Ria Ireland Drane

I am passionate about supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, identity exploration and development, understanding neurodivergence, trauma, and navigating the stressors of life as someone with multiple intersections of identity. I am also kink and sex positive aware as well as sex worker affirming. I believe, as a transgender woman, it is my duty to help my own community. I have the lived experience that many cisgender therapists don’t have. Regarding ages, I see adolescents and up. I am particularly good at helping parents of transgender/neurodivergent children understand their children. My approach to therapy is primarily from a narrative perspective. It is my philosophy that every client should be aware that the problem is the problem and that they are not the problem. We can externalize said problem from you and team up against it. That said, I believe in utilizing many tools in therapy, such as mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, family systems, motivational interviewing, and skill building. I also operate from a trauma-informed approach as I am aware that sometimes to make change we have to address the roadblocks trauma throws in our way. We are in this together, so I always encourage feedback from my clients so that we can build a collaborative therapeutic relationship.