--- title: "LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy in Washington, DC — Cura Tempos" description: "LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy in Washington, DC — identity, relationships, sexuality, family, and everything else life brings." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Cura Tempos", "url": "https://curatempos.com" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": [ "MedicalBusiness", "ProfessionalService" ], "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business", "name": "Cura Tempos LLC", "url": "https://curatempos.com", "areaServed": { "@type": "AdministrativeArea", "name": "Washington, DC" }, "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1301 K Street NW", "addressLocality": "Washington", "addressRegion": "DC", "postalCode": "20005", "addressCountry": "US" }, "telephone": "202-643-2846", "medicalSpecialty": [ "Behavioral", "PublicHealth" ], "availableLanguage": [ "English", "French" ], "serviceType": [ "Initial Consultation", "Intake Session", "Individual Therapy", "Couples Therapy", "Sex Therapy", "Dating Therapy", "EMDR Therapy", "Group Therapy", "In-Person Sessions" ], "founder": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner" }, "provider": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#practitioner", "name": "Dr. William McVey", "jobTitle": "Founder & Clinical Sexologist", "hasCredential": { "@type": "EducationalOccupationalCredential", "credentialCategory": "license", "name": "LPC" }, "worksFor": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business" }, "url": "https://curatempos.com/drwilliammcvey", "knowsLanguage": [ "English" ], "sameAs": [ "https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/REPLACE-ME", "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?cid=REPLACE-ME", "https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/238404" ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://curatempos.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Specialties", "item": "https://curatempos.com/specialties" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy", "item": "https://curatempos.com/specialties/lgbtq-therapy" } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Service", "name": "LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy", "serviceType": "LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy", "provider": { "@id": "https://curatempos.com/#business" }, "areaServed": "Washington, DC" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Are you actually part of the community, or 'an ally'?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Dr. McVey is a community member. Paul El-Meouchy works extensively with gender identity and expat LGBTQIA+ clients. Ask either of us anything you like in the consultation — the vetting is welcome." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do you work with people questioning their orientation or identity?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes — questioning is welcome here without any pressure toward a conclusion. The work is clarity on your terms and your timeline." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can we come as a queer couple?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Absolutely. Couples work here doesn't need translating for queer relationships — the structures, the intimacy work, all of it is already fluent." } } ] } ] --- [![Cura Tempos](/__l5e/assets-v1/50a70a4f-7979-497e-9338-0a69569aa15d/logo.png)Cura Tempos Washington, DC ](/) [Home](/)[Our Team](/team-3)[Specialties](/specialties)[Services](/book-online)[Office](/therapy-office-washington-dc)[Investment](/rates)[Journal](/blog)[Media](/media)[Contact](/contact) [Book a free consult](https://www.therapyportal.com/p/curatempos/) Who we work with # LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy Affirming, here, is not a checkbox on a directory profile. [Dr. McVey](/drwilliammcvey) is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, has focused on this work for over a decade, and built a practice where nothing about who you are needs a preamble or a glossary. Some clients come for identity work. Just as many come for [anxiety](/specialties/anxiety-therapy), careers, couples work, or grief — and simply want a therapist where being queer is context, not curriculum. ## What we work with - Coming out — at 19 or at 55 - Identity, faith, and family negotiations - Queer relationships and open, honest couples work - Sexuality and intimacy, with clinical sexology depth - Minority stress: vigilance, code-switching, the tax of it - Everything else — because queer people also just have lives ## Why the specifics matter You shouldn't have to educate your therapist before therapy can help you. Here the foundation is already laid: the clinical knowledge, the community context, and — where it matters — the lived understanding of finding your way to your own sexuality against resistance. Dr. McVey's path into this work began there, and the practice's mission still carries it: no one should feel lost with no roadmap. The work itself draws on the full toolkit — [EMDR](/approach/emdr) for trauma, [Gottman](/approach/gottman-method) for couples, [IFS](/approach/internal-family-systems) for the internal negotiations that a divided world installs. ## Practical details 55-minute sessions, $215 with [sliding scale](/rates) from $150–194. [Downtown DC](/locations/downtown-dc) office or [telehealth](/online-therapy-dc) across the District. The [free consultation](/book-online) is a fit-check in both directions — come ask us anything. FAQ ## Common questions ### Are you actually part of the community, or 'an ally'? Dr. McVey is a community member. Paul El-Meouchy works extensively with gender identity and expat LGBTQIA+ clients. Ask either of us anything you like in the consultation — the vetting is welcome. ### Do you work with people questioning their orientation or identity? Yes — questioning is welcome here without any pressure toward a conclusion. The work is clarity on your terms and your timeline. ### Can we come as a queer couple? Absolutely. Couples work here doesn't need translating for queer relationships — the structures, the intimacy work, all of it is already fluent. Related - [Sex therapy →](/specialties/sex-therapy) - [Couples therapy →](/specialties/couples-therapy) - [Life transitions →](/specialties/life-transitions) ## Ready to begin? The 15-minute consult is where most people begin. [Book a free 15-minute consultation](https://www.therapyportal.com/p/curatempos/)[Rates & investment](/rates) Curated mental health & wellness for a life fully lived. [Book a free consult](/book-online) Cura Tempos A boutique DC practice — sex-therapy-led, holistic, unhurried. Sessions in English · Français Explore - [Home](/) - [Our Team](/team-3) - [Specialties](/specialties) - [Services](/book-online) - [Office](/therapy-office-washington-dc) - [Investment](/rates) - [Journal](/blog) - [Media](/media) - [Contact](/contact) Specialties - [Sex Therapy](/specialties/sex-therapy) - [Couples Therapy](/specialties/couples-therapy) - [Trauma & EMDR](/specialties/trauma-therapy) - [LGBTQIA+ Therapy](/specialties/lgbtq-therapy) - [Online Therapy](/online-therapy-dc) - [All Specialties](/specialties) Contact Cura Tempos LLC 1301 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 [202-643-2846](tel:2026432846) [Info@CuraTempos.com](mailto:Info@CuraTempos.com) Crisis In a crisis or emergency, call or text [988](tel:988) or [911](tel:911). Individual results vary; therapy outcomes are not guaranteed. Contacting Cura Tempos does not establish a therapist–client relationship. Coaching services are not psychotherapy and are not licensed mental-health treatment. 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