Jerry has been providing counseling services since 1994 when he graduated from the University of Utah College of Social Work. Jerry's work experience includes working for the Department of Corrections, Intermountain Specialized Abuse Treatment (ISAT) Center, Division of Child and Family Services, and Olympus View Hospital. He is currently a full time Assistant Professor/ Lecturer at the University of Utah College of Social Work.
Jerry's clinical experience has provided him with an eclectic background in working with clients with a diversity of needs. He has presented throughout the State of Utah and nationally on a variety of social work and clinical issues. He has been providing therapy to the LGBTQ community since 1996 and has addressed issues such as sexuality, identity, relationships, conflict resolution, spirituality and religion, as well as coming out and gender related issues.
He has served on vast boards and consulted in a variety of issues including Sage Utah, Naraya Culture Preservation Council and currently with Reconciliation and Growth.
Jerry's clinical experience has provided him with an eclectic background in working with clients with a diversity of needs. He has presented throughout the State of Utah and nationally on a variety of social work and clinical issues. He has been providing therapy to the LGBTQ community since 1996 and has addressed issues such as sexuality, identity, relationships, conflict resolution, spirituality and religion, as well as coming out and gender related issues.
He has served on vast boards and consulted in a variety of issues including Sage Utah, Naraya Culture Preservation Council and currently with Reconciliation and Growth.
Services
Many LGBTQ people, either in the closet or out, approach mental health counseling with some trepidation.
Stereotypes about sexual orientation and Gender Identity creep into a therapist's ofce and can impact a person's process of change.
It can be challenging to find a place for therapy where you feel safe.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning people should not have to wonder about their therapist's capacity to understand their lives.
In addition, court-ordered therapy is usually designed for heterosexuals and fails to ethically address valid concerns for LGBTQ clients.
Stereotypes about sexual orientation and Gender Identity creep into a therapist's ofce and can impact a person's process of change.
It can be challenging to find a place for therapy where you feel safe.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning people should not have to wonder about their therapist's capacity to understand their lives.
In addition, court-ordered therapy is usually designed for heterosexuals and fails to ethically address valid concerns for LGBTQ clients.
It is interesting to me how homosexuality has been perceived by the world in which I contribute.
Somehow homosexuality has been aligned as society's foe.
When a gay person is requesting the privilege to marry they are construed as wanting "special privileges."
If I ask for protection from bullies who would brutalize or kill me because I am gay my political representatives ignore my pleads for protections.
Recently I viewed a documentary portraying the drama of segregation in the South and the battles regarding segregation.
Somehow homosexuality has been aligned as society's foe.
When a gay person is requesting the privilege to marry they are construed as wanting "special privileges."
If I ask for protection from bullies who would brutalize or kill me because I am gay my political representatives ignore my pleads for protections.
Recently I viewed a documentary portraying the drama of segregation in the South and the battles regarding segregation.
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