Person-centred counselling for Trans and gender diverse people : a practical guide / Sam Hope.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Intro; PERSON-CENTRED COUNSELLING for TRANS and GENDER DIVERSE PEOPLE; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 -- The Story of Gender and Sex; Assigning sex; The existence of intersex people; Gender identity; The building blocks of gender; Gender through history and across the world; Conclusion; Chapter 2 -- Who Are the Trans Community?; Why 'all these labels'?; Fear of 'getting it wrong'; Anxiety around difference; The plurality of trans experience; Gender incongruence; Conclusion; Chapter 3 -- Is It the Right Thing to Transition?; Transition goals

Working with fear and loss in transitionDetransition; Transition options; Conclusion; Chapter 4 -- Transitioning and Its Impacts; Socially transitioning and changing records; Gender Identity Clinic referrals; Assigned female transitions; Assigned male trans people; Attitudes to body modification; Intersex people; Hormone myths and issues; Transgender young people; Conclusion; Chapter 5 -- Divergent People; What Alan Turing can still teach us; Autism as an identity; Sensitivity and synaesthesia; Conclusion; Chapter 6 -- Minority Stress and Its Causes; Minority stress

The pressures on the trans communitySocial hierarchy and its impact; The web model; Conclusion; Chapter 7 -- A Diverse Community; Who speaks for LGBT+ people?; Racism within the LGBT+ community; Marginalised experiences within the trans community; Difference across the LGBT+ community; Conclusion; Chapter 8 -- Trans Sexuality; How we pathologise non-standard sexuality; Trans people and sexuality; Conclusion; Chapter 9 -- Do's and Don'ts for Counsellors; Counsellor competence; Misgendering and other language issues; Poor theorising; Attitudes to trans counsellors and trainees

Tips for a trans friendly workplaceConclusion; Glossary; References; Index; Blank Page

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