Erica Thompson Therapy

Friday Funnies How would you respond if this happened in your next therapy session?

Okay LGBT Family! Help us get the word out! San Diego Pride, in partnership with UC San Diego Health, San Diego Trans Pride and the San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalit...ion, are hosting a vaccine event to administer vaccines to transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary community members on Friday, April 9. If you are trans, gender non-conforming, or non-binary, learn more and schedule your vaccination appointment by visiting www.sdpride.org/vax I want to give big props to Jae Red Rose whose dedication and advocacy to our trans community made this testing day a reality! I want to thank our staff at Pride especially Alex Villafuerte who made this beautiful jot form and the flyers! Please share widely: Sandrita Ventura, Jamie Arangure, Naya Marie Velazco, Deja Re, Tracie Jada O'Brien, Jelecia King, Connor Maddocks, Pamuela Aaliyah, Ben Mendoza, Meredith Vezina, Max Disposti, Paris Quion, Melanie Viloria, Angelle Maua, Ady Huertas, Achi Vasquez

Always be sure you have enthusiastic consent from sexual partners. Consent needs to be freely given and sober. The absence of a no does not mean yes. Second graphic from healthline. #consent #saapm #sandiego #sandiegotherapist #stopsexualassault #endsexualviolence #consentmatters #consentissexy #consentismandatory #traumatherapy #survivor #supportsurvivors

PSA: Stop asking couples/people when they're going to have kids. "And guess what? Not every couple wants children. And that’s fine. Not every couple can have children. And that’s not fine. And asking about it brings up unspoken pain you know nothing about. Pain that is then at the forefront for this couple, who are now trying to decide how to delicately respond to you while also keeping themselves from falling apart and breaking a little bit more." - via Scary Mommy https://www.scarymommy.com/normalize-not-asking-couples-w/

Staycation mode is in full effect this week. Taking time to unplug and relax.

What a year. It has been HARD but there is still HOPE. Thanks to @revelatori for creating this artwork.