Care built on the belief that you deserve to take up space.
Counterspiral was founded on a simple idea: therapy should never ask you to earn your worth or explain your identity.
Our approach
Anti-Oppressive
We name and challenge systemic harm. Your struggles make sense in context — the problem is rarely just you.
Trauma-Informed
We understand that trauma lives in the body and shapes everything. We go at your pace, always.
Affirming
Queer, trans, neurodivergent, and BIPOC identities aren’t problems to solve — they’re celebrated here.
Collaborative
You’re the expert on your own life. We bring clinical skills; you bring your story.
Evidence-Based
CBT, DBT, EMDR, somatic approaches — we draw from what works and tailor it to you.
Community-Rooted
Our team shares lived experience with the communities they serve. You don’t have to explain yourself here.
Why Counterspiral?
I founded Counterspiral because I spent years looking for a therapist who truly got it — who understood queerness, neurodivergence, and the particular weight of navigating systems that weren’t built for people like me.
The name comes from the idea that emotional spirals don’t have to end where they begin. With the right tools and the right support, we can spiral out — outward, upward, into something new.
— Sarah Stapleton, RP, Founder