Tyler Wansley 
Clinical Therapist
(he/him)

Tyler is a therapist, faerie, and musician drawn to therapeutic work by a love of people (especially the lives and history of queer individuals) and our collective journey through life. He identifies as a cis, gay man, though he finds “queer” fits his gender and sexual identity better. As a more feminine man, he uses his lived experience to create a space where we can be queer as a $3 bill while being taken seriously and acknowledged for the full people we are. In particular, he intends for the space you create together to be a time without judgments and expectations of the “outside world”, regardless of where they come from. As queer people, we often navigate the world without much guidance on how to be and need to “create” ourselves. The therapeutic space we create together is a place where you can show off that creation, and together we can explore the challenges and hopes you face in life.

Tyler brings with him a bit of Southern charm and culture, meaning sessions with him are conversational and like meeting with a close confidant while getting to the core of what is going on with you and how you are feeling. Due to this Southern background, he also strongly believes in demystifying the therapy process and making it accessible to folks of varying backgrounds and experiences, particularly for queer folks who may have a different background in terms of culture, community, acceptance, and spirituality. Tyler likes to inform folks on psychology and give tools to help them better connect with themselves through the relationship that we build in sessions together.

He is passionate about empowering folks with tools they can take with them to better navigate the challenges that they encounter through daily life. He believes that feeling secure and safe in our own bodies can be a powerful healing tool as we learn to connect to ourselves and how we truly feel about things. At the same time, he knows that for queer folks there are a myriad of societal and interpersonal factors that can be obstacles to safe self expression and being present in our bodies, and as such he prides himself in working with folks as we explore what modalities work for you and your unique self.

In particular, he is adept at holding space for folks as they navigate difficult family and cultural situations, as well as working with folks as they explore their gender and what it means to them. He is especially passionate about helping men of all kinds as they explore male identity, masculinity, and what that means to them.

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