Resources for Mental Health Professionals
This website wishes to provide mental health care workers and other professionals with accessible information regarding the transgender and non-binary community. This section will provide general information regarding gender diversity as well as expectations and further resources to aid when working with those within this trans community.
Guide to: Providing Trans-Affirmative Care
This section will provide a list of guidelines provided by the American Psychological Association based on the ways that mental health professionals should work with clients who identify as trans and/or non-binary. Along with this list, there is a section with explanations available regarding rationales for these guidelines, ways to utilize these guidelines in practice, and additional resources that can be useful when working with trans individuals.
Information on Microaggressions in Mental Health Care
This section will provide further information on common microaggressions towards those within the trans and/or non-binary community in therapy settings. Information includes, but is not limited to, research regarding misgendering, binary interpretations of gender, and the potential mental and physical consequences of microaggressions.