Working remotely from Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
on Stz'uminus, Penelakut, Quw'utsun & Snuneymuxw Territories
My Approach
My approach is rooted in:
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Anti-oppression, intersectional feminism & trans feminism
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Gender-affirming care / transgender care
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Critical Race Theory & Unsettling (a settler approach to decolonization)
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Trauma-informed care
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Harm-reduction
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Strengths-based
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Health-at-every-size / fat liberation
My therapeutic approach combines the following modalities:
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Response-Based Practice & Narrative Therapy
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CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
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Brief Solution Focused Therapy
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Mindfullness
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Somatic therapy
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Psychoanalytic Theory
Credentials & Highlights
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Masters of Social Work, UBC, 2021
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Master's Level Counselling Practicum, QMUNITY, 2021
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Research Assistant, The Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship, 2021, contributed to research on the impacts of Covid-19 on BIPOC with disabilities
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Health Navigator, Trans Care BC, 2017-2020, worked with trans, Two-Spirit and questioning folks across BC to access gender-affirming healthcare services​​​
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Executive Director, Support Worker, Educator, and Volunteer Coordinator, Calgary Outlink: Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity, 2011-2015​
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Training With Allen Wade, Vikki Reynolds, & Cathy Richardson in Response-Based Practice, 2014​​​​​
Academic Works
Mason, B. (2022, Oct. 27). Visioning Trans and Two-Spirit Healthcare in Alberta: Reportback on research which asked Trans and Two-Spirit people working in gender-affirming care in Alberta what they envisioned for trans healthcare [Conference Session]. Summit 2022, CBRC, HIM, Vancouver, BC, Canada