Shakira Smith 1/6/22 Shakira Smith 1/6/22

On “sex therapy” (and universal design)

So the question of the hour is: Am I a sex therapist?

And in very therapist-y fashion I’ll respond with what I think is the more important question: What is a sex therapist?

Shakira Smith 12/23/21 Shakira Smith 12/23/21

Mental Health and Gatekeeping in Trans/Gender Affirmative Care

Often trans care requires a diagnosis of (and sometimes ongoing treatment of) Gender Dysphoria from a mental health professional in order to receive gender affirming therapies, like hormone replacement therapies/gender affirmation hormone therapies. This model makes the clinician a gatekeeper and the client is required to perform diagnosis in order to access the care needed.