Molly Epps-Ouellette, CMHC

Clinician | they/them

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Collective liberation and speculative fiction

Clinical Interests:

My clinical interests are liberation psychology, decolonial psychology, disability justice and abolitionist mental health care.

Language(s) spoken:

English

What brought you into this field?

I came to this field from my own lived experience within queer, trans, neurodivergent, chronically ill and disabled communities with a desire to provide accessible, creative support and compassionate care.

Counseling style:

My therapeutic approach is collaborative and relational. I practice trauma-focused counseling within a liberation psychology framework, understanding people’s experiences within sociopolitical structures and historical contexts.

Modalities:

I practice experiential/”bottom-up” modalities such as parts work and somatics, along with coherence and narrative therapies.

Specializations:

I work with individual adults and specialize in systemic and relational traumas.

Education:

BA in Psychology
MA in CMHC

Past Experience:

I have been active in harm reduction and radical mental health for over a decade, with past experience at the Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center, Wildflower Alliance, and Triad Behavioral Health. I completed my graduate internship at Leaves of Change Counseling and have continued on as a clinician.

Trainings:

Narrative Therapy

Religious Trauma and Cult Recovery

Religious Trauma 2.0

Certified Religious Trauma Specialist

Hearing Voices and Unusual Beliefs

Alternatives to Suicide

Substance Use Harm Reduction

Trauma Sensitivity

Traumatic Loss

Complex Trauma Recovery

Institute for the Development of Human Arts Curriculum

Attachment Theory and Continuing Bonds in Grief