Mental Health and Men’s Work – A Conversation with Colin Stack-Troost

Timothy Bish has been a dedicated student of personal growth and spirituality for as long as he can remember. His journey began in New York City at the Jivamukti Yoga School, where he became an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher. This practice ignited his passion for physical and subtle body wellness, leading him to explore Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. During the pandemic, Tim discovered Men’s Work and completed the Men’s Wisdom Work coach training program in 2020. He then met his current teacher, Amir Khalighi, with Embodied Masculine, and completed the Men's Wisdom Initiation Program, as well as Levels 1 and 2 of the Transpersonal Facilitation Training. Tim now serves as the lead assistant for that program alongside Amir. In addition to coaching and facilitating, Tim is the founder of the Men’s Embodiment Circle in Provincetown, where he continues to help men on their journey of personal and spiritual growth

Colin received my Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles in 2014, with an emphasis in LGBTQ mental health. Since then he has worked with individuals, couples, and groups; utilizing a sex-positive and queer-affirmative approach that also recognizes multicultural issues and intersectionality. He trained at Being Alive, a community clinic in West Hollywood providing health and wellness services to HIV+ gay and queer men. After relocating to San Francisco, He spent two years working at the SF Therapy Collective in the Castro neighborhood, which provides sliding-scale therapy services to the LGBTQ+ community. In 2016, he had the honor of being mentored by Dossie Easton, licensed MFT, life-long queer advocate, and co-author of the book "The Ethical Slut." She oversaw my caseload until he became licensed in 2019. He is now fully dedicated to his private practice, based in Los Angeles but working with clients from all over California.