LGBTQ Youth Clinical Strategies to Support Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

• Gain clinical skills to address the unique needs of LGBTQ youth
• Help families become more supportive
• Advocate for LGBTQ-affirmative school environments
• Learn how to assist with gender transition

Recently, the LGBTQ community has been in in the national spotlight for challenging issues like which bathroom a transgender person should use, increased youth suicide rates, and the Pulse nightclub tragedy. No wonder youth in our communities are scared to be open about who they are.

As a clinician, how are you supposed to help an LGBTQ youth when their parents are just not on board? Also as a clinician, do you know what type of treatment techniques to suggest when a transgender youth wants to prolong hitting puberty? These are the types of questions clinicians struggle with.

Join expert and author, Deb Coolhart, Ph.D., LMFT as she draws on her nearly 20 years of working with LGBTQ youth. Deb will show you effective clinical strategies for:

• Coming out
• Bullying
• Suicide, anxiety, shame, depression, self-harming
• Making healthy choices
• Thriving in school
• Options for guiding gender transition

Working with these youth and families can be complex, requiring the balance of many seemingly opposing viewpoints. As a clinician, there is nothing more rewarding than facilitating these changes and watching families discover their own path towards understanding.