Showing Up Whole In the Therapy Room: Doing Relational Work with Queer and Trans People of Color

People of Color in Psychology

Applying relational psychotherapy frameworks when working with Queer and Trans clients of color often will require an anti-expressive lens whereby as therapists we must dismantle dominant narratives that shape QTPOC communities. To translate the work into something concrete in the therapy session requires our own self examination of positionality, use of language, and reframing QTPOC experiences. In this episode, we speak with Jordan Alam, a therapist and writer who speaks about how to build a relational understanding in a more nuanced and transformative space for healing and growth for QTPOC clients.

Jordan Alam’s Contact:

Website - www.jordanalam.com

Contact - [email protected]

Jordan’s photo credit to Erika Schultz at the Seattle Times

Articles:

"The Therapist Is In" column at Seattle Times (written): https://www.seattletimes.com/author/jordan-alam/

"The Therapist Is In" column (audio -- open to all): https://on.soundcloud.com/s4Bx8

Continuing Education:

https://www.tmcinstitute.org/continuing-education

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Music Samples:

Announcement by Yevhen Onoychenko - Inspirational Piano and Strings

Intro 1 by Juan Sánchez - Rebirth (emotional jazz piano take)

Intro 2 by Oleksandr Savochka - Uplifting Cinematic Journey

Outro by Alex Kizenkov - Inspirational Cinematic Adventure