Trans therapist’s work experiences

What is QACP

Experiences with Queer clients

Studying psychology in the 90s

MHI’s QACP course

Being a queer therapist isn’t enough

Queer people have other struggles too

Community helped this queer therapist survive

QACP has its limits too

In this episode of Pride & Prejudice, we are looking at Queer Affirmative Counselling Practices or QACP. QACP goes beyond mere acceptance of queerness in people going for therapy. It is about questioning existing therapy practices through a queer lens and expanding the possibilities of how therapy can serve a queer client. 

Our reporter Suryatapa Mukherjee spoke to Shruti Chakravarty, the Chief Advisor at Mariwala Health Initiative and faculty of their QACP training course. She also spoke to co-founders of Guftagu Therapy Aryan Somaiya and Sadaf Vidha who practice Queer Affirmative Counselling. We look at how this approach helps those who go to queer-affirmative therapists, how QACP came about in the first place and its limitations. 

References:

The Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice (QACP), Mariwala Health Initiative
Guftagu Counseling and Psychotherapy Services
Training for healthcare students and professionals | TheMindClan.com x Guftagu Therapy

In this episode of Pride &amp; Prejudice, we are looking at Queer Affirmative Counselling Practices or QACP. QACP goes beyond mere acceptance of queerness in people going for therapy. It is about questioning existing therapy practices through a queer lens and expanding the possibilities of how therapy can serve a queer client. 
Our reporter <a href="mailto:suryatapa.mukherjee@sunoindia.in">Suryatapa Mukherjee</a> spoke to Shruti Chakravarty, the Chief Advisor at Mariwala Health Initiative and faculty of their QACP training course. She also spoke to co-founders of Guftagu Therapy <a href="mailto:aryan.guftagu@gmail.com">Aryan Somaiya</a> and <a href="mailto:sadaf.vidha@gmail.com">Sadaf Vidha</a> who practice Queer Affirmative Counselling. We look at how this approach helps those who go to queer-affirmative therapists, how QACP came about in the first place and its limitations. 
References:
<a href="https://mhi.org.in/qacp/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mhi.org.in/qacp/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660576841904000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1fg1BH4Wn-Id7cHDok1HOO">The Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice (QACP)</a>, <a href="https://mhi.org.in/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mhi.org.in/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660576841904000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CEqMB9lH-rC_6_u890g8h">Mariwala Health Initiative</a> <a href="https://guftagutherapy.in/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://guftagutherapy.in/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660576841904000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2SqneSHC4Do9Hcr7dqKszK">Guftagu Counseling and Psychotherapy Services</a>   <a href="https://themindclan.com/events/mental-health-is-political-05072022/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://themindclan.com/events/mental-health-is-political-05072022/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660576841904000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2fW-chhDIxCxKK6gUnf_id">Training for healthcare students and professionals | TheMindClan.com x Guftagu Therapy</a>

Pride & Prejudice is our show on all things LGBTQIA+. Here we catch things missed by the mainstream, like queer history, loopholes in law and our everyday lives. This series is made by, of and for queer people, because representation matters. Tune in to stories never heard before, hosted by Suryatapa Mukherjee.

Pride &amp; Prejudice is our show on all things LGBTQIA+. Here we catch things missed by the mainstream, like queer history, loopholes in law and our everyday lives. This series is made by, of and for queer people, because representation matters. Tune in to stories never heard before, hosted by Suryatapa Mukherjee.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice is our show on all things LGBTQIA+. Here we catch things missed by the mainstream, like queer history, loopholes in law and our everyday lives. This series is made by, of and for queer people, because representation matters. Tune in to stories never heard before, hosted by Suryatapa Mukherjee.12m

Pride &amp; Prejudice is our show on all things LGBTQIA+. Here we catch things missed by the mainstream, like queer history, loopholes in law and our everyday lives. This series is made by, of and for queer people, because representation matters. Tune in to stories never heard before, hosted by Suryatapa&nbsp;Mukherjee.12m

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