Trans and In Therapy


By Van Ethan Levy, LMFT & LPCC, Mental Health Counselor 
Adapted from Van Levy Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist San Diego... (therapyroute.com)

Just like most people entering therapy, trans, non-binary and many more non-cis folx are not only entering therapy to address and/or explore gender/identity, we are often looking to build coping skills, learn to regulate, unlearn internalized harmful messages, stop self gaslighting, find the power we possess within, differentiate between systematic oppression versus self-blame, and so much more. 

Knowing what creates a little more safety for us is important. This can literally be finding foods and beverages that are comforting, safer people, safer clothes, safer spaces, comforting temperatures, supportive textures, or regulating noises. 

Lean into the sense that tends to be soothing for you, and expand on that to have a working list that you can utilize to regulate.

Van Ethan Levy (LMFT & LPCC) is the organizer of the Do Something Identity(ies) Conference, the first international conference - as far as they know - where all organizers are trans/non-binary/other non-cis identities. For more information and for free tickets for students to the virtual conference on May 13th, 2022, please go to DSI Conference Home - Van Ethan Levy.

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