Earn 1.5 CEUs!
Joyce Miles Jacquote, LMFT-S, LCDC, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, is the founder and clinical director of Overcoming Miles Counseling, PLLC, a group practice offering telehealth therapy across Colorado, Texas, Utah, and Washington. Her practice specializes in serving romantic partners, queerplatonic partners, and families—however they define themselves—with a focus on inclusive, identity-affirming care. Joyce is especially passionate about working with the Black and Brown communities and Queer communities, bringing both clinical expertise and lived experience to her work.
In addition to her therapy practice, Joyce provides clinical supervision to LMFT Associates and MFT graduate interns, and is a dedicated educator in the mental health field. She regularly gives presentations, appears on podcasts, and writes blogs to advance culturally responsive, accessible care and amplify marginalized voices in mental health spaces.
Description
Clients deserve mental health professionals who are not only skilled but also culturally competent in serving the communities to which they belong. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) clients, as well as Queer and Gender Diverse individuals, often face barriers to finding providers who understand and affirm the complexities of their intersecting identities—especially where race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender overlap.
This presentation explores how these intersecting identities influence mental health experiences, access to care, and the therapeutic relationship. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the systemic and interpersonal factors that contribute to the challenges faced by BIPOC and Queer/Gender Diverse clients and how to address these factors with compassion, awareness, and skill.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be equipped with practical tools and culturally responsive strategies to support clients at these intersections. Focus areas will include the use of inclusive and identity-affirming language, integrating gender-affirming practices, and applying trauma-informed approaches that recognize the impact of marginalization and discrimination.
In addition, attendees will learn how to create safe, welcoming therapeutic spaces that foster trust and genuine connection. The session emphasizes the importance of self-reflection, cultural humility, and advocacy as ongoing components of ethical and effective practice.
Through a combination of education, discussion, and application, this presentation empowers mental health professionals to strengthen their capacity to serve clients with intersecting identities—helping them to feel seen, understood, and supported in their healing journeys.
Objectives:
1. Define and explain Intersectionality: By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to accurately define the concept of intersectionality and provide at least two examples of how intersecting identities (race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender) influence mental health experiences.
2. Identify Challenges Faced by BIPOC and Queer/Gender Diverse Individuals: Participants will be able to list at least three unique mental health challenges faced by BIPOC and Queer/Gender Diverse individuals, particularly at the intersection of these identities.
3. Demonstrate Culturally Competent Practices: By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to describe and apply at least three best practices for providing culturally responsive and affirming care to clients with intersecting BIPOC and Queer/Gender Diverse identities, including using inclusive language and trauma-informed approaches.
4. Apply Inclusive Therapeutic Techniques: Participants will demonstrate the ability to integrate inclusive language, gender-affirming practices, and cultural humility into a role-play scenario, showcasing effective therapeutic techniques for clients with intersectional identities.
5. Create Safe and Welcoming Environments for Clients: Participants will be able to identify at least two strategies for creating a safe and inclusive therapeutic environment, ensuring trust and support for clients at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities.
