At Options Counseling and Family Services, LGBTQ teens can find affirmation and support

Published in OregonLive.com on November 09, 2021

When Oregon-based mental health nonprofit Options Counseling and Family Services received a grant to provide training for a few of its counselors, Jack Harden, a Salem-based marriage and family therapist registered associate for Options, jumped at the opportunity to learn more about therapy for queer and trans youth.

 A queer and trans person, Harden has found it especially rewarding to help children and teenagers through AFFIRM, a nine-week social and emotional support group for LGBTQ+ identifying youth that is run by Options Counseling.