Understanding the Early Stages of Gender Dysphoria: Signs, Feelings, and Coping Strategies What Is Gender Dysphoria? Gender dysphoria is the psychological distress experienced when a person’s gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth....
Navigating My Sexuality in a Straight Marriage When I married my partner, I was deeply in love and felt certain about the life we were building together. We were what society would call a “straight couple,” and our marriage reflected that definition. Yet, as the years...
Working as I do, in a queer affirmative manner, it becomes easy to task Queer and LGBTQ+ affirmative for granted. Rather like a fish does see water because it is all around them, or the way that we do not notice air… until it is not there. So I thought it would be...
I often encounter individuals who navigate complex intersections of identity and mental health challenges. One such intersection is the overlap between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), experiences of trauma, and identifying as LGBTQ+. This blog aims to...
Bi-erasure is the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or re-explain evidence of bisexuality in history, academia, the media, and other primary sources. It can manifest in various ways, including the denial or dismissal of bisexuality as a legitimate sexual...
Pink Therapy and GSRD: Embracing Diversity in Mental Health Pink Therapy is a pioneering organisation in the UK dedicated to providing inclusive and affirmative therapeutic practices for individuals across the gender, sex, and relationship diversity (GSRD) spectrum....
Why JD Psychotherapy is Dedicated to Serving the LGBTQ+ Community At JD Psychotherapy, I try to provide compassionate, inclusive, and effective mental health support. I am particularly dedicated to serving the LGBTQ+ community, as a member of that community....
Depression in the LGBTQ Community: Understanding and Support Depression is a serious mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. However, individuals in the LGBTQ community often face unique challenges that can exacerbate feelings of depression....
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