Gender Identity

I work with members of the trans community and help with gender confusion, gender dysphoria, transition decisions, transition disorders, family issues, relationship issues, and discrimination. I leverage my medical background to help people navigate medical and surgical transition.

I currently spend part of my time working in a multidisciplinary Gender Health program where individuals can seek medical transition as well as have mental health therapy.

With personal lived experience and professional expertise, I specialize in gender-affirming care. I completed a Clinical Internship at the Gender Identity Center in 2018 and have since provided support in diverse settings, including inpatient mental health for teens and adults, and clinics offering play therapy for children. I also educate providers on creating affirming and inclusive practices to foster culturally relevant care.

I specialize in working with transgender, non-binary, gender fluid, gender queer and agender youth and adults. I provide support to clients, families and partners around transition and gender exploration. I also provide consultation to mental health providers on being a gender affirming therapist.

My area of expertise and training is working with gender outlaws, outsiders, rebels, and pioneers. Wherever you are in our gender journey, and whatever space you take up on the gender spectrum I am here to support you. My approach is ICATH informed, I provide letters for pay-what-you-can without requiring ongoing treatment, and I also provide resources for ICATH providers as part of my complimentary 30 minute consultations.

When you were born, your caregivers probably assumed that you would follow a binary, cisgender, heteronormative path. For you to recognize that your path is different takes introspection, self-reflection, courage, and social support. Transitioning into your most authentic self an be a lifelong process. I can provide support, encouragement, and expertise as you navigate changes in your relationship to yourself and others.

I support teenagers exploring their relationship to gender in a supportive, celebratory and accessible way. I also enjoy working with families to help them figure out how to love and support their children well throughout this process.

As a therapist, I have supported many clients in exploring their gender identity, finding ways to affirm their unique identity and support them through medical gender affirmation if desired. I provide surgical assessments if needed/wanted, support with name changes and other aspects of affirming one's identity. I believe in an informed consent model of care and work to affirm and validate your needs. I have also trained many medical and mental health providers in gender-affirming care.

Being transgender and non-binary, I have a special place in my heart for working with others who are similarly struggling with shedding the gendered expectations and norms imposed on them to find their own unique gender identity and way of expressing it in the world. I am particularly interested in helping such individuals free themselves from the impacts of the traumas woven into this experience and relinquishing the hold of addictive or other behaviors that interfere with their true self.

I am a Certified World Professional Association for Transgender Health Care (WPATH) GEI SOC7 Member. I have extensive training, research, and clinical experience working with transgender and gender diverse youth, adults, and families. Transgender clients and family members seeking assessment or counseling services can expect a safe space, and respectful, non-pathologizing, collaborative care.

Exploring your gender identity and expression can be a complex process. Forming excellent supportive relationships with family, friends, and partners is essential. I specialize in helping you have those hard conversations to better those relationships to get the support you need.

As a Gender Therapist, I have 20+ yrs of experience working with youth & adults who are questioning, identify as trans, non binary, intersex, or re-transitioning. Not everyone who sees me wants to make gender changes, some people just want to see a gender-affirming therapist about other issues. I do Evals/letters for Doctors. Partners & family also welcome. Consults for therapists in groups and individually on gender-focused clinical work. WPATH Certified Member/WPATH Mentor.

I am a member of the transgender community and I write letters for gender affirming medical interventions as appropriate. I am a member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Whether you are gender questioning, have recently come out, or have been out as trans for years, I hope to be a therapist that helps deepen your authentic connection to your inner identity. We also will explore and repair the harms, if any, of cissupremecy and transphobia in your life.

I have worked with and done great work with young trans individuals in recent years. It has been my pleasure to be a safe shoulder to lean on as they learn more about themselves and their world.

I bring a combination of professional and personal experience to my work with individuals exploring their Gender Identity - whether it's about coming out, transitioning, or just exploring. In addition to my work as a therapist and my personal experience, I spent several years working with Identity House - an all-volunteer LGBTQ+ peer counseling organization in NYC - facilitating Transgender and Trans/Non-Binary support groups.

I have specialized training and have worked with children, adolescents, and adults as they explore their gender, and as they go through social and physical transition. Additionally, I have worked as family therapist with families that are having conflict or concerns around a family member's gender identity. I believe in an affirmative-care only approach to exploration of gender and identity.

I help clients explore their gender and sexual identities. I work with folks who are navigating understanding themselves, expressing themselves to the outside world, coming out to others, transitioning, and de-transitioning too. I am comfortable supporting individuals who are on the spectrum of sexuality, including asexual, polyamorous, and kinky.

Exploring the influence of the gender binary, gender roles, how various cultures view gender differently, gender markers, correct pronouns, having discussions around gender identity with loved ones, friends, or co-workers. There are a lot of issues that can come with exploring gender identity. I recognize that there are many sides to this concept and work with my clients to provide them a safe space to explore issues connected to gender, regardless of how they identify.