Psychoeducation

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…

I think sometimes we have the incorrect assumption that feelings need to be acted upon, in the moment. This ignores that feelings are valid, but not always accurate to the situation. Feelings may be misplaced, as when we get angry at our partner because of…

Monday May 17th is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia The goal of this day is to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ rights and the prejudice, discrimination and violence people in these communities continue to face every day, world wide. This day in particular was…

The informed consent model in affirmative care for gender diverse folx is an alternative approach to the traditional gate keeping that many mental health professionals have been taught. Gate keeping puts therapists in the role of determining who is appropriate (or worthy) of getting gender…

  In previous posts we have gone over grounding using smell, taste, sight, and touch. Today we will go over cognitive grounding. Grounding skills help reorient you to the present to the here-and-now. They are vitals tools to have when you deal with anxiety, flashbacks…

It may seem strange to think that we need to build our tolerance for positive emotions, but it is true. We do not come into the world already knowing how to tolerate emotions, that is something learned in primary attachment relationship. The infant experiences a…