Ask Matt: What Should Therapists Know About Trans Issues?
March 12, 2012 by Matt Kailey
http://tranifesto.com/2012/03/12/ask-matt-what-should-therapists-know-about-trans-issues/A reader writes: "I have two related questions about psychotherapists and trans clients when the trans client is not specifically seeking transition-related medical approval stamps, but simply seeking psychotherapy for any number of things that may include trans and transition-related stresses.
"For psychotherapists who are not very familiar with gender variation and trans issues, and who may have clients who are trans and who seek therapy: What would you put on your top three to five things such therapists should know or be aware of?
"For trans people: What would you put on your top three to five things a person should be aware of when pursuing therapy with a therapist who is not very familiar with trans issues?
