I acknowledge that I live, love and work on the unceded lands of the Gadigal, and yearn for a day when the work of healing and justice especially for First Nations people is not linear but circular

I am a gay, cisgender man and person of colour, with lived experiences of migration, polycultural balancing, religious discrimination, ageism, racism, religiously & culturally based queerphobia, sexually racist lateral violence, intergenerational trauma, linguistic and profession-based discrimination. These experiences of discrimination and violence coexist alongside the privileges I acknowledge as cisgender, male, able-bodied, sighted, hearing, speaking, mobility, literate, lighter-skin, allistic, middle-class, city-based, anglo-centric & tertiary education, citizenship, fluent anglophone, heteronormatively-perceived, monogamous-kinship-perceived, self-employment, easy access to health, food, technology and resource privileges

I have enjoyed educating, supervising and presenting to colleagues and university students on issues of psychotherapy, intersectionality and social justice. As a psychotherapist & supervisor, my interests are somatic, psychodynamic, jungian, gestalt, narrative, existential, and creative in expression.

I have had access to work and community-engagement opportunities across the multiverses of education, religious, cultural, health, not-for-profit, advocacy, queer/LGBTIQA+/rainbow/gender-body-kinship-sexuality celebratory, kinky, sex-positive, clothing-optional, diversity-friendly, nonviolence, alternative, fitness and performing arts communities.

I regularly engage both professionally and personally in a social capacity, in many community events so there is often a chance that people may see me at (including, but not limited to) meetings, conferences, queer spaces, parties, SOPVs, festivals, bars, clubs, retreats, gyms, meditations, classes, theatre, performances, etc.

Interactions outside of the therapeutic space are generally inevitable especially in smaller communities with lived experiences of minoritisation and multiple intersectionalities. As an analogy, one can think of a doctor in a small country town who also bumps into patients, and patients’ family and friends, outside of the clinic at the supermarket, place of worship, swimming pool and at mutual friends’ birthday parties.

So as per international best-practice standards I choose to be upfront with the realities that you may see me outside of the therapeutic space. I acknowledge the power dynamics inherent in my role as a practitioner and in the interests of everyone’s safety, privacy & confidentiality, I err on the side of honouring the therapeutic relationship and let you take the lead in how to engage with me or not. As a general rule, I do not acknowledge recognition of you nor engage in interaction with you unless you clearly invite me first to engage. I also do not divulge to anyone how I know you; should you choose to make that introduction and explain how we know each other to others, that is absolutely your choice and I respect your decision.

In summary, my intention is for everyone’s safety, and thus I uphold the professional standards that interactions both in and outside of the therapeutic space are in accordance with ethical, legal and professional standards as outlined in the professional associations of which I am a member.