Queer, I Therapy Team
Therapy by and for LGBTQIA+ folks
The mission of our Queer, I team is to provide comprehensive, affordable, and inclusive mental health services to Queer folks by Queer folks. We strive to create a safe and supportive environment where individuals and their family members or partners can access the care they deserve, tailored to their unique experiences and needs. Our goal is to foster mental well-being, connection, authenticity, inclusivity, and empowerment within the Queer community, promoting a sense of belonging, resilience, and growth.
We see our team’s name as a metaphor. As our community is reclaiming and exploring all that queer can mean, we hope your therapeutic journey will empower you to reclaim and explore your own identities and the shape of your life, goals, and relationships.
Meet our team below—we work with couples, adults, and youth aged 8 and older. We are in-network with Aetna, Meritain, UMR, Continental, Cigna, Horizon, BCBS, Anthem, Empire, United Healthcare, Optum, Oxford, Medicare, Oscar, and 1199 plans. We offer daytime, evening, and weekend appointments.
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SUMMER BROWN (she/her)
MSW, LCSW
Site Director
APPROACH
Summer supports clients & couples who identify within gender, sexual, or racial minorities to explore generational patterns, trauma healing, boundary-setting, healthy sexual lives, & to ask the question “Who am I living for?” She uses art, music, CBT, DBT, the Gottman Method, & mindfulness.
TOP SPECIALTIES
• Codependency
• Life Transitions
• Race & Cultural Coping
• Sex Therapy
• Trauma & PTSD
DEMOGRAPHICS
Adults, Couples
LANGUAGE SPOKEN
English
SESSIONS
Millburn, Telehealth: NJ, Telehealth: NY
Monday - Friday, Evenings
BENET SEIFTER (she/her)
MSW, LSW
Psychotherapist
APPROACH
Benet specializes in supporting queer clients to navigate gender and sexuality, transitioning, relationships, anxiety, and depression, with a special focus on professionals exploring their authentic identity at work. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with motivational support.
TOP SPECIALTIES
• LGBTQIA+ Care
• Anxiety & Depression
• Sex Therapy
• Brainspotting
• Workplace & Career
DEMOGRAPHICS
Adults
LANGUAGE SPOKEN
English
SESSIONS
Bloomfield, Telehealth: NJ, Telehealth: VT
Sunday - Thursday, Evenings, Weekends
CHARLEY RAFFERTY (she/her)
MSW, LSW
Psychotherapist
APPROACH
Charley is a member of our Queer, I team and specializes in supporting the LGBTQIA+ community utilizes a strengths-based approach and a trauma-informed lens with her clients. She uses a psychodynamic approach with clients who want to explore their unconscious motives and behaviors.
TOP SPECIALTIES
• Trauma & PTSD
• LGBTQIA+ Care
• Relationship Issues
• Poly Relationships
• Family Systems
DEMOGRAPHICS
Adults, Teens 13-18 yrs, Couples
LANGUAGE SPOKEN
English
SESSIONS
Jersey City, Telehealth: NJ
Monday - Friday, Evenings
KIRSTEN KENNEDY (she/her)
LAC
Psychotherapist
APPROACH
Kirsten supports kids, teens, adults, couples & parents navigating issues related to family conflict, anxiety, depression, LGBTQIA+ care, relationship issues, & social or academic challenges. She utilizes play therapy & mindfulness approaches to help clients cope with life's challenges and with couples she uses the Gottman Method.
TOP SPECIALTIES
• Anxiety & Depression
• LGBTQIA+ Care
• Play Therapy
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
DEMOGRAPHICS
Adults, Couples, Kids 8-12 yrs, Teens 13-18 yrs
LANGUAGE SPOKEN
English
SESSIONS
Jersey City, Telehealth: NJ
Sunday - Thursday, Evenings, Weekends