LISTENER STORY: Being a queer therapist, importance of authenticity, leaving the clinical bridging program (with Matthew Jackson)

Bron and Matthew unpack 👉🏽 Being part of the LGBTIQA+ community as a psychologist 👉🏻 The importance of being authentic inside and outside of therapy 👉 Matthew's passions outside of therapy 👉🏿 Why Matthew chose to leave the clinical psychology bridging program 😲

Guest: Matthew Jackson, Psychologist

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Matthew Jackson

Psychologist

Matt has worked as a registered Psychologist in private practice and hospitals since 2019. Matt undertook the 5+1 pathway. Matt is an Intensively-Trained DBT Therapist and also works within a Schema framework. Matt is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and works towards creating safe spaces for queer therapists. Matt is passionate about supporting early-career psychologists and provisional/student psychologists to find the joy in their new careers.

“I love providing the space (and tools) for the individual to be their own hero. For the person to write their own story out of what cards they’ve been dealt and use these cards to build a life worth living.”