Welcome to the another installment of READER Q&A on the darahoffmanfox.com | Transgender Education & Resources website. This is a regularly featured segment in which I share with you conversations I've had with readers (as well as watchers of my YouTube series ASK A GENDER THERAPIST) in which...
In this week’s edition of the Ask a Gender Therapist Video Q&A Series I address… "Dara, Can You Be My Gender Therapist?" Click video above to watch, or read the transcript below Hello and welcome to "Ask a Gender Therapist." This is a video series where I answer your transgender questions...
I just found out that one of my clients, who identified as transgender, passed away a few months ago. It had been a while since we last talked, two years in fact. I remember she was struggling with health issues at the time. From what I...
In this week’s edition of the Ask a Gender Therapist Video Q&A Series I address… What Does "Transgender" Mean? I have to admit the video for this video was spawned by my 13-year-old-step-daughter. She brought up a good point over dinner a short while ago: "You should probably make a video about...
Coming out to family and friends can be one of the most difficult steps in the transition process. In the hopes of helping you through this intimidating process I have created a worksheet for you called...
In this week’s edition of the Ask a Gender Therapist Video Q&A Series I address… Am I Transgender Because of Childhood Events? Trying to figure out whether or not you are transgender is already hard enough. Experiencing difficult events in your childhood can make it even more confusing. Here are...
Yes, yes, I know, what’s the point of dwelling on something without an answer? Well, nothing… except for the fact that we all do it, we all obsess on “what ifs,” on what would have happened if only I…what could happen if I…fill in the...
You may or may not know this, but I love being interviewed by podcasts! I never knew that to be true until I was a guest on Transition Transmission in May of 2013. Since then I have made a total of three appearances on the podcast,...
Well, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that this past Friday a transgender teen named Scarlett Lenh was awarded the title of Homecoming Princess at her high school right here in my town of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The story...
In this week’s edition of the Ask a Gender Therapist Video Q&A Series I address… Coming Out to Family & Friends as Transgender Coming out to family and friends as transgender can be one of the most difficult steps in this journey. I've got a step-by-step process you can follow...