Fall Clinical Supervision Group Open Now! Only 2 spots left! Start date, Sept 18th at 6:30pm.

While exciting and full of possibility, working as a psychotherapist can be an isolating experience. In agency jobs, we are working on getting the necessary hours for the BBS, but often our supervisor’s perspectives don’t meld with ours. We don’t feel seen, heard, or validated in our experiences. Or, with all the chaos, supervision doesn’t happen at all, and we’re left struggling to meet that licensure need. There are other associate therapists who are struggling to find a supervisor with the correct credentials to meet their needs too.

Build Your Professional Community.

Group supervision is a place where you can meet with individuals who can offer you unique perspectives, get you out of your own head, and share resources. Talk with colleagues and get grounded in your field, tease apart countertransference issues, get support on difficult cases, and make it affordable because you’re sharing the cost of the supervision hours. It is so great to receive support and feedback from a group of clinicians who are also LGBTQ+ affirming, anti-oppressive, and anti-racist. All while building a professional network.

We are happy to welcome the newest therapist Terra Friedman, AMFT, to the Open Space Therapy Collective! Terra works with:

• Individuals who experience anxiety and pressure to be high achievers

• Couples & people in non-monogamous relationships who want to enhance your relationships

Sound Like You?

Book a Free Consultation Call with Terra!

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 18: What is Asexuality? On this episode of My Therapist Is Out! we welcome our newest therapist to the podcast, Jenny Nigro! Jenny and Renae dive into asexuality, what it means, the stigmas around it, and more. You won't want to miss this one!

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 17: What is Neurodivergence? On this episode of My Therapist Is Out! Renae Johnson (they/them) and Kristen Crowe (they/she) discuss neurodiversity. As two neurodivergent people themselves, they cover a variety of topics ranging from cues that there may be some neurodivergence happening within you to what it’s like to live as a neurodivergent person in a “neurotypical” world. Have questions about this topic? Send us a message!

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 16: How To Tell Someone You Don’t Have the Spoons to Show Up for Them. If you’re a Millennial or Gen Z you might be asking yourself, “what the hell does it mean to not have the spoons??” 🥄 🥄🥄 Welllll, this episode we’re diving into the “spoon theory” with therapists Kristen Crowe (she/they) and Renae Johnson (they/them). What takes up our spoons mentally, emotionally and physically? Listen along and find out. (P.S. Listening to this episode requires no spoons at all) 😉

Hello Everyone,

Wishing you all a lovely summer so far…. For me, Summertime means the midpoint of the year and I think about what it all has looked like. The first half of the year has felt like a doozy and passed by wayyyy too fast for me! There have been moments of transition, which seemed so liberating and also dark at times. Through the different experiences I came across this year, one that significantly stands out is exploring more of my gender and identity. Coming from a family that is homophobic and also “supportive” but not in action, I often found myself fitting into their ideas and what they saw as “acceptable.”

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 15: How To Take Care of Your Mental Health When Your Identity is Deemed Unprofessional. This week we sat down with therapists Renae Johnson and Debbie Whyte to discuss what it’s like when your identity is deemed unprofessional in your workplace. In todays conditioned society, something as simple as someone’s natural hair style could be deemed unprofessional. This is definitely a sensitive topic with a lot to cover!

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 14: How To Respond to Invasive Questions About Your Body and Gender

This week therapists Kristen Crowe and Renae Johnson dive into scripts on how to respond to invasive Q's about your body. This is a huge topic to cover, and we aren't holding back! Society has normalized asking the most atrocious, invasive questions ranging from "what are you?" (in regards to race/ethnicity/gender/etc.) to "have you lost weight?" to inquiring about medical procedures (in regards to trans/NB folks). There's a lot to unravel here and we're doing it. Key takeaway from this episode? MIND YA BUSINESS! ✨

This is such an exciting and celebratory month for all of us and we are excited to spend it with you! We have a special collaborative newsletter this week that was jointly written by our amazing staff Maritza Ruelas and Debbie Whyte, ATR, APCC. If you want to hear more from our team, subscribe to our podcast, My Therapist is Out! You can find the pod at the Spotify, Apple Pod, & YouTube links below.

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 13: How To Know if Your Relationship is Healthy. Now listen, nobody can create the perfect guidebook for dating. However, there are some serious red flags that can come up within relationships that we're here to call out. Don't worry though this episode isn't all about the red flags- we're talking about the green ones too! Having a hard time recognizing signs and patterns of abuse? This is an episode you don't want to miss.

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 12: Listener Q & AAlright folks! Welcome to our very first listener/viewer Q & A! OSTC founder Renae Johnson, collected a handful of questions from ya’ll via our Instagram and TikTok- and we’re answering all of ‘em with the help of therapists Kristen Crowe and Debbie Whyte.✨ We’d love to do more of these in the future so please drop a question in the comments or send it to us via DM!

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 11: Self-care for Coming Out as Poly

Host Renae Johnson (they/them) is sitting down with OSTC therapist Kristen Crowe (she/they) to discuss self-care for coming out as poly. Why is it so important? How do you break the stigma around being poly? Listen along to hear what Kristen has to say.

Announcing: Trans & NB Support Group! - Starts 6/4 at 6pm! May Newsletter

Hello to the Collective!

We are happy to announce that we are launching a new group, bi-weekly Trans & Non-binary Support Group, on Sundays starting June 4 at 6:00pm. Our weekly Wednesday Mindfulness Sessions are off and running, Join us here! We’re ready for summer and spending time with our community, looking forward to connecting soon!

Episode 10: The Importance of Having a Queer-Trans Informed Psych Provider

New character unlocked! 🕺⭐️ This week we introduce Psych NP Michael (Mikey) Whited to the OSTC team. Mikey works with queer and trans folks 16+. He will officially be joining us in the summer as a medication consultant, so we're thrilled to have him on to discuss medication management, and the importance of having a queer-trans informed psych provider.

My Therapist is Out! Episode 9: How To Be a LGBTQ+ Ally in Your Marketing

It's swapcast time! CEO and Founder of OSTC, Renae Johnson, sat down with Isa Gautschi, Marketing Confidence Cheerleader, to chat about how you can incorporate inclusiveness into your marketing. At OSTC, we primarily work with the LGBTQ+ community which means inclusivity matters. Listen along to hear how you can walk the walk and not just talk the talk!

Announcing: Weekly Mindfulness Drop-in Sessions - Starts 4/26 at 6pm! 2023 April Newsletter

Hello to the Collective!

We are happy to announce that we are launching a new group, weekly Mindfulness Drop-In Sessions, on Wednesdays starting April 26 at 6:00pm. We’re also dropping the ninth episode of My Therapist is Out! a swapcast with Irresistible Marketing Pod on how to go beyond rainbow capitalism. We’ll also be launching a trans and gnc/enby therapy group in June. Stay tuned for details!

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 8: How To Tell if You’re in a Trauma Response

Alright ya’ll, this week we’re talking trauma responses. What do they mean? How do you know if you’re in one? What does it look like? How do you get out of it? It’s a heavy one but OSTC Host Renae Johnson and Art Therapist Debbie Whyte does her best to keep it light for ya. ✨

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 7: How Being the “Strong One” Effects Your Mental Health

Asking for help - literally anything else. We get it, asking for help is hard AF! Being called resilient and strong can become exhausting. This week we sat down with OSTC lead therapist Kristen Crowe to discuss how being the “strong one” in your relationships effects your mental health, and the consequences of never asking for help.

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 6: When Do You Know it’s Time to Go to Therapy?

It’s a new week! Host and therapist Renae Johnson (they/them) is sitting down with OSTC Art Therapist Debbie Whyte (she/her) to ask a burning question on everyone’s mind— When the heck do you know when it’s time to go to therapy?! If you’re considering therapy but need that extra boost to do so, this episode is for you!

My Therapist Is Out! Episode 5: Staying Busy and Mental Health

This week host and therapist Renae Johnson (they/them( welcomed back Kristen Crowe, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor & Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist (she/they). Kristen shared insight on the need to stay busy and how that links to mental health. If we're constantly doing things, is it possible that we don't want to feel any of the things that might be stored in our bodies or our psyche? Have a listen to find out.