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Meet our Team

Get to know our Queer & LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists In Tennessee!

Therapy that makes room for the whole of who you are, including identity, relationships, trauma, neurodivergence, culture, family, and everything else shaping your life.

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URIELLE SAMIS, LCSW

(she/her)

Founder, LGBTQ+ & Trauma Therapist

EMDR Trauma Trans & Nonbinary LGBTQ+ Relationships

You might be a good fit if:
You’re looking for trauma healing, EMDR, queer or trans identity support, or a space that brings warmth, honesty and connection into deeper work.

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Online across Tennessee

Adults · Couples · Therapists

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ALLIE KREW,
LPC-MHSP

(she/her)

LGBTQ+ Youth & Young Adult Therapist

LGBTQ+ Teens & Young Adults Religious Trauma Neurodivergence Relationships

You might be a good fit if:
You’re exploring your identity, navigating life as a queer teen or young adult, or healing from religious or childhood trauma.

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• Online across Tennessee
• In-person in Nashville, TN

Teens · Young Adults · Adults

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AMY ELLER,
LPC-MHSP

(she/her)

LGBTQ+ & Relationship Therapist

LGBTQ+ Older Adults Relationships Trauma Anxiety & Depression

You might be a good fit if:
You’re looking for greater self-acceptance, navigating anxiety or depression, processing trauma, or wanting support for yourself or your relationships.

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Online across Tennessee

Adults · Older Adults · Couples

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DANI NEIDERHISER,
MA

(she/her)

Bilingual LGBTQ+ Therapist

Spanish-Speaking LGBTQ+ Latina/o/e Religious Trauma Body Image

You might be a good fit if:
You’re navigating identity, culture, religious trauma, body image or life between different communities and want therapy available in English or Spanish.

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• Online across Tennessee
• In-person in Nashville, TN

English + Spanish

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OCEAN RAY, APRN
PMHNP-BC

(they/them)

Queer & Neurodivergent-Affirming Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Medication Management ADHD Anxiety Depression Somatic Care

 You might be a good fit if:
You want to explore psychiatric medication with a provider who takes a collaborative, queer-affirming, neurodivergent-affirming and body-centered approach.

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• Online across Tennessee
• In-person in Nashville, TN

Psychiatric Medication Management

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TARA WATSON, LCSW

(she/they)

LGBTQ+ Therapist
& ADHD Coach

ADHD LGBTQ+ Trans & Nonbinary Sexual Health Burnout

You might be a good fit if:
You’re navigating ADHD, burnout, queer or trans identity, relationships or sexual health and want support that works with your brain rather than against it.

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• Online across Tennessee
• In-person in Nashville, TN

Therapy + ADHD Coaching

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TROY
MORROW

(he/him)

Queer, Black & Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapist

ADHD & Autism LGBTQ+ Trauma Chronic Illness Relationships

You might be a good fit if:
You’re queer, neurodivergent, living with chronic illness or disability, navigating racial marginalization, or trying to build a stronger sense of identity and agency.

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Online Across Tennessee

Deep Sliding Scale Available + Couples Therapy

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FRANKIE FRANKLIN

(she/they)

LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapist Intern

LGBTQ+ Religious Trauma Anxiety Childhood Trauma Identity

You might be a good fit if:
You’re working through identity, anxiety, perfectionism, relationships, church hurt or childhood trauma and want a grounded, compassionate space to process it.

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• Online across Tennessee
• In-person in Nashville, TN

Deep Sliding Scale · Therapist Intern

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STAN RICHARDSON II

(he/they)

Queer & Sex-Positive Therapist Intern

Gay & Bi Men LGBTQ+ Teens Coming Out ADHD Kink / ENM

You might be a good fit if:
You’re exploring sexuality or gender, coming out at any stage of life, navigating ADHD, or looking for affirming support around polyamory, ENM or kink.

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• Online across Tennessee
• In-person in Nashville, TN

Deep Sliding Scale · Therapist Intern

NOT SURE WHO TO CHOOSE?

Finding the right therapist can take some sorting through.

Tell us a little about what you’re looking for, and we can help narrow things down based on your needs, identities, age, location, availability, budget, and the kind of support you want.