Associate Marriage and Family Therapist - Jeff Kukral AMFT 123385

02/12/2025

02/04/2024

Someone asked a question, “What is a common misconception about transgender people “. I thought this was a great and sad answer. I copied from the forum I was reading.
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For me, it’s that we’re just normal people. I’m FTM and I transitioned 6 years ago. I’m 100% passing. I just go about living my life. I go to work, come home, mow the lawn, eat dinner with my wife, gossip with the neighbors about the things going on in our suburban neighborhood, etc. Pretty basic. You could almost say, boring even.

Then I turn on the news, or go online, or look at tiktok. Trans people are the hot topic apparently. And it seems cis people have this crazy idea that we’re monsters. They think we run around naked or half clothed. We’re invading bathrooms to sexually assault people. We’re grooming children. Or we’re outright pedos. We’re infiltrating sports teams to make sure cis women never win a competition again. We’re destroying the military. We’re a danger, a scourge on the earth.

I see this on the new or online and then I stop and look around myself. At my normal, average looking house. And my average normal looking life. I work in insurance. The most boring job there is. I go paddle boarding or hiking on the weekend. I go get my neighbors mail when they’re on vacation. I don’t ever recall stripping down to my underwear and running off to go expose myself to children. I don’t recall assaulting anyone in a changing room or a bathroom. And I don’t recall waking up in the morning and making it my mission to destroy women’s sports teams.

I don’t know where all this insanity has come from. The hysteria I see would ALMOST be comical… if it wasn’t hurting me and my friends so much. The laws born from his absurdity is literally killing one of my friends in Florida. She’s a trans women. And in Florida it’s now illegal for trans people to access healthcare. She lost her medicaid, is off her hormones, and is dying of advanced stage kidney disease. No doctor will teat her, in fear of losing their license and being thrown in jail if they’re found out to be helping a trans person.

The greatest misconception is that we’re monsters.

01/02/2024

I am looking to hold a 1 hour guided meditation session this weekend (Sunday). Anyone interested? I would like to do it in person at Authentic Counseling Associates, but if its bad weather then we can do it over zoom.

05/20/2023

Kentucky Butter Cake with Sweet Almond Butter Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
Butter Sauce:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture, alternating with buttermilk and beating well after each addition.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 55-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and center tube of the pan. Invert the cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper.
For the butter sauce, combine the sugar, butter, and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in almond and vanilla extracts.
Using a skewer or toothpick, poke holes in the top of the warm cake. Spoon 1/4 cup of the sauce over the cake. Let stand until the sauce is absorbed. Repeat this step twice.
Poke holes into the sides of the cake and brush the remaining sauce over the sides.
Cool the cake completely before serving.
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cooking Time: 1 hour | Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Kcal: 473 kcal | Servings: 12 servings

01/30/2023

“Great for baby, pet, POULTRY….”! I have to ask if I’m missing something? Should “poultry” security be a bigger selling point to me?

05/25/2022

To all my friends and families. if you or someone you know needs to decompress or talk out some of the stress due to the events here in the states please reach out to me. I’m an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and am here to help. ***Cost does not need to be a barrier so don’t let that worry you. If you need to talk we can make that happen.*** (Have to live in California)

My professional number is 916-790-1550. Shoot me a text or call.

This is hard for everyone.
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I’m going to develop some groups soon that you could also come to.

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03/06/2022

Being a therapist is what I was made to be.

03/29/2021

I am here to help and with all the changes, I want to place a focus on teachers.

02/24/2021

It has been a while since I have posted anything. While I did not actually take a break after graduation, I have not been fired up to move forward. I slowed down and used that as my break. But I am recharged and ready to help those in need. Please look for some future posts coming up.

12/13/2019

OK, so here I am. All set up for my final Capstone presentation for practicum. Wish me luck. I have been doing this for over a year now and I just finally stopped at the store and got a green table cloth to have as a green screen. Since this will be my last class like this I am going to be "at the Golden Gate Bridge" for my presentation. HAHA. But really, I am think that I am prepared. I am ready to go. While I am not an master therapist in Redecision...yet...I know this. I have helped many people reach their goals by helping them with this therapy. Now I am going to present it.

11/14/2019

I can help your kids deal with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. However they still get more physical type of BooBoos. Try this idea for them.

11/06/2019

I have a new number. 916-790-1550