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Managing Your Own Anxiety & Fear: A Guide for Parents of Trans Teenagers
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Managing Your Own Anxiety & Fear: A Guide for Parents of Trans Teenagers

It's natural to experience a range of emotions about your teen's identity. This is especially true if it feels unfamiliar or triggers anxiety. Ignoring or suppressing your emotions may hinder your ability to provide the support your teen needs. But it's also important that you process your feelings away from your child. Here’s what our teen therapists recommend.

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Therapist Support for Gender Confirmation Procedures: What Everyone Should Know
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Therapist Support for Gender Confirmation Procedures: What Everyone Should Know

For people who are considering gender confirmation surgery, the role of different professionals in the process can get confusing fast. We'd like to clarify the role of therapists in this process. Therapy during this journey not only supports you emotionally but also fulfills a role in the medical process itself. Letters from therapists are often required by medical providers and insurance companies. Here's what you should know.

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Teen Identity: Is My Child Trans or Just Going Through a Phase?
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Teen Identity: Is My Child Trans or Just Going Through a Phase?

Adolescence is a trying time time when your child is figuring out who they are and where they fit in. In recent years, gender has become a more common theme. You may wonder whether your teenager is experiencing a genuine exploration of identity or just going through a phase. Specifically, you may wonder, "Is my child trans, or is it just a phase?" Our teen therapists explain the research, the reality, and how you should proceed if your child is exploring their gender.

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Internalized Homophobia in Lesbian Couples: Overcoming Through LGBT Couples Therapy
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Internalized Homophobia in Lesbian Couples: Overcoming Through LGBT Couples Therapy

Life is a shared journey when you're part of a couple. Like any journey, it has its share of challenges. One significant challenge that can impact a lesbian relationship's health is internalized homophobia. Its effects can be simple but profound: feelings of shame, guilt, or self-rejection that stem from prejudices against non-straight people.

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Celebrating Bisexual Identity And Mental Health
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Celebrating Bisexual Identity And Mental Health

Bisexuality often doesn't get the attention it deserves. While much is said about being gay or straight or trans, being bisexual comes with its own unique experiences and challenges that aren't talked about. That's why we're going to look at what it means to be bisexual, the beauty and the challenges, and how celebrating this part of who you are can make your life better.

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Places to Make Lesbian Friends in Los Angeles: A Guide For Queer Women
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Places to Make Lesbian Friends in Los Angeles: A Guide For Queer Women

In a city as big and busy as Los Angeles, it can be hard to find places to make other queer friends. But if you know where to look, there are opportunities to meet and connect with other queer women. Whether you're new to the area or looking to expand your social circle, here are places to meet other lesbians and make new friends.

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15 Meaningful Ways To Celebrate Pride As An LGBT Couple
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15 Meaningful Ways To Celebrate Pride As An LGBT Couple

Celebrating pride as an LGBT couple is about more than just waving rainbow flags. It's also about more than the music festivals most major cities have turned their Pride festival into. Pride is both a private and community experience. It's about affirming your identity, relationship and honoring the journey of an entire community.

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Improving Lesbian Mental Health: Overcoming Cultural Challenges
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Improving Lesbian Mental Health: Overcoming Cultural Challenges

Taking care of your mental health is a deeply personal journey, and for lesbian women, this path can be particularly challenging. Navigating through mental health difficulties such as internalized homophobia, misogyny, discrimination, and violence, lesbians face higher rates of depression, anxiety, and social stress. Despite these challenges, there is hope and support available to build resilience and foster better mental well-being.

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Respectfully Asking Pronouns: Building a Trans-Inclusive Community
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Respectfully Asking Pronouns: Building a Trans-Inclusive Community

Creating a welcoming and inclusive environment is essential for building strong communities. No matter what you do or where you work, being respectful of people's gender identity is important. One simple yet powerful way to do this is by respectfully asking someone for their pronouns. Here's how to do so in a considerate manner, why it matters, and what to avoid so everyone feels seen and respected.

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LGBT Couples Therapy: Things Your Couples Therapist Should Understand
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LGBT Couples Therapy: Things Your Couples Therapist Should Understand

Some well-meaning therapists say that LGBT couples therapy is no different than therapy for straight people. As great as that would be if that were true, it’s dismissive. Here are six very concrete ways LGBT couples therapy is different than therapy for straight couples.

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Podcast: Understanding the Joys and Hurdles of LGBT Family Life
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Podcast: Understanding the Joys and Hurdles of LGBT Family Life

A dialogue between Dr. Beth Trammel and Laurel Roberts-Meese, LMFT. As we honor the spirit of Pride Month, Laurel explains the significance of language within the LGBT community and emphasizes the crucial role of allies in providing support while respecting boundaries.

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How Long Does The Honeymoon Phase Last In A Lesbian Relationship?
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How Long Does The Honeymoon Phase Last In A Lesbian Relationship?

The honeymoon phase is that exciting beginning period of a relationship when everything feels new and thrilling. There's a huge wave of neurochemicals that make you feel excited, giddy, elated, and on top of the world. But how long does this initial burst of intense passion last for lesbian and woman-loving-woman couples?

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