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FREE GUIDE FOR CLINICIANS
The winter months can be challenging, especially for those in the LGBTQ+ community, where feelings of depression and loneliness may intensify. As mental health professionals, it's crucial to equip ourselves with tools to support our clients during this period. This guide, created by a queer-identifying mental health trauma specialist, aims to provide practical resources to help navigate the winter blues.
As helpers in the LGBTQ+ community, our collective efforts can make a positive impact. Download our free guide and join the mission to support each other through the winter blues. Let's foster resilience, connection, and well-being together!
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY FOR QUEER & TRANS PEOPLE.
Queer people also tend to feel lonelier and be more isolated than the general population. (Source)
LGBTQ+ SENIORS ARE ALREADY LESS CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Family might be far away or unaccepting of their LGBTQ+ identity, or it might simply be difficult to leave home.
WINTER BLUES CAN TRIGGER UNPLEASANT TRUAMA MEMORIES.
Days are shorter, nights are longer and people find themselves experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Dr. Koehler is the founder of Disco Sock Productions, counseling practice owner of Journey to a Trauma Informed Life, LLC, memoir author, Executive Director of Journey: Healing Together, and an expert in trauma-informed LGBTQ+ mental health. Since 2009, he has provided evidence-based counseling in NW PA. Koehler also offers training, supervision, and consulting services, focusing on LGBTQ+ competency and trauma-informed practices. Disco Sock Productions, dedicated to illuminating trauma's darkness, serves as an online coaching and training platform.