About Me

Bobby Touhey

LICSW, LMSW
they/them

Before beginning my private practice journey, I spent four years working as a mental health therapist at Seattle Counseling Service, the oldest LGBTQ-focused community mental health agency in the country. Working at SCS gave me to the opportunity to explore my therapeutic style, hone my skills, and provide support to a diverse array of individuals within the queer community. Prior to SCS, I spent several years as a research project director working in queer & trans health and sexual wellness. I obtained my Master’s in Social Work from the University of Michigan in 2015, focusing on integrative health approaches to interpersonal social work practice. During my Master’s program, I worked closely with and for the HIV poz community in Detroit by providing individual therapy and support group facilitation as a behavioral health intern. In past lives, I have been a birth doula, an abortion advocate, and a seasoned veteran in the food service industry. 

 

I am a forever student and committed to unlearning the culture of white supremacy, capitalism, and patriarchy. I believe that the healing that takes place in individual relationships is the foundation for collective liberation, and therapy is one such space to facilitate that healing. 

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Having grown up rurally in northern Michigan, I recently relocated from Seattle back to my roots. I currently reside on a small farmstead in Benzie County, where I am an aspiring beekeeper & flower farmer, a Lake Michigan devotee, an all-seasons outdoor enthusiast, an amateur forager, and generally learning the joys & frustrations of land stewardship.