# Event Details - **Event Name**: Queer Therapist Network: "Political Resistance in the Therapy Space" - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am – Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: LGBTQ+ mental health work is inherently political and you'll develop clinical tools to match the urgency and complexity of this moment.About this EventA 4-Hour Continuing Education Training for Queer Therapists working with Queer Clients brought to you by the . Topic: Queer Political Resistance in the Therapy SpaceTrainers: Aaron Testard, LMFT (He/Him) & Kelly George, LCPC (They/Them)Training Session: 11:00 AM-4:00 PMFormat: This training will be offered for those seeking to attend in-person at the Center on Halsted or virtually through Zoom.Solidarity Networking Time: There will be two (2) 30-minute breaks intended for Community building (1:00-1:30 PM and 3:30-4:00 PM). Are you feeling the weight of this political moment in your sessions? Struggling to balance validation with hope? Wrestling with your own trauma as your clients face discrimination, legislative attacks, and systemic erasure?You're not alone—and this work requires more than standard clinical skills.In this training, you'll learn:Why LGBTQ+ mental health work is inherently political (and always has been)How to recognize and challenge institutional, systemic, and discursive power in the therapy roomThe history of queer political resistance as an essential toolA framework for navigating the dynamics of queer therapist working with queer clientsConcrete strategies to help clients resist oppression while staying groundedHow to use narrative therapy to externalize and de-center oppressive narrativesThis training is for you if:You refuse to "stay neutral" when your clients' lives are under attackYou want clinical tools that match the urgency and complexity of this momentYou recognize that your client’s mental health and your work with them is directly tied to the political events in the world right now.You're experiencing burnout, countertransference, or compassion fatigue from this workYou want to connect with other therapists who understand that therapy IS political actionWe'll explore how colonial frameworks erased gender and sexual diversity, why they still shape oppression today, and how our therapy practice can be an act of resistance. You'll leave with solid tools grounded in resilience work and narrative therapy approaches.This is not 101 training. We assume you're already doing LGBTQ+ affirming work. This is about deepening your practice, caring for yourself, and recognizing that every session where we name injustice, validate impact, and support action is an act of political resistance.Continuing EducationFor those interested in receiving Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for their participation in this training, we are grateful to our community partners at Howard Brown Health Center and the Center on Halsted to be able to provide up to 4.0 CEU hours.Howard Brown Health Center is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to offer continuing education for professional counselors (License # 197-000041) and psychologists (License # 286-00005).Center on Halsted is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to offer continuing education for social work and is able to provide CEs under their license.Charitable Contribution:When you register for this event you are helping to support organizations that impact the mental health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ+ Community:50% of funds collected will directly benefit the Network50% of funds collected will be donated to benefit a mental health nonprofit, this training will benefit a mental health organization.Agenda?: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCheck-In ?: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PMTraining Seminar: Part 1?: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PMSolidarity Half-Hour?: 01:30 PM - 03:30 PMTraining Seminar: Part 2?: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PMSolidarity Half-Hour - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/queer-therapist-network-political-resistance-in-the-therapy-space/100001980213136798 - **Event Categories**: workshops, health-wellness, mental-health, lgbt-pride, contests, sports, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fqueer-therapist-network-political-resistance-in-the-therapy-space-registration-1980213136798 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 60, max: 100, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Chicago - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: Center on Halsted - **lat**: 41.9489773 - **long**: -87.6497045 - **full address**: Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted Street, Chicago, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Queer Therapist Network (https://allevents.in/org/queer-therapist-network/25642104) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/064e7152e727dd554046c81978692acf8ed743b9bd42a4e527f86fd0e82719dc-rimg-w1080-h1350-dc101010-gmir.jpg?v=1768026875 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/967568dbd1c3b533ad7330c7edcd597cfc6a72f4c674d67759424156cf796ad5-rimg-w400-h400-dc5f148c-gmir.jpg?v=1768026874 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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