I'm a white, able-bodied person with middle-class and educational privilege. Identities that move me further from proximity to privilege include being a genderqueer lesbian. Discovering my late-in-life neuroexpansiveness and dyslexia has been a process I use to support others who are also neuroexpansive.

grew up in the U.S. South and earned a degree in Theater Arts with a minor in Education from The University of the South. After college, I moved to New York City, where I taught theater in four of the five boroughs while pursuing acting. Years of parent meetings that felt a lot like therapy led me to my true calling: psychology. In 2011, I earned a Master's in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University and served as adjunct faculty for two years. I'm a board member of GAYLESTA: The Psychotherapist Association for Gender & Sexual Diversity, where I serve on the social and membership committees. I'm also a proud member of Mind the Gap, an organization supporting the healthy development of transgender, gender-expansive, and nonbinary children, youth, and their families through mental health services rooted in gender acceptance and diversity. I welcome any questions about any of these disclosures. You can also learn more about my practice here:

https://www.bridgetbertrand.com/paperwork