Youth Groups and Activities
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Encircle
Encircle aims to provide mental health therapy, support, and resources for every LGBTQ+ youth in Utah.
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Utah Pride Center
The Utah Pride Center is a safe, inclusive space where LGBTQIA+ youth can connect, express themselves, and build community. Through creative workshops, engaging events, and empowering programs, we're here to help young people thrive, be seen, and celebrated for who they are.
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Mosaics Resource Center
Mosaics Resource Center provides classes, workshops, events, fundraisers, a gender-affirming closet, a community pantry, and a book store in Utah County.
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Under the Umbrella
Under the Umbrella is a queer little bookstore on Ute, Goshute, Shoshone, and Paiute land (Salt Lake City, Utah), sharing and celebrating queer books written by queer authors and offering a safe, sober, and accessible space for 2SLGBTQIA+ people to gather. Beyond books, Under the Umbrella stocks local queer art, hosts community events for all ages, and provides resources through the store.
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UtahGSA/GLSEN
GLSEN provides resources to help utah students start and maintain a GSA (or other LGBTQ+ club) in their local schools.
Affirming Therapy
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Flourish Therapy
Flourish Therapy Inc. provides culturally competent and affordable care for LGBTQIA+ individuals, families, and friends.
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TJ Thomas
TJ specializes in providing therapy and support for LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly within the LDS community, addressing unique intersections and diverse mental health needs.
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Evergreen Therapy
Evergreen Therapy Collective offers affirming and supportive therapy for individuals identifying as LGBTQIA2SP+ in Utah County and Cache County.
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Celebrate! Therapy
Celebrate Therapy supports clients in discovering confidence and support in their own queerness, and family members learning how to support their queer loved ones.
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Influence Therapy and Coaching
Influence Therapy & Coaching offers transformative individual, family, child and teen counseling in Salt Lake County.
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Connect & Heal
Connect & Heal specializes in coaching for parents of teens and therapy for teenagers in the LGBTQ+ community.
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Janeen Martin
Janeen Martin works with families and parents in Utah County to explore core emotions, thoughts, and perceptions to deepen relationships and personal worth.
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Safe Space SLC
Safe Space SLC is a group of LGBTQIA+ affirming clinicians who provide in-person and online individual, couple, family, and group therapy services to the residents of Utah.
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Arches Healing and Growth
Arches creates affirming, healing spaces for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and neurodivergent individuals, supporting them in exploring identities, healing from trauma, and building resilience. They offer tailored therapy services, including individual, family, and group sessions, alongside specialized care such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), gender-affirming care, trauma-informed care, and immigration evaluations.
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Worth It Counseling & Coaching
Worth It Counseling & Coaching in Lehi provides a range of resources specifically for youth, addressing common challenges such as abuse, academic stress, ADHD, anxiety, bullying, depression, divorce or separation, and grief. They also offer support for issues related to bodies, intimacy, boundaries, anger, fear, feelings, health, self-esteem, and stress.
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Valley Behavior Health
Valley Behavioral Health provides a variety of services including gender-affirming supportive housing, autism and IDD services, and day treatment services.
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Salt Psych Psychotherapy
Salt Lake Psychotherapy is primarily a telehealth-based queer and gender-affirming group practice. Their therapists each possess unique specialties, including support for sexual trauma, religious trauma, and gender-affirming care.
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Healing Steps Counseling
Healing Steps Counseling is a private practice in Utah County with offices in Lehi and Payson, offering a non-judgmental space for individuals and families to address life's challenges through evidence-based therapies. They specialize in areas such as anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, and faith transitions, accepting various insurance plans and self-pay options.
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Sego Lily Counseling
Sego Lily Counseling offers in person and virtual counseling to parents and teens with a variety of specialties in several locations from Utah County to Salt Lake County.
Affirming Churches
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Mount Olympus Presbyterian Church
An affirming church in Salt Lake City with traditional, contemporary, and contemplative services and programing for youth.
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church
An affirming church in Park City with online and in person services and programing for youth.
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Park City Community Church
An affirming church in Park City with online and in person services and programing for youth.
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St. James' Episcopal Church
An affirming church in Midvale.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
An affirming church in Salt Lake City with a youth ministry and camp.
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All Saints Episcopal Church
An affirming church in Salt Lake City.
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Cathedral Church of St Mark
An affirming church in Salt Lake City with a variety of opportunities for youth including a Formation and Youth Group.
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First Unitarian Church
An affirming church in Salt Lake City
College Groups
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The OUT Foundation
The OUT Foundation empowers the LGBTQ+ students and alumni of BYU in achieving their intellectual, social, and professional potential.
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RaYnbow Collective
The RaYnbow Collective is a Utah LGBTQ+ support organization that identifies and creates safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students at Brigham Young University and connects them to affirming community resources.
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Cougar Pride Center
Cougar Pride Center is a volunteer-run, donor-sponsored LGBTQ+ resource center for BYU students that aims to empower queer students, celebrate progress, and advocate for change through collaborative activism.
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Spectrum
Queer Student Alliance at Utah Valley University. Events every Mondays at 7 pm
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USU Queer Christian Initiative
Safe space for LGBTQIA+ people of faith 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⛪Find community with others who inhabit the intersection between queerness and spirituality 🌈❤️
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Queer Student Alliance (Logan/USU)
Queer Student Alliance provides resources, advocate, and create safe spaces for the LGBTQ community and their allies in Logan Utah and at USU.
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FHE for ALL Cache Valley Utah
FHE for All offers Faith, Healing and Encouragement for local friends with ties to (or love for) LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Medical Resources
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Some tips on finding affirming healthcare
We’ve put together some tips for finding affirming healthcare.
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UAF Legacy Health
Healthcare services built for LGBTQ+ Utahns and the people who love us. A comprehensive resource (physical and mental health) for adults 18+.
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BYU Pediatric Sleep Lab
BYU Pediatric Sleep Lab offers sleep therapy to LGBTQIA+ youth in the community for free or at sliding scale rates through Dr. Kara Duraccio's practicum at BYU Comprehensive Clinic.
BYU Pediatric Sleep Lab is part of the Consortium of Sleep Psychology at Brigham Young University. We frequently have paid research opportunities for youth and their families. Text "teen study info" to (385) 292-1572 or email us at byupediatricsleep@gmail.com to learn more.
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Sleep Again Solutions
Dr. Duraccio and her graduate students also offer sleep therapy at discounted rates through her private practice, Sleep Again Solutions.
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Elizabeth Larsen, FNP-C
Elizabeth Larsen, FNP-C obtained a Bachelor of Science in audiology at Brigham Young University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, cum laude, at the Rockhurst University Research College of Nursing. She also completed a Master of Science in nursing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to her education, Elizabeth has experience in neurosurgery, family medicine, rural family medicine, audiology, and medical research. She is board certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center and specializes in family medicine.
As a Revere Health physician, Elizabeth takes pride in providing the highest quality care for her patients. She places a premium on education and communication and listens intently to her patients’ needs and health goals. Through this approach, she develops personalized healthcare plans for her patients and ensures they feel seen and heard.
Located at Revere health in Provo
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Clarissa Peterson, PA-C
Education - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (2007-2009)
Training - Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center (2009), Emergency Medicine, University of Utah Emergency Department (2009), Women’s Health/OB-GYN, Alpine Women’s Clinic (2008), Family Practice, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Mountainlands (2008)
Board Certifications - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Languages - English, Spanish
Located at Mountainlands Community Health Center in Provo
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Wendy M. Macey, MPAS, PA-C
Wendy M. Macey, MPAS, PA-C, is a physician assistant specializing in family medicine. She received her bachelor's degree in community health from Northern Arizona University in 1999 and went on to complete her physician assistant certification and master's degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2001. Her professional interests include preventive medicine, women's health, sexual health, and adolescent medicine. Wendy is a nationally known speaker and active in national PA leadership. She is adjunctive faculty at the University of Utah in PA and NP graduate education programs. She enjoys practicing in the full spectrum of family medicine. Her professional mantra: "Take care of your body and mind, if you don't where will you live?" In her leisure time, Wendy enjoys anything and everything that can be done outside.
Located at Greenwood Health Center in Midvale Utah
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Stephanie Sampson DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Stephanie Sampson DNP, APRN, FNP-C is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of California, San Francisco (2024), a Master of Science in Nursing from Weber State University (2019), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland (2007). With a career spanning from a registered nurse in 2007 to a nurse practitioner in 2019, they bring extensive experience to their practice.
Having served nine years in the Army before settling in Cache Valley in 2010, the owner is deeply committed to patient safety and autonomy, fostering collaborative relationships where patients feel heard, respected, and empowered. They are also a passionate advocate for marginalized groups, including the LGBTQ+ community, striving to promote comprehensive and inclusive healthcare for all. Residing in Hyde Park with their family, they are also a founding board member of Utah Families Feeding Families, reflecting their dedication to community service.
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Natalie Gibson, APRN, FNP-C, DNP
Natalie Gibson is a nationally board certified and licensed family nurse practitioner. Natalie graduated from the University of Utah Doctor of Nursing Practice and Family Nurse Practitioner Program with honors. She has received recognition and awards in academics, community innovation, and leadership. Natalie has received additional training in lifestyle medicine and integrative medicine.
Natalie is committed to women's health, she has experience and additional training in contraceptive counselling (including nexplanon and IUDs), menses and menopause management, weight loss, sexual health, fertility (including evaluation and intrauterine insemination/IUI) and additional women-specific health needs.
She is also a dedicated ally to the LGBTQIP+ community and their unique health needs.
Natalie is passionate about all things outdoors, from backpacking and bicycling to paddle boarding, fishing, yoga, back country skiing, and camping! Natalie enjoys spending time with her family and dog, she loves cooking and loves to make healthy food taste good!
Located at Whole Life Family Wellness in Providence UT
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Intermountain LGBTQ+ Health
Our experienced team of LGBTQ+ Clinically Competent providers offer caring, compassionate and high-quality healthcare primarily in Utah. We help the LGBTQ+ community live their healthiest lives possible.
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Transgender Health Program
The Trans Health Program at University of Utah Health brings quality health care to trans adults and teens from all walks of life. We welcome all identities and expressions seeking our services. We understand that every trans or gender diverse person's experience is unique. Our doctors will be there to give you endless support wherever your journey takes you.
Your comfort and trust matters the most to us. We provide a safe, trans-affirmative environment where patients can comfortably access the full range of health services they need.
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Kayla Jessop Nutrition
Kayla Jessop Nutrtion provides one-on-one nutrition counseling for clients ages 5 and up, supporting each individual in building a peaceful, nourishing relationship with food.
Located in North Ogden, Salt Lake City, American Fork and virtual sessions are available in many states.
Other Resources
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Gender Matters: Insights from a Physician
Gender Matters gives short instructive lessons about gender inclusivity and is a great place to start for anyone looking to learn more about transgender and nonbinary topics.
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GenderBands
GenderBands provides free chest binder fittings and a Trans Closet for gender-affirming items, and offers grants for social transition or travel for gender-affirming medical/surgical care to LGBTQ+ youth and teens.
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Lucero Hair & Wellness
Lucero Hair and Wellness is a gender-free salon in Salt Lake City providing inclusive hair services, facials, and waxing, with a mission to create a safe, affirming space for all, particularly LGBTQIA+ individuals and youth, through community events and education.
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Flourish Point
Flourish Point provides a variety of resources to LGBTQ youth and families in Rexburg Idaho.
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Trans Affirm Idaho
Trans Affirm Idaho offers a youth group, social events, and a virtual support group that meets monthly.
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The HUG Foundation
The H.U.G. foundation bridges those seeking guidance, connecting them with the mentors, wisdom, and tools they need to become the best versions of themselves.
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These resources are collected from suggestions. If you have a resource in Utah for LGBTQ youth or their parents, please let us know so we can add it!