Counseling

Psychological counseling has to provide a safe space where gender identity and sexual orientation are accepted and not questioned or looked upon condescendingly. Therefore PLUS was founded: a psychological counseling centre for lgbtiaq+ people.

lgbtiaq+ means:
Lesbian women
Gay men
Bisexual individuals
Trans individuals
Asexual and aromantic individuals
Inter individuals
Queer individuals
+ other sexual, romantic and gender minorities
 

Our offers are open to anybody who is lgbtiaq+ and the people around them, as well as professional institutions.

PLUS offers psychological counseling for individuals, couples and families.

Possible topics are: coming-out, transition, relationships, family, starting a rainbow family, experiences of discrimination/violence, mental health.

(Free couseling concerning sexual health is provided by KOSI.MA.)

(Free counseling concerning asylum is provided by our refugee project. Scroll down to 'Refugees welcome' for more information.)

All counseling sessions are free to anyone from Heidelberg or the Rhein-Neckar district, due to the financing of the city of Heidelberg and the Rhein-Neckar district.
 

All counseling sessions are free to anyone from Mannheim until the age of 27 years, their family and professionals working with lgbtiaq+ youth, due to the financing of the city of Mannheim.

For all people in Baden-Württemberg we can offer up to 3 free counseling sessions (50 minutes), because the project Landesweite Beratung by Queeres Netzwerk Baden-Württemberg is funded by the Parliament of Baden-Württemberg. Depending on our capacitites more free sessions are possible. The project welcomes financial support: 
Queeres Netzwerk BW (IBAN: DE06 4306 0967 7925 8193 00 BIC: GENODEM1GLS)

For all sessions not covered by the mentioned fundings, we have to ask for a fee.

Appointments can be made via e-mail: or telephone: 0621- 33 62 110 (Tuesdays between 4 and 6 pm and Thursdays between 9 and 11 am). Googlemail and gmail often filter our emails as spam so please check your spam folder for our responses.

Youth

PLUS supports teens, young adults and their families in the often stressful but also liberating time of coming-out.

There are five established youth groups (JuLe, Gipfelstürmer, Deltaboys, sT*ernchen and sT*ars), open to any teen and young adult searching advise or community. The youth goups organise themselves and meet regularly. What meetings look like is up to each group. Group leaders are supervised by psychologists of PLUS.

Teens and young adults at PLUS also organise themselves (= JUGEND von PLUS) and create community spaces together.

PLUS also runs a queer youth club in Mannheim: The "gut so." is open to all young queer and questioning people up to the age of 27. We offer a wide range of activities, such as table football, movie nights, creative activities, cooking together, excursions, and much more. You can drop by anytime during opening hours. If you need support or someone to listen – our team is there for you!

More information about the youth groups and JUGEND von PLUS can be found on the youth's homepage.

We provide counseling, information and support for lgbtiaq+ refugees and have taken up the cause of raising awareness of flight on seeking refugee on grounds of homo- and transphobia. We offer

• information and support for lgbtiaq+ refugees, especially for those in the Rhein-Neckar-region

• information and support from volunteers

• meetings and get-togethers for lgbtiaq+ refugees (Unicorn Refugees & Bunte Frauen)

• conferences and events to discuss the experiences and needs of lgbtiaq+ refugees

We're always happy about volunteers who want to support queer refugees or translate in our consultations.

For more information please contact
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