Del Sasso (they/them)

In addition to seeing hundreds of clients through gender exploration and transition of all kinds, I have the experience of my own gender exploration and social transition. I believe gender diverse people are not only as healthy and normative as our peers, but that we have special wisdom and energy to bring into the world. I am steeped in the research literature, and called on by colleagues as an expert in this area, but most of all I'm just passionate about working with gender creative folks.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

Attachment challenges underly so many of the challenges folks come to therapy for. For so many of us, our brains are wired based on problematic models of connection with others. We may have younger parts of our brains that take over and cause chaos, push others away, or simply avoid connection. I have experience helping these parts as a way to rewire our brains so that we can be freed up to connect in the ways we deeply want to.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

I'd like to think I've had a part in "queering" psychology and see myself as working to continue that process. While I have always had some LGBTQ+ colleagues, existing structures and unspoken rules in our profession subtly reinforce heteronormative structures and outcomes. I am passionate about working with queer people in affirming ways, but also training other providers, educators and colleagues to view queerness not only as normative, but transcendent.

We tend to think of ourselves and others as having one brain that is working for the same goals and in the same direction, but the truth is our brains contain multitudes. Each of us has a cast of characters who make up our internal system, not in a pathological way, but as part of our normal development. Over my career, I have found working with these parts to be the most accessible treatment modality for the most clients, but the greatest type of challenges.

While I practice in a very integrative way, my foundation is most heavily in psychodynamic thinking. To me, the best way to describe psychodynamic thinking is that our brains are programmed by our early experiences, and often parts of us try to make sense of events by using those early templates. Sometimes we need to help those parts let go of early scripts and be open to the idea that current events may not match up completely. This frees our most adult, grounded self to show up.

I have extensive experience treating folks from an attachment perspective. More importantly, I have found attachment to be a powerful frame for my own healing journey. It IS possible to rewire our brains, laying down new models for how connection with ourselves and others can feel.