LGBT therapist sitting in a blue chair next to a bookshelf with books and a small elephant figurine, surrounded by indoor plants.

My approach to therapy

I work individually with adolescents and adults via telehealth. I come into the work as a person who identifies as queer, and transmasculine, and this provides a lens of particular passion and care for humans who are gender diverse. I am rooted in anti-oppressive and person-centered care, and especially, as a social worker, I consider the various systems of which we are all subjugated. In alignment with my belief that you are the expert on your own experience, I take a less directive approach in therapy while also providing gentle challenges to thought processes that can keep us stuck. I work from various modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. I draw from a social constructivist theory where multiple truths are valued and validated and a single truth is incomplete.

Clients who find most success working with me are curious about fostering growth and connection in their relationships, use their values as a compass to guide an active life, and want to strengthen the mind-body connection to become more present.

Hayden Comphel, LICSW (he/him)

You may be feeling lonely, isolated, or sad. You may also have experiences of irritability, challenges with sleep, or struggles finding structure that allows for consistency and clarity in your life. It may be rooted in a grave loss in your life, or you might notice cycles of energy ebbs and flows. Together, we can build emotional awareness, face fears, and enhance engagement with yourself and others. All of which can cultivate the conditions that allow for a great life. I come from the perspective that you are already whole and that you innately carry the resources you have to thrive. Together, we can explore the complexity of who you are and unfold what individual and collective healing looks like.