by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Nov 3, 2020 | Acceptance, Discrimination, Family, Mental Health, teletheraoy, Therapy, Transgender
Every November, we participate in Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19, 2020) to bring attention to the challenges our community faces. These obstacles include anti-Transgender violence, limited accessibility to healthcare, roadblocks to financial independence...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Aug 26, 2020 | Acceptance, Discrimination, education, Family, group therapy, Mental Health, Therapy, Transgender
Trust is a tricky thing. Once it’s been broken, it isn’t easy to regain, especially today, when you don’t need special equipment to take damning photographic and/or video evidence of wrongdoing, and the internet makes sure that all of it is disseminated and preserved...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Jul 29, 2020 | education, group therapy, Mental Health, social distancing, teletheraoy, Therapy, Transgender
There is a need right now, more than ever before, and I am not just being prosaic, for connection. I can only speak for the people I know, but despair is the real enemy here, despite the frightening specter of Covid and the fact that the US government seems to be...
by Dr. Gennifer "Genn" Herley | Jul 16, 2020 | EMDR, Mental Health, Therapy, Transgender
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, called EMDR, is a form of therapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and distress they experience due to disturbing life experiences. People suffer from anxiety and other forms of distress when a...
