CatharsisOnline.net is a website designed to address the mental health needs of those living with "A Gender Expression or Identity" , that larger society would consider to be non-traditional. It might include those in the Transgender, Transvestite, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or those on the "Down-Low”, AND those of you who have loved ones who are, or whom you suspect may be have a gender identity or expression that you do not understand or agree with.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

We don’t just help you cope – we help you make sense of and gain greater insight into your sexual identity or expression, no matter what it may be, and to experience how it shapes your life decisions. We encourage you to strengthen your will and walk through that door to take control of your future: your relationships, your productivity, your strengths and challenges.

When you’re living with a secret, that secret becomes the basis for how you make many of your decisions. Only when you discover, define and accept the truth about who you are can you begin to see all of the possibilities life holds for you.

FOR YOU: Catharsis provides you with confidential counseling with highly trained, experienced and licensed professionals who are available to you day or night. You may choose to have us refer a professional for you based upon how you define your situation. Alternately, you may choose to “Build A Therapist”, by designating attributes and qualifications you would like to see in YOUR optimal counselor. You can choose among traits such as gender, sexual identity, race, general age range, experience or credentials and general geographic region. We will then do our very best to match you with that counselor.

FOR YOUR LOVED ONES: Catharsis provides your spouses, parents, children or any loved one of someone living with any identity or expression of gender with a supportive and understanding ear. These professionals can assist loved ones in understanding and hopefully accepting and supporting the choices made by someone living an alternative lifestyle. May be it is ambivalence, maybe it is a sense that there are secrets being kept , maybe there is shock, guilt, disappointment or confusion over a choice, or why a choice has been made to hide that part of identity. Catharsis can help loved ones not only understand and cope, but also work with the loved one to discover how it is affecting the loved one’s life – and find a way to open locked doors to renewed and profound love and respect for the loved one.

FOR EVERYONE: Catharsis provides a variety of open, accepting, non-judgmental forums in which to discuss your own situation, how you feel, your struggles and successes - with others who share your orientation or your loved one's circumstances, are struggling or have struggled too: a forum in which everyone can relate and empathize.