JAC Stringer (he/him), MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker
Minnesota License #LICSW25558
JAC is a trans-genderqueer femme, disabled, radical activist and social worker. He provides trauma focused feminist therapy for transgender youth and young adults ages 12-30 (except appointments for letters where he sees all ages). His specialty is supporting those processing their gender and sexuality, and trauma survivors’ experiences with depression, bipolar, anxiety, self-harm, suicidality, disability, chronic pain, multiples/alters, dissociation, sexual assault, familial abuse, online exploitation, stalking, and intimate partner violence. He also provides surgery and hormone replacement therapy access letters for all ages in one 30 minute session.
JAC is body, sex, and kink positive, poly-inclusive, and recognizes the intersectional impact of systematic oppression. He assists in accessing health care and low/no income resources such as housing, employment, education, food, and public assistance. He also helps trans people advocate for their rights and safety, provides trans-focused education and trainings, and works with parents, families, and guardians to better understand and support their trans loved ones.
JAC’s practice is centered on compassion, transparency, and recognizing the intersection of cultural oppressions including racism, sexism, cisgenderism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, sizeism, classism, ethnocentrism, religious imperialism, colonization, and medical gatekeeping. He’s committed to servant leadership and has a strong passion for building spaces for LGBTQPIATS+ community to come together. Whatever a person’s reasons for wanting or needing support, JAC strives to foster a comforting safer space where they feel validated and heard.
JAC has served as a social justice community organizer and educator for over twenty years, with a focus on trans wellness and community building, genderqueer femme identities, trauma survivors, and accessibility. He strives to create visibility and resources for Midwestern trans communities. His work history spans social justice organizing, clinical social work, community education, healthcare advocacy, and artistic activism. In Minneapolis, he volunteers locally with the Teen TIGERRS Trans Youth Group and facilitates a professional support group for trans health and wellness providers.
Services that JAC provides includes:
- Individual therapy sessions
- Assistance in obtaining trans-related medical care such as hormones and surgeries.
- Working with other providers to address obstacles in trans-related healthcare.
- Support changing legal name and gender markers, updating legal documents.
- Help obtaining healthcare, housing, employment, and public assistance, and addressing discrimination related to these.
- Support for survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking, including help exiting abusive and/or unsafe relationships / living situations.
- Educational sessions for parents and families of trans people seeking to better understand and support their loved ones.
- Collaborating with schools, teachers, and guidance counselors of trans youth.
- Support for trans youth in foster care and adoption, including youth shelter staff, Guardian Ad Litem and foster and adoptive families.
Education
University of Cincinnati
- Bachelors in Psychology, Gender and Sexuality Studies (2008)
- Masters in Clinical Social Work and Social Work Administration (2013)
Training
- Understanding Trauma and Trauma Informed Care, People Inc Mental Health Services, Saint Paul, MN (2017).
- De-escalation Strategies, People Inc Mental Health Services, Saint Paul, MN (2017).
- Introduction to Narrative Therapy, Bharati Acharya, MA LPCC, Saint Paul, MN (2017).
- Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Advocate and Trainer, Buckeye Region Anti Violence Organization for LGBTQ Communities, Columbus, OH (2014).
- Trauma Informed Practice in Transgender Behavioral Healthcare Initiatives (TBHI), Mazonni Center, Philadelphia, PA (2014).
- LGBTQ Leadership Exchange, Advanced Grassroots Initiative Training, National LGBTQ Task Force, Cleveland, OH (2014).
- Mental Illness in Transgender Populations, Transgender Behavioral Healthcare (TBHC), Mazonni Center, Philadelphia, PA (2013).
- Adult Transgender Medical Care (TCCM), Mazonni Center, Philadelphia, PA (2013).
- Best Practice Catalogue Human Rights Gender Identity, ILGA Europe (Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexsual, Trans, and Intersex People in Europe), Cincinnati, OH (2013).
- Survey Development & Assessing Community Health Needs, The Community Leaders Institute, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training, Cincinnati, OH (2012).
- Survivor Advocacy; Providing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention, Women Helping Women, Cincinnati, OH (2011).
- Crisis Mediation within Intersectional Systems of Oppression, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH (2009).
- Lobbying for Social Justice and Health Advocacy, Advocates for Youth, Washington, DC (2009).
- Strategies for Enhancing Community Health Resources, Cleveland AIDS Task Force, Cleveland, OH (2009).
- Social Justice Organizing, Campaigning, and Communicating with the Media and GLAAD, Washington, DC (2008).
- Mentoring LGBT Youth in 9-12 Schools, GLSEN Cincinnati, Cincinnati. OH (2007).
- Building a Multiethnic, Inclusive & Antiracist Organization, Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) –Anti-Racism Education, Cincinnati, OH (2007).
- Sexual Assault Crisis Responder and Legal Advocate, University of Cincinnati Reclaim Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH (2006).
Experience
- Anti-Violence Survivor Advocate and Community Trainer, OutFront Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: March 2016 – September 2019
- Mental Health Therapist, Transgender Care Specialist, RECLAIM, Saint Paul, MN: July 2016 – April 2018
- PRN Therapist for At-Risk Youth, Lighthouse Youth Services, Cincinnati, Ohio: June 2014 – October 2015
- Founding Director, Director of Programs, Development, and Administration, Heartland Trans Wellness Group, Cincinnati Ohio: April 2008 – June 2015