Therapists routinely engage in conversations about how to best support their clients. This means keeping up with research, consulting with peers, and paying attention to what our clients stated needs are. I recently attended training about unpublished research that highlighted complex issues for those who have chosen to detransition. A significant piece of this work focused on unpublished research MacKinnon, K.R., Khan, N., Newman, K. Exposito-Campos, P., Marshall, G, Gould,

Many of my clients come to me years after their child has come out as "trans." Parents often describe thinking it was initially a phase, then they took their child to a gender affirming therapist who encouraged the parents to affirm and the mental health concerns the parents had got worse instead of better. Then the parents go on a rabbit hole of trying to understand what's going on and what is going to help their child who is often struggling with social anxiety, unmanageabl

Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Traditional Therapy vs. Gender Affirming Care Gender dysphoria is a condition where an individual experiences significant discomfort or distress due to a mismatch between their gender identity and their biological sex. As society's understanding of gender has evolved, so too have the approaches to treating gender dysphoria. This blog post explores the differences between traditional therapy for gender dysphoria and gender affirming care. While