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Therapy Mantra is here to help you on your path to help transgender deal with different issues. We match you with the best therapists available 24/7 via video call or messages.

Match with transgender Therapists

We assign the best counselors experienced in transgender issues based on your needs.

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Our online sessions are 90% less expensive than in-person therapy, available 24/7.

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We offer ongoing transgender support through self-care tools, transgender help videos, chat groups, meditations, breathing exercises, and other resources.

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You are matched with a transgender counselor based on your needs and preferences. You get a secure “therapy room” where you can communicate with your counselor via chat or phone. You can write or talk about transgender & ask questions to deal with transgender issues.

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Simply complete a 5-minute online form to tell us about your transgender issues

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We connect you with transgender counselors who are available 24/7 based on your preferences and needs.

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Apart from Video/chat sessions, our app offers self-care tools, videos, and meditations to help you deal with your transgender issues.

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Positive conversations, exercises, and meditations are used by TherapyMantra psychologists to help you deal with transgender. Our transgender therapists outperform traditional counseling as you get matched from a pool of 500+ transgender counselors, who offer 24/7 unrestricted private chat.

Understanding Transgender Identity

Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity or expression differs from their biological sex. Transsexuals are people who seek medical help to transition genders. Reassignment therapy (which may include hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery) is frequently utilized by transgender and transsexual persons, with their gender identity being the polar opposite of their birth

Types of Transgender

Transgender can be classified into several types.

  • Agender: If you don’t feel sexual attraction to other people, you are asexual. You are an agender if you don’t have a gender. The term “a-,” although it starts with an “a,” signifies two separate things to many people. Some transgender individuals are asexual, but this is not true for all of them.
  • Androgenous: Androgynes may identify as both masculine and feminine in their heads and emotions. They can also be referred to as “gender-queer,” “non-binary,” or “gender-neutral.” A person who is androgynous is able to perform both male and female activities and responsibilities without restriction.
  • Bigender: Someone who is bigender is someone who has two or more gender identities or a combination of genders, such as identifying as both male and female or agender and female. It’s not to be confused with bisexuality, which refers to when a person has romantic, emotional, or sexual feelings for two distinct genders.
  • Pangender: Pangender is a term that refers to people who do not identify as male or female. To symbolize this idea, the LGBT community employs the phrase “all genders.”
  • Genderfluid: A genderfluid person’s gender fluctuates over time. Because a genderfluid person’s identity might alter at any moment, it’s better to ask what they are now rather than what they were previously. Assume you wake up as a female and then feel like a boy. Depending on the individual, this shift may be significant and immediate.

Treatment Options For transgender Issues

There are a number of different treatment options that are available for people who are dealing with transgender issues. Some of these treatment options include therapy, surgery, and medications.

Therapy

One of the most common treatments for transgender people is therapy. This type of treatment can help people to understand their feelings and gender identity. It can also help them to develop a plan for dealing with their transition. If they are dealing with issues like depression, then therapy is the best choice.

Surgery

Surgery is another common treatment for transgender people. This surgery can be used to change the appearance of the body or to change the individual’s sexual identity. Many people believe that this surgery is very expensive and is not an option for every person who is dealing with these issues.

Medications

The last type of treatment that can be used is medications. This medicine helps to change the hormones in people’s bodies, which often leads to less confusion for many individuals. These medications can also help to reduce the amount of depression that someone is feeling.

Support groups

Support groups are also options that can be used to help people who are transgender. These groups can provide a safe place for people to share their experiences and learn from others. This type of support can be very beneficial for people who are just starting their transition.

How can therapy help with transgender issues?

There is a lot of debate surrounding the effectiveness of therapy when it comes to transgender issues. However, there are a few key ways that therapy can help transgender individuals. Therapy can help transgender individuals to explore their gender identity. It can also help them to understand and accept their gender identity. Therapy can also help transgender individuals to develop coping mechanisms for the discrimination and prejudice that they often face.

Another way that therapy can be helpful to transgender individuals is by helping them cope with the medical aspects of transitioning. For some people, this process includes hormone therapy and for others, it involves sex reassignment surgery. Therapy can help individuals to develop coping mechanisms for this aspect of gender transitioning and help them understand what they are going through physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Therapy options for transgender

There are a lot of different therapy options for transgenders. They include:

Counseling

Talking with a therapist to help them manage their thoughts and emotions can be really helpful. This is something that they can do on their own or with the help of family and friends. Counseling is an option for transgenders wanting to transition, however, it may not be the best option because it can only help so much.

Group Therapy

Meeting with a group of people who have similar issues as you to lend each other support and find solutions together. A support group is a place where transgender people who are going through the complicated process of transitioning get together for advice, comfort, talk about their problems. The main aim is to provide emotional support to them.

Hormone Therapy

Taking hormones to help transition their body to match their gender identity. Hormone therapy is the most common therapy option, which is the first step to physical transitioning.

Hormones do not automatically mean that you can have surgery later on, or vice versa. It just means that your body’s physical traits are starting to change to match your gender identity. This can take several months to several years depending on each individual person.

Exposure Therapy

Exposure therapy is a type of cognitive behavior therapy that is designed to help people with anxiety disorders. The basic idea is that you are gradually exposed to the things that scare you, in a safe and controlled setting. This helps to reduce your fear of those things and eventually eliminates it altogether.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Cognitive behavior therapy is a type of therapy that focuses on the thoughts and behaviors that are associated with mental health issues. The goal is to identify and change the negative thoughts and behaviors that are causing problems.

How to find a transgender therapist?

TherapyMantra can help you find a transgender therapist near you. We have over 500+ therapists listed on our therapist directory. You can follow the following steps to find a good transgender therapist:

  • First, ask your family doctor or anyone else you are seeing for a referral for a transgender issues therapist. 
  • The next thing you’ll want to do is ask your friends and loved ones for referrals.
  • The next thing you’ll want to do is look online. There are many websites that help people find therapists in their area who can treat things like transgender issues.

10,000+ Happy & Healed patients

jessica

After years of dealing with transgender issues, Therapy Mantra assisted me in releasing a lot of buried emotions. I had previously received transgender counseling, which helped, but Therapy Mantra was able to turn me around and make me look forward to a better life.

Jessica,
1 year on TherapyMantra

FAQs

A transgender person is someone who identifies with a gender that is different from the sex assigned at birth.

Estimates vary, but it is probably around 1 in 300 people. Transgender identities are not new, although it has only been since the 1990s that transgender issues have become more widely known and understood.

Counseling can help transgender people to explore their gender identity and understand how it affects them. It can also help them to develop coping strategies for dealing with the challenges of being transgender in a world that is often hostile to difference. Counseling may also be helpful in exploring options for transition, such as hormone therapy and surgery.

Transsexual refers to a person whose gender identity does not match their assigned birth sex, who may undergo medical treatment to change their body. Transgender is an umbrella term for all people who transgress dominant conceptions of gender, which includes transsexuals but also encompasses many others.

There are many challenges that transgender people face, including discrimination and violence, lack of legal recognition and protection, and difficulty finding employment and housing. Transgender people may also struggle with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.

The transgender community is changing, in part thanks to the Internet, which has enabled transgender people to share their stories and helped transform gender from a fixed, immutable biological category into something that can be expressed and explored.

The type of therapy that is best for transgender people varies depending on their specific needs. Therapy may also help family members to understand what it means to be transgender and support their loved ones who are transitioning.

It’s unfortunate that sometimes people are disrespectful or discriminatory towards transgender people, but there are things that you can do to help. First, you can educate yourself about transgender issues and learn to see beyond the gender binary. You can also speak out against discrimination and intolerance, and stand up for transgender rights. Finally, you can support transgender people by being a friend and allies.

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