Justine Mastin, MA, LMFT, LADC, E-RYT 200 and Larisa A. Garski, MA, LMFT

Justine Mastin, MA, LMFT, LADC, E-RYT 200 is the owner/founder of Blue Box Counseling, a private practice in Minneapolis, MN. Larisa A. Garski, MA, LMFT, is a psychotherapist and the Clinical Director at Empowered Therapy in Chicago, IL. Experts in the growing field of geek therapy, they bring a unique approach to self-help and therapy using the powers of therapeutic fanfiction and modern mythology. Their work together has been featured in a number of books on the psychology of pop culture exploring such fandoms as The Legend of Zelda, Black Panther, Supernatural, Westworld, Daredevil, and Batman’s Joker as well as in the forthcoming academic texts Using Superheroes and Villains in Counseling and Play Therapy: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Integrating Geek Culture into Therapeutic Practice: A Clinician's Guide To Geek Therapy. They co-host a podcast discussing their work called Starship Therapise. Their work as bloggers has been featured on psychotherapy.net, and they’ve been interviewed for their expertise in such publications as Bustle, SELF and Syfy. Garski and Mastin’s work is engaging and relatable, bringing the now mainstream love of fandom into the psychological foreground.