Clinical Conversation
Reclaiming Pride in the Therapy Room: Affirming LGBTQ with Roshni Chabra
Guest:Â Roshni Chabra
Live: Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, from 1 pm - 2 pm CentralÂ
On-Demand:Â Available one week after the live event
When political winds shift and systemic threats resurface, LGBTQ+ communities feel the impact first and deepest. In todayâs political and social landscape, LGBTQ+ communities are facing renewed uncertainty, fear, and systemic adversity.
As therapists, how do we hold space for both the real dangers they face and their inherent resilience? How do we help them thrive, not just survive?
Join us for an open, practical Clinical Conversation with Roshni Chabra, LMFT, an intersectional feminist therapist, educator, and fierce advocate for healing. This is not a dry webinar or check-the-box training. Itâs a safe, truthful space to explore how clinicians can stand with LGBTQ+ and immigrant clients, fostering resilience, creative expression, and true community connection in difficult times.
What We'll Explore:
- How todayâs political climate impacts LGBTQ+ clients and their sense of safety
- Â The role of community, resistance, and joy in trauma recovery
- Therapist presence: how to offer support and âstay in the fightâ without burnout
- Practical strategies for helping clients access sources of meaning, creativity, and connection, even in the face of systemic adversity
- The importance of activism, advocacy, and celebrating small victories
- Cultivating hope -how therapists can nurture resilience while honoring real pain
These Conversations Are Always Free to Attend
Every Clinical Conversation is offered at no cost - because learning, growing, and staying connected to the trauma-informed community shouldnât be behind a paywall. Whether you join us live or catch the replay, these sessions are our gift to you.
No catch. No credit card. Just smart, practical, relevant conversations to help you keep growing in your work with trauma.
About Guest, Roshni Chabra, LMFT
Roshni Chabra (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and a dedicated Intersectional Feminist Therapist. She currently serves as the Director of Training at Roots Training Group (formerly StartAgain Associates), where she leads trauma-focused clinical initiatives rooted in mindfulness practices and EMDR therapy. Ms. Chabra is the editor of Queering EMDR Therapy, an anthology of essays, papers, personal narratives, poetry, and artwork that brings together 26 additional contributors in sharing their voices of lived and learned experience.
She is also the Founder and President of Lavender Healing Collective, Inc., a group practice dedicated to providing culturally responsive, affirming mental health care to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
Ms. Chabra holds dual bachelorâs degrees in Womenâs Studies and Psychology, and a masterâs degree in Feminist Clinical Psychology. She is a Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, and EMDR Trainer, with specialized training in trauma recovery, mindfulness-based approaches, and systems-level integration.
With over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, Ms. Chabra has worked extensively with diverse populations, including LGBTQIA+ youth and adults, couples, families, foster and probation-involved youth, individuals with substance use disorders, and survivors of complex trauma. Her clinical interests also include supporting neurodivergent individuals and those navigating chronic illness or pain. Additionally, she spent five years working in the rape crisis movement, both locally and in San Francisco, where she provided direct services to survivors and held leadership roles. As a former Therapist, Program Manager and Director in Wraparound Services, Ms. Chabra has 8 years of experience supporting families involved in oppressive systems through collaborative, culturally grounded care.
This isnât a webinar. Itâs a real conversation. Honest. Raw. Clinically useful.
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