Sarah D. Myers, LCSW

Practice: SDM Counseling
Website: https://sarah-myers.clientsecure.me/#home
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.

Sien Susumu Rafael Rivera, MD

Practice: Prisma Health Behavioral Health–Taylor St
Website: https://doctors.prismahealth.org/provider/sien-susumu-rafael-rivera/2188663
Address: 1301 Taylor Street, Suite 6J, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 434-4300
Accepts Insurance: Yes, most major insurance, check for participation.
Notable: Dr. Rivera is a member of the LGBTQ+ community (he/him, they/them). Clinical specialties include LGBTQIA-inclusive mental health care, psychoanalytic psychotherapies, technology and media, and play therapy. Dr. Rivera is a member of WPATH, and co-chair of the Committee on Gender and Sexuality of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Megan Ann Hayes David, MD

Practice: Prisma Health Keystone Family Medicine
Website: https://doctors.prismahealth.org/provider/megan-ann-hayes-david/2291534
Address: 1409 West Georgia Road, Suite B4, Simpsonville, SC 29680
Phone: (864) 454-5000
Accepts Insurance: Yes, most major insurance, check for participation.
Notable: Serves all ages. Dr. David has special interests in women’s preventive health, LGBTQ+ and gender care, newborn and pediatric care, and adult condition management.

William Walton Roberts, MD

Practice: Prisma Health Primary Care – Stone & Main
Website: https://doctors.prismahealth.org/provider/william-walton-roberts/1590858
Address: 1 East Stone Avenue, Greenville, SC 29609
Phone: (864) 522-6500
Accepts Insurance: Yes, most major insurance, check for participation.
Notable: Dr. Roberts is a general pediatrician and adult internal medicine physician. Cares for all ages. He is passionate about adolescent medicine, LGBTQ+ care, and has a clinical interest in the treatment of HIV in the outpatient setting.

Michael Fredrick Guyton, Jr., MD

Practice: Prisma Health Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Website: https://doctors.prismahealth.org/provider/michael-fredrick-guyton-jr/1052805
Address: 1350 Cleveland Street, Greenville, SC 29607
Phone: (864) 522-4888
Accepts Insurance: Yes, most major insurance, check for participation
Notable: Dr. Guyton is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He is an adolescent medicine provider with expertise in teenager and young adult reproductive health, sexual health, management of eating disorders and care for the LGBTQ+ population.

Dr. Joseph Laterza

Practice: PRISMA- Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine (AYA)
Website: https://pediatrics.prismahealth.org/provider/joseph-adam-laterza/2624177
Address: 30 Pointe Circle, Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: (864) 522-4888
Email: adolescent.medicine@prismahealth.com
Accepts Insurance: All forms of private insurance, including Tricare and Medicaid
Notable: Providing specialty, medical, nutritional, reproductive health, limited therapeutic, and limited primary care to all Adolescents and Young Adults. Passion for LGBTQIA+ care. Self-pay patients get a 30% discount on services. Walk-in services for STI testing/treatment.

Youth OUTLOUD

Website: https://www.harriethancockcenter.org/programs/youthoutloud
Address: 1108 Woodrow St, Columbia, SC, 29205
Phone: (803) 771-7713
Description: A group for LGBTQ+ youth in grades 6-12. They aim to promote open discussion and dialogue in a space where experiences can be shared and meaningful connections can be developed. Their vision is to transform safe spaces of support into brave spaces for action. By developing youth leadership and creating opportunities for youth-led initiatives, they aim to empower young leaders to build a strong community for themselves and for others in the Midlands and beyond. Middle school meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays from 5-7pm. High school meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays from 6-8pm. Dinner is always provided.

Queer Wellness Center

Website: https://www.queerwellnesscenter.org/
Location: 30 Pointe Circle, Greenville, SC 29615
Contact: info@queerwellnesscenter.org | (864) 655-5193
Description: Provides a safe, affirming environment in Upstate SC with programs like BLOOM (LGBTQ+ competency training and free therapy for youth/families), LEAP (peer support for trans community), AFFIRM SC (professional training), and Project HEART (affirming medical care). Offers scholarships for medical visits and housing.

Camp Lightbulb

Website: https://www.camplightbulb.org/
Location: New York City or Los Angeles
Contact: info@camplightbulb.org | (323) 484-7993
Description: LGBTQ+ summer camp for youth ages 14 to 18. Since 2011, they have welcomed over 2,500 youth nationally and internationally. Camps incorporate principles of art, community, fun, learning, outdoors, service, and wellness. Financial assistance and pay-what-you-can payment plans are available.

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.

Uplift Outreach Center

Website: https://upliftoutreachcenter.org/
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Contact: upliftoutreachcenter@gmail.com | (864) 381-7234
Description: Providing a safe space where youth are accepted and partnering with local organizations to provide LGBTQ+ specific resources to our community. They offer support, increase self-advocacy and culturally competent services to decrease suicide and suicidality. They promote tolerance and acceptance while welcoming and encouraging other community members and organizations to participate in their mission of supporting LGBTQ+ youth and their straight allies. Uplift Outreach Center is located behind Fernwood Baptist Church off of Greengate Lane. They are within walking distance of the SPARTA Hillcrest bus route. The Center is now open a few afternoons a week to youth up to age 23. Please call for current open hours.

Lambert House

Website: https://www.lamberthouse.org/
Description: Lambert House’s programs and services are evidence-based and informed by Positive Youth Development Theory and Minority Stress Theory. Their work spans eight categories:

1. Social Connection, Peer Support, Resilience, and Self-Esteem Building;

2. Family Success, Bullying Resistance and School Retention;

3. Mentoring;

4. Homeless Services including Meals, Clothing, Personal Hygiene Items, and LGBTQ-Competent Housing, Medical, and Mental Health Referrals;

5. HIV and STI Prevention Education, and Violence Prevention through Healthy Relationships Education;

6. Culture, Sports, and Outdoor Recreation;

7. Youth Leadership, Workplace Skills Development, and Academic Internships;

8. Systems Advocacy and Training for Professionals.

Future Perfect Project

Website: https://www.thefutureperfectproject.org/
Description: The Future Perfect Project is a national arts initiative amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ youth across the United States through high-quality creative programming and professional artistic mentorship. By producing and facilitating in-person and remote programs in podcasting, music, creative writing, and more, we provide young people with queer-affirming spaces and professional tools to express themselves authentically, connect with others, and share their vision of a better future for us all, one in which everyone is free to be themselves.

Lost-n-Found Youth

Website: https://www.lnfy.org/
Location: 2585 Chantilly Dr NE, Atlanta, GA, 30324
Contact: (678) 856-7824
Description: 24/7 Youth Support Hotline: 678.856.7824 extension 201

Lost-n-Found Youth Inc. is a transitional housing facility that is the primary solution for homeless LGBT youth (between 13 and 25 years) in the Atlanta, GA area. Providing emergency and transitional housing, emergency clothing and food for youth on the street, mental health evaluations and counseling, referrals to HIV/STD testing, health, and dental services, GED and education resources, assistance with lost birth certificates and driver's licenses, and job skills training. The Youth Drop-In Center provides a safe space, access to emergency clothing, meals, hygiene supplies, showers, laundry facility, and blankets.

Youth Drop-In Center Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM