Kimberly Bonner (they/them)

Understanding how our perceptions of the contemporary are inextricably bound with events that seem passed represents the core of my theoretical orientation. Psychoanalytic practice helps organize which parts of our current experiences are connected to unconscious elements, and even elements that are constitutive of past experiences. When we can see past feelings through new lenses and with better language, we can experience faster conceptual connections and can achieve irl goals.

CBT, Psychoanalytic, and narrative are the trauma therapy modalities I use more often. Clients are guided through the process of raising awareness by keeping journaling observations to capture as many details of what is under observation as possible. This helps build the narrative and creates a "data-driven" organization of how best to leverage the introduction of modalities such as CBT.

Though often used by transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people, gender identity therapy can be beneficial for anyone. So much of our reality is built upon shorthand gendered norms that much of who we are is tangled up with myth, politics, law, medicine, religion, tradition, and other institutional coercions. Creating safe and loving attention for those seeking therapy and demanding gender inclusivity and gendered curiosity is a priority.