Pride Program

Our Pride Program is focused on providing a safe and therapeutic environment to help foster resilience and compassion with members of the LGBTQ+ community and family members. Therapists are trained in working with individuals, families, and couples in this community from a systemic perspective.

It is a sad truth that members of this community experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, suicide, substance use, and trauma. It is our mission to create a space of compassion and safety while working through whatever concerns people bring.

For some people medical transitions can be a component of mental health care. We take care in providing longer term treatment and coordination with other medical professionals on an as needed basis to reduce gate keeping as much as possible.

ITS’ Pride Program specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families who are seeking support with:
Transcare
Dysphoria
Coming Out
Relationship Issues
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma
Life Transitions and Stress
Grief or Loss
Parenting
Alternating Groups (ask for more information)
And more…

For more information, please call the office.

List of Local Supports:

Oasis Youth Center – “Oasis is the only drop-in and support center dedicated to the needs of LGBTQ youth ages 14-24 in Pierce County. We are a youth-adult partnership in which youth and adults come together for shared teaching learning and action!”

Rainbow Center – “Through education, advocacy, and celebration, Rainbow Center expands resources and safe space for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and allied (LGBTQA) community.”

Pride Counseling NW – “It is PCNW’s mission to provide people with the tools they need to live more authentic lives, heal the places that hurt, and connect with others in ways that create a sense of belonging… We enjoy working with couples, individuals, and families from all backgrounds and circumstances. We also offer specialized counseling for the LGBTQ community, including (but not limited to) issues around Coming Out, Family Reconciliation, Faith Reconciliation, Identity Development, Gender Identity & Transition, and LGBTQ-Specific Couples’ Therapy.”

Mary Bridge Gender Program – “Treatment and support for youth and teens with gender dysphoria or who identify as transgender are available in Tacoma through Mary Bridge Children’s Gender Health Program. Run through Mary Bridge Children’s Endocrinology, our program follows Clinical Practice Guidelines for Transgender Care approved by the Endocrine Society and WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health).”