William Summay
Therapist
Offers Online Sessions
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William Summay is a passionate and warm licensed mental health counselor who has a specialty in LGBTQ+ mental health care, religious trauma, generalist practice, and more. William has four years of experience working in LGBTQ+ mental health care in a group private practice, which included working in areas of navigating non-monogamous relationships, coming out, processing and accessing gender confirming care, and more. William has co-led a year-long survivors of religious trauma group, he has worked with a broad spectrum of diagnostic presentations (e.g., depression, anxiety, trauma, bipolar, etc.), and has many years of professional and personal experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds which has led to the privileging of cultural humility in his practice. William believes highly in the therapeutic relationship as the site of exploring, processing, and working through the various pain and sufferings of life on a variety of societal levels (e.g., personal, familial, political, etc.). For this reason, William practices from the position of relational psychotherapy (attachment theory, psychodynamic theory/practice), liberation psychology (exploring the societal and political effects on mental health), somatic (the body as the site of mental processing and healing), as well as incorporating other approaches as needed (mindfulness, CBT tools, etc.). The core tenets that guide William in these approaches are curiosity, generosity, creativity, and exploration. In his free time, William enjoys writing, reading, cycling, and cooking.
Who might be a good fit
for William
?
William Summay may be a good match for people navigating challenges related to LGBTQ+ identity, religious trauma, or complex relational dynamics who prefer a relational and somatic therapy framework. His approach emphasizes cultural humility and integrates mindfulness, psychodynamic, and liberation psychology perspectives to support clients in exploring personal and societal influences on their mental health.
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