Gender Informed Therapy: Where Smart Clinicians Start
Phase 1 of the Gender-Affirming Therapist is focused specifically around understanding disparities, structural barriers, and the need for gender-affirming competence, ...
Guiding Authenticity: Beginning 2026 with Clarity and Resolve
As we enter this new year, I’ve found myself thinking about this work in very personal ways. Just a few ...
Guiding Authenticity – Insights from Dr. Shawn
Hi! It´s Shawn again, from the Gender Health Training Institute. The other day, I was on the long drive from ...
Phase 4 of the The Gender Affirmative Specialist Journey: Gender Specialist
Be a Leader, a Mentor, an Advocate Becoming a Gender Specialist isn’t only about mastering clinical knowledge—it’s about interdisciplinary navigation, ...
Working with Families and Partners in a Time of Resistance
When I think about the most persistent challenges clinicians face in gender-affirming care, one rises to the top again and ...
Confidently Navigating Gender-Affirming Care and Family Dynamics as a Gender Experienced Therapist
In Phase 3, you’ve become a Gender Experienced therapist—you’re confidently guiding transgender and gender-expansive clients through diagnoses and transitions. Gender-affirming ...