LGBTQ+ Therapy
Finding a therapist who truly understands your experience, rather than one who needs you to explain it, can make all the difference.
I am Mark Greenaway-Robbins, a registered counsellor and psychotherapist with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). As a queer, neurodiverse male therapist, I offer LGBTQ+ therapy from my practice rooms in Islington, Cardiff, and online.
LGBTQ+ therapy means that your identity is not treated as the problem. It is respected, understood, and woven into our understanding of your whole experience.
What Is LGBTQ+ Therapy?
LGBTQ+ therapy is an affirming approach where your sexual orientation, gender identity, and relationship structure are treated as natural, valid parts of who you are. It stands in contrast to older approaches that pathologised difference or treated queerness as something to be managed.
In affirming therapy, we do not spend your sessions justifying your identity. Instead, we focus on what is actually bringing you to therapy, whether that is anxiety, relationship difficulties, identity questions, self-esteem, or anything else.
That said, many LGBTQ+ people carry experiences that are specific to navigating a world that is not always accepting. Coming out, family rejection, minority stress, discrimination, internalised shame, these are real experiences that deserve a therapist who understands them without needing a textbook explanation.
What Brings People to LGBTQ+ Therapy?
You might seek LGBTQ+ therapy if you are:
- Looking for a therapist who understands LGBTQ+ experience from the inside
- Exploring questions about your sexual orientation or gender identity
- Processing the impact of coming out, at any stage of life
- Navigating family or relationship difficulties connected to your identity
- Dealing with the cumulative effect of minority stress, microaggressions, or discrimination
- In a queer, polyamorous, or non-traditional relationship and want a therapist who will not question its validity
- Working through internalised shame or self-criticism connected to your identity
- An LGBTQ+ person seeking therapy for any reason who simply wants a space that feels safe
Your reason for coming to therapy does not need to be about your identity. But knowing that your therapist genuinely understands your world can make the whole process feel safer.
How I Work
I am a queer person. I do not bring that to my practice as a credential on a page. It reflects who I am and how I live.
My practice is sex-positive. I work with individuals and couples of all orientations and relationship structures. I bring curiosity, warmth, and a deep respect for the many forms that love, identity, and connection take.
As a relational integrative therapist, I draw on CBT, Psychodynamic, and Humanistic approaches. We will work together to find what fits your needs, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.
I also bring the perspective of someone who is autistic and has ADHD. If your experience sits at the intersection of queerness and neurodivergence, I understand that territory personally
Identity and Relationships
LGBTQ+ identity shapes not just who we are attracted to but how we form relationships, navigate family, and understand ourselves.
In therapy, I pay attention to how these threads weave through your experience.
If you are exploring your identity, whether coming out for the first time, questioning later in life, or navigating a transition, therapy can provide a space to do that without pressure or expectation. I hold space for uncertainty and for the process of becoming. My work on life transitions may also be relevant if coming out or identity shifts are part of a bigger change.
If relationship difficulties have brought you here, I understand the specific dynamics that LGBTQ+ relationships can involve, from navigating different stages of outness to managing the impact of societal attitudes on your partnership. I work with individuals and couples.
LGBTQ+ Therapy in Islington, Cardiff and Online
I offer LGBTQ+ therapy from two practice locations and online across the UK:
- Islington, London: 1 Highbury Crescent, Highbury, N5 1RN. In-person sessions available on Thursdays.
- Cardiff: Sophia House, 28 Cathedral Rd, Pontcanna, CF11 9LJ. In-person sessions available Mondays to Wednesdays.
- Online: Sessions via Zoom, available Monday to Thursday.
Fees: Individual therapy £90 per 50-minute session (London) | £75 per 50-minute session (Cardiff). Couples therapy £120 per 60-minute session (London) | £85 per 60-minute session (Cardiff).
Get in Touch
Whatever brings you here, we can explore it together. I offer a free brief phone call so we can get a sense of whether we are a good fit, before you commit to anything.
Contact me on 07534 599 233, by text, or reach out through my contact page. Sessions can be weekly, fortnightly, or more spaced out, whatever fits your life.
No. Therapy can be a space where you explore your identity at your own pace, whether you are out, questioning, or somewhere in between. Everything we discuss is confidential.
It means your identity is not treated as something to be explained, defended, or worked through. It is a given. We focus on whatever is bringing you to therapy, with the understanding that your experience as an LGBTQ+ person is part of the whole picture.
Absolutely. Many LGBTQ+ clients come to therapy for reasons that are not directly about their identity. What matters is that you have a therapist who understands your world so you do not have to edit yourself.
Yes. My practice is inclusive of all gender identities. I welcome trans, non-binary, gender-fluid, and gender-questioning clients and I am committed to using your correct name and pronouns.
Yes. I hold a Diploma in Relational Couples Counselling and I work with LGBTQ+ individuals and couples. Whether you are navigating a specific relationship difficulty or exploring broader patterns in how you connect with others, therapy can help.