by Michael Toohey, Psy.D. | Nov 8, 2019 | Anxiety, Family, Holidays, LGBTQ+
The holidays are times of joy and sharing, and so it should be for the LGBTQ+ community too. The holidays for that community can include times of particular stress as we return to our original families to celebrate the season. Some families show more affirming...
by Michael Toohey, Psy.D. | Aug 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, LGBTQ+, Relationships, Therapy
This year, the LGBTQ+ community celebrated the golden 50th anniversary of the riots that marked the start of the modern LGBTQ+ movement. The riots occurred in the early hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in New York City. Three women of...
by Michael Toohey, Psy.D. | May 24, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, LGBTQ+, Substance Abuse
In 1969, after the Stonewall Riots — the violent demonstrations by gay community members in response to a New York City police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village — did men and women in sexual minorities become vocal and active in defining...
by Michael Toohey, Psy.D. | Mar 8, 2019 | Depression, Introduction, LGBTQ+, Therapy
Joining Therapy Changes feels like the culmination of a lifetime of service dedicated to helping others. I started helping others in the 8th grade as a volunteer when my junior high school opened a facility for severely developmentally delayed youth. In high school,...
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