Depth Psychotherapy With Transgender People
By Lin Fraser Ed
Adapted from the Opening Plenary -HBIGDA Conference- Gent, Belgium 2003

This article presents an introductory model for doing depth psychotherapy with transgender (TG) people. It is a developmental model based on a combination of: a) contemporary psychodynamic psychosocial and gender identity theory, b) Jungian theory and c) transgender narratives, the life stories people describe in therapy.

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Filed under: Psychotherapy on August 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Etherapy: Ethical and Clinical Considerations

Lin Fraser EdD/MFT/NCC

Distance Certified Counselor/Member WPATH

Private Practice San Francisco, California

Abstract:

This paper provides background and exploratory material about ethical and clinical considerations regarding the use of etherapy in the care of transgender clients. A brief overview of the literature, its applicability and extrapolation to transgender clients, the rationale for etherapy, clinical and ethical considerations, both general and specific to transpeople, are described. Included in the discussion is an online psychotherapy case and commentary involving a Saudi-based American male-to-female transperson and a San Francisco therapist.

Key Words: etherapy, e-therapy, online therapy, web-based therapy, telehealth, transgender

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Filed under: Psychotherapy on August 15th, 2007 | No Comments »