Queer Asterisk
January 21, 2025
Care Considerations & Understanding LGBTQ+ Grief
A special presentation for Hospice Professionals, Clergy, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Victim’s Advocates, Therapists/Counselors, Volunteers, Companions, Death Doulas, Death Care Professionals, including Administrative and Leadership Professionals in these settings who wish to become better allies and supporters for LGBTQ+ individuals in our community.
This presentation will explore some of the unique challenges faced within the LGBTQ+ community and how that impacts the grief experience for this population, including barriers to inclusive care, complicated grief and disenfranchised grief, stigma and shame, and giving providers tools for providing a safe place for authentic expressions of self, grief and navigating healing through culturally competent practices and inclusive language.
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 8-10am (PT)/ 9-11am (MST)/ 10-12pm (CT)/ 11-1pm (EST)
location: Zoom
Registration Required. Certificate of Completion provided upon request to professionals in attendance.
Processing Group For and About LGBTQ+ Grief
This gathering is for adult individuals to join in a safe place to engage in meaningful discussions, self-reflection, processing experiences and sharing dialogue that impacts the LGBTQ+ community, the grief journey, and connect with peers and allies.
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 4-5:30pm (PT)/ 5-6:30pm (MST)/ 6-7:30pm (CT)/ 7-8:30pm (EST)
location: Zoom
Registration Required. Certificate of Completion provided upon request to professionals in attendance.
Please note this presentation will not be recorded.
About the Presenter:
Queer Asterisk, located in Colorado, empowers and nurtures the diverse ways of being that queer people embody by providing accessible counseling, education and community programs that uplift queer, trans and gender expansive lives. Join us in engaging discussion about how to better support members of our community with inclusive grief care and allyship.
More information about Queer Asterisk and their services can be found on their website: https://queerasterisk.com/
Sorin Thomas
Executive and Clinical Director of Queer Asterisk
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Sorin L. Thomas, MA, LPC, LAC, CGP, Founding and Executive Director of Queer Asterisk Therapeutic Services, is a queer and transgender Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Addictions Counselor, and Certified Group Psychotherapist with over a decade of professional experience in the field of psychology serving queer and transgender individuals and their families. Sorin has a Masters in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University and post-graduate experience in wilderness therapy, addiction recovery, adolescent and adult residential treatment, community based services, emergency psychiatric services, and hospital settings. In addition to offering queer-affirming counseling and clinical supervision, Sorin offers consultation and diversity, equity, and inclusivity trainings through a queer lens to mental health organizations, addiction recovery centers, social service agencies, hospitals, and schools.