Rachel Bennett shares her experience navigating the historically misguided gatekeeping requirements for gender reassignment surgery. She discusses how therapists can better advocate for trans-affirmative care, and we speak with Dr. David Nylund to explore a paradigm that challenges the oppressive notion that transitioning is a psychiatric issue. Plus, how can feedback-informed treatment be used as a tool of social justice?

• Introduction: 0:00 – 4:49

• Part One: 4:49 – 44:31

• Part Two: 44:31 – 1:32:16

• Part Three: 1:32:16 – 140:30

Show Notes:

• Donate to Gender Health Center

• VERY Bad Therapy: An Interview with Ben Fineman & Carrie Wiita

• How to Spot Hype in the Field of Psychotherapy

• WPATH Standards of Care Version 7

• The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project

• Treating Huckleberry Finn: A New Narrative Approach to Working With Kids Diagnosed ADD/ADHD

• Free License for Feedback-Informed Treatment Metrics

• Dr. David Nylund’s Website

• Why Ebony Butler Created the First Therapy Deck Specifically for Women of Color

• Transgender and non-conforming persons’ mental healthcare experiences: An integrative review

• Ben Fineman | Counseling and Psychotherapy (Benjamin Michael Fineman - Registered Associate MFT #119754 - Supervised by Curt Widhalm, LMFT #47333)