Queer Trans AFFIRM Project (QTAP)

LGBTQ Connection and Mentis are offering individual and group therapy for LGBTQ+ and Questioning youth.

Who Can Join?

Anyone who considers themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, two-spirit, transgender, non-binary, queer and/or questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Individual & Group Therapy Ages: 12 - 21

AFFIRM Youth and Caregiver sessions coming in 2025

What Do You Get?

  • Individual and/or group sessions of therapy with an AFFIRM trained Mentis therapist.

  • An opportunity to build community and meet other LGBTQ+ youth.

  • Learn stress coping skills to navigate mental health stressors.

  • Safe space for healing and exploring and being yourself.

To Learn More or Enroll in QTAP:

Email Kylee Dalton, QTAP Program Coordinator, kylee@lgbtqconnection.org

 

No-cost, LGBTQ-friendly Mental Health Counseling in Napa County

We are pleased to bring the community free, LGBTQ-friendly mental health counseling with wonderful, experienced professionals. Our centers offer hour-long appointments every week. To obtain an appointment you are welcome to email kylee@lgbtqconnection.org, call the Napa main office (707-261-0276) ahead, or drop-by and sign up for the next available opening that works (often within one week). If you are in need, please let us know if our pre-scheduled times at our locations aren't possible as we can sometimes make arrangements for other times or other locations (like schools, coffee shops, etc.).

There are no complicated forms and no requirements, meaning ANYONE who comes to us for counseling gets easy, free and quick access.

Our counselors are happy to support people exploring topics including, but not limited to: exploring identity, coming out, family acceptance, relationships, dating, stress, civil rights, discrimination, worries, problems (at home, school, work, family, faith community, anywhere), gender, family, complaints, anything you want to know about queer (or straight) sex, self discovery, and much more.

This free counseling is available for Napa County residents thanks in part to a partnership with Napa County Health and Human Services Mental Health Division and funding from the State of California Department of Public Health’s Community Mental Health Equity Project.

Meet our counselors:

  • Gwendolyn Dean has more than 20 years of experience working with LGBTQ communities including as an activist, organizer and founder of a university-based LGBT resource center. Gwendolyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who speaks English.