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International Journal of Transgenderism Volume 9, 2006 - Issue 3-4
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Counseling and Mental Health Care for Transgender Adults and Loved Ones

Dr. Walter O. Bockting PhD Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
,
Gail Knudson MD and MPE and FRCPC Department of Sexual Medicine, University of British Columbia and Vancouver Hospital, Vancouver, BC, canada
&
Joshua M. Goldberg Vancouver, BC, canada
Pages 35-82 | Published online: 17 Oct 2008
 
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SUMMARY

Increasingly, transgender individuals and loved ones (partners, family, and friends) are seeking assistance from mental health professionals working in the community rather than in university or hospital-based gender identity clinics. Drawing on published literature specific to transgender mental health, interviews with expert clinicians, the authors' clinical experience, and three key guiding principles (a transgender-affirmative approach, client-centered care, and a commitment to harm reduction), we suggest protocols for the clinician providing mental health services in the community setting. Practice areas discussed include assessment and treatment of gender concerns, trans-specific mental health issues, and trans-specific elements in general counseling of transgender individuals and their loved ones.

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