Al Gray (they/them) is a trans non-binary, LLMSW-C that provides mental health services out of Suunta Integrative Health in Marquette, MI with both in-person and telehealth availability within the state of Michigan. Al’s specialties and areas of experience include the LGBTQIA+ population, gender affirming care, sexual health and well-being, anxiety, depression, substance use recovery, and grief and loss. They utilize a comprehensive, trauma-informed, eclectic approach to providing therapy services, knowing that each person’s needs are unique to them. Al received their Master of Clinical Social Work degree from Northern Michigan University in 2023. They received their Bachelor’s degree in 2018 from NMU with majors in Philosophy and Sociology, and minors in Film Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies. Al is a co-facilitator for in-person and virtual Trans Teen Support Groups that are hosted by Stand with Trans of Michigan, offering the first in-person trans support group within the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They are working toward WPATH certification and have completed trainings to provide EMDR therapy. Al is able to provide assessments and documentation to those needing letters of support for gender affirmation procedures as they aim to eliminate the barriers from obtaining services .

Al hopes to continue to advocate for better resources and support for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and beyond. Al’s life philosophy is that everyone is different and everyone belongs. In their free time they enjoy hanging out with their wife and dachshund and remaining curious about what life has to offer.