Webinar

Affirmative Therapy Essentials: From Bias to Belonging

June 16, 2026 9:00 AM

Priyanka Mukherjee

About the webinar

Session Overview

  • Building queer-affirmative therapy skills, together
  • From understanding to empathy and real connection
  • From neutrality to active, mindful affirmation
  • Learning, unlearning, and growing as practitioners

Key Takeaways

  • Clear basics on gender, sex, and sexuality
  • A glimpse into queer histories and movements in India
  • Understanding Section 377, Trans Rights Amendment Bill and recent legal shifts
  • Honest conversations on bias, culture, and power
  • Real-life case reflections and group discussions
  • Empathy-building through lived experiences
  • Practical skills therapists can use in sessions
  • A safe space to question, reflect, and learn

Meet the host

Priyanka Mukherjee is a psychotherapist with over 8 years of experience in mental health practice and training.

They work with adolescents, young adults, and adults, with a focus on creating queer-affirmative, client-centered therapeutic spaces.

Their approach is eclectic, integrating person-centered, narrative, and systemic therapies, with attention to the intersections of identity, culture, and lived experience.

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