Welcome to our community open forum series! These discussion panels will open the floor for folks in our community to discuss, share our thoughts, and find resolution patterns that work for the people who make up this community.
When we say “the collective” we mean everyone who is part of what we do, not just organizers, instructors, and facilitators but also attendees, clients, and students. We believe in breaking down systems of oppression like hierarchies, shame based punishment, and positions of power.
We will have a featured speaker and topic each time which will include a discussion between the panelist and monitor but also open to Q&A from our audience. The discussions and collective conclusions we develop together will shape in real time our policies and procedures at the collective.
This panel will focus on accountability vs. coercive control and examples of each in action. Our discussion will focus on outlining definitions, how these mechanisms work, how to approach co-opting of this language and how communities can develop tangible and ethical plans to hold ourselves accountable.
We are proud to host BrittaneyDoesTherapy as our panel speaker.
Meet Brittaney Latta (she/her), a bisexual, poly, addict in recovery, complex trauma survivor turned therapist on a mission to end mental health stigma & empower the LGBTQ+ community to have better relationships with themselves and others.
She’s all about real talk, sharing her journey, and creating spaces where you can show up exactly as you are. Brittaney leads workshops on consent and boundaries, featured at SheFest and Know Other Festival, across San Diego helping queer folx confidently communicate boundaries to deepen connections in relationships. She is the owner of the online private practice, Your Therapy Room. She runs the LGBTQ+ peer support space in the Healing CPTSD online world-wide community. She recently founded QueerRebelsBox, a mental fitness toolkit for neurodivergent queers. She's got big sister energy and a come-as-you-are vibes because you are never “too much” or “not enough.” You are perfectly imperfect, just as you are.
We will also feature an alcohol free mocktail bar and light nourishments to keep our brains and bodies taken care of.
The funds from these open forums goes directly into developing our polices and procedures and compensating the facilitators and panelist speakers