Hey everyone.
I am working on my masters in clinical mental health counseling, and I want to be multiculturally sensitive, including regarding the LGBTQ+ community.
I am a straight, cisgender male, and I have only had a handful of gay and trans friends/acquaintances. Multicultural awareness is certainly part of my education, but I don't believe it is close to enough. I want to hear from communities themselves, not just textbooks.
If you feel comfortable, I would really appreciate your feedback to make me a more effective counselor working with people in your demographic.
How can I best serve you?
What have you wished a past counselor could have understood?
What really pissed you off in a therapy session?
What is the most important thing for me to try to understand?
I hope this is received well. I genuinely want to be able to effectively serve all people.
Hey, I'm a queer counsellor, and I run training seminars on gender and sexual diversity.
Nothing you can't learn online, I'd be happy to share the resources I use on those days anyway. PM your email if you want.
Just sent you a PM, thanks!
I think it's funny but I feel like PM vs DM demonstrates age range. I also say PM, but most people seem to say DM now.
Fair point! Through such clues do we move into a others frame of reference! 😁