Therapy for Transgender and Neurodivergent Support
Skylar Hawthorne
(she/her)
What I do
My specialty is therapy for transgender and neurodivergent support- seeing patients in-person in New York City, and virtual sessions with anyone throughout New York State.
Hi! I’m Sky and I’m a transgender woman. Although I’ve seen a handful of therapists, none were transgender themselves. Now, I hope to be the transgender therapist that I once needed. I’m kink-friendly, poly-competent, and experienced with depression, anxiety, BPD, and neurodivergence (ADHD, OCD, and autism). Having transitioned myself, I’m happy to help guide people along their own transition and meet their own goals. I’m also happy to work with those who are thinking about coming out, starting their own transition, or anywhere along the LGBTQ+ rainbow.
What Therapy With Me Is Like
In our work together, we will identify the needs you are trying to meet with these coping mechanisms and explore healthier, more fulfilling ways to meet them.
My approach is grounded in evidence-based interventions, including:
Exposure and Response Prevention
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Through our sessions, my goal is to help you feel heard, understood, and comfortable being your true self both in therapy and in your everyday life.
Together, we can work towards fostering posttraumatic growth and healing, leading to more fulfilling relationships with yourself and others.
My Therapy Specialties:
Transgender support
Neurodivergence
Mood disorders
About Me
In addition to working as a psychotherapist, I research trans mental health and regularly present at academic conferences. I have degrees in Philosophy and Psychology from Boston University and an MSW in Mental Health and Substance Abuse from the University of Michigan.
I’m also a Queer/GNC/Trans, poly, and kink affirmative therapist with extensive experience working with these communities & their intersection with my specialties.
Masters in Social Work, specialty in Substance Abuse Counseling, University of Michigan
BA in Philosophy and Psychology, Boston University
Education & Credentials
If you’d like to learn more about working together and see if we’re a fit, I invite you to contact me for a free 15-minute consultation.
Let's work together to help you become your true self and create more fulfilling relationships in your life.