LGBT+ Counseling Collaborative

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LGBT+ Counseling Collaborative

A dedicated team of q***r-identifying psychotherapists focused on serving the LGBTQ+ population, their families, and their allies.

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Stay safe, and never drink and drive.

03/16/2026

This year’s National LGBT Health Awareness Week theme is "Organize to OUTlast," focusing on building strategies, skills, and support to protect advances in LGBTQ health!

Read more here: https://healthlgbtq.org/awareness-week/

03/14/2026

So excited for this brand new group offering! Check it out and email for a consult today!

12-Week S*x Education Group for Transmasc+ Individuals
Beginning April 2, 2026 - June 18, 2026
Thursdays from 11:30a - 1:15p, Virtual, 18+ Years Old, 8 Participants Max

A virtual 12 week structured group environment for trans+ men and trans masculine individuals to explore various aspects of sexual health, relationship building, and personal empowerment in a positive and affirming manner. Topics include: S*xual health basics, sexual orientation, attraction, and communication, healthy relationships and boundaries, navigating dating and intimacy, advocacy, emotional and mental wellbeing, and anatomy and physiology. Group is for 18+ years old only and maxes at 8 participants. As a virtual psychoeducational group, it's open to participants in any USA state.

Email connor@lgbtcounselingdmv.com to join the group.

03/12/2026

Today is the 20th World Kidney Day, an incredibly important day that calls for prevention, early detection, and care models that are people-centered and planet-conscious for those impacted by kidney disease.

Our founder, SC Nealy, LPC, has a daughter with half a kidney, and has had 13 surgeries in her young life. Norah (age 5) is an incredible kidney warrior! SC continues to champion how important it is to advocate for kidney disease research and awareness.

Learn more about what you can do here: https://www.theisn.org/blog/2026/02/23/world-kidney-day-2026-caring-for-people-protecting-the-planet-get-involved/

03/11/2026

Reminder that March is Bisexual Health Awareness Month which raises awareness about the bisexual+ (bi, pansexual, fluid, q***r, etc.) community's social, economic and health disparities. Read more here at https://bihealthmonth.org/

03/10/2026

Today is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day that highlights the impact of HIV on women and girls, promote testing, and encourage prevention and treatment. Women in the US represent roughly 19% of new HIV diagnoses, with Black women disproportionately affected.

Read more here on DC Health: https://dchealth.dc.gov/event/national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-0

03/09/2026

SC Nealy will be leading an ongoing in person process group for q***r women, late in life le****ns, and sapphic folx over the age of 40+ years old looking to form community, practice interpersonal skills, improve attachment styles, and find support in q***r spaces.

Group maxes at 8 people and is a minimum of 12 session commitment. Email snealy@lgbtcounselingdmv.com to get started with an intake session beforehand.

03/04/2026

We're so excited that our first meeting for our Peer Support Group for Partners of Gender Diverse/Transitioning Folx begins THIS FRIDAY, March 6th at 12p-1p EST virtually for anyone in any state!

It's $35/session (sliding scale/pro bono available) and run by one of our peer support specialists, Liz Hewell Garrett. This is open to anyone in any state and is a support group, not a therapy group. It's also for 18+ years old only.

Email info@lgbtcounselingdmv.com to join ASAP!

02/28/2026

February 28 is HIV is Not a Crime Awareness Day, which was first observed in 2022 by the Sero Project in collaboration with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. This awareness day is an opportunity to amplify the voices of those who have been criminalized based on their HIV status.

Learn more about it here: https://www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/hiv-is-not-a-crime-awareness-day #:~:text=February%2028%20is%20HIV%20is,the%20Elizabeth%20Taylor%20AIDS%20Foundation

02/26/2026

SC Nealy leads a weekly process group in person for those identifying as female or non-binary in their 20s and 30s on Mondays at 5p-6:15p in Arlington, VA.

This group is capped at 8 participants each and focuses on self-compassion, trauma, self-esteem, relationships, interpersonal skills building, self-advocacy, identity formation, and more.

This group meets 3x a month and requires a 12 session commitment. Sliding scale is available.

02/23/2026

We absolutely love working with couples and relationships, including those considering the next big steps (premarital or pre-move in counseling and assessments) and those who’ve been committed for a long time and need help reconnecting–and everything in between!

Contact us today at info@lgbtcounselingdmv.com to begin today!

02/22/2026

Let’s chat about the DMV with a DC-based activist as we continue our Black History Month features on local people of impact!

Earl Fowlkes is a Black gay activist and longtime Washington, DC–based leader whose work has been central to advancing Black LGBTQ+ visibility, health, and political advocacy for more than three decades. He is a co-founder of DC Black Pride and the founder and former-president of the Center for Black Equity, an organization dedicated to empowering Black LGBTQ+ communities globally.

Fowlkes’ leadership has bridged grassroots organizing and national policy spaces, particularly around HIV/AIDS advocacy, civic engagement, and racial equity.

Learn more here: https://centerforblackequity.org/history
or here: https://bcphr.org/randevyn-pierre-discusses-black-healthcare-hesitancy-and-its-impact-fowlkes-40-year-fight/

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