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What is WPATH?
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The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is an inter-disciplinary professional and educational non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of transgender health care worldwide. According to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, “WPATH brings together professionals from a cross-section of fields such as medicine, psychology, social work, anthropology and…
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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What is IFS? Internal Family Systems (IFS), also known as “parts work”, is a mindfulness-based approach to self-acceptance and somatic awareness. IFS helps people navigate competition and life with the 8 Cs: confidence, calm, compassion, courage, creativity, clarity, curiosity, and connectedness. IFS has proven to be highly effective for quieting the…
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Relational Cultural Theory
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The American Counseling Association (ACA) defines heterosexism as, “the system of oppression that privileges heterosexual or cisgender identities, whereas LGBTQ+ people experience oppression based upon on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity and gender expression.” The implications of heterosexism on the mental health of the LGBTQ+ community is far-reaching and…
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Attachment Theory
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History Attachment theory was first coined by a British psychologist and psychoanalyst named John Bowlby in the 1950s. Bowlby studied the emotional, developmental, and cognitive impact of separation between infants and their primary caregivers. According to Bowlby’s theory, children look to their primary caregivers when they are in need and…
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Positive Psychology
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Positive Psychology is an evidence-based approach to strength assessments that asks what’s “right” with people instead of what’s “wrong” with them. At Groundswell Counseling, I use a framework of Positive Psychology that builds upon individual strengths to increase confidence, cultivate life balance, and find meaning in relationships, performance and life. What…
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Navigating Pride & Sobriety
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Originally published at Umbrella Collective. As Pride month approaches and rainbows start to appear everywhere, I’m filled with a combination of excitement and introspection. The opportunity to celebrate queer identity publicly is a privilege that has always been under threat in our country and around the world. Dating back to…