As a person and a practitioner, I am deeply committed to affirming the best in people, recognizing that it is different for everyone. I am sensitive to issues of gender and orientation, and I believe that vibrant differences in these areas are both beautiful and not-the-whole-person.

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I am a (White) cisgender, non-conforming man, raising with my partner three delightful children, two of whom are gender-expansive. Being aware and supportive of the particular pressures of diverse genders and orientations is important to me.

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My practice is welcoming and affirming of everyone, wherever they are on their journey of self-discovery or self-determination. Everyone is deserving of health, happiness and wholeness. I want to be a part of the supportive community for all our diverse and beautiful people.

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In addition to being a straight ally, I have received advanced training and certified specialization in hypnosis with transgender clients from the American Hypnosis Association. I am also an active member of the Greater Seattle Business Association, the Puget Sound LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce. I continue to pursue and undergo sensitivity and awareness training for racial and hetero-normative bias.

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As a related aside, in 2019 I started partnering with trans colleagues to train cisgender hypnotists how better to work with TGD clientele. In 2024, I published a book on the topic that has received profoundly moving praise from surprising quarters. I continue to speak to professional audiences across the country (and internationally) on this and related senstive-inclusion topics.