Gay & LGBTQ-Affirming Therapy Near West Hollywood
LGBTQ-affirming individual and couples therapy near West Hollywood with a gay, queer-identified therapist. Alan Meier, LMFT works with folks in the LGBTQ+ community on anxiety, substance use, grief, relationships, and life transitions. In person on Melrose Avenue, right on the West Hollywood border, and online across California.
Prefer to call? (213) 910-4212
California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #116845
I'm a gay, queer-identified therapist working with the LGBTQ+ community since 2012. I specialize in LGBTQ+ individual and couples therapy, addiction and substance use, and anxiety. I received my MA in Psychology at University of the West. I'm trained in EMDR (EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training), the Trauma Resiliency Model, and Motivational Interviewing. I have offices in Larchmont Village and on Melrose Avenue near West Hollywood.
Read more about Alan · Last reviewed: August 2026
Therapy that fits the life you actually live
West Hollywood and the surrounding neighborhoods hold a lot of queer life and identity: community, nightlife, chosen family, and the particular pressures that come with all of it. Working with a therapist who already understands that world means you can skip the long backstory. You don't have to explain what a certain scene is, or why a certain kind of pressure lands the way it does. We start from there.
What usually brings people in
A few of the things I hear most from clients who live in or near West Hollywood:
- Anxiety that hums quietly on the outside but feels oversized on the inside, threatening to disrupt an otherwise put-together life.
- A relationship with substances that started as fun and has begun to feel complicated. I work from a non-judgmental place, using harm reduction or abstinence, whichever actually fits where you are.
- Relationship patterns, whether you're single, dating, partnered, or somewhere in between, including open and non-monogamous relationship types.
- Grief, including the kinds that don't always get recognized: a relationship that ended, a friend lost too young, a recently lost cherished pet, or a version of your life you expected and didn't get.
- Coming out, family rejection, and the slow weight of minority stress, the low, steady toll of moving through a world that wasn't built for you.
Where to find me
My office is at 8271 Melrose Avenue, Suite 110, Los Angeles, CA 90046, on Melrose right at the West Hollywood border. The office is a quick trip from West Hollywood, Beverly Grove, Fairfax, the Melrose District, and Mid-City. Street parking is usually available.
Getting started is low-pressure
Book a free 15-minute consultation
A short, no-pressure conversation to see if we're a good fit.
We talk it through
You share what's going on, and we figure out together what the work looks like.
Begin the work
In person on Melrose near West Hollywood, online anywhere in California, or a mix.
Common questions
My office is on Melrose Avenue, technically just inside Los Angeles and right on the West Hollywood border. For most people coming from West Hollywood it's a short trip, and I also see clients online anywhere in California.
LGBTQ+ adults: gay, lesbian, bi, trans, and queer folx, as individuals and as couples.
I'm an out-of-network provider. Sessions are $200, and I can give you a superbill to submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement. Sliding-scale slots are sometimes available.
I offer both in-person and online sessions across California, and I see clients on weekdays during the day and in the evening.
We start with a free 15-minute consultation, a low-pressure chance to talk about what's going on and see if it feels like a fit before you commit to anything.
Yes, and without judgment. We can work toward harm reduction or abstinence, whichever fits where you are.
Let's talk
If you've been meaning to reach out, this is an easy first step.
Prefer to call? (213) 910-4212