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We help children and their families understand and explore their identity, with the goal of helping them achieving a true and nuanced sense of self. We want children to understand and value themselves, so that they can develop the confidence to talk with others about their sexual orientation and gender identity.

In addition, we counsel children, adolescents, and young adults who have been diagnosed with disorders of sex development, also known as intersex conditions or congenital genital variations, and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Mental Health Services

Our mental health experts help your child and family understand gender identity and connect your child with appropriate medical and mental health services.Ìý

Specific treatment goals are tailored for each child and can include the following:

• supporting your child’s identity exploration
• increasing resilience
• building family and peer support
• improving self-esteem
• addressing stress around school, friendships, and family relationships
• teaching adaptive strategies and coping skills
• reducing stigma and bias

Our service provides ongoing evidence-based psychotherapy and uses a gender-affirming stance to address a variety of mental health concerns that may impact individuals exploring their gender identity. These include anxiety and mood disorders, non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors, suicidal ideation, disruptive behavior disorders, and autism, and we treat these conditions in a gender-affirming way.

Group Therapy

The Gender and Sexuality Service offers a 10-week cognitive behavioral group therapy program for transgender and gender-expansive teens ages 13 to 18 who are experiencing shyness or social anxiety along with gender dysphoria.

This interactive program helps teens gain a better understanding of their anxiety and develop skills to manage social anxiety. This group also focuses on real and perceived challenges experienced by transgender and gender-expansive teensÌýand provides social support through other group members.

Parent and Caretaker Consultations

Parents and caretakers often have questions or concerns about how to best support your gender-expansive child or adolescent. Our service provides short-term consultations and psychoeducation to help you appreciate the diversity of gender identity and expression andÌýunderstand the impact of social support.

Contact Us

Our team offers evaluations, individual and group therapy, and access to a variety of gender-affirming services through our community partnerships.

To make an appointment, please Â鶹ÊÓƵÈë¿Ú an intake screening call.