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@queeringpsychology.bsky.social
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• Pierre • 37 • He/him • Somatic Psychotherapist (LMHC-D, 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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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The coddling of white therapists in professional spaces is so ridiculous. Every couple years, the convo of “but clients are specifying that they don’t want white (or male) therapists & it makes me 🥺 b/c isn’t that discrimination too?” And people will hold their hand every time
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The written version of Ch 19 on somatic breathing exercises (that actually work) is finished. I just need to film the video chapter. But I won’t be able to for at least another week due to other obligations/barriers. Would you want them to drop together or blog now & vid later?
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The written version of Ch 19 on somatic breathing exercises (that actually work) is finished. I just need to film the video chapter. But I won’t be able to for at least another week due to other obligations/barriers. Would you want them to drop together or blog now & vid later?
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Kimalah @knlaguerre.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I was evicted 4 days ago. No one helped me in the end. Would people like to help the only person who has ever gotten the DEC to open an investigation into radioactive waste in the Buffalo-Niagara region, left over from the Manhtattan Project? A lot of people tried, i was the first to succeed.
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
All the co-regulation videos will be posted today 1) What is co-regulation 2) Reciprocity from a somatic POV 3) How to use co-regulation to build community 4) How to use the autonomic nervous system to practice co-regulation 5) Practical ways to co-regulate Parts 1 & 2
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 19/09/2023
Part 6B - Example: Freeze as a Survival Response Freeze = DORSAL vagus + sympathetic nervous system ——————————————— Part 6C - Example: The Basics of Fawning Fawn = DORSAL vagus + sympathetic nervous system queeringpsychology.com/2023/09/18/s...
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
People need to work on their fear and/or discomfort w/ conflict Boundary violators routinely steamroll over people, ignore community rules, etc. & people are generally too uncomfortable w/ conflict in the moment to hold the line
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Foraging is so dope. I went from chicory greens in spring to lamb’s quarters & amaranth/callaloo for most of the summer to dandelion greens now Next year, I’m gonna harvest poke salad in the early spring too 😋
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Foraging is so dope. I went from chicory greens in spring to lamb’s quarters & amaranth/callaloo for most of the summer to dandelion greens now Next year, I’m gonna harvest poke salad in the early spring too 😋
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It can take months, sometimes years to help a client become a solid candidate for EMDR reprocessing. The readiness checklist isn’t there for shits & giggles. Rushing a client is malpractice & it’s scaring people away from somatic work
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Especially if you are working with Black clients, you can’t rush the Preparation stage. I even do Phase 2 and history taking at the same time. Preparing a client (esp a Black person with chronic stress or complex trauma) for EMDR does NOT take a couple sessions.
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Every single time a potential client tells me they’ve done EMDR before, it was a rush job & the client either says it didn’t work or it was a traumatizing experience All because these therapists refuse to take the time to prep clients properly and they want to rush to the trauma
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Every single time a potential client tells me they’ve done EMDR before, it was a rush job & the client either says it didn’t work or it was a traumatizing experience All because these therapists refuse to take the time to prep clients properly and they want to rush to the trauma
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Filmed all the co-regulation videos yesterday and am about done with the draft for Ch 19 on Somatic Breathing Exercises So expect new stuff soon
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My goal for my MHC4OC practice is to finish getting the credentials to be a EMDR consultant/trainer and a NYS CE provider so I can use the money I make training therapists to fund free somatic therapy for low income Black people That seems to be the most sustainable path
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I didn’t know there were therapists who are afraid of working with other therapists as their clients
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Update: I’m gonna film and post the next video on ways to self-regulate this coming week I’ve been at a virtual eating disorder conference for much of my usual recording time this week
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I think my next state licenses are gonna be Michigan (reg state license) & Louisiana (telehealth license) this year Being a therapist in this country is so ridiculously expensive. It’s wild that I have to pay for each state separately 🙃
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The next video on self-regulation should be coming out in the next couple days What had happened was: while filming, ig I got overly into the topic and ended up recording over an hour of me talking And I’m cutting it down to 15 mins
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Other than the Pride festivals, are there other festivals in NYC that give out Narcan kits?
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Or does anyone have suggestions to make a visit safer? Do reddimasks help in this situation?
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Does anyone know a place to get a COVID safe eye exam in NYC? I’ll travel anywhere but Staten Island (Bare minimum: wearing masks and having ventilation/clean air)
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Kimalah @knlaguerre.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hi 👋🏼 Could anyone who is seeing this please help me out? I'm really trying my best to raise funds and absolutely struggling bc i legit do a LOT of on the ground environmental activism in my community.
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Getting older & having a deeper understanding of your parents as people & what they dealt with while raising you can have different outcomes Some situations, you appreciate your parents, some you give them grace, & others reaffirm the need to set strong boundaries or estrange yourself
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Big THANK YOU to everyone who donates to MHC4OC Keeping up the websites, sharing free info on the blog, keeping up my licenses, providing free therapy & low cost supervision etc is so expensive & I literally would not be able to do this without you I’m humbled every year 🥹
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Part of clinical supervision should be making sure that supervisees are comfortable doing their job without AI *at the very least* to account for situations where AI can’t be used. You don’t want a healthcare worker not knowing what to say or do without AI working on your case
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Esp licensed clinicians who are trained in EMDR, but having a hard time incorporating it into their practice, having difficulty with resourcing clients, or experiencing abreactions often I have a gentler flexible, but still structured approach using Polyvagal & systems theories
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I offer clinical supervision to licensed therapists interested in incorporating somatic practices into their clinical work And supervision session fees go right into running the practice & providing free therapy to low income Black people So you grow for a good cause
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J. Skyler 🏳️‍⚧️ @jskylerinc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Is there a way (a 3rd party company or something) that I can get my digital photos printed without AI?
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Ch 18 (blog post & video versions) covers Co-Regulation - What co-regulation is - Why it’s important for health & maintaining ALL relationships - The theory behind how to co-regulate using your autonomic nervous system - Ways to practice co-regulation queeringpsychology.com/2026/05/31/s...
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Co-Regulation - Somatic Series - QueeringPsychology: The Psychotherapy Resource
Co-regulation is the act/practice of regulating one's autonomic nervous system (ANS) with 1 or more other people, either by regulating oneself by relying on another person's regulated ANS like jumpsta...
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Welcome back! Ch 17 (blog posts & video version) explains Self-Regulation Ch 17 Part 2 covers common ways people can practice self-regulation using nature, art, writing, moving your body, sound/music, self-touch, temperature like warmth, and certain hobbies queeringpsychology.com/2026/05/31/s...
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Common Ways to Self-Regulate - Somatic Series - QueeringPsychology: The Psychotherapy Resource
Note: this is not a post about showing you templates for how to self-regulate. This is just to throw out some ideas in case you wanted to know what self-regulation practices could look like.
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Chapter 17 (blog posts & video version) explains Self-Regulation Ch 17 Part 1 covers: - What self-regulation is - The difference between self-regulation & self-care - The theory behind how to use the autonomic nervous system to regulate your own emotions queeringpsychology.com/2026/05/31/s...
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The Basics of Self Regulation - Somatic Series - QueeringPsychology: The Psychotherapy Resource
Self-regulation describes the different ways a person learns to take notice of and influence their emotions and actions. It is the act of being in a call and response with your own body and your relat...
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The final part of the video version of chapter 17 is about various ways someone can practice self-regulation Would you want that in 1) one long video where I break each one down OR 2) multiple videos covering 1 or two categories at a time
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Therapists, write your progress notes like they will be subpoenaed without you knowing. Consider more ways you can protect clients’ PHI in an actively unsafe world.
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The final part of the video version of chapter 17 is about various ways someone can practice self-regulation Would you want that in 1) one long video where I break each one down OR 2) multiple videos covering 1 or two categories at a time
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Therapists, write your progress notes like they will be subpoenaed without you knowing. Consider more ways you can protect clients’ PHI in an actively unsafe world.
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Finished writing Chapter 18 on co-regulation! What I’m planning to do is post the 2 blog chapters at the same time once both are edited and then spending the month of June making all the different lil videos related to explaining somatic regulation & posting throughout the month
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
If CBT has no haters, I am dead
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
If an EMDR therapist rushes into trauma processing in the 1st few sessions, that’s a red flag Esp marginalized people: you need more preparation & time to learn your body’s natural pace It can take months or years & that’s ok. You’ll know in your body when you’re fully ready for EMDR reprocessing
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
If your talk therapist says you are too self aware for therapy, get a new therapist. They basically told you that you reached the limits of their knowledge And that’s fine. But their limitations have nothing to do with your potential for growth
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Kimalah @knlaguerre.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Hey All, So i just had a major plumbing issue that is going to require an incredible amount of cleaning supplies. This is a hazard to my health so the funds I was trying to raise will go to this instead. Please boost if you see this.
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Does anyone have suggestions for a big solid book/notebook? I gotta start writing my recipes down analog
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Happy 37th bday to me!
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Happy Black Fae Day! I’m not attending any in-person events this year so I thought I’d share my look from home.
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The draft for Chapter 17 on Self-Regulation has been sent for editing 🎉 And I just started writing Chapter 18 on Co-Regulation I’d like to be able to submit the chapter 18 draft before my birthday 🤞🏾🤞🏾
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
In a perfect world (like if I had the money for even basic animation), I’d get an animator to help me make videos for the somatic series because tbh I hate being on camera and I just want to write
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Kimalah @knlaguerre.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Hi EVERYONE!!! My twitter account has been permanently suspended once i was getting close to wrapping a CF for housing. Could people help me RT this? My deadline is Friday August 10th, 4 days from now. PLEASE SHARE 🗣️🤑🤗 CA: $ LaguerreK PP: @ KimalahL
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Blocking/Muting = Self-Care @queeringpsychology.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Before starting any kind of somatic work, I’d ask the therapist about their process of prepping or “resourcing” you aka getting you ready. If the process seems too fast for you, look for another therapist Basic questions to consider:
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