2S and LGBTQIA+ Counselling

Lighthouse in the Storm: Find Your Pride


Navigating the complexities of the 2SLGBTQIA+ experience can be a challenging, overwhelming, and often lonely task.

At Dark Water Navigations, we understand the unique challenges that come with being a part of the 2S and LGBTQIA+ community.

We are here to provide support, understanding, and guidance as you explore your identity, navigate relationships, and work through any issues related to your 2SLGBTQIA+ experience.

Common struggles people have with 2S and LGBTQIA+ Life Experience include:

  • Accepting and loving oneself

  • Navigating societal and familial expectations

  • Finding acceptance and support in their communities

  • Struggling with intimacy and relationships in hook-up culture

  • Difficulty managing internalized homophobia, transphobia and/or biphobia

  • Anxiety about coming out and/or disclosure of STBBI status

  • Internal conflict with understanding and exploring one's gender identity and/or sexual orientation

When you are struggling with 2S and LGBTQIA+ Life Experience, you might be thinking:

  • I feel like I am trapped in the wrong body

  • I am constantly worried about being outed or rejected

  • My fear is discrimination and violence based on my 2SLGBTQIA+ identity

  • I struggle with feeling like I have to constantly justify or explain my identity to others.

  • I’m afraid of what other will think if they find out I am 2SLGBTQIA+

  • It feels like I have to hide a part of myself to fit in and be accepted.

We understand that navigating the 2S and LGBTQIA+ experience can be a difficult and overwhelming task. It's important to know that you are not alone in this journey, and there is hope for acceptance, understanding and happiness.

At Dark Water Navigations, we offer a safe, inclusive and non-judgmental space to explore your emotions, thoughts, and feelings related to your 2S and LGBTQIA+ experience. We provide a range of counselling therapies and resources that can help you understand and accept yourself, navigate relationships, and find a sense of peace and understanding.

Our team of trained and culturally responsive counsellors is dedicated to providing a safe space for members of the 2S and LGBTQIA+ community to explore their identity and navigate the complexities of their experience. We strive to create an environment of understanding, acceptance and support.

We will work with you to find a way to cope with the unique challenges of the 2S and LGBTQIA+ experience and find a sense of peace and understanding. We understand that every person's journey is unique and we will tailor our approach to suit your needs.

Don't wait, reach out today and book your discovery call to start your journey towards acceptance, understanding and happiness.