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.

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As little as $20 per session for most people

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Our services

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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.

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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

LMSW

Kara 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 $20 per session.

🚪 Coming Out
💞 Dating & Relationships
💔 Trauma
🌈 Sexuality
⚧️ Gender Exploration
🦋 Transitioning
😰 Anxiety
😔 Depression
🏠 Family Issues
🌱 Grief
💛 ENM / Polyamory
🪟 Loneliness
💪 Body Image
📣 Activism Fatigue
🏢 Workplace Dynamics

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 $20 per session with insurance. Sessions without insurance start at $80.

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...and many more

Getting help shouldn’t be hard.

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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.

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Complete your initial consultation

Meet your provider and get a personalized care plan built around you and your goals.

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Attend weekly sessions

Attend regular sessions and track your progress with your provider.

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Don’t wait to feel better.

Match with a licensed, LGBTQ+ affirming therapist or psychiatrist today — in Texas, for Texas.

Real questions. Honest answers.