Clients with a transgender identity may seek counseling to talk about their gender identity or for another reason such as depression, anxiety, or support in navigating a specific life transition. Transgender describes a gender identity that is different than the one assigned to a person at birth. Transgender identities include transsexual, female-to-male, male-to-female, genderqueer, and gender variant. Providing culturally competent services to transgender clients requires both knowledge of transgender issues and a level of comfort discussing gender and sexuality issues.



A person-centered and narrative therapy perspective is non-pathologizing, gives control to historically marginalized clients, and makes external oppression and discrimination visible.



This web conference will review terminology, transgender identity models, challenges of living with a stigmatized identity, and it will also provide examples of person-centered and narrative-based interventions for working with transgender clients.



This introductory web conference is designed to help clinicians:




  1. Define the terms gender identity, transgender, transsexual, gender variance, and other terminology related to transgender identities;

  2. Describe one model of transgender coming out and identity formation;

  3. Name one barrier often experienced by people who identify as transgender;

  4. Explain two interventions designed for use with people who identify as transgender.



If you have any questions about this Web Conference or would like more information, please contact us here.


How the Web Conference Works

In short, participants will be able to listen to the event by calling in to our teleconference center. Prior to the event, all participants will be sent an email with instructions on how to login to the teleconference center. This event will include lecture, interaction, and question and answer periods.


Continuing Education (CE) Information

1.5 CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.

GoodTherapy.org is also an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within counseling services.

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

GoodTherapy.org, SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0395.

Registration Information

Premium and Pro Membership with GoodTherapy includes access to this web conference at no additional cost, as well as other member benefits such as a profile listing in GoodTherapy's Therapist Directory. Not yet a member? Sign up for a Premium or Pro Membership, here.

Just want CE credits? Sign up for a monthly or annual CE Subscription with GoodTherapy to get unlimited access to our CE Program, including this event, other live CE web conferences, and hundreds of hours of homestudy courses.

Mental health professionals who are not members can access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

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Meet the Presenter

Damon M. Constantinides, PhD, LSW

Damon is a social worker and sexuality educator who has a private psychotherapy practice in Philadelphia, PA. He holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and a PhD in human sexuality education. Damon provides individual and couples counseling to adults and adolescents, he specializes in working with individuals who are struggling with identity issues. He has provided counseling services at two LGBT organizations in Philadelphia and currently co-facilitates a support group for transgender teenagers at The Attic Youth Center, an LGBT community center.

Damon has clinical experience working with transgender clients and has provided workshops about transgender competent care to providers at regional and national conferences including the American Associations of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, & Therapists. He is the author of a weekly blog and also contributes monthly articles as a GoodTherapy.org Topic Expert Contributor on the topic of identity issues. Damon can be reached for psychotherapy, consultation, and training services through his GoodTherapy.org profile page.