Overview

A Gender Guide: Transformative Information for Assisting Gender-Diverse Individuals is an essential resource for doctors, therapists and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of those who may be questioning their gender, exploring transitioning genders, and many other gender-related questions. This guide provides both professional insights and personal narratives, offering a unique blend of medical, psychological, and social perspectives to support gender-diverse individuals on their journeys.

Trey Halliday Fenton, Life Coach and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, shares more intimately about his own personal gender journey of living 30 years as a woman and for over the last 10 years as a man. He also goes more in depth with information he has gained from his professional experience assisting over 300 people whose primary reason for seeking 1:1 counseling was gender related topics. Fenton has a unique ability to write about and discuss a somewhat complex topic such as gender with conversational language, humor and authenticity. Up to date facts are shared, along with personal stories, and the gender-diverse communities’ successes and areas for improvements.

Inside this comprehensive guide you will learn:

• Terminology used by gender-diverse individuals, including how to use ‘they’ pronouns properly and the importance of using gender-neutral language.
• The DSM-V criteria for Gender Dysphoria.
• The coming out process of gay (sexuality) versus trans (gender).
• The name and gender change process.
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) considerations and implications.
• Thoughts on why many individuals’ sexuality changes after taking HRT.
• How to support gender-affirmation surgery with three separate letter templates and step-by-step considerations for how to write a gender-affirmation letter: for male-to-female, female-to-male and non-binary individuals.
• Understanding gender neutral parenting and impacts on the family system.
• Understanding the importance of gender neutral bathrooms.
• How to be an ally to this population.

This book gives healthcare providers and therapists the knowledge they need to offer compassionate, informed care to transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Through detailed information and real-life stories, A Gender Guide serves as a clinical tool, and also as an eye-opening resource for anyone interested in gender inclusivity. Whether you're a healthcare professional, educator, or someone who wants to better understand and support the gender-diverse people in your life, this book will empower you with practical advice and transformative insights when working with this courageous, progressive and cutting-edge population.