OSTC Mission & Vision
Trailblazing a New Approach to Mental Health & Community
Open Space Therapy Collective (OSTC) specializes in mental health care for the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities. Our vision for therapy is twofold—we believe in the health and wellbeing of our client community, and in the wellbeing and growth of our therapist community.
OSTC was founded with a vision to provide amazing care for people who often struggle to find therapists that are familiar with their community and their specific needs—particularly, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and people of diverse cultural backgrounds. We seek to provide safe and trusting space for healing and growth while meeting the needs of LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC clients with cultural humility. We recognize the connection between historic systems of oppression and mental health and are committed to fostering an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, body-liberatory environment. We prioritize the safety of clients with politically targeted identities who struggle to access services out of fear for their wellbeing due to political and systemic violence.
Our community also includes allies/accomplices and we welcome anyone who supports our collective vision. OSTC works to meet this mission by collaborating as a team to stay informed of the dynamic evolving mental health and cultural humility information, trends, and vocabulary; and by participating in community events, continuing education, and authentic open dialogs.
OSTC was also founded on the ability to provide a supportive career path for therapists and the administrative team, which includes training, supervision, and a career growth ladder. We strive to provide the support and stability for therapists to thrive in their practice as they grow and advance in their careers.
Our therapists actively engage in self-reflection and critical examination of their own biases and the impact of colonized ideas. Through individual and group discussions, they explore the complexities of our place as therapists in an oppressive medical-carceral system, fostering growth and an ongoing commitment to decolonizing care. We envision a collective of practitioners who are committed to ongoing learning, building connections and providing mutual support, and reinvesting in the mental health community.
In-person and virtual therapy for LGBTQ+ Adults, Couples, ENM Partners, & Teens.
If you are located in Los Angeles, our office are conveniently in the Silver Lake neighborhood.
If you are outside of the Los Angeles area, or just don’t want to drive. We offer telehealth sessions through out California.
OSTC is a LGBTQ+ therapy collective, where you never need to educate your therapist on who you are.