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Affirmation as Intervention: The Minority Stress Model in Practice

Presenter: Jeni Kolstad MSW, LICSW, 200-hr YT

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Course Description

This will be a live webinar on Zoom on January 12, 2026 from 6-8 PM Central Time. If you cannot attend live, pre-register to view the recording once it becomes available on January 13.

This session explores how affirming care can counter the mental health impacts of minority stress in LGBTQ+ communities. Grounded in the Minority Stress Model, we’ll discuss practical strategies, clinical, relational, and systemic, that validate identity and promote resilience. Participants will leave with tools to embed affirmation into therapy, healthcare, and organizational culture.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the Minority Stress Model.
  • Analyze the Real-World Impact of Minority Stress.
  • Learn Strategies to Support and Intervene.

Presenter Bio

I’m Jeni, founder of Pride Counseling Services and I’m a cisgender queer woman (she/her) who believes therapy should be liberatory and radically affirming. I specialize in mental health care for LGBTQ+ folks who are done shrinking themselves to fit systems that were never built for us. I earned my Master of Social Work from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and I bring over 15 years of clinical expertise and also lived experience to the work. My approach is systemic and rooted in the belief that healing is rebellion. I support clients in reclaiming their truth and integrating their identities.
Headshot of Jeni Kolstad in black and white. She has short hair and is smiling at the camera wearing a black tank top with tattoos covering her chest and upper arm.

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Affirmation as Intervention: The Minority Stress Model in Practice

January 12, 2026
from 6:00 pm
to 8:00 pm

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