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Kristen Schaer
LMHCA, she/her
What You Can Expect
I’ve worked with a variety of populations, including LGBTQIA, trans, neurodivergent, kinky, polyamorous, disabled, and asexual. Decolonization, anti-racism, inclusivity, Transformative Justice, and understanding how we are all responsible for dismantling systems of oppression are central to my framework of practice. I try to decenter myself as an “expert” and strongly endeavor to foster a person-centered, hope-based, bio-psycho-social minded, collaborative experience. I enjoy giving clients a toolkit of resources, whether that be readings, videos, and/or activities that they can revisit and explore throughout their therapy and hopefully revisit. I encourage work in the therapy dynamic that is experimental, experiential, explorative, and goals-centered.
My Story
Interests
Books I Suggest
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Trainings
- Autism with Jack Duroc-Danner October 2021
- Treating Kinky Couples with Dr. Neil Cannon January 2021
- Vulva Issues with Mia Fine May 2021
- Sexual Attitude Reassessment with Dr. Bianca Laureano August 2020
- Working with Trans Clients with Joey Pickering and Megan White March 2021
- Sex Research with Joli Hamilton July 2021
- Sex and Psychology with Dr. Sabrina Popp July 2021
- Myth of Sex Addiction with David Ley August 2021
- Twenty-Something to Fifty: Aduit Sexual Development with Kait Scalisi November 2021
- Sexual Coercion with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo August 2021
- Responsive Desire: The Science Behind “Come As You Are” with Emily Nagoski March 2021
- Erotophobia: Cultural Impacts with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo March 2021
- Revolution: New Ideas in Gender & Orientation with Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke March 2021
- Sacred Sexuality with Christina Sophie July 2021
- Intersections of Sex and Technology with Kait Scalisi April 2021
- How Do I Tell You? Sexual Communication Skills with Brian Gibney March 2021
- Erotophobia: Cultural Impacts with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo March 2021
- Sexological Anatomy with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo March 2021
- Out of Control Sexual Behavior with Marc Gilmartin March 2022