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As therapists we hold space, we listen, we resonate. 
Read our blog posts to get to know us more in our own complexity;
our passions, our own big feelings, our values.

We’re excited to share our humanity with you!

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Check out our new series, Surviving 2025, for blog posts specifically selected to help you better cope with the challenging twists and turns that this year has in store.

creativity, therapy, culture Kindman & Co. creativity, therapy, culture Kindman & Co.

On Freestyling, Vulnerability, & the Risk of Being Seen: What Hip Hop Taught Me About Therapy

One of the ways I know therapy is going well is when it starts to feel like we’re freestyling together. Not because we’re rapping (though I wouldn’t be mad about that), but because there’s a shared flow—a mutual presence and rhythm to our interaction. We’re co-creating something in real time, improvising with whatever is happening in the moment, not from a rehearsed script, polished character, or careful performance.

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On Breaking Toxic Masculinity: Insights On Vulnerability & Emotional Healing

What happens when men are encouraged to cut off parts of themselves to fit into a narrow definition of masculinity? In this honest, nuanced conversation, three male therapists unpack how traditional gender norms shape emotional isolation—and how therapy offers a space to reconnect with tenderness, vulnerability, and real relational strength.

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LGBTQ, therapist reflections, culture Kindman & Co. LGBTQ, therapist reflections, culture Kindman & Co.

On Being Trans: An Open Letter to My Community, Our Allies & Our Haters

Over the last few months I’ve struggled to decide whether I wanted to add anything to the very public and politicized discourse on transness, our existence, and our rights. Even now, I have doubts – what could I even say that hasn’t already been said? Is it right to take up space when people are being ruthlessly abducted and deported, when hospitals are being bombed in an ongoing genocide, when the climate crisis threatens the sustainability of any life here? 

If anyone is reading this, then clearly I’ve decided to go ahead and write this. Because silence and withdrawal don’t do anything for anyone. Because making myself small while having the privileges I have would make me complicit with the anti-trans agenda that denies our existence. And, because if this reaches even one person in a meaningful way, then it’s worth it.

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culture, workplace, relationships, therapy Kindman & Co. culture, workplace, relationships, therapy Kindman & Co.

On Our Anti-Severance Office: Relational Therapy at Work

Our therapists come to Kindman & Co. because they want to work in an unsevered space. They seek a culture where authenticity, vulnerability, community, and connection aren’t just buzzwords—they’re practiced daily.

They understand that healing doesn’t stop at the therapy door—it’s shaped by the systems we work within, the relationships we hold, and the spaces we co-create. At Kindman & Co., we believe that when therapists are supported in being fully human, they’re better able to show up in powerful, connected ways for the people they serve.

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On 2024 Voting Guide: California’s Ballot Propositions & Measures

The Kindman & Co. team recently gathered for lunch to share our thoughts on this year’s ballot propositions and measures. Together, we explored the potential impacts of each initiative on our communities, weighing their benefits and drawbacks from an equity and justice standpoint. It was a meaningful discussion as we aligned our values with our votes.

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On the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives may strike as a complex portrayal of faith, relationships, and personal identity. While the show attempts to shine a light on the hidden struggle of women within this unique religious framework, it raises more questions than answers.
Overall, this show was a fascinating depiction of how creative people in high control religious institutions can be...I understand how it feels to try to make sense of your very human emotions and needs of desire, want, belonging but then feeling the constraint of religion and the fear of what might happen if you leave. It takes creativity to stay in the box. Because once you start questioning and doubting, the box disintegrates. 

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