Clinical Observations: Working with and supporting Individuals Adversely Impacted by Medical Transition

This webinar offers valuable insights for mental health professionals and researchers on understanding and supporting individuals adversely impacted by medical transition – a unique and growing population worldwide. Led by Sophie Frost, a psychotherapist and founder of The Primrose Practice, the webinar will draw from her experience facilitating a peer support group over 2 years for those who feel adversely impacted by medical transition, including those who have chosen to detransition. The webinar will provide clinicians with a deeper understanding of this population‘s experiences, highlighting the complexities, diversity, and unique clinical presentations they bring. Sophie will share common themes, obstacles, and personal anecdotes that reveal the challenges and preoccupations these individuals face, and offer a nuanced perspective on their journeys toward healing.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognizing diverse clinical needs: Understand the varied backgrounds, clinical needs, and individual challenges of those adversely impacted by medical transition.
• Exploring common themes and obstacles: Learn about the recurring themes, personal obstacles, and preoccupations shared by those who have experience harm and grief related to transition, including those who choose to detransition.
• Supporting the Healing Journey: Develop a compassionate and non-ideological approach to supporting this population’s healing process, informed by real-world experiences and case examples from clinical practice.

Sophie Frost is a psychodynamic psychotherapist based in Berlin, Germany, working internationally with individuals and couples. Trained at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in the UK , she now runs a private practice offering both in person and online sessions. Sophie supports clients with a wide range of issues, including identity, relationships, trauma, and self-exploration, with a particular focus on individuals who feel impacted by gender medicine. In 2021, alongside her practice she founded a mental health service offering resources and a free online peer support group for people who feel they have been harmed by gender medicine. Her approach is compassionate and non-ideological, creating a confidential space for clients to explore their unique challenges.

Therapy First has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7505. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Therapy First is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This webinar provide 1.5 hours of CE credits.