Meet Midnite Townsend
Clinical Mental Health Therapist & Dance Movement Therapist
Midnite sees appointments in our Fort Collins office.
Midnite Townsend is here for survivors of adoption, LGBTQIA+ teens and adults, control enthusiasts, and the self-proclaimed misfits, weirdos, and beautiful oddballs of the world. They deeply understand the challenges of wrestling with identity, finding your people, perfectionism, and feeling lost or ‘othered.’ Midnite also recognizes the unconscious drive to self-sacrifice, people-please, adapt to others, and seek external validation.
In their practice, Midnite works to foster deeper self-understanding, acceptance, and validation. They strive to help clients reclaim their sense of agency, connect with all their parts and emotions, and delve into the nuanced web of who they are, what they’ve experienced, and what they need, so they can show up more authentically for themselves and those who truly get them. But it isn’t all serious—they encourage levity, humor, and play in their sessions as well!
Midnite also enjoys working with couples and romantic partners, supporting them in fostering deeper communication and connection. Their approach emphasizes creating a safe and empathetic space where partners can explore their dynamics, honor individual and shared needs, and reconnect with their true selves and each other.
Holding a Master’s in Somatic and Social Justice Psychotherapy, Midnite is trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), mindfulness, and dance movement/expressive arts therapy. They also have experience with animal-assisted therapy.
Outside of therapy, Midnite loves playing with her pup (who you might see in the office), dancing and moving in any way that feels joyful, working with the burlesque and drag community, teaching Kpop dance and presenting at adoptee-centered conferences, and performing aerial dance.
Pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs
Midnite's commitment to inclusivity and social justice is at the core of their therapeutic approach. Midnite is dedicated to providing a compassionate and celebratory space where all stories, bodies, and identities (especially those that have been systematically shamed and erased) are respected and valued, emphasizing client autonomy and collaborative care.
Cultural Resume
I was born in Seoul, South Korea, then nonconsensually separated from my first family and country, and grew up in the suburbs of Colorado with a White family. I have a lifetime of navigating identity, race, body image, depression/anxiety, over control, internalized colonialism, and chronic people-pleasing. I benefited from White-middle-class privilege from my adoptive family and had the privilege to find and reunite with my first/birth family in 2017.
I identify as queer but benefit from a hetero-passing and presenting romantic relationship.
I have a long experience in burlesque, drag, and circus arts, which enables me to foster community and belonging and provides a space to explore gender, identity, and self-expression.
I have lived experience of multiple family/friend deaths and chronic illnesses, disenfranchised and prolonged grief, disordered eating and over-exercising behaviors, fetishization/objectification, societal gaslighting, and systemic oppression.
I am relatively neurotypical and am able- and thin-body privileged.
Though I center social justice as a cornerstone of my journey, I grew up and continue to live in a culture that has deep-seated colonialism and white supremacy and I continually work to decolonize my biases, beliefs, and tendencies.
Tremendous gratitude to The Adaway Group for first introducing our practice to the notion of a cultural resume.