Dax Glasson-Darling, LCSW, MT-BC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker #124029 | Board-Certified Music Therapist #11218
Picture 1: Gray and graffiti-painted rocks come out of the water overlooking a bay. The background pictures the Golden Gate Bridge and hills that appear gray and green against a blue sky and clouds.
Picture 2: Dax is smiling with face and upper torso visible, looking towards the camera. They are wearing a dark-colored sweater with their hair slicked back and wire-rimmed glasses. The background is a blurred image of a meadow with varying shades of green.
Photo credit: Levi Meir. You can view more of his work and contact him at https://linktr.ee/bylevimeir.
I believe that when we acknowledge a person’s full humanity and the importance of our connection to each other, we strengthen and enrich our communities. As a result, I aim to provide therapy that is anti-racist, accessible, queer and gender affirming, sex and body positive, kink-aware, trauma-informed, and accepting of all relationship styles.
My current focus is providing individual therapy to LGBTQIA2S+ adults seeking healing from trauma, depression, and anxiety. If you are wondering if that includes you, I’d love to meet you! I am also passionate about working with people who are exploring sexuality, gender expression, and gender identity.
Part of being trauma-informed means that I strive to be my imperfect and authentic self in sessions. I consider therapy to be a real relationship between people, though there are certainly different power dynamics in play given the nature of Western psychotherapy. As a therapist, it is important to me that I am aware of how my personal identities and background show up in the therapy room and affect how we interact.
Mental Health and Social Justice
The mental health system and the social science community have caused immense harm by pathologizing, dehumanizing, and invisiblizing BIPOC communities, neurodivergent and disabled people, transgender and gender-expansive folx, and erotically marginalized people. Since there are innate power dynamics within the therapy room, it is important to acknowledge my own social location. Some identities I hold include that of being white, physically able-bodied, neurodivergent, middle class, queer, and a masculine-of-center person. I have a responsibility to educate myself, engage in self-reflection, and engage in accountability practices. In addition to personal work, I am committed to building community and working towards decolonizing mental health and mitigating power imbalances at the systems level. I firmly believe that liberation is imperative for our survival.