Therapy for Badass Women and Queer Folk
Therapy for Badass Women and Queer Folk
You’re Not Too Much Here
You’re Tired of Holding It All Together
You’re capable, responsible, and really good at getting shit done. You’re also stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, and not entirely sure how everyone else seems to have time to “practice self-care.”
Therapy can help you slow down, set boundaries without drowning in guilt, and stop treating everyone else’s needs like they automatically belong at the top of your list.
Turns out, high-functioning anxiety… still anxiety.
At this point in life, you’re actually afraid to let go of your anxiety because it’s kind of your “superpower” and you have no idea what life would look like without it.
Your Mom Still Takes Up Too Much Space
You put some distance between yourself and your mom for a reason. Maybe that reason is she, on a whim, moved across the country (again) or honestly, you just figured out how to grow up quick so you wouldn’t need anything from her anymore. So why does she still take up so much space in your head?
Growing up with a difficult, emotionally unpredictable, or high-conflict parent can follow you well into adulthood—showing up as guilt, people-pleasing, self-doubt, and boundaries that feel much harder than they probably should.
Therapy can help you untangle your relationship with your mother from your relationship with yourself and figure out what kind of relationship with her actually works for you.
You’re Coming Out and Trying to Figure It Out
You built a perfectly respectable life. You did the things. Checked the boxes. And now you are doing some rethinking.
About your sexuality. Your marriage. Monogamy. Coming out later in life. Open relationships or ethical non-monogamy. Wondering, have I always been this attracted to women?
Queer-affirming therapy gives you somewhere to explore all of that without anyone deciding where you’re “supposed” to land.
You don’t have to blow up your life—or even know exactly what you want—to get curious about whether there might be more to it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I work with badass women and queer folk. Many are thoughtful, self-aware, and tired of repeating the same patterns in their relationships or inner lives.
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Yes. I work with couples who want to do all the regular stuff, like improve communication, understand recurring dynamics, and build more connection and flexibility in their relationships. I also work with couples interested in ethical non-monogamy, and family dynamics that are polyamorous.
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Abso-freakin-lutely! This is a queer-affirming space. I work with queer folks, including people coming out later in life, exploring sexuality in hetero-presenting relationships, and navigating nontraditional relationship structures. You don’t have to explain or justify who you are here.
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I work virtually with clients across Kentucky. Online therapy allows us to do deep, consistent work without the added stress of logistics or location.
If you’re in Lexington and really want to meet in person, we can always take it to the Arboretum and go for a walk. Therapy and Plants. We can go on one of those stupid-mental-health-walks that everyone is always bragging about taking :)
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While I do not directly accept insurance, I will work really hard to help you get reimbursed by your insurance, if possible.
I work with Mentaya, a service that helps clients check out-of-network benefits and submit claims for reimbursement. If your plan includes out-of-network coverage, Mentaya can help you understand what may be available to you and handle the reimbursement process.
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Sessions are typically 50 to 60 minutes. They’re conversational, grounded, and responsive to what’s showing up for you.
If you want a relaxed session, we can do that.
Sometimes you might be like, “Okay, no. I don’t want to just talk about it. I want to work on this.” Great. I can do that, too. I can shift gears and bring more structure, more direction, more actual interventions.
About The Mindful Practice of Kentucky
About The Mindful Practice of Kentucky
Courtney Garner
The Mindful Practice is for women who have spent a lot of their lives being very good at being what other people need them to be.
The capable ones. The overthinkers. The peacekeepers. The women who can read a room in three seconds but don’t trust themselves to make a decision without polling six people first.
Maybe you’re exhausted from holding everything together. Maybe your mother’s presence has taken up permanent residence in your head. Or maybe you did everything you were “supposed” to do and are now asking some deeply inconvenient questions about your sexuality, your relationships, or whether the life you built actually fits you.
Whatever brought you here, the work usually comes back to figuring out what’s actually yours.
Your wants. Your boundaries. Your relationships. Your life.
Turns out, trusting yourself is a whole fucking thing. We work on that here—with online, queer-affirming therapy for women throughout Kentucky.
You Belong Here
This is a place where you belong and don’t have to perform or explain yourself. The work here is about helping things feel less stuck and more workable over time. A consultation is the next step to talk through whether this feels like the support you’ve been looking for.