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Practical Audacity: Queer & Trans Affirming Therapy, Coaching, & Education Practical Audacity: Q***r & Trans Affirming Therapy, Coaching, & Education It is run by Rae McDaniel.

The Practical Audacity Group Therapy Practice and GenderFck: The Club are both housed under Practical Audacity LLC and are symbiotic but very different offerings. GenderFck: The Club is an online group coaching program for transgender/non-binary/gender questioning folks who want to transition with less suffering and more ease. This program includes a recorded course with workbooks and homework ass

ignments, twice-monthly live coaching calls, monthly gender euphoria socials, a quarterly book club, occasional guest workshops, and a private online portal for members. The portal offers members direct access to me, Rae, and a community of support and accountability. www.genderfck.club

We have a free facebook group for trans folks here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/practicalaudacity

Coaching is aimed at identifying challenges and reaching your goals. Many coaches have extensive training and knowledge around psychology and mental health, but coaches are not mandated to be trained, supervised, and licensed. Coaching can be provided across state lines and internationally. GenderFck: The Club has members from across the US, Canada, Europe, and the UK. While HIPAA privacy laws do not regulate coaching, I take the utmost care to protect my clients' privacy and hold the group accountable to rules of confidentiality. The Practical Audacity Group Practice does primarily one-on-one (i.e., individual) and relationship therapy, with some one-on-one coaching services available when appropriate. Practical Audacity has an administrative team and a group of licensed therapists who provide services (currently remotely). We take BCBS PPO insurance and have interns and fellows who can see clients at sliding scale rates. www.practicalaudacity.com

Rae McDaniel and the Practical Audacity team also offers Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion services (DEI) around transgender inclusion for medical and mental health professionals and businesses.

We're Hiring: Staff + Supervising Therapists. Come build a career--and a community-- at Practical Audacity.We're a q***r...
18/07/2025

We're Hiring: Staff + Supervising Therapists. Come build a career--and a community-- at Practical Audacity.

We're a q***r centered therapy group and behavioral health center in Logan Square, Chicago. Our mission is rooted in sustainable, relational, depth-oriented and trauma-informed care for LGBTQ+, trans, and other marginalized communities.

We're currently hiring for two full-time roles:
✨️Staff Therapist
✨️Senior/Supervising Therapist

Why Join Practical Audacity?
💖 Q***r-affirming, sex-positive workplace culture
📚 Weekly supervision, consultation, and anti-oppressive practice spaces
🧠 Support from an experienced, clinically informed admin team
🎨 Opprotunities for creativity, leadership, and clinical innovation
💡 Supervisors: dream up and lead your own clinical program-- we'll back you

What we offer
💰 Total Compensation (PTO, company contributions to insurance, etc. starting at:
-- $74k (pre- or first license)
-- $81k (second/doctoral license or supervisor role)
🩺 Medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k), FSA/HSA
🎉 Yearly bonuses for longevity and certifications
🕊 A team that actually cares-- and shows it

📍 Based in Logan Square, Chicago| Hybrid model
📧 Questions? email us:
hiring@practicalaudacity.cpm
🔗 Apply at the link in our bio

Trans youth are being denied their right to gender affirming (and life saving) care on a federal level due to the suprem...
20/06/2025

Trans youth are being denied their right to gender affirming (and life saving) care on a federal level due to the supreme court decision to uphold the ban on HRT for youth in Tennessee.

The pain and sorrow in the trans community demands to be felt. You deserve time and comfort.

We will always stand with you to fight for YOUR right to exist, proudly, loudly, and openly.

Trans people have always existed, even when told they shouldn't. Being here and being you is the greatest act of rebellion against a system that wants us to disappear. Stay strong, reach out to your community for support, and keep being authentically you.

Here's a link to some trans history-- a living document of the resilience and power of the trans community.

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGgZn1R1cY/0caaUiFHJHAFv4Bot-ELZw/view?utm_content=DAGgZn1R1cY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hdc5f344116

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Therapist spotlight ⭐️Meet Mickey Simon (she/her) ✨our Star Trek loving therapist. Mickey brings a trauma-informed, exis...
29/05/2025

Therapist spotlight ⭐️

Meet Mickey Simon (she/her) ✨our Star Trek loving therapist. Mickey brings a trauma-informed, existential, and psychodynamic lens to therapy. Mickey loves to connect with clients on their own exploration of meaningful media that allows for further self discovery.

Interested in working with our unique clinicians? Curious about prospering? Reserve a session below

Email: intake@practicalaudacity.com ✉️
Or visit our website [link in bio] 🌎

National Honor Our LGBTQ+ Elders Day✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️The phrase "give them their flowers" always sticks out in these celebrator...
16/05/2025

National Honor Our LGBTQ+ Elders Day✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The phrase "give them their flowers" always sticks out in these celebratory days. So many q***r elders paved the way for liberation and have passed the torch to our community to continue the work. Today is a beautiful day to be curious if you know any LGBTQ+ elders you can cherish, honor, uplift, and embrace❤️

At Practical Audacity, it is an honor it is to seek pleasure in q***r existence. Our team could not do this work passionately, openly, and fiercely without those who came before✨

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Change is a little word to describe the concept of "feeling the fear and doing it anyways." Change is inevitable, it's d...
05/05/2025

Change is a little word to describe the concept of "feeling the fear and doing it anyways."

Change is inevitable, it's development, it's growth. Fear is a natural association with change. We're constantly pushed out of comfort zones to accomodate metamorphosis🪴

When you feel that fear, gently remind yourself that this is apart of the process. Change isn't binary. It isn't simply good or bad. It's an evolution of the self you're going to be (which cannot be simplified as one thing or another!)

If you're looking to feel that fear alongside somebody, our team is here to support you.

Reach out to us [link in bio]🌐
Or contact us at intake@practicalaudacity.com💌

We're growing — and we’re looking for a community-oriented leader to grow with us. 💛Practical Audacity is hiring a Chief...
14/04/2025

We're growing — and we’re looking for a community-oriented leader to grow with us. 💛

Practical Audacity is hiring a Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) to help guide our team, shape our clinical vision, and deepen the impact we have in our community.

This key leadership position at Practical Audacity will combine leadership, clinical expertise, and strategic vision to oversee the organization's mental health services while guiding its growth and success. This role will bridge the gap between clinical practice and business strategy, ensuring we deliver exceptional care while driving the company’s mission and vision forward.

If you're passionate about mental health, committed to equity and healing, and ready to lead with both strategy and community-focus— we’d love to connect.

Learn more here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12bPDq7ntYhiHH9NVL99WNmihqYzM14xoE7aI4je1i8o/edit?usp=drivesdk

Apply here: https://practicalaudacity.typeform.com/chiefclinical

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We're growing — and we’re looking for a community-oriented leader to grow with us. 💛Practical Audacity is hiring a Chief...
14/04/2025

We're growing — and we’re looking for a community-oriented leader to grow with us. 💛

Practical Audacity is hiring a Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) to help guide our team, shape our clinical vision, and deepen the impact we have in our community.

This key leadership position at Practical Audacity will combine leadership, clinical expertise, and strategic vision to oversee the organization's mental health services while guiding its growth and success. This role will bridge the gap between clinical practice and business strategy, ensuring we deliver exceptional care while driving the company’s mission and vision forward.

If you're passionate about mental health, committed to equity and healing, and ready to lead with both strategy and community-focus— we’d love to connect.

Learn more here: https://practicalaudacity.typeform.com/chiefclinical

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Happy Trans Day of Visibility to this amazing community 🏳️‍⚧️✨ To be seen is to be loved. We see you. We love you.  🏳️‍⚧...
31/03/2025

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to this amazing community 🏳️‍⚧️✨

To be seen is to be loved. We see you. We love you.

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Our team has been reflecting on the Spring Equinox energy this year and the impact of these dichotomies. New energy, old...
26/03/2025

Our team has been reflecting on the Spring Equinox energy this year and the impact of these dichotomies. New energy, old energy. Harsh endings, new beginnings. Grief, joy. Healing, hurting. 🌿

There's discomfort in holding conflicting emotions. There's nuance in holding conflicting emotions. Our bodies are so capable of feeling it all, isn't it strange? And hard? And magical? And frustrating?

Parts of you can be all of these things. There are no rules! You can be mad at your body sometimes and still come home to it the same way roots stay in the soil even through the winter.

If you'd like a space to share the balance of holding it all with somebody, reach out! We've got clinicians with openings who would love to hold it alongside you 🌱✨❤️‍🔥

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Practical Audacity had the absolute honor of attending this year's Trans Youth Summit at the  where we spent time in com...
15/03/2025

Practical Audacity had the absolute honor of attending this year's Trans Youth Summit at the where we spent time in community with families of trans & q***r youth🏳️‍⚧️✨

We were ecstatic to bring a "Transcestors" workshop to teach families the power, beauty, tragedy, and hope found through learning q***r history with emphasis on transgression experiences❤️‍🔥

We are beyond proud to share the artwork inspired by historical images. The thought behind these pieces is how wonderfully powerful it might have been for many of us trans adults to have coloring sheets of adults we could see ourselves in. Thank you to our incredible art therapist, Kat Sullivan, for honoring this event with her skills and allowing us to share this moment with our community✨

Now, more than ever, our clinical team has been actively collaborating, training, and growing our clinical work to support the mental wellness of Trans & Q***r youth as we face so much uncertainty. ❤️‍🩹

If you or somebody you know could use affirming mental health care for teens (+12), please reach out. Our team is here to navigate this landscape alongside you🏳️‍⚧️:

Email: intake@practicalaudacity.com ✉️
Or visit our [link in bio] 🌎

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This was such a beautiful, impactful event. Thank you Center on Halsted for creating this community event 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧...
12/03/2025

This was such a beautiful, impactful event. Thank you Center on Halsted for creating this community event 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️✨✨✨✨

Another therapist spotlight to add some joy to our week ☀️Meet Mesphina (she/they) and their incredible feline companion...
06/03/2025

Another therapist spotlight to add some joy to our week ☀️

Meet Mesphina (she/they) and their incredible feline companion, Frankie 🖤🐈‍⬛

Mesphina is dedicated to supporting BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ folks looking for growth-minded spaces to explore their unique version of the human experience✨

Mesphina is passionate about advocacy work and volunteering their free time with spaces like and (show these amazing orgs some love ❤️)

She's also a lover of Latin dancing, processing emotion through painting, and analyzing psychological thrillers 🌞

If you work with Mesphina, you'll likely get to meet the incredibly intelligent, sassy, and adventurous tortie named Frankie 🥹🐈‍⬛

Some areas Mesphina is drawn to with their therapeutic work include:

-Joining journeys through grief and loss
-Exploring and healing childhood trauma(s)
-Diving deeply into personal or gender identity
-Managing immigration and acculturation stress
- Guidance in preparation of Kètamine Assisted Therapies

Mesphina is here to help navigate the challenges and celebrate your growth every step of the way.

Book with Mesphina today by sending a message to:
Intake@practicalaudacity.com

Or visiting or website [link in bio]

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