Queer Affirming Therapist Guild

The Queer Affirming Therapist Guild aspires to equity in every area of outreach, and as such we seek more professionals of diverse backgrounds to join our leadership team. If you are a member of another underrepresented group, particularly BIMPOC, and aspire to leadership, we would love to talk to you about adding your voice to the future of the Queer Affirming Therapist Guild. If you know anyone else who may be interested in this position, please forward them our information, we would be happy to get connected to them. If you have any interest in volunteering in other places, we want to hear from you!

Introducing our current leadership team

	Membership and Website Developer Kasen Anderson (she/they) is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and certified Art Therapist (ATR). She has experience and training working with families and individuals with a wide range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, grief, anticipatory grief, and other symptoms of the human condition. She provides services for children from age 6 to adult.
	Secretary Devonie Atchison (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor who specializes in working with relationships (couples, polycules, families) and gender non-conforming folx. Devonie has extensive experience and training working with individuals who are in transition and supporting them and their families/loved ones during this time. Devonie is licensed in both Kansas and Missouri and is also certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
	Continuing Education Developer Raquel Craney (she/her) will graduate with her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in May of 2022. At present, she is a predoctoral intern at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. She will begin a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment (KCCAT) specializing in OCD and other anxiety disorders in the Fall of 2022. Raquel is particularly interested in helping individuals experiencing PTSD, insomnia, chronic pain, and OCD.
	Community Development Quinn Eggesiecker-Mack (she/they) is a Licensed Professional Counselor and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist in Missouri and Kansas who specializes in working with concerns related to sexuality, relationships and gender. Quinn has extensive experience in helping relationships navigate sexual concerns and in helping gender diverse individuals of all ages navigate the transition process as they move towards gender joy. In addition to running her clinical practice, Quinn has also written two sex positive and inclusive sexuality curricula for tweens and teens, created an intimacy e-course, presented at local universities on the topic of sexuality and sexual health and volunteers through GALAP and JayDoc to write letters for individuals who are seeking affirming medical care.

	Director Dr. Erin Sunsong (she/her) received her Masters in Counseling from Webster University in 2015, and her PhD from the University of the Cumberlands in 2018. She started her career working in the foster care system before transitioning to private practice in 2020, and starting her own practice in 2022. Erin specializes in working with people dealing with anxiety, ADHD, and the many different struggles that come from being part of the LGBTQ+ community.
	Community Development Lili Torre (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Kansas. She graduated with her Masters in Counseling from UMKC and specializes in working with adults struggling with disordered eating and body image concerns. Prior to becoming a counselor, Lili worked as an actor and a director in musical theatre in New York City for nearly ten years. In addition to being a counselor in private practice, Lili will begin working as an Adjunct Instructor in UMKC's undergraduate psychology program in 2025.