Mental Health Resources
Category: Sexuality
Fireweed Collective
administrator@fireweedcollective.org
Fireweed Collective offers mental health education and mutual aid through a Healing Justice lens. They help support the emotional wellness of all people, and center the needs of those most marginalized by our society. Their work seeks to disrupt the harm of systems of abuse and oppression, often reproduced by the mental health system.
Fireweed Collective Groups are virtual spaces where folks can connect, and offer mutual aid with others who share similar life experiences and struggles. They include groups for POC, QTPOC, and Disabled/Chronically Ill/Neurodivergent Folks, among others.
Groups run for a month. They meet once a week online for 60 to 90 minutes. All support groups are sliding scale and are facilitated by members of Fireweed Collective.
Michelle Leach LPC-A
198 Rutledge Ave Suite
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 779-6119
hello@michelleleach.com
Accepts Insurance: N/A
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Sliding Scale: Some slots available
Notable: Specializes in sex therapy. Trained specifically in queer sex and sexuality, as well as sex after transition surgeries.
Karin Brockelman PhD, CRC, LPC
1898 Calhoun St #5
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 525-5511
docbrock@brockelmanbeam.com
Practice: Brockelman Beam LLC
Accepts Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, United Health, and Tricare East
Telehealth offered: Yes
Sliding scale: No
Notable: Identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. Internal Family Systems Level 1 trained.
Meg Smith, LPC-A, ADC-IP, MA
Charleston, SC
(843) 640-0525
iamwithyoutherapy@gmail.com
Practice: With You Therapy
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Sliding Scale: Slots available pending availability
Notable: GAC documentation, EMDR, queer couples and youth 10+, substance abuse
Kate Madigan, LPCA
2128 Dorchester Road
Charleston, SC 29405
kate@therapy-studios.com
Practice: Therapy Studios- Be Well Spaces
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Sliding Scale: Scholarship options available for those with economic need
Notable: lived queer experience, provides EMDR, sex therapy
Lili Allen, LPC
5841 Rivers Avenue, Suite 106C
North Charleston, SC 29406
(843) 543-3682
lili@emberwillowtherapy.com
Practice: Ember Willow Therapy LLC
Accepts Insurance: Self Pay/Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Michele Balderson, LISW-CT
101 N Marion Street Ste 207 Oak Park, IL 60301
Oak Park, IL 60301
(864) 729-4184
info@willowtreecounselingsc.com
Practice: Willow Tree Counseling, LLC
Accepts Insurance: Aetna, Beacon Health Options, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, Optum/United Healthcare/United Behavioral Health/UMR, Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only in SC
Jen Bennett, LPC
2128 Dorchester Road
Charleston, SC 29405
jen@therapy-studios.com
Practice: Therapy Studios- Be Well Spaces
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Lived queer experience, specializes in EMDR
Cindy Boatwright MA, MEd, LPC
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
(843) 408-4142
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only
Ciri Colee, LPC, MEd, MDiv, LPC, LPCS, AADC
1 Carriage Lane, Building E, Suite 207
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 814-3348
Practice: Colee Counseling
Accepts Insurance: Blue Choice, Blue Cross Exchange, Blue Cross Federal, Blue Cross PPO, BlueCross and BlueShield, State Health Plan, Out of Network.
Sliding Scale: Available if eligible
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Brooke Dean Ph.D
Two locations: Beaufort and Bluffton, SC
(843)525-9255
drbrookedean@gmail.com
Accepts Insurance: Self Pay
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Samantha Diamond, LPC, LMHC, LPC/S-C
1 Carriage Ln, Suite B102,
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 256-6736
harborsidecounselingchs@gmail.com
Practice: Harborside Counseling
Accepts Insurance: Aetna, Out of Network
Sliding Scale: Available for limited slots
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Services Include: Gender Therapy and Assessments, Letters for GAC
Notable: Queer therapist specializing in LGBTQ+ issues
Ruth Dombrowski, LISW, DCSW, CACII, AASECT
(512) 399-3770
Accepts Insurance: Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), Medicare, TRICARE, TriWest, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network
Sliding Scale: Available if eligible
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only
Megan Goettsches, LPC-A, ADC-IP, MA
Charleston, SC
(843) 640-0525
Practice: With You Therapy, LLC
Accepts Insurance: Self Pay/Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Suellen Hawkins, LISW
263 King St,
Charleston, SC 29401
(843)723-4441
Practice:
Accepts Insurance: Self Pay
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Norma Lynn Higgins, LISW-CP
16 Fulton Street
Charleston, SC 29401
(843)639-5835
Practice:
Accepts Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sliding Scale Available
Telehealth Offered: Yes
John S. Hyatt, MA, LMFT
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 536-1919
Accepts Insurance: BlueChoice, BlueCross and BlueShield, Federal Employees, Planned Administrators, South Carolina State Employees, Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only
Susan Parsons, MEd, LPC
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 882-5861
Practice type: Somatic psychotherapy
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network receipt provided
Amaryllis Counseling
30 Pointe Circle
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 655-5193
Accepts Insurance: Accepts most Medicaid plans, including BCBS, United Healthcare, Aetna, Cigna, AmBetter, and including Select Health, Absolute Total Care, Molina, and Healthy Blue plans
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Sliding Scale: Approval based household income in relation to the most recent poverty guidelines. When available, clients can work with an intern for a reduced rate as well.
Notable: Individual, couples, and family therapy for queer individuals, families of queer folks, and allies. They provide LGBTQ+ affirming care and specifically GAC in many ways including medical referrals and letters of support for HRT and medical transition.
Eric Sullivan, LPC, LMFT
Charleston, SC 29403
(410) 924-4786
eric@proudcounseling.com
Practice: Proud Counseling
Accepts Insurance: Self Pay/Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only
Notable: LGBTQ+ provider specializing in LGBTQ+ services
Brian K. Sullivan, PsyD
246 Mathis Ferry Road, Suite 100
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
(843)971-5171
info@lifeworkscharleston.com
Practice: Lifeworks, LLC
Accepts Insurance: No, Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Karen Lynn Tarpey, LLC
209 Simmons St
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 478-0690
Practice: Karen Tarpey, LLC
Accepts Insurance: All insurance except Medicaid.
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Whitney K. Windham, MA, PsyD, LPCI
451 Folly Road, Suite 104
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 475-5440
whitney@whitneywindham.com
Practice: Turning Point Counseling and Assessment, LLC
Accepts Insurance: No
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Specialty in LGBTQ Issues, Sexual Orientation, Transgender Evaluation and HRT Referral
Angela Wright, MS, LPCA, NCC
15 Sams Point Rd, Suite 105
Beaufort, SC 29907
(843) 441-6337
Practice: The Door’s Open Therapy
Accepts Insurance: Self Pay/Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes
Notable: Specializing in the LGBTQ+ communtity
Sarah Yum, MA, LMFT
2128 Dorchester Rd
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 241-9813
sarah@sarahyum.com
Accepts Insurance: Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes