Kim McCullough (she/her)

Kim McCullough has a private counselling practice in Duncan, BC. She also works at Men's Therapy Centre supporting cis, gay, bi-sexual, trans, non-binary, 2spirit, queer, and gender fluid+ people who have experienced emotional, sexual, or physical trauma. Kim has presented at a NATO Human Factors and Medicine Panel in Sweden, and at Royal Roads University and Vancouver Island University. Kim has led or co-facilitated many groups, including You are Not Alone: Stage 1 Trauma Recovery, her 8 week program Mindfulness: Living in the Now, and leadership development workshops.

Kim humbly acknowledges that she lives and works on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish people.

Despite rates of violence comparable to heterosexual intimate partner relationships, Same Sex Intimate Partner Violence (SSIPV) remains under-studied and under- discussed. Participants in this workshop will first discuss standard terms used to describe SSIPV and review reported rates of occurrence. Next, participants will explore themes related to the lack of research on and discussion of SSIPV, including fear of stigmatization, the influence of masculine and feminine stereotypes, feminist resistance, and fear of reporting SSIPV to authorities. Finally, participants will discuss more broadly the mental health impact of SSIPV within the LGBTQ2+ community.