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 »
Shadow Side of Paradigm Shift/When Politically Correct is Not Psychologically Correct
HBIGDA Conference- Bologna April 2005
Lin Fraser EdD
Introduction
Although this talk is about the shadow side of the paradigm shift, my general perspective is that the shift is a very good thing.In fact, my paper last year, on contemporary psychodynamic theory and therapy, held as its’ central organizing principle that trans identity is a healthy variation of human experience.I discussed in some detail how the problems and psychological issues that emerge in trans development are a result of the inhibition of that identity and about how psychodynamic therapy can address these issues.
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Filed under: Psychotherapy on April 7th, 2007 | No Comments »
