Andrés Larios Brown, MS, LMFT (they/elle)
is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, educator,speaker, and Partner & Training Director at Simple Modern Therapy and the Simple ModernInstitute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their work explores one central question:
How do people reclaimthemselves in a world that teaches them to abandon who they are?
They specialize in queer identitydevelopment, trauma healing, multicultural psychology, and liberation-focused clinical practice.
As a queer, trans non-binary, multiracial therapist of Guatemalan and Western European ancestry,Andrés brings both lived experience and clinical expertise to their work. They specialize in workingwith LGBTQ+ and QTBIPOC individuals, couples, and families navigating identity exploration,religious trauma, shame, systemic oppression, and relational healing. Their therapeutic approachintegrates relational and systemic therapy with Somatic & Attachment-Based EMDR, Internal FamilySystems (IFS), and culturally responsive, affirming care. They believe that many of the challengesclients face are adaptive responses to environments that have been unsafe or invalidating, and theirwork centers on helping people reconnect with self-trust, authenticity, and resilience.
Beyond the therapy room, Andrés is a nationally recognized trainer and consultant on LGBTQ+mental health. Through the Simple Modern Institute, they provide continuing education for mentalhealth professionals on topics including gender-affirming care, religious trauma, minority stress,intersectionality, self of the therapist, and ethical LGBTQ+ clinical practice. They also teachgraduate-level courses in marriage and family therapy and social work and are the developer of
Queer Identity Reattunement Therapy (QIRT)
, an emerging therapeutic model that conceptualizes healing as a process of reconnecting with intuition, dismantling shame, and reclaiming the authentic self.
Whether speaking, teaching, or providing therapy, Andrés is committed to helping clinicians and communities move beyond performative affirmation toward culturally humble, evidence-informed, and justice-oriented care.