Meet Finn (they/them)
Finn Siepser, a smiling person with short light blue hair photographed with their dog

Finn Siepser, M.Ed. M.A. M.F.A.
Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Connecticut

Registered to provide telehealth in Vermont and Florida

SOCIAL LOCATION

I am a 39-year-old, white, queer, genderqueer/nonbinary, fat, Jewishish, Quakerish, disabled, neurodivergent (ADHD/austistic), non-veteran, U.S. citizen, and English-speaking mega-nerd. My SES and disability are extra complex. In addition to being a therapist, I am an artist, fat activist, and plant parent.

CLINICAL APPROACH

  • Affirming of gender and sexual diversity 

  • Body and fat liberation approach

  • Goofy, direct, nerdy, and authentic

  • Emphasis on intersectionality, systemic impacts, and liberation

  • Interventions:

    • Gestalt

    • Mindfulness

    • Play therapy

    • Family systems

    • Person-centered therapy

    • Grief counseling

    • Feminist and liberation psychology techniques

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INTERESTING FACTS

  • I know how to bind a book from scratch, including: making the paper; spinning the thread; and tanning a leather hide.

  • I love growing my own food. I also have over 200 houseplants.

  • My service dog is named after X-Men and D&D characters, but I probably won't understand any other cultural reference.

  • I have found hundreds of four-leaf clovers and have even made bouquets out of them.

  • I have never been able to succinctly name a favorite author, book, movie, or musician. When I try, I end up with way, way more than one.

  • If I got to choose a superpower, I would be a shapeshifter.

ADDITIONAL INTERESTS

  • Playfulness for adults​

  • Healing relationships to eating & our bodies

  • Disability justice

  • Nonbinary identities

  • Interracial interactions

  • Trauma-informed care

  • Consensual Non-monogamy

  • Self-identified nerds, dorks, weirdos, freaks, and geeks

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Finn Siepser smiling while holding up a vegetable they grew
Finn Siepser's dog with a rainbow in the middle of his nose
Finn Siepser with short blue hair and bright yellow glasses making a fake-serious face

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • M.Ed. in Counseling & Human Services, Lehigh University, 2022

  • Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Book Arts, The University of Alabama 

  • Master of Arts (M.A.) in Printmaking, The University of Alabama

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) in French Literature, Reed College​

SELECTED TRAININGS & CERTIFICATIONS

  • Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy

  • Disability Justice in Eating Disorder Treatments

  • Autism and Eating Disorders: What Clinicians Need to Know

  • GREAT: Gender, Resilience, Empowerment, and Affirmation Training

  • Eating Disorders and Diet Culture: Inclusive Care for Trans Communities

  • Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy

  • Advanced Gender Affirming Surgery

  • Holding Space: Facilitation Fundamentals through a Jewish lens

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