LGBTQ Support

Safe Place Therapy offers LGBTQ Support with Counselling in Melbourne as well as online Australia-wide.

Our issues in the LGBTQ community are unique. This means we need gay counselling or LGBTQ counselling from a professional who really understands.

Safe Place Therapy counsellors are experienced in working with many different people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and also those who identify as non-binary.

5 Tips for Coming Out as Gay

Coming out as gay or any other sexuality should never be pushed on anyone. We never know fully the situation the person is going through or how people around them will react.

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Coming out as trans & gender diverse at work Safe Place Therapy

5 Useful Tips For Coming Out as Trans and Gender Diverse at Work

Coming out as trans and gender diverse can be a wonderful part of a person’s life, and it can also be stressful. Coming out in the workplace can be a complicated experience. Things like the type of workplace you’re in and the relationships you have with your colleagues can play into this, and there are legal factors to consider too.

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Homophobia and internalized homophobia

Homophobia is a big problem in Australia. The Human Rights Commission reports that 6 in 10 LGBTQ people experience verbal homophobic abuse, 2 in 10 experience physical abuse and 1 in 10 experience other types of abuse due to their sexual or gender diversity. This highlights the discrimination faced by

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