Your mind deserves a safe place to land.
LGBTQ+ affirming therapy and medication management for anxiety, relationships, identity, and everything life asks you to carry. In-person in Austin & Houston, or online across Texas.
As little as $25 per session for most people
Our services
Talk Therapy
A therapist who gets it without the 20-minute backstory. Anxiety, dating, family, career, identity, the spiral at 2am: bring all of it. This is your safe space, no translation required.
Med Management
An affirming psychiatrist who treats your brain chemistry and your identity like they belong in the same conversation. Thoughtful evals, ongoing care, and a plan that fits your actual life.
Meet the people behind Outspace
Our providers aren’t just licensed — they’re experienced in LGBTQ+ care, because lived context matters in therapy.
Komal Nathani
Komal is an LGBTQ+ affirming psychiatrist who works with queer, trans, and gender-expansive adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and identity. She offers a space where your full self is welcome, and brings real understanding to the intersection of queerness, culture, and mental health.
MD Psychiatrist
Agha Hussain
Agha is a bilingual LPC fluent in English, Urdu, and Hindi, offering affirming care for LGBTQ+ clients, South Asian communities, and anyone navigating identity, addiction, or life transitions. He creates a warm, non-judgmental space where all parts of you are welcome.
LPC, Clinical Director
Kara Bissen
LMSWKara is a queer, poly, feminist LMSW offering LGBTQIA+ affirming, trauma-informed therapy for teens and adults. She brings warmth, directness, and a relational approach to anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions, creating a space where you don't have to explain or shrink yourself to be understood.
Why Outspace?
Providers who get it
Our therapists and psychiatrists don't just check a box — they're genuinely experienced in LGBTQ+ identities, experiences, and community-specific challenges.
Therapy & Psychiatry, together
Get both talk therapy and medication management under one roof. No referrals to strangers, no retelling your story. Just coordinated care that actually works.
In-person & online in Texas
See us in person in Austin or Houston, or meet virtually from anywhere in Texas. Flexible scheduling so care fits your life — not the other way around.
Insurance-friendly care
We accept major insurances so LGBTQ+ affirming care doesn't have to break the bank. Most clients pay as little as $25 per session.
We speak your language.
Our providers are trained and experienced in the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences. Whatever you’re navigating, you won’t have to explain the basics.
Stop letting cost stop you.
We accept major insurance plans — including Medicare — so you can focus on your mental health, not your wallet.
Most people pay as little as $25 per session with insurance. Sessions without insurance start at $110.
...and many more
Getting help shouldn’t be hard.
Book a free 15-minute consult
Tell us a little about yourself — no pressure, no commitment. Just a conversation.
Three steps and you’re on your way to care that actually feels like care.
Complete your initial consultation
Meet your provider and get a personalized care plan built around you and your goals.
Attend weekly sessions
Attend regular sessions and track your progress with your provider.
Insurance coverage
Know your costs
Getting support shouldn’t come with surprises. Choose how you’d like to pay and select your insurance provider to see your estimated cost per session at Outspace.
Don’t wait to feel better.
Match with a licensed, LGBTQ+ affirming therapist or psychiatrist today — in Texas, for Texas.
Real questions. Honest answers.
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Nope. You can book directly through our website — no referral needed. Just pick a time that works for you and we’ll handle the rest.
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We accept most major insurance plans, including Medicare. Many of our clients pay as little as $25 per session. Reach out to us at outspace@duahealth.co or call 512-270-0044to confirm your coverage before your first appointment.
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Talk therapy is regular sessions with a licensed therapist — you talk, you work through things, you grow. Medication management is working with a psychiatrist to find the right medication support for your mental health. At Outspace, you can do one or both — and your providers collaborate so your care stays connected.
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It’s not just a label here. Our providers have real experience and training in LGBTQ+ identities, gender-affirming care, and community-specific mental health challenges. You won’t have to educate your therapist on what it means to be queer — they already know.
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Both options are available. We have in-person offices in Austin and Houston, and we offer virtual sessions for anyone across Texas. Your schedule, your call.
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Yes. Outspace is fully HIPAA-compliant and everything you share with your provider is kept private. We take your confidentiality seriously — always.