Gender Identity and Transition Support

Understanding and Support for Navigating Gender and Transition related concerns such as: 

Questioning Your Gender Identity: Understanding your gender or coming to terms with transgender, nonbinary, intersex or other identities
Navigating Transition: Support and resources as you start or continue social and/or medical transition
***I am happy to write letters of support for clients pursuing gender affirming surgeries or hormones***
Facing Adversity: Navigating challenges and discrimination you might face as a gender minority and member of a marginalized group of people

Informed and affirming counseling for gender identity

You may be:

  • Questioning your identity or open to exploring other ways of expressing yourself or your gender

  • Feeling uncomfortable with aspects of your body, not feeling like yourself when looking in the mirror
    or experiencing gender dysphoria

  • Feeling ostracized or scared of losing friends, family or connections to faith communities

  • Experiencing anxiety, depression or other mental/emotional distress

  • Seeking an affirming, understanding counselor for issues unrelated to your gender identity and sexuality

 

At Vibrant Heart you can expect to:

  • Be valued and accepted for your unique strengths, passions and self-expression

  • Feel free to explore what YOU believe and discover the beliefs and ideals you inherited from your family,
    communities and society

  • Gain insight into unconscious motivations that have guided your decisions and find the empowerment to choose the intentions and direction for your life

  • Receive supportive resources for managing anxiety, intense emotions, and difficult relationships