We’ve got a new cycle starting up and room for a few new members. This group is all about supporting trans women and transfeminine people in understanding their gender and being in a supportive environment. This group meets Tuesday nights, 7-8:30 PM. Members live in and around Portland, OR. Although we’re meeting online right now, we’re hoping to start meeting …

We just wrapped up a 12-week cycle of the Grace Unfolding group, and there’s another one on the way. In this group, trans women and transfeminine people: learn more about technical transition steps navigate social transition provide mutual support build strategies for resilience and resistance, and just have good times in an intentional safer space. We generally have a mix …

I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion in a graduate course, along with colleagues Stace Parlen and Kara Eads, to students in PSU’s Clinical Mental Health counseling program. It was delightful to share with students about what brought us to the counseling field, and give them some tips about private practice. Many thanks to the instructor, Joseph …

I recently presented a research poster on how people recover from bipolar disorder using mindfulness and Buddhist ideas. This qualitative study is part of my dissertation research, and this was a great chance to share my ideas with folks from around the world. If you’d like to know more, check out the poster! ☺ As is typical with conference posters, …

I had the delight of siting for an interview with my friend Rhodes Perry for his podcast, The Out Entrepreneur. In our discussion, I talk about gender therapy, contemplative psychotherapy, brilliant sanity, and somatic psychotherapy. It’s so good that we have more options for understanding gender nowadays, and that we increasingly have access to non-pathologizing and anti-oppression frameworks for understanding …

A couple of weeks ago, we started a new 12-week cycle of the non-binary and genderqueer support group. It’s pretty amazing that we’ve been running these groups for more than two years! There’s a real need in the community for this kind of group, especially during COVID times. Non-binary, genderqueer, and other gender non-conforming folks need special spaces to talk …

We’ll be starting a new 12-week cycle of the transfeminine support group in a couple of weeks. During COVID we’re meeting online, but we’re still able to foster a sense of community and mutual support, which is great. I’m looking forward to welcoming new members as well as continuing with folks who are choosing to keep on from the last …

I recently completed a 30-hour training in clinical supervision with Karen Hixson, Ph.D. This training focused on racial justice perspectives and included a family systems component. This training was a great fit, because bringing an intersectional anti-oppression lens to therapy and to supervision is really important for me. Although other supervision trainings are offered in our region and online, I …

Doing gender during the coronavirus pandemic is a complicated situation, and different folks seem to be affected differently. I thought I’d share a little about what I’ve noticed in my experience and from what my clients and group members have told me. Social Distancing Is Complicated For some people, it’s easier because they have more freedom to be themselves and …