About Kai

Kai Thigpen, LCSW (they/them) is a therapist and poet. They live on Lenni Lenape land, also referred to as Philadelphia, PA. Kai has experience providing outpatient therapy in a general community mental health setting, a community mental health setting specifically serving people who have experienced trauma, an LGBT+ and HIV+ focused organization, and a group practice centering care for LGBT+ and neurodivergent people. Kai’s commitment to social justice has led to involvement in several community spaces such as serving as a board member with the William Way LGBT Community Center. Their social locations include being white, non-binary, queer, anti-zionist Jewish, temporarily able-bodied, and having lived experience with borderline personality disorder. Kai was raised in three countries. They have a variety of interests; prominent among these are Garbanzo and Pesto, their two fluffy cats, pictured below.