Therapy First
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Non-profit supporting therapists to provide robust, individual care for gender dysphoric youth. We counter the ideological excess of the gender affirming model.
Joined December 2021
✨💻 Estrogen and testosterone are powerful pharmaceutical tools, which have become deeply entangled with ideas of gender and sexuality. Our August webinar with BOB OSTERTAG, author of Sex Science Self: A Social History of Estrogen, Testosterone, and Identity, will look at the
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RT @TherapyAntidote: "The latest attempt to bring in a legal ban on conversion therapy, however defined, will confront several major blocks….
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Attempts to introduce a legal ban on conversion therapy in the UK have had a chequered history so far. Initially promised in 2018, proposed bans in Scotland dramatically ended the promising politic…
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Watch our new video on Differentiation of Self, with psychotherapist Joseph Berger, HERE:.
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When working with gender dysphoria, a focus on DIFFERENTIATION OF SELF can help guide individuals to act from their principles, rather than from anxiety-driven reactions. Our new video with psychotherapist JOSEPH BERGER goes deeper into this crucial concept. Differentiation
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RT @Transgendertrd: Nothing makes it clearer that so-called 'gender healthcare' has been an unregulated free-for-all. After years of affirm….
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RT @LeorSapir: NEW in @CityJournal: Having helped bring pediatric medical transition to the US, Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper has since expresse….
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Our August webinar will be fascinating: join us for A Social History of Estrogen and Testosterone. 🗓️Happening Monday Aug 11th at 4pm EDT. With special guest BOB OSTERTAG, the author of Sex Science Self. Tickets and details:.
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Webinars from Therapy First - trainings for mental health clinicians working with young people who are questioning their identity. Members have free access to previous training recordings.
✨💻 Estrogen and testosterone are powerful pharmaceutical tools, which have become deeply entangled with ideas of gender and sexuality. Our August webinar with BOB OSTERTAG, author of Sex Science Self: A Social History of Estrogen, Testosterone, and Identity, will look at the
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RT @thepearjoseph: At the recent FTC event @JamieWhistle talked about how almost no trans-identified kids are being told “no” at gender cli….
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RT @Transgendertrd: 'Social transition' has a clear definition. It means everyone must treat a child as if they are a member of the opposit….
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RT @Transgendertrd: A very troubling outcome for any family, for the child, the parents and the siblings. 'Get yourself a new family' is p….
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Thank you @Sylph894979 - we're really looking forward to our August webinar, "A Social History of Estrogen and Testosterone". Book your tickets here:.
therapyfirst.org
Webinars from Therapy First - trainings for mental health clinicians working with young people who are questioning their identity. Members have free access to previous training recordings.
See this Instagram post by @therapyfirstorg . Bob Ostertag's book on history of hormones is excellent! Attend this event if at all possible as it guaranteed to be insightful, it is based in science and fact.
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RT @JamieWhistle: This week on Informed Dissent we discuss (and I cry quietly) about what the future holds for the young people who’ve been….
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RT @JuliaMasonMD1: About all these gender clinic closures, @LGBCourage has an important point:
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A calm, informative thread by @LGBCourage - if you’re looking for mental health support for your child, our online directory of therapists is here:.
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Our objective is to facilitate the connection between potential clients and therapists worldwide who work with gender dysphoria and share alignment with the principles outlined in Therapy First's...
🧵Parents and their children should be reassured that time, open communication, and developmentally appropriate mental health care are powerful tools. Many young people who experience gender distress eventually desist, or come to terms with their biological sex, particularly.
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🗓️ Our webinar, "A Social History of Estrogen and Testosterone" with Bob Ostertag is happening on MONDAY 11 AUGUST at 4pm EDT - book tickets ⬇️.
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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 […]
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Thank you for joining us @SashaLPC - we are also optimistic. And we are greatly enjoying your nuanced and informative series of videos 🙏.
How do online trans communities deal with doubts, questions, or desistance (coercion and social pressure)?. Yesterday I attended a fantastic @TherapyFirstOrg workshop by researcher @elizamondegreen about this very topic. And at times, it felt dismal. Every doubt and question.
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The Guide is a comprehensive resource for professionals, but many families have also used it to inform their approach to a child's gender distress. Download the Guide here:.
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Therapy First has a community of mental health professionals, where you can share resources, exchange ideas and build relationships.
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🎨✨Young people should be supported to explore gender creatively, without being rushed down a medical pathway. Our Clinical Guide for Therapists Working with Gender-Questioning Youth explains how this might be part of a therapeutic process with an adolescent client.
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RT @donoharm: "The safest approach is to allow children to mature naturally rather than pursue treatments with lasting consequences, especi….
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