Spencer Czech, MSW, LGSW, MPH (they/them)
My abolitionist social change work background guides my values of supporting people in their environment and relationship(s) to that environment. I value being effective rather than being right and will bring this to their therapeutic work with you. I offer affirming services using the tools and education I have gained along my own healing journey and through my unique experiences. I continue to evolve my values of collective responsibility and collaborative accountability through my engagement with lifelong learning both individually and collectively because we are each other's greatest resource. I believe we all have a responsibility to get rid of the systems that harm us and to build socially just, sustainable futures for everyone. During in person sessions, I wear a KF94 mask or Flo Mask as well as run a HEPA filter. While I have my own areas of interest, I am deeply passionate about learning and will do the work to learn about experiences for which I am unfamiliar to best support you.
In sessions, I start with the belief that all of your feelings and experiences matter and together we will explore how these can create lasting effects in your day-to-day life. Understanding how your feelings and experiences shape you and how you move through the world can be both freeing and difficult--especially when navigating traumatic experiences. In sessions with me, your unique viewpoints and experiences will be the guide as I offer tools or suggestions to support you in achieving your wellness, hopes, and goals. During our work together, my suggestions are just that: suggestions that you can determine whether you want to try.
Our society pressures us to seek power and control over our life rather than being in relationship with it. My role and goals are to support you in using new tools to manage daily challenges and long-term, deep healing strategies. Let’s explore avenues for you to experience yourself, life, and relationships boldly. I ground our work in Narrative, Somatic, Abolitionist, and Liberatory Therapies. I am trained in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET).
Before becoming a licensed therapist and while attending college, I spent about 12 years in the Twin Cities as a case manager and drop-in center advocate supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, living with HIV, and those experiencing barriers to sustaining their health and well-being.
I grew up just North of the Twin Cities and now live in St. Paul. Some identities I embody are Euro-American (White), queer, transmasc, nonbinary, disabled, neurodivergent, formerly homeless, and non-traditional first-generation college graduate. I spend much of my time in nature, all year round, learning from the seasons and embracing that learning with my partners, community, and my cats, Howl and Calcifer. I also enjoy video games, reading, cross stitching, and having bonfires throughout the year.
Specialities: ages 16+, individual therapy, complex trauma, gender, sexuality, neurodiversity, self harm and body modification, substance use, White identity and culture, COVID conscious
