Mental Health
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Medication Management
Better Stories
Practitioner: Elisha Dubich
About: Recommended for psychiatrist, is a CNP
Phone: 855-874-7763
Address: 4111 Penn Ave (Lawrenceville)
Email: info@dradamtripp.com
Website: https://www.betterstories.us
East End Therapists
Practitioner: Jason Spinneweber MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
About: Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
Phone: 412-206-1411
Email: info@eastendtherapists.com
Locations include Squirrel Hill, Monroeville, and Telehealth
Website: https://www.eastendtherapists.com/jspinneweber.php
Community Praise: I’ve so far had way better experiences with him than any psych I’ve seen before. He’s been rly good about helping me with my current meds, and exploring other options in a safe and informative way.
Community concerns: Only takes commercial insurance, no medicare/medicaid.
QRC Note: Lindsey Chappel in the same practice has better availability if you need to be seen sooner, but both are accepting new patients as of March 2026
Nexus Group
About: Psychiatrist, queer/trans competent, holistic mental well-being, relationship-focused. Provide Spravato and TMS services.
Locations in Squirrell Hill and Robinson
Website: https://www.thenexusgrouppc.com/
Community Praise: She’s queer/trans competent and I have found her to be invested in holistic understandings of mental well-being, and looks to establish a relationship.
Community Concerns: Charges full fees for missed/late cancelled appointments without courtesy warning
Queer Focused
Inner Prism Counseling LLC
About: Queer, gender diverse, & neurodivergent affirming counseling center. Specializes in gender identity & sexuality, neurodivergence, trauma, polyamory, chronic pain, kink, sex-related concerns, sexual assault/abuse, domestic violence, dysfunctional family systems, attachment issues. Individual and relationship counseling available.
Website: https://innerprismcounseling.com
Location: 907 West Street in Wilkinsburg, PA & telehealth
Phone: 412-528-6778
Email: hello@innerprismcounseling.com
Chosen Path Collective
About: We are a liberation-focused therapy and consulting practice offering affirming care, regardless of your identity, we’re here to offer our support and ALL are welcome. Our practice emphasizes affirming care for queer, neurodivergent, and marginalized communities because these groups often struggle to find safe providers.
Locations in Point Breeze and Wexford
Email: contact@chosenpathcollective.com
Phone: (412) 876-7284
Website: https://chosenpathcollective.com
Elements
About: Our mission is to provide a safe space for personal transformation, growth, and recovery. We follow values of confidentiality, empathy, diversity and cultural inclusion, evidence-based practice, nonmaleficence, social justice, competence, the importance of human relationships, and community. Spa services also available
Address: Towne Center, Scott, 2101 Greentree Rd suite a-114, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone: (412) 668-2089
Website: https://elementspgh.com/spa/
Community Praise: Owned and operated by queer mental health professionals.
Persad Center
About: Through a variety of outreach, prevention, counseling, advocacy, and training services, we work to resolve problems faced by the LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS communities.
Locations in Lawrenceville and Washington PA
Phone: 412-441-9786
Email: info@persadcenter.org
Website: https://www.persadcenter.org
Pineapple Support: Stigma-Free Therapy
Practitioner: Jamila Dawson
About: Professional mental healthcare for performers and producers in the adult industry. LGBTQ+-focused therapy, sexual trauma support, HIV support groups.
Jamila Dawson: https://jamiladawson.com
Pineapple Support: https://pineapplesupport.org
Community Praise: Recommended by SWOON Resource Guide
Jen Matesa
About: Specializes in trauma, addiction, sex/relationships, queer/poly/kink, CBT, DBT, EMDR
Website: https://creatingconnectionscounseling.org/jennifer-matesa/
Phone: (412) 229-7353
Email: info@creatingconnectionscounseling.org
Diane Dahm, LCSW
Telehealth therapist
Website: https://diane-dahm.clientsecure.me
Phone: 412.423.8227
Email: dianedahmcounseling@gmail.com
Community Praise: From SWOON Resource Guide
General Therapy
Center for Relational Change
About: Dedicated to training the next generation of systemic, culturally responsive clinicians. Our goal is to ensure that anyone, regardless of background or circumstance, has access to high-quality, relationship-centered mental health care
Address: 1789 South Braddock Ave (Swissvale)
Website: https://centerforrelationalchange.com
Phone: 412-450-0518
Email: info@centerforrelationalchange.com
Community Praise: Experience with poly relationships
Community Concerns: Negative experiences with therapist Heather Brown
Lumos Transforms
About: Multi-modality and personalized transformative services for recovery, deep healing, and personal growth. Woman-of-color owned.
Website: https://lumostransforms.com
Phone: (323) 254-7775
Email: info@lumostransforms.com
Community Praise: The facilitators teach a toolkit of mindfulness practices that enable you to better handle working on our own shit and the world. There are free workshops and they also offer scholarships. I highly recommend…has helped me recognize what’s happening to my body when I’m triggered. Great for people with trauma.
Elemental Self Institute
About: Trauma therapy, EMDR, social worker friendly, antidiet, neuroaffirming
Address: 540 North Neville Street (Oakland)
Website: https://www.elementalselfinstitute.com/
Mercy Behavioral Health
Practitioner: Barb Bisdee
About: Psychiatrist
Address: 1200 Reedsdale Street (North Shore)
Call: 1-877-637-2924
Email: info@pittsburghmercy.org
Website: https://www.pittsburghmercy.org/behavioral-health/pittsburgh-mercy-behavioral-health/
Community Concerns: Does not take commercial insurance through employer
Center for Counseling Arts
About: Therapy and counseling in Wilkinsburg, psychedelic integration available. Telehealth available
Website: https://www.thecenterforcounselingarts.com
Phone: 412-241-8552
Community Concerns: Does not take Medicaid/UPMC for You
Transitional Characters
About: Liberation psychology practice offering trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapy for BIPOC, artists, activists, and marginalized communities
Phone: (412) 444-8340
Website: https://www.transitionalcharacters.com
Village Center for Holistic Therapy
Practitioner: G Hoffer, NCC, LPC
About: Fluent in ASL, works in trauma/PTSD, substance abuse, relationship issues, mood disorders
Website: http://villagetherapy.org
Address: 68 Wabash Street, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15220; 1407 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA 15116a
Phone: (412) 339-1787 x4
Email: ghoffer@villagetherapy.org
Community Praise: From SWOON Resource Guide
Referral from sex worker: “They/he pushes the idea that other people’s responses/behaviors/actions are not your responsibility. Highly recommend.”
Francine Caldwell
About: Psychologist, therapist, couples therapy, queer, polyamory friendly, kink friendly, school/work accommodations, gender confirmation surgery letters, neurodivergent, autism, ADHD
Locations in Squirrel Hill and Brookline
Website: https://www.avellarwardenpsych.com/about-us
Phone: 412-636-2680
Community Praise: Positive for couples and individual therapy, provides accommodations letters for work and scool, provides letters to insurancew for top surgery, gives autism diagnosis
Metro Community Health
About: An Integrated Medical, Mental Health and Dental Family Practice
Offering all of our services to everyone, regardless of identity, income, insurance status, or the ability to pay.
Website: https://metrocommunityhealthcenter.org
Address: 1789 South Braddock Avenue, Suite 410, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Phone: 412-247-2310
Community Praise: “wonderful, kind, good medical service and i love them” “Offer food resources in addition to medical assistance”