiction Counselor in South Carolina and Delaware.

Nannette Williams, LMFT

Website: http://www.genuine-life-counseling.com
Practice: Genuine Life Counseling
Address: 1064 Gardner Rd, Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: (843) 405-2807
Email: nwilliams@genuine-life-counseling.com
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Sliding Scale: Offered if eligible
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Message from Nannette: "I’ve made a commitment to working with the LGBTQ community back in the 90s when I lost my uncle to AIDS, I was in graduate school training to be a therapist. My son is gay, as a parent of a gay person I continue advocacy.

As a a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I’ve provided therapy for HIV/AIDS persons. I’m also a school counselor and have counseled young people with sexual/gender identity issues and helped parents as well. Helping recover from religious trauma is a large part of my work.

I have a safe, private office in West Ashley. Plenty of parking, gender neutral bathroom, and a large conference room to facilitate groups. Individual, couples, group counseling available."

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.

Openminds Therapy LLC

Website: http://www.openmindstherapy.org
Address: South Carolina
Phone: (302) 751-2003
Accepts Insurance: Tricare East Certified Non-network, BCBS PPO (National), EBMS, Healthy Connections, Medicare Part B, MedCost, BCBS South Carolina, BlueChoice HealthPlan, Healthy Blues- SC Medicaid, Cigna, Aetna, MUSC EAP, SelectHealth, United HealthCare
Sliding Scale: Yes
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only
Notable: Open Minds Therapy is a certified LGBTBE® (LGBT Business Enterprise) committed to providing LGBTQIA+ affirming, gender-affirming, and trauma-informed mental health care. The practice proudly centers queer and trans experiences in every aspect of clinical work, community engagement, and operational ethos.

Equality Clinic of Augusta

Website: https://www.equalityclinicaugusta.com/
Address: 1014 Moore Avenue, Augusta, GA 30904
Phone: (762) 218-2226
Email: equalityclinicaugusta@gmail.com (preferred contact method)
Accepts Insurance: No
Notable: ECA is a FREE clinic which cares for those in Augusta, the CSRA, and surrounding areas who are uninsured or under-insured, and/or fall below 200% of the federal poverty level, with a focus on folks on the gender and sexuality spectrums. Offers primary care services, gender transitioning support, rapid HIV testing and PrEP, free bloodwork, free clinical pathology tests, oral health screenings, and mental health support.

Andi Watson, LPC

Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/andi-watson-columbia-sc/1147229
Practice: Kayla Sweet Counseling
Address: 1900 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 921-0671
Email: acwlpc@gmail.com
Accepts Insurance: Aetna, Anthem EAP, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon, Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, First Sun EAP, Quest Behavioral Health, Out of Network
Sliding Scale: Available if eligible
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Part of the LGBTQ+ community. Primarily specializing in gender identity and queer issues, anxiety, and trauma. Offers select Saturdays in addition to M-F.

Hope Wood, LMFT

Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/hope-wood-counseling-llc-religious-traumagrief--greer-sc/844176
Practice: Hope Wood Counseling
Address: 917 W Poinsett Street Greer, SC 29650
Phone: (864) 214-6533
Email: hopewoodmentalhealth@gmail.com
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Specializes in non-religious spirituality concerns, suicide loss, LGBTQ+ issues, spiritual abuse & religious trauma.

Berkana Collective

Website: https://www.berkanacollective.com/
Address: 955 W Wade Hampton Blvd, Unit 4A Greer, SC 29650
Phone: (864) 936-1943
Email: info@berkanacollective.com
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Notable: Provides LGBTQ, Poly, Kink, and Sex therapy.

imi

Website: https://imi.guide/
Description: Guides and activities built for and with LGBTQ+ teens to explore identity and support mental health. Topics include stress, queerness, stigma, and gender.

Give Us The Floor

Website: https://giveusthefloor.org/
Description: A US-based nonprofit providing 2SLGBTQIA+ youth across the US with a supportive, safe, and anonymous online community via a free mobile app. Trained youth facilitate group chats that help break cycles of isolation and shame, addressing mental health and social issues such as depression, anxiety, identity, discrimination, bullying, relationships, domestic violence, and body image. While specializing in Queer and Trans youth support, all allies are welcome to join.

Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA)

Website: https://www.affa-sc.org/
Contact: info@affa-sc.org | (843) 883-0343
Address: 3265 N. Carolina Avenue Suite 202, North Charleston, SC 29405
Description: The Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA) is a Charleston-based nonprofit working to achieve, nurture, and defend equality and full acceptance for LGBTQ+ people in South Carolina. AFFA builds partnerships and advocates for awareness, protections, and equality. AFFA Action is its 501(c)(4) sibling focused on legislative advocacy and political action.

Bisexual Resource Center

Website: http://biresource.org/
Email: brc@biresource.org
Description: The Bisexual Resource Center envisions a world where love is celebrated, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. Because bisexuals today are still misunderstood, marginalized and discriminated against, the BRC is committed to providing support to the bisexual community and raising public awareness about bisexuality and bisexual people.

Campaign for Southern Equality

Website: https://southernequality.org/
Contact: (828) 242-1559
Description: The Campaign for Southern Equality is working to build a South where LGBTQ people are equal in every part of life. Their work includes the Legal Equality Project, the Southern Equality Fund empowering LGBTQ leaders, and a Community Health Program offering services and resources for LGBTQ Southerners.

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)

Website: https://glma.org/
Address: 1629 K St. NW Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20006
Email: info@glma.org
Phone: (833) 456-2202
Description: GLMA is a national organization committed to ensuring health equity for LGBTQ and all sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, and equality for LGBTQ/SGM health professionals in their work and learning environments. To achieve this mission, GLMA utilizes the scientific expertise of its diverse multidisciplinary membership to inform and drive advocacy, education, and research.

GSA Network

Website: https://gsanetwork.org/
Address: 548 Market St. Suite 53568, San Francisco, CA, 94104
Contact: info@gsanetwork.org | (415) 552-4229
Description: GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans, and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) National Help Center

Website: https://lgbthotline.org/
Contact: (888) 843-4564
Description: The LGBT National Help Center, founded in 1996, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides vital peer-support, community connections, and resource information to people with questions regarding sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Utilizing a diverse group of LGBT volunteers, they operate three national hotlines, as well as private, volunteer one-to-one online chat, that help both youth and adults with coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relationship problems and a lot more.

LGBT National Talkline: (888) 843-4564
Free and confidential peer support, also providing information and local and national resources for callers of all ages.

LGBT National Youth Talkline: ​(800) 246-7743
Free and confidential peer support for the LGBTQ community ages 25 and younger.

LGBT National Senior Talkline: ​(888) 234-7243
Free and confidential peer support for the LGBTQ community ages 50 and above.

TALKLINE HOURS:
Mondays to Fridays from 2pm - 11pm ET
Saturdays from 12pm - 5pm ET

MUSC Student Alliance for Equality

Website: https://education.musc.edu/students/spsd/diversity/multicultural-organizations/alliance-for-equality
Contact: reasonee@musc.edu | (843) 792-2146
Description: The MUSC Student Alliance for Equality (formerly the MUSC Gay Straight Alliance) is an organization of students of all orientations and identities at MUSC designed to provide a sense of community, support, and advocacy for anyone whose real or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or alliance may put them in an at-risk minority group.

National Black Justice Collective

Website: https://nbjc.org/
Contact: (202) 309-1552
Description: The National Black Justice Collective (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black LGBTQ/SGL people, including people living with HIV/AIDS. NBJC’s mission is to end racism, homophobia, and LGBTQ/SGL bias and stigma. As America’s leading national Black LGBTQ/SGL civil rights organization focused on federal public policy, NBJC has accepted the charge to lead Black families in strengthening the bonds and bridging the gaps between the movements for racial justice and LGBTQ/SGL equality.

Upstate Pride SC

Website: https://www.upstatepridesc.org/
Address: Upstate, SC
Description: Upstate Pride SC empowers people of all gender expressions and sexual identities in the Upstate of South Carolina by promoting acceptance through education, advocacy, and networking.