Group Psychotherapy with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults: Evidence-Based Practice Applications.
Although there are descriptions of transgender-affirmative group psychotherapy services in the literature, there is limited research on the topic. Mental health professionals who plan to offer such services should draw on evidence-based treatments, where appropriate, and have a working knowledge of current standards of care, practice guidelines, and counseling competencies. This article reviews and synthesizes the existing research and scholarship on this topic, placing an emphasis on group-specific competencies and intervention components that can be integrated into psychotherapy groups for transgender and gender nonconforming clients.
Department of Psychology, Marquette University, Cramer Hall, 323, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. Electronic address: nicholas.heck@marquette.edu.
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D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D005260:Female
Affirmative psychotherapy; Gender identity; Group therapy; Mental health; Transgender