Transgender Group Therapy: Process and Issues with Male to Female Clients

Date of Award

Summer 8-24-2013

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Shelly Smith-Acuna

Second Advisor

Fernand Lubuguin

Third Advisor

Gina Carlson

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
All Rights Reserved.

Keywords

Transgender, Assessment, Program evaluation, Therapy, Transsexual, Mental health, Group therapy

Abstract

Transgender issues are garnering more attention within the mental health field. With the increased social awareness of transgender issues, the mental health field is recognizing the need for effective psychological services for this population. Transgender individuals face unique challenges related to gender non-conformity, the coming-out and transitioning processes, and in society at large, all of which can lead to a number mental health concerns. Group therapy is a promising treatment modality for transgender individuals. The purpose of this paper is to offer a rationale for the effectiveness of group therapy, and recommendations for best practices utilizing the current literature and my experience with facilitating a Male to Female transgender therapy group.

Copyright Date

7-16-2013

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Kimberly Mathewson

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

40 pgs

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