We submitted a chapter for publication in the book Trans Health: Global Perspectives on Care for Trans Communities. (It’s supposed to be published sometime in 2022.) These findings also appear in the blog post on improving cultural competency with non-binary people. In case you’re into academic/activist stuff, here’s the abstract: Cultural Competency with Non-Binary and Genderqueer Individuals: A Participatory Action …
Completed META’s Advanced Clinical Maps training
This summer I completed an Advanced Clinical Maps training with Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches, which is also the Hakomi Institute of Oregon. In this 60-hour training, we got into a deeper examination of character theory and its relationship to human development. Because of the ways that difficult experiences at a tender age promote a defensive response to the environment, understanding …
Nonbinary / Genderqueer Competent Counseling video
This presentation on Nonbinary and Genderqueer Competency in Counseling covers a brief trans* 101, an introduction to nonbinary/genderqueer/gender-expansive identities, and gives guidelines for cultural competency in counseling with NBGQ folks. Recorded March 2018 at the M.E.T.A. Counseling Clinic, Portland, Oregon.
Contemplative Psychotherapy video
In July 2017, I presented at the World Conference of Psychotherapy in Paris. This presentation, “Contemplative Psychotherapy: Integrating Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Humanistic Counseling,” discusses the roots of contemplative psychotherapy and 3 of its core principles: brilliant sanity, maitri, and mindfulness-awareness. The video includes a suggested reading list and information on where to train in Contemplative Psychotherapy.
Self-Care, Resourcing, and Pleasant Events
©2017 Sasha Strong, M.A., www.brilliancycounseling.com Healing is hard work. Establishing safety, building healing relationships, going through unpleasant feelings and memories, and changing painful patterns all take a lot of energy. People need to create balance in their lives, so that there are plenty of chances to relax, resource, and have positive experiences. Rather than making recovery a 24/7 marathon project, …
Brilliant Sanity
The basic premise or root teaching of contemplative psychotherapy is brilliant sanity: at the most fundamental level, we are basically awake and unconfused. Developing trust in this innate wisdom is the path of recovery and building a life worth living. Brilliant sanity is not something that needs to be created or obtained, but rather is an already-present reality in our …