Quill Hogan (They/them)

My Approach to Helping

My approach as a therapist is to assist you in creating a felt sense of internal connectedness and strength, as well as connectedness to others, and to reauthor narratives that resonate with you. I also support individuals and couples in cultivating affirming and authentic relationships to sex and sexuality. In our sessions, I will listen to your experiences, recognizing you as the expert, and collaboratively guide the direction of therapy. I operate from a systemic lens, primarily using narrative, internal family systems, emotions-focused couple therapy, and existential humanistic therapy.

Why I Became a Therapist

I grew up in the Bay Area, California and spent most summers in Nojiriko, Japan, near where my mother was raised. Growing up as a bicultural auDHD kid, I often felt out of place, but experiences with people and systems that challenged the limiting stories I had about my place in the world helped me feel less alone. Having a white mother that was born and raised in Japan caused me to begin thinking about the complexities around race and culture at an early age, and prompted me to be curious about systems theory and cross-cultural psychology later on. However, my desire to mask to blend in and childhood trauma prevented me from truly exploring and affirming my own identities as an auDHD, queer, trans/nonbinary, polyamorous, and kinky person fully until my late twenties. This informs my desire to help others reweave the stories they have learned through family narratives and societal discourse, as well as integrate fractured parts so that meaningful change can occur.