Published Work: Gender Identity and Young People

This morning I found the latest copy of the key counselling magazine ‘Therapy Today’ waiting for me in my postbox. Every month the editor presents a dilemma and invites therapists to respond and some responses are published. I excitedly flicked to page 40 to find my contribution to this months dilemma.  The dilemma relates to how I as a counsellor would support a young person who was struggling with gender dysphoria and attempting to navigate additional barriers to being who they feel themselves to be.

I’ve taken a quick screenshot here:

I stressed in the article the importance of respecting the gender pronoun that the young person chooses to describe their own identity, with a consideration around confidentiality for the young person in case they are not able to be ‘out’ to others.

You can read the article by obtaining a copy of Therapy Today magazine from the BACP or access the online version from the official website.

Thanks to Therapy Today and  BACP for the opportunity.