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• Pierre
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• Somatic Psychotherapist (LMHC, LPC, NCC)
• Founder of QueeringPsychology: The Psychotherapy Resource
• Founder of MHC4OC - Free somatic therapy for Black people
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• Community Gardener
• 36
• He/him
• Somatic Psychotherapist (LMHC, LPC, NCC)
• Founder of QueeringPsychology: The Psychotherapy Resource
• Founder of MHC4OC - Free somatic therapy for Black people
• Electronic Notary Public
• Community Gardener
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Part 1: A basic overview of the autonomic nervous system & why learning your own ANS is so important for healing, connecting with your body, etc
(Video at the bottom of the post)
https://queeringpsychology.com/2023/02/25/somatic-theory-basics-what-is-the-autonomic-nervous-system/
(Video at the bottom of the post)
https://queeringpsychology.com/2023/02/25/somatic-theory-basics-what-is-the-autonomic-nervous-system/
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Georgia therapists:
What are your preferred ways to get CEs affordably? What orgs are the best bang for my buck basically?
What are your preferred ways to get CEs affordably? What orgs are the best bang for my buck basically?
November 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Georgia therapists:
What are your preferred ways to get CEs affordably? What orgs are the best bang for my buck basically?
What are your preferred ways to get CEs affordably? What orgs are the best bang for my buck basically?
Georgia therapists:
What are your preferred ways to get CEs affordably? What orgs are the best bang for my buck basically?
What are your preferred ways to get CEs affordably? What orgs are the best bang for my buck basically?
November 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Georgia therapists:
What are your preferred ways to get CEs affordably? What orgs are the best bang for my buck basically?
What are your preferred ways to get CEs affordably? What orgs are the best bang for my buck basically?
I’m adding a “How to vet a therapist to do EMDR with” to the queue because I’m hearing too many stories
I don’t want to put the diligence on clients, but at the same time, if you aren’t able to see the red flags in how a therapist practices, you could be re-traumatized
I don’t want to put the diligence on clients, but at the same time, if you aren’t able to see the red flags in how a therapist practices, you could be re-traumatized
September 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I’m adding a “How to vet a therapist to do EMDR with” to the queue because I’m hearing too many stories
I don’t want to put the diligence on clients, but at the same time, if you aren’t able to see the red flags in how a therapist practices, you could be re-traumatized
I don’t want to put the diligence on clients, but at the same time, if you aren’t able to see the red flags in how a therapist practices, you could be re-traumatized
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🏮🏮🏮HELLO EVERYONE PLEASE RT🏮🏮🏮
I have the ability to get an apartment within the next couple of days. I need to raise at least $400 today and I will most likely be able to get it. PLEASE BOOST THIS IS EXTREMELY URGENT.
ko-fi.com/laguerre
CA: $ LaguerreK
PP: @ KimalahL
I have the ability to get an apartment within the next couple of days. I need to raise at least $400 today and I will most likely be able to get it. PLEASE BOOST THIS IS EXTREMELY URGENT.
ko-fi.com/laguerre
CA: $ LaguerreK
PP: @ KimalahL
September 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🏮🏮🏮HELLO EVERYONE PLEASE RT🏮🏮🏮
I have the ability to get an apartment within the next couple of days. I need to raise at least $400 today and I will most likely be able to get it. PLEASE BOOST THIS IS EXTREMELY URGENT.
ko-fi.com/laguerre
CA: $ LaguerreK
PP: @ KimalahL
I have the ability to get an apartment within the next couple of days. I need to raise at least $400 today and I will most likely be able to get it. PLEASE BOOST THIS IS EXTREMELY URGENT.
ko-fi.com/laguerre
CA: $ LaguerreK
PP: @ KimalahL
Finally this app has bookmarks. That’s 1 of the major reasons I’m barely on here
Took long enough
Took long enough
September 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Finally this app has bookmarks. That’s 1 of the major reasons I’m barely on here
Took long enough
Took long enough
I love being a somatic therapist because it’s like ok wow your week really did suck. I can see why you’re stressed.
Aight now get to tapping or something.
What? You thought I was gonna let you leave feeling like that? Nope!
Start throwing shit or dancing or something
Aight now get to tapping or something.
What? You thought I was gonna let you leave feeling like that? Nope!
Start throwing shit or dancing or something
August 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I love being a somatic therapist because it’s like ok wow your week really did suck. I can see why you’re stressed.
Aight now get to tapping or something.
What? You thought I was gonna let you leave feeling like that? Nope!
Start throwing shit or dancing or something
Aight now get to tapping or something.
What? You thought I was gonna let you leave feeling like that? Nope!
Start throwing shit or dancing or something
I feel so sorry for Gen Z because the way people treat me in non-professional spaces (ie when they don’t know me as Pierre the therapist) is bananas
So insulting, patronizing, & disrespectful because they think I’m in my 20s
And it’s worse now than when I was actually in my 20s
So insulting, patronizing, & disrespectful because they think I’m in my 20s
And it’s worse now than when I was actually in my 20s
August 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I feel so sorry for Gen Z because the way people treat me in non-professional spaces (ie when they don’t know me as Pierre the therapist) is bananas
So insulting, patronizing, & disrespectful because they think I’m in my 20s
And it’s worse now than when I was actually in my 20s
So insulting, patronizing, & disrespectful because they think I’m in my 20s
And it’s worse now than when I was actually in my 20s
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"Doing what’s normalized in your career doesn’t always make things ethical"
bars! @queeringpsychology.bsky.social
bars! @queeringpsychology.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"Doing what’s normalized in your career doesn’t always make things ethical"
bars! @queeringpsychology.bsky.social
bars! @queeringpsychology.bsky.social
“Your Professional Organization membership is going to expire in 60 Days!”
You not tired of being this greedy?
The nerve of contacting me during the summer time to press me about money that’s not due until the Fall
You not tired of being this greedy?
The nerve of contacting me during the summer time to press me about money that’s not due until the Fall
August 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Your Professional Organization membership is going to expire in 60 Days!”
You not tired of being this greedy?
The nerve of contacting me during the summer time to press me about money that’s not due until the Fall
You not tired of being this greedy?
The nerve of contacting me during the summer time to press me about money that’s not due until the Fall
So many people are in a rush to seem smarter or better that they aren’t listening to what’s actually needed or being asked of them
August 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
So many people are in a rush to seem smarter or better that they aren’t listening to what’s actually needed or being asked of them
This admin can literally send anyone anywhere
That’s basically what this will mean. They already deport US citizens so this means they can exile any 1 of us to a labor camp somewhere
That’s basically what this will mean. They already deport US citizens so this means they can exile any 1 of us to a labor camp somewhere
BREAKING: The US Supreme Court lifts limits on deporting migrants to countries not their own
June 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This admin can literally send anyone anywhere
That’s basically what this will mean. They already deport US citizens so this means they can exile any 1 of us to a labor camp somewhere
That’s basically what this will mean. They already deport US citizens so this means they can exile any 1 of us to a labor camp somewhere
Air quality in NYC is gonna be 101 today
Good air quality is 50 or under
Good air quality is 50 or under
June 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Air quality in NYC is gonna be 101 today
Good air quality is 50 or under
Good air quality is 50 or under
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I accept:
- Anthem BCBS
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- Quest Behavioral Health
(Waiting for approval for more)
CRITERIA: If you’re Black, live in NY, GA, or FL, & interested in being my virtual somatic therapy client, email me
pierre[@]therapytoatea[.]com
- Anthem BCBS
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- Quest Behavioral Health
(Waiting for approval for more)
CRITERIA: If you’re Black, live in NY, GA, or FL, & interested in being my virtual somatic therapy client, email me
pierre[@]therapytoatea[.]com
April 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I accept:
- Anthem BCBS
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- Quest Behavioral Health
(Waiting for approval for more)
CRITERIA: If you’re Black, live in NY, GA, or FL, & interested in being my virtual somatic therapy client, email me
pierre[@]therapytoatea[.]com
- Anthem BCBS
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- Quest Behavioral Health
(Waiting for approval for more)
CRITERIA: If you’re Black, live in NY, GA, or FL, & interested in being my virtual somatic therapy client, email me
pierre[@]therapytoatea[.]com
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It’s finally Springtime so I can show you what plantain (the herb, not the fruit) looks like in the wild
Like I said earlier, I prefer to harvest it and infuse my own oil because it’s cheaper (feel free to buy the oil or the dried herb in bulk like I mentioned above):
Like I said earlier, I prefer to harvest it and infuse my own oil because it’s cheaper (feel free to buy the oil or the dried herb in bulk like I mentioned above):
May 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It’s finally Springtime so I can show you what plantain (the herb, not the fruit) looks like in the wild
Like I said earlier, I prefer to harvest it and infuse my own oil because it’s cheaper (feel free to buy the oil or the dried herb in bulk like I mentioned above):
Like I said earlier, I prefer to harvest it and infuse my own oil because it’s cheaper (feel free to buy the oil or the dried herb in bulk like I mentioned above):
Thank you for the birthday wishes!
May 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thank you for the birthday wishes!
It’s my birthday 🥳
May 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It’s my birthday 🥳
I just got approved to accept United Healthcare (Optum) and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage in NY, FL, and GA
I accept:
- Anthem BCBS
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- Quest Behavioral Health
(Waiting for approval for more)
CRITERIA: If you’re Black, live in NY, GA, or FL, & interested in being my virtual somatic therapy client, email me
pierre[@]therapytoatea[.]com
- Anthem BCBS
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- Quest Behavioral Health
(Waiting for approval for more)
CRITERIA: If you’re Black, live in NY, GA, or FL, & interested in being my virtual somatic therapy client, email me
pierre[@]therapytoatea[.]com
May 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I just got approved to accept United Healthcare (Optum) and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage in NY, FL, and GA
THERAPISTS PLEASE stop rushing into doing EMDR with clients you just met
It’s at worst re-traumatizing people & scaring them from somatic work AND at best you have someone with less triggers, but no relationship with their bodies & no clear way to manage future traumas & stress
It’s at worst re-traumatizing people & scaring them from somatic work AND at best you have someone with less triggers, but no relationship with their bodies & no clear way to manage future traumas & stress
Please therapists
I know this isn’t how we are trained at all, but PLEASE stop rushing to start EMDR with clients
It’s retraumatizing people and making them scared of somatic work
Could someone start EMDR in 2 weeks? Sure.
SHOULD they though?
I know this isn’t how we are trained at all, but PLEASE stop rushing to start EMDR with clients
It’s retraumatizing people and making them scared of somatic work
Could someone start EMDR in 2 weeks? Sure.
SHOULD they though?
May 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
THERAPISTS PLEASE stop rushing into doing EMDR with clients you just met
It’s at worst re-traumatizing people & scaring them from somatic work AND at best you have someone with less triggers, but no relationship with their bodies & no clear way to manage future traumas & stress
It’s at worst re-traumatizing people & scaring them from somatic work AND at best you have someone with less triggers, but no relationship with their bodies & no clear way to manage future traumas & stress
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Relatedly, it fascinates me how much doctors, therapists, etc don’t seem to tell parents that autism etc is genetic
There is no such thing as 1 autistic person in a fam
Whole relatives are scapegoating 1 person when all y’all are twinning all up and down the family tree
There is no such thing as 1 autistic person in a fam
Whole relatives are scapegoating 1 person when all y’all are twinning all up and down the family tree
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Relatedly, it fascinates me how much doctors, therapists, etc don’t seem to tell parents that autism etc is genetic
There is no such thing as 1 autistic person in a fam
Whole relatives are scapegoating 1 person when all y’all are twinning all up and down the family tree
There is no such thing as 1 autistic person in a fam
Whole relatives are scapegoating 1 person when all y’all are twinning all up and down the family tree
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You can’t “cure” a neurotype
There’s no such thing. That’s just who people are. Erasing an entire group of people for something that they are born with considered a what?
When the solution is to erase people & not change the environment/society to suit everyone, something is up
There’s no such thing. That’s just who people are. Erasing an entire group of people for something that they are born with considered a what?
When the solution is to erase people & not change the environment/society to suit everyone, something is up
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
You can’t “cure” a neurotype
There’s no such thing. That’s just who people are. Erasing an entire group of people for something that they are born with considered a what?
When the solution is to erase people & not change the environment/society to suit everyone, something is up
There’s no such thing. That’s just who people are. Erasing an entire group of people for something that they are born with considered a what?
When the solution is to erase people & not change the environment/society to suit everyone, something is up
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Autism and ADHD are neurotypes.
The neurotype you are born with determines how the brain is structured aka how it’s set up and how the brain functions aka how it works
There’s nothing inherently wrong. You’re just different, living in a world not suited for you
The neurotype you are born with determines how the brain is structured aka how it’s set up and how the brain functions aka how it works
There’s nothing inherently wrong. You’re just different, living in a world not suited for you
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Autism and ADHD are neurotypes.
The neurotype you are born with determines how the brain is structured aka how it’s set up and how the brain functions aka how it works
There’s nothing inherently wrong. You’re just different, living in a world not suited for you
The neurotype you are born with determines how the brain is structured aka how it’s set up and how the brain functions aka how it works
There’s nothing inherently wrong. You’re just different, living in a world not suited for you
Autism and ADHD are neurotypes.
The neurotype you are born with determines how the brain is structured aka how it’s set up and how the brain functions aka how it works
There’s nothing inherently wrong. You’re just different, living in a world not suited for you
The neurotype you are born with determines how the brain is structured aka how it’s set up and how the brain functions aka how it works
There’s nothing inherently wrong. You’re just different, living in a world not suited for you
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Autism and ADHD are neurotypes.
The neurotype you are born with determines how the brain is structured aka how it’s set up and how the brain functions aka how it works
There’s nothing inherently wrong. You’re just different, living in a world not suited for you
The neurotype you are born with determines how the brain is structured aka how it’s set up and how the brain functions aka how it works
There’s nothing inherently wrong. You’re just different, living in a world not suited for you
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I’m waiting for Headway to approve my new Vermont Telehealth permit and once that’s clear, I’ll be able to accept the above insurances in VT
I’ll keep y’all updated about any new licenses/telehealth permits or new insurances
Private pay clients from VT can see me now virtually
I’ll keep y’all updated about any new licenses/telehealth permits or new insurances
Private pay clients from VT can see me now virtually
April 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I’m waiting for Headway to approve my new Vermont Telehealth permit and once that’s clear, I’ll be able to accept the above insurances in VT
I’ll keep y’all updated about any new licenses/telehealth permits or new insurances
Private pay clients from VT can see me now virtually
I’ll keep y’all updated about any new licenses/telehealth permits or new insurances
Private pay clients from VT can see me now virtually
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If you haven’t already (you’re late tbh), therapists who aren’t active cogs of the state need to be thinking about stigmatized diagnoses & how to get clients as much of the knowledge & support they need while engaging the system the least as possible, ideally none at all
April 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If you haven’t already (you’re late tbh), therapists who aren’t active cogs of the state need to be thinking about stigmatized diagnoses & how to get clients as much of the knowledge & support they need while engaging the system the least as possible, ideally none at all