Philosophy PhD (UCLA). Former Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford’s McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society. I completed my clinical training at the Smith College School for Social Work, and am currently practicing under the supervision of Dr. Philip Lance (CA PSY# 26965).

I am an affinity therapist for LGBTQ+ clients. My practice is queer- and trans-affirming, with a special emphasis on work with gender expansive adolescents and their families.

I am a White clinician who works frequently with BIPOC clients. I strive to maintain a practice that is explicitly anti-racist. If you are a potential client who is curious (or skeptical!) about what this means in practice, I am happy to add some additional time to our initial, free consultation to have that conversation.

I also run a psychoanalytic reading group for queer- and trans-affirming therapists. We meet monthly in Glassell Park to read both classic and contemporary works by psychoanalytic writers. If you’re a clinician and you’d like to be added to the mailing list, please feel free to reach out.

Member of the American Psychoanalytic Association, the APA Division 39 Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, and the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work.

T: +1 (213) 260-0295
E: drlauragillespie@gmail.com (clinical inquiries)