Psychoeducation

As we enter another PRIDE month, I think a few things are always worthy of being talked about each year. Supporting LGBTQIA+ people and communities is important year round. ALWAYS! Don’t fall for the rainbow-washing that will pop up everywhere. What is rainbow washing you…

Telling our stories is important, and even more so for survivors. We often learn about ourselves and our experiences in the telling of our stories. As Maggie Kuhn said, speak your mind, even if your voice shakes. Therapy is a place to be able to…

This year has seen a slew of anti-trans bills targeting trans women in sports. These bills are transphobic, unnecessary and cruel. These bills are also sexist. In our society we have been conditioned to associate strength and testosterone with men, although women, non-binary and intersex…

I am a big believer in therapy, and of reducing stigma. So I am going to be a bit vulnerable here today and do some self-disclosure. Recently I have gotten back into therapy myself, realizing that I needed a bit of a tune up and…

When thinking of whether or not something is appropriate to say, I find that the first three questions can be a useful guide: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? Not all difficult feedback or conversations will meet all three criteria, sometimes it…

Although not all gender diverse diverse folx experience dysphoria, many do, and this needs to be taken into consideration in the work that we do. Most trauma therapies directly address the ways in which the body holds onto and stores traumatic experience and many of…