If you grew up similarly to how I did, I’m sure you can recall a lot of cheesy, poorly-produced shows and movies about white, straight, high schoolers being the outcasts of their friend groups because they “chose God instead of earthly desires.” But here, there were two real teenagers (well, I think both actors are in their 30s, but regardless), sharing their desires to be accepted by the church—not by their friends. Eric and Abbi had many friends, but it was their churches (those places that preach “love your neighbor as yourself”) that could not accept them.

At Kindman & Co., we are working towards building a society that recognizes and addresses the diverse needs of all individuals. Today, we want to shed light on an often overlooked but important aspect of social justice: Disability Justice. Disability Justice encompasses both understanding and advocacy for the rights, needs, and dignity of disabled people. Read on for more info on what Disability Justice is, why it’s so important and for resources and organizations to start taking action.

We’re inviting all those reading to join our quarterly check-in. Not only about how you’re doing and how you’re taking care of yourself, but also about how we’re connecting and taking care of each other. The question today is: What privileges do you have, and how could you use them to support others? To lead with vulnerability and showcase the reciprocity that can happen in therapy, click for a few of our therapists’ answers from the beginning of the year.

For anyone who has felt as though they were too much, this podcast and blog is for you. Caitlin Harrison, AMFT is going to talk about examples of when feeling like you're too much comes up, how society participates in this insecurity, and how she navigates this limiting feeling myself. Click to read more.

Get to know Taylor Nunley, APCC, NCC® - a Black, queer therapist! Taylor answers a few questions on who she is in and out of the therapy room. Click to read more.

When done well, film is a powerful healing tool. It promotes connection to yourself, the people in your life, your story, and the stories of others. Taylor speaks more about how Everything Everywhere All at Once and cinematherapy as a whole can be used within sessions! Read more.

Fostering an LGBTQIA+-inclusive workplace isn't just for the benefit of LGBTQIA+ professionals and their mental health but for the business as a whole as well. In this piece, we'll explore critical practices for organizations to support workplace mental health for queer professionals. Click to read more!

On our podcast episode in “Out of Session with Kindman & Co.”, Dani, a lesbian Latina woman, and Amanda, a nonbinary Chinese American, chat about having a speaking platform for people of color. They’ll dive into why the two of them launched this podcast, how it feels to establish a platform to speak, to take up space and freely speak about lived experiences given the history of feeling silenced. Read more!

Kindman & Co. has now been up and running for 4 years! Amanda, our care coordinator, sat down with our co-founders, Kaitlin and Paul, to finally share the story of just how our practice got started and the importance of the social-justice, relational approach that we take. Click here to read more!

Starting therapy for the first time is scary! And finding a therapist who is the right fit for you can be a process! Preparing the right questions, and clarifying what we want to get from therapy is helpful in making this important decision, and might make picking up the phone (or crafting that email) a little easier. Click here for 3 tips to find a therapist who will be the best fit!

Are you as excited for the second season of Heartstopper? If you haven’t watched Heartstopper already, this is your cue to stop before the spoilers ahead and go watch! Heartstopper is a sweet drama about teen friendship and queer romance! Here are the top 4 things Amanda loved and reflected on for the first season, including queer representation, depiction of mental health, and general queer joy.

In honor of Hispanic* Heritage Month, we’re highlighting a conversation between Dani Marrufo and Gaby Teresa, who are both queer, Latinx therapists. They speak on this specific intersection of identity and how being queer and Latinx/e/o/a affects the work they do, the clients they see, and just finding a therapist in general. Click to read more!