Coming 2027

Care that celebrates you

QT Care connects LGBTQIA+ people with verified affirming providers, making it easier to find healthcare grounded in respect, understanding, and trust.

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  • Verified affirming providers
  • Rated by LGBTQIA+ patients
  • LGBTQIA+ founded
QT Care app screen showing ranked provider matches

Our mission

For many LGBTQIA+ community members, booking a healthcare appointment is more than finding an open slot. Will this provider respect who I am? Will I have to explain myself to get the care I need? Am I safe?

We’re building QT Care to remove that guesswork. With verified providers, honest care information, and search tools shaped by the community we serve, our users can make confident decisions about their care.

Because trust should start at the search bar, not the exam room.

What we stand for

The promises behind every search, match, and visit on QT Care.

  • Providers that see you

    Providers committed to serving the LGBTQIA+ community.

  • Judgement-free

    From the first search to the follow-up.

  • Community rated

    Every provider reviewed by LGBTQIA+ patients.

  • LGBTQIA+ founded

    Built by people who needed this too.

How QT Care works

  1. QT Care app screen asking what type of care you need, with options like primary care, mental health, and gender-affirming care

    A few quick questions about the care you’re looking for, so we can surface providers who actually fit, not just the closest ones.

    • Choose the type of care you’re looking for
    • Add your insurance
    • Pick in-person or telehealth
    • Fine-tune with provider preferences after you see matches

  2. QT Care app screen showing ranked provider matches, with a best match card at the top

    Providers are ranked by how well they fit what you told us, not by who paid for placement. Change your answers or add filters whenever you want.

    • See why each provider was matched to you
    • Read provider profiles before you commit
    • Compare options side by side
    • Refine your results with filters at any time

  3. QT Care app screen confirming a booked appointment

    Pick a time that works, confirm your details, and you’re set. No calls, no back and forth.

    • Confirm your details in one place
    • Book without making a phone call
    • Get your confirmation right away
    • Add the visit to your calendar

  4. QT Care app screen listing past appointments with options to book again

    See past appointments and what’s coming up all in one place. Book again with someone you trust in one tap.

    • View upcoming and past visits
    • Check appointment details anytime
    • Rebook with a provider you liked
    • Keep your care history together
QT Care app screen asking what type of care you need, with options like primary care, mental health, and gender-affirming care QT Care app screen showing ranked provider matches, with a best match card at the top QT Care app screen confirming a booked appointment QT Care app screen listing past appointments with options to book again
Evidence-based approach

Why affirming care matters

These national figures show how often LGBTQ+ adults skip care, teach their own providers, or hold back out of fear. They point to the need for care that is affirming from the very first visit.

  • Negative health outcomes

    33%

    LGBTQ+ adults did not seek necessary care when sick or injured due to fear of discrimination

    SOURCECenter for American Progress, 2024

  • Provider knowledge gaps

    19%

    of LGBTQ+ patients have had to educate their providers in order to receive adequate care

    SOURCECenter for American Progress, 2024

  • Disclosure fear

    37%

    of LGBTQ+ adults worried that disclosing their identity to a medical provider would harm access to care

    SOURCECenter for American Progress, 2024

What makes us different?

01.

Filter by what matters to you

Choose providers by identity, care approach, and specialty. Set your preferences once and your searches follow them.

  • Filter by provider identity and training
  • Choose a care approach, like harm reduction or trauma-informed
  • Narrow by specialty
  • Change your filters anytime
QT Care advanced filters, including LGBTQ+ identified provider, harm reduction approach, and trauma-informed care
02.

Let us know who you really are

Use your legal name for insurance and records, and your preferred name and pronouns for everything else. Your provider sees both before your visit.

  • Add your legal name for insurance and records
  • Share your preferred name
  • Add your pronouns
  • Your provider sees it all before you arrive
QT Care form with fields for legal name, preferred name, and pronouns
03.

Hear from people like you

Read reviews from real patients before you book, so you know what to expect.

  • See ratings and reviews from users in our community
  • Hear how patients felt in the room
  • Learn what it’s like to be a patient with each provider
  • Read it all before you book
QT Care provider profile with specialties, accepted insurance, and patient reviews
04.

More than just appointments

QT Care shows up for you beyond the visit. The Queer Hub gives you articles, podcasts, and community voices on the health topics that matter to you.

  • Browse articles, podcasts, blogs, and videos
  • Search by the topics you care about
  • Get recommendations picked for you
  • Find support beyond just appointments
QT Care Queer Hub with articles, podcasts, and community stories

What we heard from our community

In 2025, we surveyed 126 LGBTQ+ adults and interviewed community members about getting care. Here is what they told us.

85%

feel anxious about being LGBTQ+ when seeking healthcare
  • Yes, frequently 56%
  • Yes, sometimes 28%
  • No, or rarely 15%
Have you experienced any of the following?
  • Lack of understanding from providers 84%
  • Insurance struggles 84%
  • Discriminatory paperwork 64%
  • Refusal to provide care 50%
  • Misgendering 33%

“Healthcare journeys filled with unnecessary detours, small victories celebrated like marathons won, and workarounds that shouldn’t have to exist.”

What we heard again and again in our interviews

Source: QT Care survey of 126 LGBTQ+ adults, 2025

“We built QT Care because too many of us have sat in a waiting room and wondered if today would be the day we’d have to defend who we are.”

- QT Care founding team

Meet Our Founders

  • Chelsea Vilinskas

    Chelsea Vilinskas (she/her)

    LinkedIn

    Chelsea Vilinskas is a co-founder of QT Care and a Clinical Neuropsychologist with over a decade of experience in behavioral health and neuropsychology. With a PsyD from Adler University, she has spent much of her career at Kaiser Permanente, caring for patients and training mental health professionals. At QT Care, Chelsea brings a clinician’s perspective grounded in empathy, trust, and affirming, patient-centered care. She lives in the Bay Area with her wife, daughter, and two pups, and enjoys traveling, reading, and exploring.

  • Kara Walsh

    Kara Walsh (she/her)

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    Kara Walsh is a co-founder of QT Care, bringing 15+ years of experience across nonprofit work, business development, technology, and strategic partnerships. With a Master of Social Work (MSW), she combines a people-first perspective with expertise in building relationships, growing businesses, and turning complex challenges into practical solutions. At QT Care, Kara draws on her professional background and lived experience to make affirming healthcare easier to navigate. She lives in Nashville with her wife and their toddler and pup, and enjoys traveling, time outdoors and community.

  • Amanda Roberts

    Amanda Roberts (she/her)

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    As the founding designer at QT Care, Amanda is leading the product experience from early research and strategy through prototyping, testing, and design. Her work is grounded in curiosity and empathy, and in the belief that good design makes complex experiences feel simpler and more human. She is designing QT Care because the LGBTQIA+ community deserves care that respects who they are.

Get involved

We’re looking for partners and voices

Investor relations

Be a part of building the front door to affirming care.

We’re raising capital to bring QT Care to market. Reach out if you’d like the full deck with our market, model, and roadmap. We’d love to connect with aligned investors.

  • 24+ millionof U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ+, more than doubled from 2012Gallup, 2025
  • 92%of LGBTQ+ patients felt confident after being matched with an affirming providerQT Care survey, 2025
  • 2027Launch year
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Provider relations

Join a network patients already trust.

A simple monthly listing fee gets your practice in front of patients actively looking for affirming, judgment-free care. No job boards, no commissions, no bidding for placement.

  • Flat monthly fee
  • Verified signals that you’re genuinely safe and credible to patients
  • Built-in scheduling
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Join the waitlist and we’ll let you know as soon as QT Care is ready for you.