IHI Therapy Center

01/26/2026

AI is having an impact on mental health. 🤖

Folks are, understandably, attempting to resource themselves through easily-accessible, cost-free AI resources.

Unfortunately, there IS a cost — especially for q***r and marginalized communities.

Tara Lombardo, our Executive Director, explores the promises and risks of AI in mental health, especially for those of us in need of LGBTQ+-affirming care. Read more via our link in bio. 🔗

01/26/2026

"Generative AI can give solid data-driven advice. If we are doing our jobs well, however, we therapists don't give advice. We explore, we reflect, we notice patterns, and we help our clients to hold multiple truths at once."

Read + Learn more from our Executive Director Tara Lombardo's recent OpEd via PRIDE.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1322534813234914&id=100064352245759&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=h9ovxS6WMYLva2Or #

While AI can offer support, it falls short in understanding intersectional identities, argues Tara Lombardo

01/22/2026

Our interns are well supported at IHI. ☺️💛

We offer…
🏳️‍🌈 Experience in providing individual, couples, partners, and group psychotherapy
🏳️‍🌈 A weekly seminar program with guest lecturers
🏳️‍🌈 Individual and group supervision
🏳️‍🌈 Experience in professional development through internship projects
🏳️‍🌈 Specialized training to meet the needs of gay, le***an, bis*xual, transgender, and q***r populations

and more!

Learn more about our incredible program and apply today via our website. Link in bio 🔗😌

01/20/2026

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Today we honor Dr. King’s legacy by taking a moment to name a few of the intersectional mental health issues LGBTQ+ Black folks continue to face, and share our continued commitment to provide care that is affirming and accessible.

🖤 If you need support, we’re here. 🏳️‍🌈

01/16/2026

We’re seeing more people turn to AI for mental health support — and it’s understandable why. AI can be accessible, responsive, and informative.

But as IHI Executive Director Tara Lombardo, LMHC, reminds us in her recent OpEd for PRIDE.com, healing and resilience come from human relationships.

Therapy isn’t just about guidance or solutions. It’s about sitting with another person in moments of uncertainty, vulnerability, and growth.

Read Tara’s latest on the limits of AI — and the irreplaceable role of human connection in therapy.
🔗 Link in bio

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01/16/2026

Meet our therapist, Roscoe!

Roscoe Lachey is an LMHC-LP providing individual counseling and psychotherapy to adults in New York. As a q***r clinician specializing in LGBTQ+ affirming-therapy, he utilizes both life and training experience to create a safe explorational space for s*xuality and gender-based topics, including but not limited to CNM, polyamory, gender diversity, s*x work, and s*xual trauma. Other areas of specialization include depression/anxiety, shame and guilt, life transitions, grief, self-esteem issues, and ADHD. 

Roscoe takes an integrative approach to psychotherapy that utilizes various theoretical perspectives and techniques tailored to clients’ goals and preferences. He primarily draws upon cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and mindfulness-based approaches with an anti-oppressive lens. 

Roscoe holds a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Teachers College Columbia University and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Before arriving at a career in therapy, he worked in a nonprofit setting managing afterschool programs and teaching art, where he discovered a passion for helping others. 

Visit our website to begin your therapeutic journey with Roscoe.

01/12/2026

Applications for IHI’s 2026-2027 Advanced Clinical Internship are now open! 🎊

Are you a second year social work student (MSW), second year mental health counseling student (MHC), or a second year marriage and family therapist (MFT)? 🍎📚

Do you have a desire to work with the LGBTQIA+ community? 🌈

Our internship program may be for you.

Visit our website to learn more about our well rounded, high quality program. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis between now and March 31st.

Share your voice with us! We will thoroughly review every application and let you know our decision by or before April 15th.

Link in bio for details 🔗🏳️‍🌈

01/08/2026

Meet our therapist, Hosannah!

Hossannah is a q***r Filipina immigrant who uses narrative, culturally-relevant, anti-oppressive, and decolonial approaches to therapy. She creates a collaborative space for clients to explore challenges such as relationship issues, struggles with self-worth, and intergenerational trauma, while empowering them to reclaim their narratives and sense of agency.

Hossannah enjoys working with individual clients and couples from diverse backgrounds and identities and strives to create an environment that is open to many experiences of identity while also strengthening individual resilience. With an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College, she brings creativity and storytelling into her work and completed her Mental Health Counseling degree at Hunter College.

Visit our website to begin your therapeutic journey with Hossannah.

01/06/2026

This is a special time of year — a lot of us are feeling the momentum and grounding into our goals for 2026. 💫

If you’re tackling a lot of change all at once, take a look at your list and see if what you’re *actually* seeking is therapeutic support.

A therapist can help you understand what’s underneath the issues you’re facing. There may be longstanding blocks and fears getting in the way of your growth, or blind spots that you need help seeing.

Our therapists are deeply attuned and provide expert LGBTQ+-affirming care, so you can move through your year (and life!) with grace.

Reaching your goals for 2026 is possible — and support can make a huge difference along the way. Visit our website to learn more about how we can help.

12/23/2025

Especially for those of us loving someone with an eating disorder, avoiding making comments on weight can be a way of showing attuned support. 💛

This season (and every season!) when meeting up with loved ones, use compliments that acknowledge the receiver’s experience.

12/21/2025

Today is the shortest day of the year 🥶

For those struggling with the lack of light this season, we’re here to offer some insights. 🌞💛

As always, we’re here if you need additional support — especially as T&GNC folx are among the more vulnerable populations to experiencing S.A.D. ❤️‍🩹

You are not alone. Reach out to us!