Prior to entering private practice, my clinical experience taught me how to develop caring, effective therapeutic relationships across a wide variety of identity positions, personal styles, and symptoms—this lies at the foundation of my work. It also ushered me into an understanding of therapeutic care that didn’t rest satisfied at the level of slogans and sound-bite advice. I was pushed instead to do the more challenging work of therapy: to understand those in our care at the biological, psychological, sociological, and historical levels, while also respecting, listening, and responding to the dignity and uniqueness of the person in front of me.