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.

  • GONADS125@feddit.deOP
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    9 months ago

    I appreciate you sharing your perspective.

    I am currently living in a Midwest city. Since it’s a big college town, it has a mix of support and hate… The surrounding countryside is certainly intolerant. I was originally going to include that in the text body, but didn’t want to make it too long.

    I definitely plan on being up front about being an ally in my bio once I’m practicing. I plan on getting involved with a local LGBTQ+ youth organization downtown as well.

    As for gender roles, I don’t really support them. I believe in egalitarian relationships and gender fluidity.