{"id":4711,"date":"2019-04-11T21:14:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T02:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/mormontherapist\/?p=4711"},"modified":"2019-04-14T08:51:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T13:51:52","slug":"mental-health-implications-of-policy-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mormontherapist\/2019\/04\/mental-health-implications-of-policy-reversal.html","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Implications of Policy Reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.symmetrysols.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4768 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/153\/2019\/04\/Untitled-design-1-279x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"160\"><\/a>Natasha Helfer Parker, Lisa Butterworth, Sara Hughes-Zabawa and Jennifer White of Symmetry Solutions, LLC talk about the recent reversal of policy changes within the <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/mormonism' target='_blank'>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> from their perspective as clinicians who work with vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p>Their goals are three fold:<br>\n1. Give space to the many mental health professionals and community members who work in service of the LGBTQ+ population.<br>\n2. Normalize the variety of feelings people in the general community ma<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">y be experiencing and give some background as to why we might see this from the lens of abusive dynamics.<br>\n3. Offer some strategies for the upcoming General Conference that could continue to present as a challenge for the many still reeling from this news.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mormonmentalhealth\/videos\/1066406033548944\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mormonmentalhealth\/videos\/1066406033548944\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Natasha Helfer Parker, LCMFT, CST can be reached at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.natashaparker.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>natashaparker.org<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0runs an online practice,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.symmetrysols.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em><strong>Symmetry Solutions<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which focuses on helping families and individuals with faith concerns, sexuality and mental health. She hosts the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mormonmentalhealth.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Mormon Mental Health<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mormonsexinfo.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Mormon Sex Info<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Podcasts, is the current past-president of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mormonmentalhealthassoc.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Mormon Mental Health Association<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and runs a sex education program,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/sextalkwithnatasha\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sex Talk with Natasha<\/strong><\/a>. She has over 20 years of experience working with primarily an LDS\/Mormon clientele.<\/p>\n<p>natashaparker.org<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natasha Helfer Parker, Lisa Butterworth, Sara Hughes-Zabawa and Jennifer White of Symmetry Solutions, LLC talk about the recent reversal of policy changes within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from their perspective as clinicians who work with vulnerable populations. Their goals are three fold: 1. 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