IMPORTANT: THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE LGBTQ THERAPIST'S GUILD AND IS NOT HOSTED BY THE HEALING GROUP INSTITUTE.

In our current moment in the United States, the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people are under threat. For LGBTQ+ survivors of relationship abuse or “intimate partner violence” (IPV), the erosion of human rights shapes IPV risk and abuse dynamics, as well as barriers to safety. For those that do seek help, research finds that they are most likely to turn to friends and mental health providers. As such, clinicians often represent the first and only trained professionals to serve queer and trans survivors of IPV, and are thereby uniquely positioned to guide healing from and coping with trauma. In support of their important work, you are invited to a talk on this research literature by Dr. Adam Messinger, author of LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence: Lessons for Policy, Practice, & Research (2017, University of California Press) and co-editor of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Introduction (2020, New York University Press). By unlearning common myths, and uncovering unique causes, identity abuse tactics, and sequelae of LGBTQ+ IPV, we will identify concrete steps toward building more inclusive, efficacious mental health services for trans and queer survivors of IPV.

In order to participate, please sign up for The LGBTQ Therapist’s Guild here: https://www.lgbtqtherapists.com/