Gay Therapy Center Review 2025: Pros & Cons, Cost, & My Experience

Detailed Review

Gay Therapy Center offers 50-minute online therapy sessions to queer folks in 42 states. All of its therapists identify as LGBTQ+ with an average of 15 years of experience, and clients are hand-matched with someone who best fits their identity and needs.

Gay Therapy Center earned 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Detailed Scoring Breakdown

Clientele Served (4.5 out of 5)

Range of Therapist Specialties & Treatment Approaches (4 out of 5)

Geographic Location (5 out of 5)

Attending Live Video Sessions (5 out of 5)

Online Therapy Cost (3 out of 5)

Insurance & Out-of-Network Benefits (3 out of 5)

Therapist Matching or Selection (4.5 out of 5)

Extra Features & Resources (4 out of 5)

Client Interface & User Experience (5 out of 5)

Privacy & HIPAA (5 out of 5)

Therapist Credentials & Expertise (5 out of 5)

Customer Service (5 out of 5)

Reliability & Longevity (4.5 out of 5)

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The Therapist Matching Process

Instead of browsing through therapist profiles and choosing who you want to work with, GTC ensures a personalized fit by having clients talk to someone on the platform (either the founder, Adam Blum, MFT, or KB Bullock, AMFT) to get matched with a provider.

I spoke to KB for about 10 minutes and he was incredibly patient and personable. He started by asking me about why I was interested in therapy, what therapy experiences I’ve had in the past, and what I was hoping to get out of the process. He talked through a couple of options with me and we settled on a provider to try. He ensured I was comfortable with the cost range and then we talked about insurance. He knew specific details about my insurance provider and what I might need to do to get my visits covered by them.

Nothing about my conversation with KB felt rushed or “phoned in” in any way, and at the end he told me he could call or text him any time and he’d get back to me within a business day.

While I scheduled my therapy session for a couple weeks out, GTC stated that many clients can get an appointment within one or two days of speaking with the Client Intake Coordinator, and same-day appointments may be available when specifically requested.

The next day, I got a call from my prospective therapist to chat about my therapy goals and to ask some questions about his process. This call is an example of how much GTC cares about the client-therapist fit: If I didn’t like this therapist after our call, I could have gone back to GTC and asked for a new match.

Online Therapy

Online therapy with GTC involves filling out a couple of brief intake forms, entering payment information, and attending sessions. I was emailed a video therapy link by my therapist when we first connected, and he sent two reminder emails before our session that also included the link. All I had to do was click it and ensure my audio and video worked, then I was set to go. I was also sent appointment reminders from GTC, so they really cover their bases there.

My therapist was understanding, genial, and ready to dive in. We went through some personal history and what my goals are, and as I’ve recently moved he was helpful in thinking through some ways to plug in to queer community in my new city. He asked great questions and also requested feedback on whether what he was saying resonated before continuing on multiple times.

Note that there’s a 24 cancellation policy for online therapy through GTC: Any no-shows or clients who don’t cancel within 24 hours will pay the full session fee.

Free Online Class

I’d consider this 30-day “class” to be more like a jumping off point for those looking to find more ways to improve their self-love and develop confidence. Upon signing up, I was immediately sent the email for Day 1, then received the emails daily. A lot of the course had to do with examining and then confronting the messages learned in childhood that made us feel unloved or unlovable, thinking through what we wish we could have given ourselves instead, then learning to reparent that inner child with compassion and self-love.

Each lesson was short and focused, building on the one before it. While certainly not a replacement for therapy, anyone trying to do the internal work of unlearning the harmful messages they were taught about their queerness as a child could benefit from reading through the class and responding to the prompts.

Blogs & Videos

Gay Therapy Center has hundreds of blog posts on a wide range of topics, including anxiety and politics, gender-affirming care, eating disorders, navigating dating apps, kink, and much more. It appears to be updated regularly. Many are geared toward gay men or are more generalized, and list Adam Blum, the founder of Gay Therapy Center, as the author, but some written for lesbians specifically have been written by other staff authors. I read through several articles and found them compassionate and well-researched.

This section of the site was a bit tricky to navigate, as the first several times I tried to scroll down to the bottom to see all the categories listed, more articles would load until I had eventually scrolled through all of them.

Cost & Insurance

Therapy appointments through Gay Therapy Center cost $185–$250 for 50-minute sessions. The cost varies based on the provider you’re seeing; for example, many couples therapists charge slightly more than individual therapy sessions. Clients in California may have the opportunity to see an associate therapist for a slightly lower cost of $125–$150.

My therapist charged $200 per session, which I was told in my intro call was the median for my area (which felt right to me based on my independent research).

While Gay Therapy Center does not take insurance, its care team can help you navigate getting a reimbursement from your insurance provider if it allows for out-of-network care. It claims that, depending on the provider, reimbursements often range from 50%–85% of the cost of the session. Gay Therapy Center can provide you with receipts (often called superbills) that you can submit to your insurance provider. GTC also accepts HSA and FSA cards.

Payments are due at the time of the session.

Who Does Gay Therapy Center Serve?

Gay Therapy Center can serve LGBTQ+ clients in 42 states in the U.S. through online therapy, and has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. It also offers in-person sessions in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Oregon, but with fewer therapists to choose from in those locations.

GTC offers both individual and couples therapy, and states that about a third of its clients are couples; several of the 44 therapists working with GTC specialize in couples counseling, a unique offering for queer couples looking for this service.

It appears that much of Gay Therapy Center’s infrastructure is geared more toward gay men, though people of any identity can utilize the service. Of the 44 therapists listed on the website, five use she/her pronouns.