BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:393820@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20261105T225924Z DTSTART:20261106T000000Z DTEND:20261106T000000Z SUMMARY:Queer Therapist Network Training Seminar: "\\;Steering Queer of Addiction"\\; DESCRIPTION:Queer-Affirming approaches to Substance Use\\, Recovery\\, & Harm Reduction\\nPresented by Carly Novolesky & Patrick Hill\\nAbout this Event\\nA 2-Hour Continuing Education Training for Queer Therapists work ing with Queer Clients\\, brought to by the Queer Therapist Network and Q ueer Sober Therapy\\nTopic: Steering Queer of Addiction\\nTrainers: Carly Novolesky LCPC\\, CADC (she/her) & Patrick Hill\\, MA (he/him)\\nTrainin g Session: 1:00-3:00 PM\\nSolidarity Networking Hour: 3:00-4:00 PM\\nForm at: This training will be hosted in-person at the Center on Halsted.\\nQu eer people’s relationships with substances don’t exist separately fro m queer identity\\, community\\, stigma\\, sex\\, belonging\\, trauma\\, and survival and effective treatment has to understand those intersection s. This interactive training invites clinicians to examine substance use through a queer-affirming\\, sex-positive\\, and harm-reduction lens. Par ticipants will explore common clinical pitfalls\\, the relationship betwe en queer identity and recovery identity\\, and practical strategies for h elping clients develop relationships with substances and recovery that re flect their own goals and values.\\nThrough this training\\, queer therap ists will:\\nIdentify at least three factors that may influence substance use and recovery experiences within LGBTQIA+ communities.\\nDescribe way s stigma and identity can affect substance-use assessment\\, treatment en gagement\\, and recovery.\\nUnpack how social systems contribute to burn out\\nDifferentiate abstinence-based and harm-reduction approaches and id entify opportunities to incorporate harm-reduction principles into psycho therapy.\\nApply queer-affirming strategies to substance-use assessment a nd treatment planning.\\nThis is not 101 training. We assume you're alrea dy doing LGBTQ+ affirming work. This is about deepening your practice\\, caring for yourself\\, and recognizing that every session where we name i njustice\\, validate impact\\, and support action is an act of political resistance.\\nContinuing EducationFor those interested in receiving Conti nuing Education Units (CEUs) for their participation in this training\\, this program is able to provide 2.0 CEUs granted via New Constellations T herapy & Consultation.\\nNew Constellations Therapy & Consultation is app roved by the National Board of Certified Counselors as an Approved Contin uing Education provider\\, ACEP No. 7575. New Constellations is solely re sponsible for all aspects of the program.\\nCenter on Halsted is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to o ffer continuing education for social work and is able to provide CEs unde r their license.\\nCharitable Contribution:When you register for this eve nt you are helping to support organizations that impact the mental health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ+ Community:\\n50% of funds collected will dir ectly benefit the Queer Therapist Network\\nAbout our Trainers:\\nCarly N ovoselsky\\, LCPC\\, CADC (she/her) is the Founder of Queer Sober Therapy \\, a Chicago-based group practice specializing in the intersections of q ueer identity\\, substance use\\, sex\\, relationships\\, and mental heal th. A Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and sex therapist in training\ \, Carly provides therapy\\, clinical supervision\\, consultation\\, and professional education. Her work throughout the Chicago mental health com munity has focused on LGBTQIA+ populations\\, addiction and recovery\\, a nd helping clinicians develop more nuanced approaches to substance use. C arly is particularly passionate about exploring the roles of identity\\, minority stress\\, sexuality\\, community\\, and belonging in queer peopl e’s relationships with substances\\, while integrating harm reduction a nd multiple pathways to recovery into affirming clinical care.\\nPatrick Hill (he/him) is an associate psychotherapist at Queer Sober Therapy in C hicago\\, where he works with individuals\\, couples\\, and adolescents n avigating anxiety\\, substance use\\, family-of-origin concerns\\, relati onship challenges\\, and queer identity. He holds a Master of Education i n Community Counseling from Loyola University Chicago and brings a compas sionate\\, humanistic perspective to his clinical work\\, informed by his previous background in arts education and administration. Patrick is par ticularly interested in the ways identity\\, relationships\\, community\\ , and belonging shape mental health and substance use\\, and in creating space for clients to examine their relationships with substances through curiosity rather than shame.\\nAgenda\\n🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM\\nCheck -In\\n🕑: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM\\nTraining Seminar\\n🕑: 03:00 PM - 04: 00 PM\\nSolidarity Hour\\nEvent venue\\nCenter on Halsted\\, 3656 North H alsted Street\\, Chicago\\, United States\\nTickets\\nUSD 10.00 to USD 10 0.00\\nFind tickets →\\nConcerts\\, fests\\, parties\\, meetups — all the happenings\\, one place.\\nGet the app →\\nDiscover more events by tag\\nConferences in ChicagoWorkshops in ChicagoPsychology in ChicagoLgb tq in ChicagoEducation in ChicagoNonprofit in ChicagoHealth-wellness in C hicagoMental-health in ChicagoLgbt-pride in Chicago\\nAsk AI if this even t suits you\\nChatGPT\\nPerplexity\\nClaude\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa- canada/united-states/chicago/events/queer-therapist-network-training-semi nar-quot-steering-queer-of-addiction-quot-2026-11-06-15 LOCATION:Center on Halsted\\, 3656 North Halsted Street\\, Chicago\\, IL\ \, US URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/chicago/events/queer-therapist-network-training-seminar-quot-steering-queer-of-addiction-quot-2026-11-06-15 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR