ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS FOR ONLINE THERAPY IN WISCONSIN, UTAH, COLORADO & 40 MORE STATES UNDER PSYPACT
Your heart was made for this moment.
I provide psychotherapy to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people over 50 forge new paths as they cope with the losses, changes, and disappointments that come with getting older. Grief. Chronic illness. Caring for a loved one. Fear of growing old alone.
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Just like you, my clients take pride in what they have accomplished in life. They have coped with the stresses of coming out, gender-affirming transition, and building full lives while facing both challenges and opportunities as LGBTQ+ people. Though they have worked hard, learned to adapt, and even thrived at times despite the haters, as they get older life is still hard.
When they arrive at their first appointment, they often feel useless – at work, at home, in the community. They aren’t sure what they contribute anymore. They carry the burden of what has been lost – vibrancy, passion, health, time for themselves. They say, “I’m too young to feel this old.” or “Things weren’t supposed to turn out this way.” As they look around at the LGBTQ+ people around them - their friends, people at the bars and community events - they wonder if there's a place for them anymore.
They’re tired. It feels like the parade passed them by. They would grapple with the “big problems” like climate change and social changes, but they don’t have the time or energy. They’re living day to day, doing their best to keep afloat. They often feel lonely, despite having invested decades in friendships, relationships, community action, and work connections. Their efforts feel invisible to those they count on. They may feel discounted in social settings, wondering how to be 'seen' again. With medical issues creeping up on them, they wonder how to talk to care providers about their concerns, and wonder if they will accept them for who they are. These parts of getting older seem frightening at times.
This is not what they imagined the “golden years” to look like. They feel lonely, despite having invested decades in friendships, romantic relationships, community action, and work connections. They worry about where they’re headed and are unsure about the next phase of their life. Where to go from here?
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Together, we answer that question.​
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I'm Dr. Weston Donaldson. I trust that as an LGBTQ+ person, if you’ve gotten this far in life, you have some qualities that we can build on to help with current worries, depression, discouragement, and disconnection. In psychotherapy, we will talk about what matters most to you at this time in your life and how to build a pathway forward. Like my clients, you deserve to feel more engaged in life again, connected to people and activities that matter, contributing in ways that are important to you, to prepare for the opportunities and challenges in the coming years. Purpose and fulfillment are not out of reach. Imagine rebuilding connection, finding community, being kinder to yourself. I’d love to help you get there.
Book a free initial consultation now to discuss how working together with me can help.
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” — e.e. cummings