Kowkie Durst (He/Him)

My Approach to Helping

I am a graduate student of mental health counseling through Adams State University, as well as a ceramic artist. I have taught college ceramics and art courses for over fifteen years in Portland, Oregon and am enthusiastic about transferring my skills from the classroom to working with individuals and groups in therapy. I value cultural humility, and realize my positionality brings strengths and limitations as a white able-bodied transgender man, coming from a middle-class background. As a counselor, I feel committed to partnering with clients to co-create therapy goals and tailor somatic, creative/art-based or talk-based interventions. My values center gender, racial, relational, and cultural contexts to honor the whole person and their environment, both past and present. I am committed to creating a safe container of support by acknowledging clients’ own strengths and capacities. I see clients as the expert of their own experiences. I especially enjoy supporting and working with quee