Community Conversation => Transitioning => Therapy => Topic started by: BeverlyAnn on February 22, 2007, 11:48:58 PM Return to Full Version
Title: COUNSELING FOR CLIENTS DEALING WITH GENDER IDENTITY ISSUES
Post by: BeverlyAnn on February 22, 2007, 11:48:58 PM
Post by: BeverlyAnn on February 22, 2007, 11:48:58 PM
http://www.erinswen.com/TGCounselors.pdf (http://www.erinswen.com/TGCounselors.pdf)
This article was written by Rev. Dr. Erin Swenson, Presbyterian Minister, Psychologist, Gender Therapist and post-op TS. I've added this since several people have mentioned finding therapist or just starting therapy
For a person struggling with gender issues counseling can be a bewildering
experience. While educated and sensitive counseling can be supportive and
valuable, many transgender individuals have been misunderstood,
manipulated, and abused by counselors. Some counseling continues to promise
a "cure" for transgender tendencies, unethically exploiting the vulnerability of
people desperate to find peace in a complex and disturbing predicament. Some
counselors assure a prospective transgender client that they have experience in
working with these issues when they have actually had little or none—in a
misguided belief that transgender issues are like any other existential life
questions.
Bev
This article was written by Rev. Dr. Erin Swenson, Presbyterian Minister, Psychologist, Gender Therapist and post-op TS. I've added this since several people have mentioned finding therapist or just starting therapy
For a person struggling with gender issues counseling can be a bewildering
experience. While educated and sensitive counseling can be supportive and
valuable, many transgender individuals have been misunderstood,
manipulated, and abused by counselors. Some counseling continues to promise
a "cure" for transgender tendencies, unethically exploiting the vulnerability of
people desperate to find peace in a complex and disturbing predicament. Some
counselors assure a prospective transgender client that they have experience in
working with these issues when they have actually had little or none—in a
misguided belief that transgender issues are like any other existential life
questions.
Bev
Title: Re: COUNSELING FOR CLIENTS DEALING WITH GENDER IDENTITY ISSUES
Post by: Suzy on February 22, 2007, 11:51:33 PM
Post by: Suzy on February 22, 2007, 11:51:33 PM
Really great info, Bev.
Thanks!
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Thanks!
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