Brilliant checklist for trans people working with therapists from Therapists Against Conversion Therapy and Transphobia.
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![Interviewees reflected upon a very different approach to being questioned within affirmative services. One parent commented that “I think she probably trusted [affirmative GP] more because he was trans—That first appointment was extraordinary because [adolescent], I think, felt seen for the first time, felt heard… and I felt like he was asking questions that were pertinent”. Several parents felt that an affirmative service created a safe space where trans adolescents could speak honestly about their feelings and their worries. One parent described seeing their child open-up more in one affirmative appointment, than in 2 years in a non-affirming service:
I was just quite blown away. I was like, Wow. We sat in that office for 45 minutes. I came out like almost puzzled. I’m like years. I was almost ** angry when I left, about the Tavistock again. In f****** years. Never once has somebody sat down and talked to my daughter like that, like she’s a person and it’s not an interrogation. It’s just a holistic health approach to a trans young person. It was wonderful actually.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:imuudyzzfj56y3lxiy35kop2/bafkreicj4pu3riwh4ubicpfecwycvcu72365xqx6g5t3ujnfvkvtlhftpq)
