Steven Garte-Wolf (he/they)

MSW, LICSW
Accepting Clients

Queer, trans & kink-affirming therapist offering trauma-informed care for individuals & couples. Anti-racist & body-positive.

Psychotherapist in Massachusetts

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples

About My Clients

My clients are thoughtful, creative, and often navigating identity, anxiety, trauma, or relationship dynamics. Many are queer, trans, neurodivergent, or part of kink/BDSM communities seeking affirming care. Some are healing from perfectionism, burnout, or feeling "too much" or "not enough." They want to feel more connected—to themselves, their bodies, their values, and the people they love. Together, we build safety, self-trust, and space for aliveness.

My Background and Approach

I’m a licensed therapist with a background in working with queer, trans, neurodivergent, and kink-affirming communities. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and rooted in justice and liberation. I help individuals and couples deepen self-trust, navigate emotional intensity, and build meaningful connection. Many of my clients come to therapy seeking support around anxiety, identity, relationships, or healing from shame and perfectionism. I integrate somatic awareness, parts work (IFS-informed), and mindfulness to support healing that’s embodied and sustainable. I believe therapy can be a space for repair, play, self-reclamation—and that you don’t need to be "fixed" to be worthy of care. My work is grounded in anti-racist, consent-based, and body-affirming values. I strive to co-create spaces that honor complexity, softness, and your right to take up space as you are.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe therapy is a collaborative, liberatory process—not about pathologizing, but about reconnecting with your inner wisdom and truth. Healing happens in relationship, and I strive to create a space where you feel seen, respected, and affirmed in your full complexity. I believe in the radical power of self-compassion, curiosity, and pleasure. My work is grounded in anti-racism, body liberation, queer and trans affirmation, and the understanding that systems of oppression impact mental health. I hold space for grief, joy, desire, contradiction, and the parts of you that have been told they’re too much. You deserve care that celebrates your wholeness.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Contemplative Therapy Humanistic Therapy Relationship Counseling
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Collaborative Couple Therapy
  • Contemplative Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Sex Therapy
  • Relationship Counseling

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Attachment LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists Relationship Issues
Other Issues
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Body Image Issues
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Men's Issues
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Problems
  • Spirituality
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Optum
  • United Healthcare
  • Point 32
  • UHC/Optum
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 16 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $110 - 200/session

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