Not All Therapy Feels Safe. Here’s How We’re Changing That.
Therapy is supposed to be a safe space.
For too many BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth, that hasn’t always been true.
It’s hard to open up when your therapist doesn’t understand your culture.
When you’re misgendered right away.
When half the session is spent explaining who you are instead of actually healing.
It’s not that therapy can’t work.
It’s that therapy hasn’t always been built with you in mind.
What Unsafe Therapy Can Look Like
Sometimes, unsafe therapy is loud and obvious.
Other times, it’s subtle and quiet. But the impact still sticks.
Your therapist avoids talking about race, even when you bring it up
They suggest you “just come out” without understanding your safety
They make assumptions about your values, background, beliefs, or trauma
They don’t know how to hold space for the complexity of your identity
You feel like you have to code-switch just to be taken seriously
If you’ve ever walked away from a session feeling more misunderstood than when you walked in, you’re not alone and it’s not your fault.
You Deserve Therapy That Feels Like It Was Made for You
At Haven Health Therapy, we’re doing it differently.
We’re not just matching you with any random available therapist and hoping it works.
We’ve built a practice that centers emotional safety, cultural responsiveness, and identity-affirming care from the first moment you reach out.
We believe:
You shouldn’t have to explain your existence before you feel seen
Your gender identity and pronouns should be respected without hesitation
Your culture is not a complication—it’s part of your experience
You deserve to feel like a whole person, not a diagnosis or a stereotype.
How We’re Redefining Safe Space
1. Identity-Affirming Care
Our therapists are trained to work with BIPOC youth, LGBTQIA+ clients, and people with layered, intersectional identities. You won’t need to hide or shrink yourself to be understood.
2. Culturally Responsive Practice
We don’t tiptoe around race, trauma, religion, or family dynamics. We welcome those conversations with openness, not avoidance.
3. Therapist Matching That Makes Sense
We’re intentional about pairing clients with therapists who reflect or understand their lived experience—not just based on availability, but on alignment.
4. Fully Virtual, Fully Private
Whether you're in a small town or a busy city, our sessions are accessible from anywhere in Florida, giving you support without compromising your privacy.
Because Safe Shouldn’t Mean Silent
Safe therapy doesn’t mean ignoring the hard stuff.
It means being able to talk about the hard stuff without fear of being dismissed.
You can cry.
You can vent.
You can sit quietly if you need to.
You can tell the truth—and still feel held.
You can cry.
You can vent.
You can sit quietly if you need to.
You can tell the truth—and still feel held.
That’s what therapy should be.
That’s what we offer at Haven Health Therapy.
If you’ve been hurt by past therapy experiences, we see you.
And we’re here to help make this time different.
