Published chapter on non-binary cultural competency in counseling

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At long last, our book chapter has come out on a research project we did a few years ago. Trans Health: International Perspectives on Care for Trans Communities is an open access publication, so you can download the chapter or the entire book for free. The research project discussed in the chapter evolved from our non-binary/genderqueer peer support group in …

Intro to Non-Binary Competency Training, 26 May 2022

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Could you use some help understanding and working with non-binary and genderqueer people in healthcare settings? Curious about cisheteropatriarchy and how to mitigate it? Join us for a 2-hour presentation on supporting non-binary folks in psychotherapy and other healthcare settings. Check out the Trainings page to learn more. Hope you can join us!

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5 Ways Therapists Can Serve Non-Binary Clients Better

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Some therapists know the basics of working with with trans clients, but they might need some help stepping up their game with non-binary and genderqueer folks. These 5 tips were developed them from a focus group research project a few years ago. They were developed by non-binary folks to help therapists and counselors do a better job meeting our needs. …

Recently started new cycles of non-binary and transfeminine groups

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We recently started another 12-week cycle of our non-binary/genderqueer and transfeminine support groups. Looking forward to getting through COVID winter, season 2 together! Although the NBGQ group is full and has a waitlist, there are currently openings for the transfeminine group. If you’re interested, hope to hear from you soon! Wishing you warm holidays. ☺

Published Article on Diverse Mindfulness Practices in Bipolar Recovery

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An article that was part of my dissertation was published a few weeks ago. In it, I talk about the different kinds of Buddhist-informed mindfulness practices that participants in my qualitative study used. I also summarize other findings, including the effects of mindfulness and other wellness practices that participants used in their recovery. If you’d like to know more, you …

Contact form fixed

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Yesterday I discovered that my contact form hasn’t been working— Yikes! I’ve fixed it now, but it’s one of those little bugs that can have a big impact. I work hard to reach out to everyone who gets in touch with me via the website, as it’s really important to me not to leave people hanging. If you’ve reached out …

Trans-Competent Clinical Supervision

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Are you looking for a supervisor who understands your gender position and who you don’t have to teach about pronouns? I’m a non-binary queer supervisor, and I love helping new therapists figure out how to work in our field while cultivating a healthy work-life balance and doing excellent clinical work. I can provide supervised hours to LPC associates and LMFT …

An Integrative Model for Clinical Supervision

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IJust as there are many different models of psychotherapy, there are many different models for supervision. Ultimately, as therapists, most of us end up finding a mix of approaches that work for us, and integrating those models together to create our own ‘special sauce.’ I wanted to share about two such models that help me understand supervision: the clinical training …

New gender group cycles started this fall

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We recently started new cycles of our gender support groups for transfeminine and non-binary/genderqueer adults. Although these cycles are full, in about 12 weeks we should be starting new cycles. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to join the waitlist or learn more.