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Kristen Portney

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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State(s)

CA - California

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Telehealth

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Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association

My Pro-Choice Perspective

What being a Pro-Choice Therapist means to me:
A pro-choice therapist is someone who can confidently and compassionately affirm polarity, nuance, and complexity within one person's abortion experience. In order to accomplish this a therapist must explore their unconscious bias surrounding abortion. A pro-choice therapist asks themselves honest questions regarding their stance on abortion in its full expression. A pro-choice therapist understands that along with relief many people feel anxiety, grief, and loss after their abortion. A pro-choice therapist is not intimidated or uncomfortable with someones abortion story not fitting into their preconceived narrative about abortion. A pro-choice therapist understands the importance of meaning making, integration, self-compassion, and advocacy. A pro-choice therapist is compassionate, well-informed, and unwavering in their commitment to provide emotionally safe care.

I am a pro-choice therapist.
Why I think bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom are important:
I believe reproductive freedom and body autonomy are essential for an individual as well as a communities sense of wellbeing. To open up a conversation about reproductive freedom is to open the door to race, class, and gender in the United States. These philosophies of care center the right of each person to safely decide to parent or not to parent. Body autonomy is important to me because at its core I hear the strong voice of consent, a message and a practice we all need in order to feel safe. I have my own rich history with abortion(s) which has placed reproductive freedom and body autonomy in the center of my heart, my voice, and my practice.
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