LGBTQ+ Friendly Mental Health Professionals

Employment(required)

Self Employed Agency Employed

Are you familiar with LGBTQ+ issues and comfortable talking about them with a client? (required)

Yes No

Do you have specific, ongoing education about LGBTQ+ issues in an official capacity?(required)

Yes No

Do you keep your religion out of your professional practices and is your office space free of religious paraphernalia? (required)

Yes No

Do you expressly forbid yourself and anyone under your authority from recommending any client/patient to any form of conversion therapy?(required)

Yes No

Are you a safe person to come out to? i.e, will you keep a client's sexual orientation and/or gender identity between the two of you and never share it without their permission?(required)

Yes No

Are you able to refer your client/patient to someone who is LGBTQ+ identifying or LGBTQ+ friendly if your client/patient requests?(required)

Yes No

Is it appropriate for a professional to tell their client/patient "I am not qualified to treat/help you, but I know someone who is better at this need than I am."?(required)

Yes No

Is it ever safe, fair or reasonable to claim that someone's sexual orientation or gender identity is "to blame" for their need for a mental health professional?(required)

Yes No

Are you willing to undergo additional training to further your knowledge on LGBTQ+ issues?(required)

Yes No

Do you have a list of LGBTQ+ Friendly resources you could refer your client/patient to?(required)

Yes No

Answer only if you see minors: Do you have a way or method of documenting your conversations in your meeting notes that will not out your client/patient to their parents?(required)

Yes No I do not see minors

Answer only if you see minors: Do you have a list if youth friendly resources you could refer your client/patient to should they ask?(required)

Yes No I do not see minors

Bonus: Do you identify as LGBTQ+ Friendly?(required)

Yes No I don't want to answer