ABOUT GOLDEN PSYCHOLOGY

Who we are 

Golden Psychology is a Queer-owned business in New York State dedicated to therapy, research, and consultation. We provide LGBTQ2IA+ affirming therapy, groundbreaking psychedelics research, innovative consulting, expert evaluation and testimony and comprehensive therapist training.

Whom we serve 

Most of our clients are part of the LGBTQ2IA+ community and many are also gender expansive. Our clients have a range of experiences and backgrounds, socioeconomic status, culture, and identities. 

Through our programming and research, we intend to be a resource for the greater LGBTQ2IA+ community. We collaborate with community organizations and organizers to improve care for gender and sexuality-expansive individuals. 

Our Vision 

We envision a world that affirms an individual's whole self, including their gender and sexual orientation, and that validates and supports the humanity of all people.

Our Mission 

Golden Psychology exists to empower and affirm LGBTQ2IA+ individuals through compassionate, trauma-informed care and innovative therapies, challenging systems of oppression and advocating for a world that values every person’s whole self. We strive to revolutionize mental health care for LGBTQ2IA+ individuals by researching affirming, cutting-edge therapies and by supporting clinicians who share our vision of inclusivity, dignity, and transformative healing.

Golden Psychology is committed to advancing LGBTQ2IA+ affirming practices through expert consultation. We work with organizations and institutions to foster inclusive, trauma-informed environments, helping them develop policies, training, and systems that respect and support gender and sexuality-diverse individuals. Our mission is to empower our partners to create lasting, affirming change, ensuring that LGBTQ2IA+ people feel seen, valued, and safe in every space.

Our Approach

  • Offer affirming DBT, trauma therapy, and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.

  • Train and support clinicians in the provision of affirming care.

  • Engage with systems to improve access to affirming care.

  • Collaborate with organizations to support gender and sexuality-affirming care.

Our Work

  • Carceral Justice for Gender-Expansive Individuals: Monthly support groups at NYC’s Rikers Island and consultations for jails, prisons, and reentry organizations.

  • Expert Evaluation & Testimony: Providing expert witness services for people involved in the criminal justice system.

  • Consultation & Training: Training healthcare and legal staff in gender and sexuality-affirming practices.

  • Gender-Affirming Psychedelic Therapy: Developing modalities of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy for LGBTQ2IA+ mental health care.

 Our Values  

  • EMBODIMENT- We acknowledge and value our clients’ whole self. We seek to create a space that invites our clients, and our staff, to feel safe in embodying their whole self. We value all people’s humanity and experiences.  

  • COMPASSION- We are committed to compassionate care. We strive to build environments with our clients that encourage them to center their truth and vulnerability. As clinicians, we are committed to partnering with our clients in holding and processing their traumas and experiences in a way that lessens the trauma burden they have to carry. 

  • ACCEPTANCE and CHANGE- We believe in a balance between acceptance and change. We are centered in supporting our clients in gaining mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness and distress tolerance skills. We strive to support our clients in building a life worth living.

  • JUSTICE- We are a restorative justice-oriented practice. We acknowledge that most traumas are a direct result from institutional systems that were not created to meet the needs of all people. In an effort to navigate and combat these systems, we consult with institutions and communities to make excellent gender-affirming care more accessible.  

  • COMMUNITY- Our practice is built on openness and collaboration. We believe that we are stronger together. To acknowledge this truth, our staff embody a level of humility that welcomes teamwork and honest feedback. Our practitioners believe our clients as the expert of their lives, and consult with them to ensure that their care is specially tailored to their needs. To support this individualized client care, our clinicians also regularly partner with each other, as well as relevant institutions and communities, to share information and problem solve so that our clients are receiving the best care possible.