Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer clients is not a specialty I added \u2014 it is woven into the fabric of my practice and my life. I understand the particular terrain: coming out at any age, internalized shame, family rejection, relationship dynamics, chosen family, community, and the specific grief and resilience that comes with living authentically in a world that has not always made that easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also recognize that many LGBTQ+ clients are navigating a particularly painful political and social moment right now. The loss of freedoms and protections, medical care being undermined, the fear, the grief, the visibility \u2014 that stress belongs in the room. I see it, I hold it, and I am here for all of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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