Counseling & Psychotherapy Durham & Raleigh NC

NOTE ABOUT COVID-19: To protect everyone’s safety and health, ALL sessions are currently only conducted through secure video.
No date has been set to resume in person sessions.

Teen, Adult, Couples, LGBTQ, Family Counseling & Psychotherapy Durham & Raleigh NC

You may be wondering…
Can counseling help?

Here’s how we can help…

Call me to schedule your appointment.

I Want to Help!

Gender Therapist

A safe place for all genders to be & explore who they are. Helping kids, adults, families & couples along the gender continuum, including those who are transgender & non-binary.

Parenting Help

Help for separating or separated parents to navigate this new relationship & conflict. Practical approaches to co-parenting & conflict.

More than just affirming. Over 25 years, caring for the LGBTQ+ community, including gender & sexual orientation counseling for adults, teens, families & couples. Help with coming out, relationships, discrimination, & just being able to be who you are.

Couples Counseling

Relationship counseling, couples therapy, marriage counseling, & family therapy. Helping make the relationships that matter to you work again. Helping with relationship bonds, communication & passion. All sexualities, genders & relationship types welcome.

Child Family Therapy

Over 25 years helping with teen problems, as well as parenting support & family counseling. Here to help kids & siblings & families reconnect, communicate & be their best.

Michelle Topal, MSW, LCSW

Owner, Psychotherapist Raleigh & Durham

LGBT Therapist, Child & Family Therapy & Couples Counseling

Help for Teens, Adults, Couples & Families

Teen Problems, especially Sexual Orientation Counseling, Gender Identity, & Transgender Help

Family Therapy & Help for All Family Relationship Issues

Couples Relationship Counseling to Help with Effective Communication, Bonding & Intimacy

More Than Just Affirming LGBT Therapist for the LGBTQQIA Community

Sexual Orientation Counseling, Coming Out, LGBT Issues, Bisexuality, Issues of Discrimination & Social Activism

Parenting Support for Single Parents, Couples & Co-Parenting exs to Help with Effective Communication & Conflict

Family Therapy for Family Members Dealing with the Coming Out and/or Gender Affirmation Process

LGBT+ Issues & Sexual Orientation Counseling, Gender Non-Conforming & Transgender Help

Transgender Transition Support & Gender Identity Help Throughout the Gender Continuum

Couples Therapy, Understanding the Unique Needs of LGBT Couples & Non-Traditional/Non-Monogamous Couples, including Helping with Relationship Issues, Effective Communication, Boundaries, Connection & Intimacy

Training & experience working with those with autism, ADHD or are neurodivergent

Using Many Different Approaches to Help You & Your Family Make Sense of What is Going on & What to Do About it

Our Commitment to You

I believe that life is a process of ongoing change and growth, and that we are all essentially “a work in progress”. I am a psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) offering counseling and psychotherapy who is committed to helping people in their unique journey; helping each individual, couple or family explore and discover the best path for them. As a counselor and psychotherapist I know that being truly heard and valued is vital to healing and growth, and therefore I see your wisdom about yourself and your family as the key to therapy being a meaningful and beneficial process.

Call Me to Schedule Your Appointment.