AltNarratives

While we are proud everyday, today marks the start of a month dedicated to celebrating that pride!

Join two of our clinicians on Friday, March 29th from 12-1pm for a discussion on how to create a neuroq***r affirming practice! Register now at https://bit.ly/3VhVSi7

We are proud to be partnering with TAMU Outlaw to help folx get their name and gender marker changes.

Check out our new DBT skills group!
Visit us at www.altnarratives.com/contact-us or call 1 (972) 638-0119 for more information.

Join Farrah on Tuesday, September 20th for a virtual presentation on Codependency in Power Exchange & Authority Transfer Dynamics!

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Codependency in Power Exchange & Authority Transfer Dynamics Patterns of co-dependency / codependency can happen. Join Farrah Bonnot, LPC, to learn moving away from being co-dependent / codependent.

For anyone coming to visit us at Dallas Pride tomorrow, they tucked us in a corner but here's a map to help find us!

Our resident therapeutic game master did an interview discussing how RPGs can be used to help mental health. Check it out!

Using TTRPGs as a Therapy Tool: A Mental Health Awareness Month Interview Hello Travelers & Tourists, Welcome to a special episode! Today, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're going to be doing an interview about a rec...

Considering the large number of Anti-Trans bills being proposed and passed in the US, it is time for us to move beyond Visability and towards Affirmation. Art by Garreth's awesome partner.

Meet one of our clinicians: Farrah Bonnot, M.S., LPC Associate - Supervised by Jett C. Roberts, MS, LPC-S

Hi everyone, my name is Farrah and my pronouns are she/her/hers. My passion lies in helping survivors of trauma and I am deeply invested in serving LGBTQIA, polyamorus, consensual non-monogamy, kink, and all s*xual minority communities. I am also s*x work allied and provide non-judgmental support for individuals who are, or have been in the s*x industry. I believe counseling is a collaborative effort between the clinician and the client. My methods center on a CBT-based approach to reaching personal goals, processing depression and anxiety, with a special focus on establishing and maintaining boundaries. I am supervised by Jett C. Roberts, MS, LPC-S.

When not seeing clients I help to foster cats in my local community while pursuing my Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy. When school doesn’t steal all my time, I also enjoy playing tabletop RPG, video games, reading, and playing roller derby. I am also working on completing a pair of full tattoo sleeves that are awesome.

Not just today, but especially today, we honor the lives lost due to anti-trans hate and violence.

As an ally to the transgender and nonbinary community, there are several ways you can support your friends, family members, co-workers, etc. Here are a few tips for creating a safe and accepting environment for everyone.

The Trevor Project is a great resource for when you may feel like you can't talk to someone. Chat with someone online at TrevorChat.org and get the support you need.

There are safe and anonymous ways to reach out for support 🧡

Chat with us at TrevorChat.org and press the ESC button 3X to quit and clear your browser history 📲

Artwork by UP and OUT 🎨

Hey folx, just a reminder that supporting social change is an important part of personal systemic change.

We are proud to celebrate all transgender and non-binary identities during this !

From Leftist Autie "Consent is not just about s*x. Consent can be given or withheld for things like: touching, hugging, kissing, high fives, etc; receiving complements (gendered or not), comments, or questions about my person, clothing, or identity; and more.
Consent is a topic for all ages: children get to consent or not to being touched, hugged, kissed, or held by peers or adults (regardless of familial status), and should be taught how to set their own bodily boundaries and how to ask for consent to touch others.
While this infographic is helpful, I think it does a disservice to treating consent as a purely s*xual exchange, when it is so much more."

Meet our Practice Director: Garreth Baldwin, M.S.

Hi everyone! My name is Garreth and my pronouns are they/them/theirs. I have had an interest in mental health since my first attempt at undergraduate class and my journey of finding my own identity led me to see how underserved so many people are by the current mental health field, especially in traditionally conservative areas like Texas. Through my background in sociology, I saw the systemic discrimination that people face on a daily basis which led me to pursue a degree in marriage and family therapy and graduating in December of 2020. The pairing of these two areas means that I put special emphasis on practicing from a social justice informed, identity affirming, and anti-racist lens. While many mental health professionals may see problems as being within a person or a relationship, I maintain that it is important to understand and address the social and cultural contexts that each person’s story exists in.

Outside of the mental health world, I enjoy spending time with my friends and family. Running friends through a campaign of Dungeons and Dragons has always been enjoyable and is a strong influence on my view of each person’s experience as a story. I also enjoy reading (primarily fantasy and sci-fi novels) and cooking. My partner and I were married just before lockdown 2020 and we currently have 3 cats and a Great Pyrenes that we recently adopted from a rescue. It isn’t unusual for one or more of them to appear during sessions and say hello.