June 2024 vol. 43, no. 5

by Liliana Ramos, MA, LMFT, President, SCV-CAMFT

"Welcome to the June newsletter! June is the month of celebrations - graduations, the end-of-school year, weddings, Father's Day, and many more. We hope that also celebrate Pride Month and Juneteenth."

There Are Relationships Where I can be Safe Interview with Alexander Mackenzie , LMFT by Vidur Malik, Director-at-large, SCV-CAMFT

"There are relationships where we can be safe and be okay. Accepting that our partners are not looking at us the way hostile parts of society does or the way that a family may have...."

Creating Safe Havens: The Role of Therapists In LGBTQIA+ Healing by Kusum Punjabi, AMFT, DEI Director, SCV-CAMFT

"Many from the LGBTQIA+ community know the silence of hiding their true identities, fearing non-acceptance from society and loved ones. ..."

Celebrating Juneteenth and the Contributions from Black Mental Health Providers

by Liliana Ramos, MA, LMFT, President, SCV-CAMFT

"Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19th. It marks the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States..."

Quiz to Celebrate Black Psychologists by Erika Jenkins, LMFT and Kusum Punjabi, AMFT, DEI Director, SCV-CAMFT

"Match the Black Psychologists with their historic contributions ..."

LGBTQIA Therapists Support Group by Alex Mackenzie, Director of Support Group, SCV-CAMFT

"The initial message was that therapists are human too... We have personal lives ... Being able to encourage clinicians and help them be vulnerable, open, and ask 'what comes up within you when life outside of therapy is chaotic?"

A Slice of Humor: Retiring ...

by Edna Wallace, LMFT

"You don't know what it will be like. You think it will be the best thing ever. You can't wait! ...,"

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