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SUMMARY:Psychotherapy in Context: Co-occurring Eating Disorders and Gender Distress in Adolescence
DESCRIPTION:This webinar explores how psychological thinking and psychotherapeutic interventions may support adolescents experiencing co-occurring eating disorders (primarily of a restricting type) and gender-related distress. Emerging practice-based evidence suggests that individuals experiencing gender-related distress may also present with eating difficulties or eating disorders. At the same time\, clinicians working in independent practice or in public mental health services have observed that some adolescents presenting for eating disorder treatment may also identify as trans and/or experiencing gender-related distress. While eating disorders and gender-related distress are not symmetrical phenomena\, both may involve the body becoming a source of distress.  \n\n\n\nWhen working with adolescents\, whose bodies\, brains\, relationships and identities are in a state of developmental flux\, a range factors may further complicate both hypothesizing/formulating and psychotherapeutic interventions.  \n\n\n\nThe session will include a presentation focusing on the evolving evidence-base\, the integration of systemic family therapy and psychodynamic thinking\, and considerations relating to safety\, risk\, and the development of a safe therapeutic alliance. It will also introduce the concepts of double-blocking and systemic embodiment. There will be space for discussion and reflection\, with the aim of supporting clinicians working across different contexts to think more integratively about psychotherapeutic work with the co-occurring presentations and experiences. No prior clinical experience with eating disorders is required. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\nBy the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nDescribe links between theory and practice in relation to co-occurring eating disorders and gender-related distress in adolescence.\n\n\n\nIdentify areas of overlap and difference between these presentations\, formulate complexity and risk\, and consider stage-appropriate psychotherapeutic interventions.\n\n\n\nDiscuss the evidence base relating to embodied distress in adolescence.\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Bio \n\n\n\nAnastassis Spiliadis is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist and UK-registeredSupervisor with a background in Psychology (MSc) and Organisational Management(MSc). His professional interests include embodied distress across the lifespan\, the integration of developmental processes within family therapy contexts\, and the development of psychotherapeutic interventions. \n\n\n\nHe works clinically with individuals\, couples and families\, and also consults with public and third-sector organisations in the United Kingdom and Greece. He has worked for more than ten years within the UK National Health Service across specialist and generic mental health services. He teaches as a Visiting Lecturer across psychology\, psychotherapy and sexology training programmes at university level\, and provides supervision to teams and individual clinicians. \n\n\n\nHe is Vice Chair of the Equality\, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee at theAssociation for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy (UK)\,and is currently a DoctoralCandidate exploring how female detransitioners experience and make sense of changes in their bodies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Therapy First maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \n\n\n\nTherapy First webinars are open to the public. Parents\, clinicians\, teachers\, and all those interested are welcome to attend. Psychologists and professional counselors are eligible to earn 1.5 CE credits for participating in the live webinar (attendance for the entire length of the program is required to receive CE credits).
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/psychotherapy-in-context-co-occurring-eating-disorders-and-gender-distress-in-adolescence/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/psychotherapy-in-context-co-occurring-eating-disorders-and-gender-distress-in-adolescence/
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SUMMARY:Stories of Transformation: Fairy Tales as a Clinical Lens on Embodiment\, Gender\, and Psychological Change
DESCRIPTION:This webinar explores how fairy tales and myths can function as symbolic scaffolds in psychotherapy\, with particular attention to embodiment\, transformation\, and gender. Participants will engage with recurring motifs through specific tales such as The Ugly Duckling (misrecognition and belonging)\, The Handless Maiden (bodily wounding and reclamation)\, The Frog Prince (disgust\, contact\, and metamorphosis)\, and The Emperor’s New Clothes (legitimacy\, conformity\, and group process). \n\n\n\nDrawing on psychodynamic\, group analytic\, and narrative approaches\, the session considers how motifs such as exile\, metamorphosis\, disguise\, and recognition can illuminate the ways bodily experience becomes meaningful within psychological life. The workshop approaches the body as both materially real and psychologically lived. Rather than reducing distress to either biological or identity-based explanations\, it introduces a symbolic perspective that supports clinicians in exploring how experiences of the body are shaped\, interpreted\, and communicated within relational and cultural contexts. \n\n\n\nFairy tales offer a language through which experiences of bodily difference\, discomfort\, and transformation can be explored without premature closure. Participants will consider how symbolic thinking can support therapists in maintaining curiosity\, tolerating ambiguity\, and working thoughtfully with complex presentations involving gender and embodiment. \n\n\n\nThe session integrates contemporary research on gender-related distress and mental health with established psychological approaches to narrative\, play\, and symbolisation\, offering clinicians practical ways to apply these ideas in therapeutic work. At its core\, the workshop asks how the body can be understood not only in biological terms\, but also as a place where experience\, meaning\, and relationship meet. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\nBy the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nDescribe how narrative and symbolic processes (e.g.\, myth and fairy tale) contribute to the psychological experience of embodiment.\n\n\n\nIdentify key themes (e.g.\, bodily experience\, belonging\, relational context\, and integration) in presentations of gender-related and body-related distress.\n\n\n\nApply a reflective\, narrative-informed approach to clinical work that supports exploration of embodiment\, meaning-making\, and therapeutic dialogue.\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Bio \n\n\n\nDr. Libby Nugent is a Clinical Psychologist and Group Analyst whose work integrates psychodynamic\, group analytic\, and narrative approaches. Her interests include symbolic processes in groups\, the role of language in shaping psychological experience\, and the use of myth and fairy tale as clinical tools for engaging complexity. \n\n\n\nShe works across clinical\, organisational\, and teaching contexts\, with a particular focus on how contemporary conditions can both support and constrain symbolic thought within therapeutic practice. \n\n\n\nHer clinical work includes experience with complex trauma and embodied distress\, informing her interest in how highly charged material can be thought about symbolically rather than prematurely resolved. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Therapy First maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \n\n\n\nTherapy First webinars are open to the public. Parents\, clinicians\, teachers\, and all those interested are welcome to attend. Psychologists and professional counselors are eligible to earn 1.5 CE credits for participating in the live webinar (attendance for the entire length of the program is required to receive CE credits).
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/stories-of-transformation-fairy-tales-as-a-clinical-lens-on-embodiment-gender-and-psychological-change/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/stories-of-transformation-fairy-tales-as-a-clinical-lens-on-embodiment-gender-and-psychological-change/
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SUMMARY:Sexual Life After Detransition: Trauma\, Disenfranchised Grief and Unmet Needs
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will draw attention to unmet needs relating to iatrogenic harm to sexual function for individuals who have a history of transgender identity and have received medical interventions that they later regret. Some of them choose to socially and medically detransition. In addition there are individuals who may similarly regret their medical transitions\, but do not feel they are able to socially or medically detransition. Grief is a normal reaction to a range of irreversible sexual side effects that are experienced as a form of medical trauma that many feel they were inadequately prepared for and had not anticipated. Dr. Anllo will draw from the available research on detransition\, personal accounts by detransitioners\, and her clinical work with cancer survivors to make the comparison to the experience of coping with unanticipated and unacknowledged grief associated with iatrogenic harms of cancer treatment on sexual function. Much like cancer survivors\, detransitioners who have shared their stories publicly report that they often struggle alone with significant trauma associated with loss of sexual function that is not routinely recognized within the medical or mental healthcare system. They deserve to be offered compassionate and trauma-informed care that is not currently accessible to them due to multiple barriers to care that will be highlighted. Dr. Anllo will make the case that psychosexual recovery is a long-term process that will not restore what has been lost\, but nonetheless can be facilitated via access to culturally informed and existentially focused psychotherapy to promote post-traumatic growth and healing. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\nBy the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nRecognize potential adverse impacts of medical transition on sexual function and how they may contribute to psychological experiences of grief.\n\n\n\nIdentify obstacles to addressing needs for sexual rehabilitation among those who report being adversely impacted by medical transition including appropriateness of referrals for sexual medicine and reconstructive plastic surgery.\n\n\n\nDescribe a trauma-informed approach to caring for psychosexual issues among individuals with experience of medical transition that utilizes an existential framework in which cultural competence is paramount.\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Bio \n\n\n\nDr. Anllo is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Buffalo NY. She has advanced training and nearly 30 years of experience in clinical sex therapy and couples therapy including gender-related challenges. She is also an expert in managing emotional distress and sexual side effects of cancer treatment and has provided educational presentations on this topic for both survivor support groups and healthcare professionals. She is the author of a peer reviewed article on sexual life after breast cancer and a book chapter on sexual life after breast and prostate cancer\, and more recently has published a new article on the topic of sexuality after detransition. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Therapy First maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \n\n\n\nTherapy First webinars are open to the public. Parents\, clinicians\, teachers\, and all those interested are welcome to attend. Psychologists and professional counselors are eligible to earn 1.5 CE credits for participating in the live webinar.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/sexual-life-after-detransition-trauma-disenfranchised-grief-and-unmet-needs/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/sexual-life-after-detransition-trauma-disenfranchised-grief-and-unmet-needs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T130000
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SUMMARY:Controversies About Psychotherapy for Transgender Youth: Can a New Hypothesis Help?
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will be a 90-minute lecture and discussion describing the poles of disagreement about how psychotherapy should be purposed\, constructed\, and conducted for gender distressed youth. The lecture will comprise approximately half of the session and will highlight the diversity of both psychotherapists and the young people they serve. It will review ongoing clinical questions regarding the development and etiologies of gender distress and present a psychodynamic organizing hypothesis intended to help clinicians\, patients\, parents\, and researchers.  \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\nBy the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nAnalyze developmental psychosocial antecedents that may impact youth who begin identifying as transgender.\n\n\n\nApply the understanding of this topic to understand the nature of psychodynamics in general.\n\n\n\nDescribe general transient characteristics of adolescents and how they predispose them to a creative escape from the pain of their existence.\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Bio \n\n\n\nDr. Levine is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is the solo author of five books\, Sex Is Not Simple in 1989 (translated to German in 1992 and reissued in English in 1997 as Solving Common Sexual Problems); Sexual Life: A clinician’s guide in 1992; Sexuality in Midlife in 1998 and Demystifying Love: Plain talk for the mental health professional in 2006; Barriers to Loving: A clinician’s perspective in 2013; Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Sexual Problems: An Essential Guide for Mental Health Professionals in 2020. He is the Senior Editor of the first (2003)\, second (2010) and third (2016) editions of the Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals. He has been teaching\, providing clinical care\, and writing since 1973 and has generated original research\, invited papers\, commentaries\, chapters\, and book reviews. He has served as a journal manuscript and book prospectus reviewer for many years. He was co-director of the Center for Marital and Sexual Health/ Levine\, Risen & Associates\, Inc. in Beachwood\, Ohio from 1992-2017. He and two colleagues received a lifetime achievement Masters and Johnson’s Award from the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in March 2005. He was given his Department of Psychiatry’s Hall of Fame Award in 2021. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Therapy First maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \n\n\n\nTherapy First webinars are open to the public. Parents\, clinicians\, teachers\, and all those interested are welcome to attend. Psychologists and professional counselors are eligible to earn 1.5 CE credits for participating in the live webinar.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/controversies-about-psychotherapy-for-transgender-youth-can-a-new-hypothesis-help/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/controversies-about-psychotherapy-for-transgender-youth-can-a-new-hypothesis-help/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T120000
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SUMMARY:Applying the Concept of Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy for Gender Distressed Youth
DESCRIPTION:This webinar explores cultural competence in psychotherapy with gender-distressed and gender-questioning youth\, with a focus on how cultural\, social\, developmental\, and professional contexts shape both distress and clinical responses. Cultural competence is understood not as a fixed body of knowledge\, but as an ongoing\, dynamic practice requiring awareness of positionality\, power\, bias\, and wider societal narratives influencing young people and clinicians alike. \n\n\n\nDrawing on developmental psychology\, systemic thinking\, and how the concept of cultural competence has developed in psychotherapy\, the talk examines how factors such as intersectionality\, generational culture\, online and peer influences\, professional ideologies\, and minority stress might interact with gender-related distress. Particular attention is given to the risks of diagnostic overshadowing\, the challenges posed by competing narratives about sex and gender\, and the importance of maintaining clinical humility and therapeutic candor. \n\n\n\nThe webinar also addresses the contemporary mental health context\, including increased youth distress\, contested evidence bases\, and the pressures clinicians face when working in a polarized and highly scrutinized field. Emphasis is placed on how culturally competent\, developmentally informed psychotherapy can support thoughtful formulation\, safeguard young people\, and enable ethical\, effective care without foreclosing exploration or outcomes. \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\nBy the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\n1. Define and understand key terms relevant to ethical psychotherapeutic practice with gender-distressed and gender-questioning youth\, including i) cultural competence\, ii) cultural humility and iii) structural competence\n\n\n\n2. Identify key cultural\, social\, and developmental influences that might shape gender-related distress in young people\, including i) intersectionality\, ii) generational factors\, and iii) minority stress.\n\n\n\n3. Apply principles of culturally competent formulation\, including: i) consideration of therapist positionality\, ii) the impact of our wider professional cultures\, and iii) the risk of ‘diagnostic overshadowing’.\n\n\n\n4. Incorporate these principles into clinical practice with young people experiencing gender-related distress with the aim of ensuring psychotherapy is: i) respectful of and responsive to the dignity\, autonomy\, and diversity of the client group; ii) consistent with standard best practice; iii) developmentally informed; iv) transparent\, allowing for informed consent; and v) adheres to relevant professional ethical guidelines.\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Bio \n\n\n\nAnna is a clinical psychologist with 25 years of frontline experience\, specializing in adolescent mental and physical health. From 2013 to 2017\, Anna was a senior clinician at the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS)\, which had become the world’s largest pediatric gender clinic prior to its closure in 2023. In recent years\, her work has focused on education and training addressing the complex needs of young people experiencing gender-related distress\, including co-leading the induction training for the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service in collaboration with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. She has presented internationally on psychotherapy for gender distressed youth\, including at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting\, and her publications include Cass-Informed Psychotherapy for Gender-Distressed Youth in the European Journal of Developmental Psychology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Therapy First maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \n\n\n\nTherapy First webinars are open to the public. Parents\, clinicians\, teachers\, and all those interested are welcome to attend. Psychologists and professional counselors are eligible to earn 1.5 CE credits for participating in the live webinar.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/applying-the-concept-of-cultural-competence-in-psychotherapy-for-gender-distressed-youth/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/applying-the-concept-of-cultural-competence-in-psychotherapy-for-gender-distressed-youth/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251229T190000
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SUMMARY:Understanding Transition-Related Grief in Clinical Practice
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of Transition-Related Grief (TRG)\, including the ways in which it is distinct from detransition\, as well as the clinical themes involved in therapeutic work with those experiencing TRG. Special attention will be given to the preparation clinicians need to work effectively in this area and the relevance of TRG to the mental health care provided to youth experiencing gender dysphoria. \n\n\n\nLearning objectives: \n\n\n\n\nExplain Transition-Related Grief (TRG) and differentiate it from detransition and regret.\n\n\n\nIdentify the emotional\, physical\, and developmental challenges experienced by individuals facing TRG.\n\n\n\nDescribe the therapist competencies required for effectively providing therapy to individuals experiencing TRG\n\n\n\nAnalyze implications of TRG on mental health care as it pertains to youth gender dysphoria \n\n\n\n\nPresenter Bio: \n\n\n\nPaul Garcia-Ryan\, LCSW is the Executive Director of Therapy First and a licensed clinical social worker based in New York City. He earned his Master of Social Work from Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work and received advanced graduate training in LGBT behavioral health at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. Paul has spoken and lectured both nationally and internationally on developmental approaches to youth gender dysphoria. He maintains a private practice\, trains clinicians\, and provides supervision in this specialized area of clinical care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTherapy First is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Therapy First maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \n\n\n\nTherapy First webinars are open to the public. Parents\, clinicians\, teachers\, and all those interested are welcome to attend. Psychologists and professional counselors are eligible to earn 1.5 CE credits for participating in the live webinar.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/transition-related-grief/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/transition-related-grief/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251126T133000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
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SUMMARY:Untangling Gender: Exploring Identity with Clients Through a CBT Lens
DESCRIPTION:A client shares with you in session that they are questioning their gender identity…now what? This webinar is designed to provide you\, the clinician\, with insight\, guidance and practical tools to help your clients explore their gender identity. Drawing on over a decade of clinical experience leading a psychotherapy private practice focused on gender identity and grounded in a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) framework\, Claire shares her knowledge and insight as to how you can facilitate client exploration of the difficult question\, “Am I Trans?”. This training will provide attendees with a variety of resources and discussion points that may be integrated immediately into practice. Regardless if you work with adults or adolescents\, you will learn how to explore such topics as the experience of gender dysphoria with your clients\, including what it is and what it is not\, and how feelings of shame can cloud our clients’ understanding of self (including their gender identity). Note: Attendees are assumed to have at least a basic-level understanding of various terms and concepts related to gender and sexuality to get the most out of this webinar. No training in CBT is required. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nAnalyze treatment approaches to working with gender dysphoria\, from a historical\, political\, and practical lens.\nDiscuss how a CBT-based approach can facilitate the process of gender identity and presentation exploration.\nAssess specific points of discussion\, areas of psychoeducation\, and handouts to review in session that provide opportunities for further exploration of gender identity.\nDescribe how to discuss the feeling of gender dysphoria with a client – including measuring the experience\, the feeling versus the diagnosis\, and differentiating dysphoria from dysmorphia.\n\nSpeaker Bio: \nClaire Salisbury\, MSc (Clinical Psychology)\, RP\, CCC is a Canadian-based\, Registered Psychotherapist specializing in the areas of gender identity and sexuality. Her private practice focuses on providing psychotherapy for trans and gender questioning individuals across the lifespan\, as well as working with family members (parents\, siblings\, partners) who may be struggling with a loved one’s gender exploration and (potential) transition. Employing an evidence-based\, cognitive-behavioural (CBT) lens to her approach\, Claire’s clinical work extends to knowledge dissemination through the provision of peer consultation and talks focused on gender identity/dysphoria. Operating out of Southern Ontario\, she recently served as a panel member for the inaugural Ontario Health West 2SLGBTQIA+ Health Forum in 2024\, and served on her alma mater\, Western University’s\, Trans Care Team overseeing mental health care for undergraduate and graduate students.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/untangling-gender-exploring-identity-with-clients-through-a-cbt-lens/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/untangling-gender-exploring-identity-with-clients-through-a-cbt-lens/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T193000
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SUMMARY:The Distinction Between Conversion Therapy and Psychotherapy for Those Experiencing Gender Dysphoria
DESCRIPTION:Psychiatry has a problematic history in terms of its approach to homosexuality. This history is often invoked as a warning that we must not make the same mistakes in the way we respond to people experiencing gender dysphoria and those who identify as trans. A brief review of the 20th-century psychoanalytic approach to homosexuality will show how psychoanalysis was used as a form of conversion therapy for individuals with same-sex attraction. This historical context will highlight the important differences between contemporary psychotherapy for those experiencing gender dysphoria and practices historically associated with gay conversion therapy. The presentation will consider how therapists might best work with individuals who are struggling with ambivalently held parts of the self\, whether related to same-sex desire or gender. Depth psychotherapies aim to support the acceptance and integration of parts of the self that are unwanted or difficult to tolerate. Concerns have been raised that the gender affirming model may inadvertently preclude this process of integration by reinforcing internal divisions. This possibility warrants serious professional consideration. Finally\, the presentation will reflect on how professional certainty and arrogance\, coupled with the rejection of science\, have historically led to harm for many homosexual and bisexual people. If similar dynamics are at play today\, then without careful reflection\, the mental health field is at risk of repeating the very harms it is eager to avoid. \nLearning objectives: \n\nIdentify and summarize historical factors in psychiatry’s treatment of homosexuality\, including they ways in which psychoanalysis was used as a form of conversion therapy.\nDifferentiate between historical conversion therapy practices and contemporary psychotherapeutic approaches for individuals experiencing gender dysphoria.\nExplain the basic goals of psychotherapeutic work with people with ambivalently held parts of the self and how the gender affirming model can work against good psychological outcomes.\nCompare the response of mainstream psychiatry to homosexuality with its current refusal to acknowledge the weak evidence base for gender affirming medical treatments\n\nPresenter Bio: \nDr. Roberto D’Angelo is a training and supervising analyst at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis\, Los Angeles. He has written and contributed to publications raising ethical questions about gender-affirming therapies. Dr. D’Angelo has an interest in non-medicalized approaches to gender issues and has written about the psychotherapeutic treatment of gender dysphoria. He is in private practice in Sydney and Byron Bay\, Australia\, where he sees adolescents and adults with gender issues. \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits. \n  \n\nTherapy First is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Therapy First maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \nTherapy First webinars are open to the public. Parents\, clinicians\, teachers\, and all those interested are welcome to attend. Psychologists and professional counselors are eligible to earn 1.5 CE credits for participating in the live webinar.\n \n 
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/the-distinction-between-conversion-therapy-and-psychotherapy-for-those-experiencing-gender-dysphoria/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/the-distinction-between-conversion-therapy-and-psychotherapy-for-those-experiencing-gender-dysphoria/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250618T012248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T132355Z
UID:10000929-1757088000-1757093400@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Male Same-Sex Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective
DESCRIPTION:The talk will examine how male same-sex sexuality is expressed and conceptualized in two different cultures\, Samoa and among the Istmo Zapotec in Oaxaca\, Mexico\, contrasting this with Euro-American culture. It will also discuss cross-culturally invariant aspects of male same-sex sexuality which emerge regardless of cultural differences.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n 	Understand the variety of ways in which male same-sex sexuality is expressed and conceptualized cross-culturally\n 	Understand the cross-culturally universal aspects of male same-sex sexuality\n\nPresenter Bio:\n\nPaul L. Vasey is a Professor and Research Chair at the University of Lethbridge. His research focuses on sexual orientation\, sex differences\, and gender diversity from a comparative perspective. He has conducted long-term research on female homosexual behavior in Japanese macaques from Arahiyama\, Japan. For over two decades he has also conducted fieldwork in Samoa\, where he works with a group of feminine\, same-sex attracted males\, known locally as fa’afafine. In 2015\, he launched yet another field-site in the Istmo region of Oaxaca\, Mexico\, where he works with another group of feminine\, same-sex attracted males\, known locally as muxes. He has published well over 100 refereed articles in journals such as Archives of Sexual Behavior\, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and Proceedings of the Royal Society. He is funded by Canada’s social science (SSHRC) and natural science (NSERC) research agencies. His work has been featured in hundreds of newspapers and magazines such as New York Times and Oprah\, as well as in various documentaries such as National Geographic and Discovery Channel.\n\n\n\nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/male-same-sex-sexuality-in-cross-cultural-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/male-same-sex-sexuality-in-cross-cultural-perspective/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250811T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250811T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250618T010957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250726T002641Z
UID:10000928-1754928000-1754933400@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:A Social History of Estrogen and Testosterone
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will review the history of what people have believed about estrogen and testosterone\, how they acted on those beliefs\, how those beliefs changed over time\, and how we arrived at the beliefs commonly held today. Drawing from his book\, Sex Science Self: A Social History of Estrogen\, Testosterone\, and Identity\, Bob Ostertag will trace the often overlooked story of how estrogen and testosterone became powerful pharmaceutical tools\, and how they came to be deeply entangled with ideas of gender and sexuality. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nThe long history of medical scandals involving estrogen and testosterone\nThe ways estrogen and testosterone have been used to treat homosexuality\nThe ways estrogen and testosterone have been seen and used by the LGBT community\nThe role of estrogen and testosterone in the creation of Big Pharma\n\nPresenter Bio: \nBob Ostertag is an author\, musician\, and filmmaker whose interdisciplinary work spans journalism\, music\, and social issues. He is the author of Sex Science Self: A Social History of Estrogen and Testosterone\, among six other books\, and began his career reporting on the civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s. As a composer and performer\, he has collaborated with artists such as the Kronos Quartet\, John Zorn\, and Justin Vivian Bond\, and has performed at major venues including Lincoln Center and the Shanghai Conservatory. He directed the documentary Thanks to Hank and was a founding member of the media collective The Yes Men. His recent work includes podcasts on poverty and queer oral history\, along with volunteer efforts with grassroots organizations in Mexico and Indonesia. \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/a-social-history-of-estrogen-and-testosterone/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/a-social-history-of-estrogen-and-testosterone/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T133000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250618T005536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T020007Z
UID:10000927-1753185600-1753191000@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Questions and doubts in online trans communities
DESCRIPTION:This talk will explore the ways online trans communities handle questions and doubts about gender dysphoria\, trans identification\, and transition/detransition. Concepts like internalized transphobia and imposter syndrome function as socially acceptable ways to express and minimize or dismiss questions and doubts that emerge at all stages of questioning\, transitioning\, and detransitioning\, in ways that keep collective bonds\, as well as personal narratives\, intact. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the ways concepts like internalized transphobia\, imposter syndrome\, and intrusive thoughts function to express\, manage\, contain\, and dismiss questions and doubts.\nExamine community members’ alternative explanations for gender dysphoria\, trans identification\, and the desire to transition.\nExplore what trans identification and transition symbolize to girls and young women\, drawing on discussions in online communities\n\nPresenter Bio: \nSarah Mittermaier is a researcher examining the online communities where young people form new beliefs and attitudes about gender and develop expectations and intentions around transition. Her M.Sc. thesis\, Questions and Doubts in Online Trans Communities\, is available through McGill University. She is currently writing a book on gender medicine for Polity. \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/questions-and-doubts-in-online-trans-communities/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/questions-and-doubts-in-online-trans-communities/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250603T172402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T150758Z
UID:10000024-1751040000-1751045400@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Brain Development Continues Into the Twenties - Implications for Decision Making
DESCRIPTION:Join experienced pediatrician Dr. Julia Mason for an engaging and informative exploration of the adolescent brain. This webinar will delve into the fascinating—and sometimes perplexing—process of neurological development during adolescence. As young brains mature at different rates across various regions\, it’s not uncommon for teenagers to exhibit behavior that appears inconsistent\, unpredictable\, or downright baffling. While science may not have all the answers\, Dr. Mason will offer valuable insights into the uneven trajectory of brain development and how it influences mood\, decision-making\, risk-taking\, and emotional regulation in adolescents. Whether you’re a parent\, educator\, or healthcare professional\, this session will equip you with foundational knowledge to better understand and respond to the complexities of adolescent behavior – with a little more clarity (and maybe a bit less head-scratching). \nLearning Objectives:\n \n\nUnderstand changes in neuronal density through childhood and adolescence.\nLearn why “use it or lose it” applies to more than physical skills.\nExplore why adolescent decisions can vary wildly depending on the situation.\nAppreciate the different schedules of frontal cortex development in autistic\, ADHD and neurotypical individuals.\n\nPresenter Bio:\n\nDr. Julia Mason is a board-certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois (MS in Nutritional Science\, MD). She completed residency training in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Mason has a busy pediatrics practice; in the past several years she’s encountered increasing numbers of gender dysphoric adolescents\, most with neurodevelopmental challenges or psychiatric comorbidities. Dr. Mason contributes to KevinMD on the topic of gender dysphoria. \n  \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/brain-development-continues-into-the-twenties-implications-for-decision-making/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/brain-development-continues-into-the-twenties-implications-for-decision-making/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T203000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250513T010422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T010713Z
UID:10000023-1748545200-1748550600@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Lessons from Gay & Lesbian History for Today’s Therapists
DESCRIPTION:Few psychotherapists receive formal training in lesbian and gay history and identity development\, creating significant gaps in the knowledge they need to competently identify\, serve\, and support clients who are — or may be – same-sex attracted. Given consistent empirical confirmation that the majority of clients with childhood cross-sex identification or gender anxiety will see resolution of these concerns through the development of adult gay and lesbian identities\, clinicians working with these populations and their families must deepen their knowledge of the lesbian and gay history\, psychology\, and sociology in order to practice ethically. In this 90 minute presentation\, participants will receive a condensed introduction to gay and lesbian history\, with special attention to strategies used by medicine and psychiatry to “treat\,” eradicate\, and erase homosexuality in men and women\, the resilient work of gay men and lesbians to create meaningful lives in the face of various forms of hardship and oppression\, and how the current reduced visibility of gay and lesbian culture challenges young people to situate their own experiences with gender nonconformity or same-sex attraction within this rich history. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe historical Western perspectives on homosexuality and the evolution of sexological theories\, including the concept of “gender inversion.”\nIdentify institutional strategies historically used to suppress or pathologize homosexuality and their psychological impact.\nExplain feminist critiques of cultural efforts to constrain homosexuality in both men and women.\nCompare and contrast the experiences and identity development of gay men and lesbians\, including childhood socialization and the role of gender nonconformity.\nAnalyze how gender non-conformity has functioned as a cultural marker\, form of resistance\, and expression within gay and lesbian communities.\nDiscuss the relevance of gay and lesbian history—from 1750 to the present—for understanding the effects of homophobia and sexism\, and for fostering resilience in LGBTQ+ clients.\n\n  \nPresenter Bio: \nA feminist sociologist and mental health clinician\, Amber Ault first studied the social context of Gender Identity Disorder as a psychiatric diagnosis during an NIMH postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Amber’s academic interests center on social movements\, ambiguous sexual identities\, and the social contexts and contestations around them. Her clinical expertise includes trauma treatment\, support for survivors of high conflict relationships\, and suicide risk assessment. In addition to interdisciplinary training in the social sciences\, she brings observations from work in medical contexts to her current understandings of the relationships among misogyny\, homophobia\, and the medicalization of youth gender nonconformity. In addition to teaching the sociology of sex and gender in various environments\, she previously designed and taught a course on LGBTQ Mental Health in the Gender & Women’s Studies Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \n  \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/lessons-from-gay-lesbian-history-for-todays-therapists/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/lessons-from-gay-lesbian-history-for-todays-therapists/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250428T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250428T133000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250206T023252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T011532Z
UID:10000020-1745841600-1745847000@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:A Conversation on Youth Gender Dysphoria: Ethical Dilemmas and Treatment Controversies
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation exploring the international landscape of youth gender dysphoria\, focusing on the mental health field’s evolving approaches\, ethical dilemmas\, and treatment controversies. Amid growing global scrutiny of medical interventions like puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for youth\, this webinar tackles the critical questions facing clinicians today. Given the remarkably weak evidence base and the risk of harm associated with medical interventions\, what changes are now needed in the mental health field? \nThis conversation brings together professionals in the field of gender dysphoria\, including both those who have been influential in the gender affirming model and clinicians who have challenged and critiqued it. Together\, we’ll highlight the vital importance of fostering open\, good-faith dialogue across diverse perspectives. The Cass Review underscored this need\, emphasizing the value of rigorous professional discussion and the importance of engaging across differences of opinion to strengthen the field. Open dialogue is essential to refining treatment approaches and improving care for gender-questioning youth. \nThis webinar is a call for the mental health field to come together to confront pressing ethical questions and grapple with the complex challenges of supporting young people in distress. Join us as we unpack these issues\, bridge divides\, and work toward improving treatment approaches that prioritize both safety and efficacy. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIdentify key ethical challenges and clinical controversies in the mental health treatment of gender dysphoria in young people\, particularly in the context of medical interventions such as puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.\nAnalyze the current international landscape of youth gender dysphoria care\, including evolving approaches\, global policy shifts\, and the implications of recent reviews such as the Cass Review.\nEvaluate the strengths and limitations of existing evidence regarding long-term outcomes of medical and psychological interventions\, with an emphasis on prioritizing safety and efficacy in treatment.\nExplore strategies for clinicians to navigate complex clinical scenarios with compassion and professionalism while maintaining ethical integrity and centering the developmental needs of youth experiencing gender-related distress.\n\nJamison Green\, Ph.D. is an author\, educator\, public speaker\, and independent legal scholar. From 2014 to 2016\, he served as president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. \nZander Keig is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW)\, public speaker\, and advocate known for his work with transgender veterans\, social care\, and mental health. Keig has been honored with several awards\, including the 2020 National Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers. \nDr. Laura Edwards-Leeper\, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in working with gender diverse and transgender children\, adolescents\, and adults. She was a founding psychologist of the Gender Management Service at Boston’s Children’s Hospital\, the first US youth gender clinic. She served on the child and adolescent committees for WPATH SOC 8. \nPaul Garcia-Ryan\, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker based in New York City. He earned his Master of Social Work from Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work and received advanced graduate training in LGBT behavioral health at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. Paul has spoken and lectured both nationally and internationally on developmental approaches to youth gender dysphoria. He maintains a private practice\, trains clinicians\, and provides supervision in this specialized area of clinical care. \nSara Stockton\, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist\, lecturer\, researcher\, and clinical supervisor. She has over 15 years of experience working with gender dysphoria\, particularly with youth and their families. She co-authored and published one of the first mental health assessments in the United States used for youth experiencing gender distress in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. She continues to provide therapy\, training\, and supervision in this area. \nAmber Ault\, PhD is a writer and interdisciplinary social scientist who studied the history of homophobia and sexism in psychiatric diagnoses during a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellowship. Her clinical work focuses on supporting survivors of narcissistic abuse and her writing has been published in various academic journals including Social Work and The Sociological Quarterly. She is part of a growing number of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and trans adults highlighting concerns about the medicalization of gender non-conforming children and adolescents. \n  \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/ethical-considerations-in-the-care-of-individuals-experiencing-gender-dysphoria/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/ethical-considerations-in-the-care-of-individuals-experiencing-gender-dysphoria/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T133000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250313T234857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250316T034154Z
UID:10000022-1743595200-1743600600@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Clinical Observations: Working with and supporting Individuals Adversely Impacted by Medical Transition
DESCRIPTION:This webinar offers valuable insights for mental health professionals and researchers on understanding and supporting individuals adversely impacted by medical transition – a unique and growing population worldwide. Led by Sophie Frost\, a psychotherapist and founder of The Primrose Practice\, the webinar will draw from her experience facilitating a peer support group over 2 years for those who feel adversely impacted by medical transition\, including those who have chosen to detransition. The webinar will provide clinicians with a deeper understanding of this population‘s experiences\, highlighting the complexities\, diversity\, and unique clinical presentations they bring. Sophie will share common themes\, obstacles\, and personal anecdotes that reveal the challenges and preoccupations these individuals face\, and offer a nuanced perspective on their journeys toward healing. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nRecognizing diverse clinical needs: Understand the varied backgrounds\, clinical needs\, and individual challenges of those adversely impacted by medical transition.\nExploring common themes and obstacles: Learn about the recurring themes\, personal obstacles\, and preoccupations shared by those who have experience harm and grief related to transition\, including those who choose to detransition.\nSupporting the Healing Journey: Develop a compassionate and non-ideological approach to supporting this population’s healing process\, informed by real-world experiences and case examples from clinical practice.\n\n  \nSophie Frost is a psychodynamic psychotherapist based in Berlin\, Germany\, working internationally with individuals and couples. Trained at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in the UK \, she now runs a private practice offering both in person and online sessions. Sophie supports clients with a wide range of issues\, including identity\, relationships\, trauma\, and self-exploration\, with a particular focus on individuals who feel impacted by gender medicine. In 2021\, alongside her practice she founded a mental health service offering resources and a free online peer support group for people who feel they have been harmed by gender medicine. Her approach is compassionate and non-ideological\, creating a confidential space for clients to explore their unique challenges. \n  \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/clinical-observations-working-with-and-supporting-individuals-adversely-impacted-by-medical-transition/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/clinical-observations-working-with-and-supporting-individuals-adversely-impacted-by-medical-transition/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T183000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250211T033723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T183412Z
UID:10000021-1739811600-1739817000@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Resilience Under Pressure
DESCRIPTION:As new executive orders in the United States aim to restrict access to transition-related medical interventions for youth under age 19\, many gender dysphoric young people are experiencing fear\, confusion\, and uncertainty. This panel will explore concerns\, discuss strategies for meaningful connection and support\, and provide guidance for therapists\, parents\, educators\, and school officials on how to communicate effectively\, navigate uncertainty\, and foster resilience in affected youth. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand young people’s concerns about newly released executive orders relating to gender identity\, including the loss of access to transition-related interventions for individuals under 19.\nDiscuss strategies for connecting with young people who may feel fearful\, confused\, angry\, or cornered by these changes.\nShare recommendations for how adults—therapists\, parents\, teachers\, and school officials—can communicate about these executive orders\, help young people navigate uncertainty\, and build resilience.\n\n  \nAnna Hutchinson is a London based clinical psychologist with twenty-five years of frontline experience specializing in adolescent mental health and physical health. She is the Clinical Director of an independent practice and was recently employed by the NHS as an Education Lead for the new holistic UK gender services for children and young people. Anna worked in the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at The Tavistock Clinic between 2013 and 2017. Much of her work is focused on teaching and writing on culturally competent and ethical psychotherapeutic practice with gender distressed youth and their families. \nRoberto D’Angelo is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Byron Bay\, Australia. He specializes in working with adolescents and young adults with gender dysphoria using a contemporary psychoanalytic approach. A Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists\, he is also a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. His publications explore clinical and ethical issues in the treatment of gender dysphoria. \n\nSasha Ayad is a licensed professional counselor and among the first U.S. clinicians to recognize the sharp rise in adolescent-onset gender dysphoria. While working as a school counselor\, she founded her school’s first Gay-Straight Alliance to create a safe space for LGBT kids to discuss their evolving sense of identity and sexual orientation. Since 2016\, her private practice has been exclusively dedicated to teens and young adults struggling with issues of gender dysphoria and gender identity She is also well known as the co-host of the popular podcast Gender: A Wider Lens. Sasha holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology. \nSara Stockton is a licensed marriage and family therapist\, lecturer\, researcher\, presenter\, and clinical supervisor of a psychotherapy practice in central New York. In 2013\, she co-authored and published one of the first mental health assessments in the US utilized to assess youth readiness for medical treatment and gender transition. She spent the first part of her career traveling to teach and train medical facilities\, physicians\, and schools on how to provide what we now know as gender affirming care. \n\n\nJoseph Burgo has been in private practice as a psychoanalyst for more than 40 years and he works with gender distressed teenage boys and young men who have detransitioned. He provides clinical supervision to therapists working in this area and is the author of three books in the realm of popular psychology focused on shame\, narcissism\, and psychological defense mechanisms.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/resilience-under-pressure/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/resilience-under-pressure/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250125T024846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T025150Z
UID:10000019-1739203200-1739208600@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:A Genealogy of Gender: Tracing the Ideological Roots of Queer Theory
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will sketch some of the ideological antecedents of Queer Theory and its radical (re)conceptualization of gender\, which many therapists and psychologists may not be aware of. In doing so\, it will focus primarily on the postmodern critique of language and two of its most influential figures: Jacques Derrida and Michele Foucault\, both of whom profoundly influenced Judith Butler’s queer theory. It will also give an overview of Butler’s appropriation of philosopher J.L. Austin’s idea of a performative utterance in the creation of her concept of ‘gender performativity’ and contrast her understanding of gender with that of gender critical feminists such as Holly Lawford-Smith and Kathleen Stock. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand some of the intellectual roots of Queer Theory and the way it conceives ‘gender’\nReview Judith Butler’s idea of ‘gender performativity’ in relation to ‘performative utterances’ or speech act theory\nUnderstand how the concept of ‘gender’ has evolved as a result of the postmodern critique of language\n\n  \nBret Alderman received his PhD in Depth Psychology in 2013 from the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria\, California. His publications include the books Symptom\, Symbol\, and the Other of Language: A Jungian interpretation of the linguistic turn (2016) and Eternal Youth and the Myth of Deconstruction: An archetypal reading of Jacques Derrida and Judith Butler (2024). He is also a contributor to Cynical Therapies: Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critical Social Justice. His recent interests include ideological possession\, deconstruction\, gender\, and the interface between psychology and philosophy\, as well as the encroachment of political ideologies into therapeutic settings. He currently resides in Oakland\, California. \n  \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/a-genealogy-of-gender-tracing-the-ideological-roots-of-queer-theory/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/a-genealogy-of-gender-tracing-the-ideological-roots-of-queer-theory/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250120T133000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20250110T023549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T024330Z
UID:10000018-1737374400-1737379800@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:The Psychoanalytic Exploration of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, we explore the evolution of the concept of gender and gender identity\, its treatment over the decades\, and current controversies. We will examine the historical cohorts and treatment protocols of gender dysphoria. These will include the treatment protocols of the 80s and 90s (Canadian protocol)\, the subsequent protocols of the late 90s and 2000s (Dutch Protocol) and the latest approach (American/WPATH protocol). The Cass Review will be examined\, including its findings and recommendations. This will lead us to the psychoanalytic position\, specifically the Kleinian and Bionian understanding of psychological development. We will consider the developmental phase of adolescence and the achievement of identity consolidation\, the role of society in the proliferation of psychopathology (social media\, lack of cultural infrastructure)\, and basic psychoanalytic concepts of denial\, projection\, integration and modification of experience. We will explore a vignette demonstrating the psycho-developmental process of psychoanalytic exploration\, and highlight the evolution from symbolic equivalence to symbolic representation. We will conclude with comparing psychoanalytic gender exploration with the recommendations of the Cass Review. \nLearning objectives: \n\nHistoricised understanding of gender and gender dysphoria\nHistorical cohorts and treatment approaches\nCurrent controversies\nKey psychoanalytic concepts pertinent to gender identity development\nIntegrated research and theoretical approach to exploratory therapy of gender dysphoria in adolescence\n\n  \nJaco Van Zyl\, MA (Clinical Psychology)\, is a South Africa-trained clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist currently living in Ireland. He has a special interest in trauma-spectrum\, personality and mood disorders\, and their manifestations in affective-perceptual disturbances and somatoform disorders. Informed by the historical and contemporary political challenges in his home country\, Jaco uses a psychoanalytic lens to explore the psychology of groups\, the function of ideology\, and of adopted narratives and rituals within political and ideological movements. He has published articles in online and written media\, as well as academic journals\, is a co-host of the CTA Podcast\, and is the co-director of Critical Therapy Antidote. \n  \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/the-psychoanalytic-exploration-of-gender-dysphoria-in-adolescents/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/the-psychoanalytic-exploration-of-gender-dysphoria-in-adolescents/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T213000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
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SUMMARY:Psychodynamic Psychotherapy as First Line Treatment of Gender Dysphoria
DESCRIPTION:In July 2024\, the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry published a paper by Joanne Sinai\, a Canadian psychiatrist\, and Peter Sim\, a retired lawyer\, that reviewed the current mental health landscape for gender dysphoria. The paper argued that psychodynamic psychotherapy should be made available as a first-line treatment for gender dysphoria. In this webinar\, Sinai will provide an overview of the paper and examine the aspects of psychodynamic psychotherapy that enhance the ability for those with gender dysphoria to develop greater insight and understanding regarding the conscious and unconscious factors that impact their distress. It is only when a greater level of understanding occurs that these patients will be able to exercise their autonomy and provide truly informed consent. \nLearning objectives: \n\nUnderstand changes in patient profiles of those presenting with gender dysphoria.\nReview the differential diagnosis of gender dysphoria as a symptom of distress.\nReview treatment options for gender dysphoria in different age groups.\nDiscuss the potential benefits of psychodynamic psychotherapy for gender dysphoria\, in particular with regard to autonomy and informed consent.\n\n  \nDr. Joanne Sinai is a Canadian psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. She completed her medical school and psychiatry residency at the University of Toronto. She also has a Master’s of Education with a focus on health on health professional education. In Victoria\, BC\, she works at a psychiatric urgent care clinic and also has a long term psychodynamic psychotherapy practice. \n 
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/psychodynamic-psychotherapy-as-first-line-treatment-of-gender-dysphoria/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/psychodynamic-psychotherapy-as-first-line-treatment-of-gender-dysphoria/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T133000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20241009T233222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241013T142400Z
UID:10000016-1730116800-1730122200@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:The Bio in Biopsychosocial
DESCRIPTION:Exercise\, diet\, and sleep greatly impact brain health and\, therefore\, mood and functioning. In this webinar\, several physiological mechanisms by which lifestyle behaviors can affect mental health will be discussed. For example\, exercise increases dopamine and brain-derived neurotrophic factor; diet impacts glutamate\, inflammation\, and advanced glycation end products; and sleep directly affects glial cells. The webinar will be framed within the developmental context of adolescence and young adulthood and focus on how helping young people who struggle with gender dysphoria\, often alongside other psychiatric conditions\, to adopt healthier habits can alleviate distress and enhance overall functioning. Lifestyle interventions can offer significant psychological benefits\, such as enhanced self-confidence and a stronger sense of control over one’s life and future—particularly crucial for this population. Recognizing that the distress linked to gender dysphoria often disrupts self-care and other healthy behaviors\, the this webinar will also focus on therapeutic strategies\, drawing on motivational interviewing and acceptance and commitment therapy\, that therapists can use to better equip patients in implementing and maintaining lifestyle practices that support their mental health. \nLearning objectives: \n\nUnderstand the physiological mechanisms by which lifestyle factors like exercise\, diet\, and sleep impact brain health\, mood\, and overall functioning.\nExplore the developmental context of adolescence and young adulthood in relation to the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits.\nLearn how lifestyle interventions can alleviate distress and improve functioning in patients with gender dysphoria\, especially in those with other psychiatric conditions.\nUnderstand the psychological benefits of lifestyle changes\, including increased self-confidence and a stronger sense of control over one’s life.\nApply therapeutic approaches\, such as motivational interviewing and acceptance and commitment therapy\, to empower patients in maintaining healthy lifestyle practices that support mental health.\n\nKristen Farrell-Turner\, PhD is a licensed psychologist who completed her clinical psychology training at University of Miami in 2011. Throughout and since graduate school\, much of her clinical and research experience has fallen in the broad scope of health psychology\, always focused on the relationship between mental and physical health. Her work settings have included hospitals\, outpatient clinics\, interdisciplinary wellness centers\, community mental health centers\, and academia. She provides therapy to gender dysphoric adolescents and adults in her private practice. \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/the-bio-in-biopsychosocial-how-lifestyle-habits-can-affect-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/the-bio-in-biopsychosocial-how-lifestyle-habits-can-affect-mental-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20240904T005509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240921T182656Z
UID:10000015-1727118000-1727123400@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Family Functioning and Gender Dysphoria
DESCRIPTION:The way a therapist thinks about a phenomenon such as gender dysphoria and transition informs how they will respond clinically. The belief that gender dysphoria is caused by a mismatch between one’s sex and internal sense of being male or female informs treatment approaches that emphasize social and medical transition as ways to reduce dysphoria and improve functioning. A broader understanding of gender dysphoria will be presented that considers the family and relationship context of the individual\, their level of maturity\, and the role of chronic anxiety in the family. Key to managing gender dysphoria or any other symptom is the ability to regulate one’s emotional system\, take a broader perspective\, and respond thoughtfully to the challenge rather than reactively. Individuals vary in their ability to do this. A clinical approach informed by this understanding will be discussed. \nLearning Objectives: Attendees will learn about a range of factors that influence the course of gender dysphoria; Attendees will learn about the role family members play in an individual’s functioning; Attendees can describe the impact family members have on the course of gender dysphoria; Attendees can describe how the family environment impacts an individual’s ability to thoughtfully respond to life challenges; Attendees will learn the difference between cause-and-effect thinking and systems thinking; Attendees will be able to identify more thoughtful versus more emotionally driven ways of managing gender dysphoria; Attendees will learn about the role emotional reactivity can play in an individual’s transition process; Attendees can describe a family systems approach to gender dysphoria; Attendees can describe how strengthening and behaving more maturely in important relationships can help with the management of gender dysphoria. \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\,\nACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy\nFirst is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/family-functioning-and-gender-dysphoria/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/family-functioning-and-gender-dysphoria/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T203000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20240809T011446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T020146Z
UID:10000014-1724958000-1724963400@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Moral Injury and the Call to Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Unlike ordinary mistakes and errors that result in injury\, and different from the painful but mundane interpersonal betrayals of trust in everyday life\, moral injury captures the experience of institutional manipulation of beliefs and behaviors to coerce individuals into actions they ultimately find morally objectionable. As the harms of the gender affirming model for youth gender dysphoria become clearer\, growing numbers of mental health professionals face the deeply challenging cognitive\, emotional\, and social experience of moral injury related to their own manipulated or coerced complicity with experimental medical interventions. Denial\, remorse\, regret\, shame\, rage\, fear\, and frustration characterize this emotional landscape\, along with deep and haunting questions about trust\, institutional integrity\, security\, risk-taking\, repair\, forgiveness\, compassion and safe-guarding. The work of therapists who have discovered themselves unwittingly complicit in practices that have resulted in harm intersects with the needs of parents\, other professionals\, and survivors. In this presentation\, Amber Ault will explore the challenge of moral injury to therapists\, both as they experience their own complicity in patient harm and support others who have experienced moral injury. The mental health profession must face its significant role in the moral injury experienced by clinicians in the field\, as well as its considerable capacity to promote repair\, healing\, and professional right action moving forward. \nAmber Ault is a writer and interdisciplinary social scientist who studied the history of homophobia and sexism in psychiatric diagnoses during a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellowship. Her clinical work focuses on supporting survivors of narcissistic abuse and her writing has been published in various academic journals including Social Work and The Sociological Quarterly. She is part of a growing number of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and trans adults highlighting concerns about the medicalization of gender non-conforming children and adolescents. \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\,\nACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy\nFirst is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/moral-injury-and-the-call-to-recovery/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/moral-injury-and-the-call-to-recovery/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240729T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240729T133000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20240709T000238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T230313Z
UID:10000013-1722254400-1722259800@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:The Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation of Minors with Gender Dysphoria: Key Concepts
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Stephen B. Levine. A casual first person discussion of the values\, goals\, content\, and processes of the first contact with a family concerned about “what is going on here.” The evaluation is a separate process prior to psychotherapy. Ideally\, it informs the patient\, family\, and the future psychotherapist what reasonably should be the next step. Dr. Levine’s 2022 publication on informed consent and his 2024 publication\, What is the Purpose of the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation of Minors With Gender Dysphoria (both published Open Access) are highly relevant to this webinar. \nDr. Levine is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is the solo author of five books\, Sex Is Not Simple in 1989 (translated to German in 1992 and reissued in English in 1997 as Solving Common Sexual Problems); Sexual Life: A clinician’s guide in 1992; Sexuality in Midlife in 1998 and Demystifying Love: Plain talk for the mental health professional in 2006; Barriers to Loving: A clinician’s perspective in 2013; Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Sexual Problems: An Essential Guide for Mental Health Professionals in 2020. He is the Senior Editor of the first (2003)\, second (2010) and third (2016) editions of the Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals. He has been teaching\, providing clinical care\, and writing since 1973 and has generated original research\, invited papers\, commentaries\, chapters\, and book reviews. He has served as a journal manuscript and book prospectus reviewer for many years. He was co-director of the Center for Marital and Sexual Health/ Levine\, Risen & Associates\, Inc. in Beachwood\, Ohio from 1992-2017. He and two colleagues received a lifetime achievement Masters and Johnson’s Award from the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in March 2005. He was given his Department of Psychiatry’s Hall of Fame Award in 2021. \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\,\nACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy\nFirst is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/the-comprehensive-psychiatric-evaluation/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/the-comprehensive-psychiatric-evaluation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240513T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240513T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20240417T190315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T162048Z
UID:10000011-1715601600-1715605200@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Identity-Based OCD: Challenges and Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can present itself through intrusive\, persistent doubts surrounding one’s identity. This includes a presentation that has been referred to as Gender Identity OCD (GOCD)\, where obsessions focus on gender identity. Individuals with this manifestation experience relentless doubts and anxieties about their gender identity\, leading to a constant cycle of rumination and analysis. This webinar will delve into the unique challenges faced by individuals grappling with this\, and offer participants therapeutic strategies tailored to address the complex and nuanced issues inherent in identity-based OCD related to gender. \n \nTherapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider\,\nACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy\nFirst is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits. \nDr. Elliot Kaminetzky is a New York City based child and adolescent psychologist specializing in parenting based interventions for child anxiety\, OCD\, and behavioral challenges. He is the founder of My OCD Care (myocdcare.com) and The Center for Child Behavioral Health (childbehavioralhealth.com).
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/exploring-identity-based-ocd-the-challenges-of-self-perception-and-doubt/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/exploring-identity-based-ocd-the-challenges-of-self-perception-and-doubt/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T140000
DTSTAMP:20260611T050040
CREATED:20240220T015747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240225T192616Z
UID:10000006-1708948800-1708956000@www.therapyfirst.org
SUMMARY:Trauma-Informed Mind-Body Practices
DESCRIPTION:Learn the intersection of polyvagal theory and attachment theory in our upcoming webinar designed to enhance an understanding of trauma and mind-body practices. Participants will come away with a better understanding of the neuroscience behind mind-body techniques and how they can be used to regulate dysregulated nervous system states. Clinicians will be equipped with the tools to share trauma-informed mind-body practices with clients. Therapy First’s Paul Garcia-Ryan will host this webinar\, covering the application of mind-body practices for gender non-conforming individuals who have faced various traumas\, including undue medical harm. Gina de la Chesnaye is the founder and director of The Nachan Project which serves the women and children of the Katwe slums in Kampala\, Uganda and offers Mindfulness and Trauma Management Trainings to social workers\, humanitarian aid workers\, street counselors\, trauma therapists and caregivers throughout Uganda and Kenya. She is a core faculty member of Second Response which tends to the emotional & psychological needs of people exposed to trauma through natural and/or man made disasters. She serves as key faculty for The Lineage Project\, bringing mindfulness based exercises\, yoga and meditation to at-risk and/or incarcerated youth and their support staff in New York City. Gina is also on the Meditation Faculty of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Psychotherapy.
URL:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/trauma-informed-mind-body-practices/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
LOCATION:https://www.therapyfirst.org/event/trauma-informed-mind-body-practices/
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