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Aging with Pride: Understanding and Healing Baby Boomer LGBTQ+ Mental Health Through Contemporary Psychotherapeutic Interventions

Marcela Farfan, PsyD, LPC
Ann Guillory, EdD
Cristian Morillo, PsyD Candidate
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Discuss the challenges that LGBTQ+ Baby Boomers face

  • Identify intervention strategies to tackle those challenges

Educational Goal

To achieve professional growth and improve clinical skills due to greater understanding of working with this population as well as to identify personal biases, resulting in increased ethical decision making.

Description

This presentation explores the unique challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ Baby Boomer generation, shaped by decades of adversity—from societal rejection to historic health crises. Focused on understanding their experiences, it highlights the power of innovative psychotherapeutic approaches to foster connection, empowerment, and recovery. Blending history, psychology, and hope, this presentation offers a compassionate look at a resilient generation often overlooked yet filled with strength.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Marcela Farfan, PsyD, LPC
Marcela Farfan, PsyD is a licensed professional counselor. She serves as an educator at Felician University and coordinates the Master's in Counseling Psychology program. Dr. Farfan teaches master-level courses, including practicum and internship. Her areas of interest are mindfulness and the Latinx community.
Ann Guillory, EdD
Ann Verrett Guillory, EdD is a full-time professor of counseling psychology at Felician University of New Jersey. Dr. Guillory’s doctorate is in Applied Human Development with a specialization in Adult Development and Aging, and she obtained her Masters in Gerontology from Teacher’s College of Columbia University. In addition, she earned a Bachelor of Science and Masters in Guidance and Counseling from Loyola University New Orleans.
Cristian Morillo, PsyD Candidate
Cristian Xavier Morillo is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Felician University. His interests are in treating and conducting research into marginalized communities, including BIPOC, neurodivergent, and LGBTQ+ populations.

Financially Sponsored By

  • SAIGE