What Parents Should Know About Psychotherapy For Their Trans-identified Adolescent
By Genspect
We are very pleased to bring you Dr. Stephen Levine’s remarks delivered at The Bigger Picture Conference, held 27–28 September 2025 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Drawing on decades of clinical experience, Dr. Levine explores the deeper emotional and developmental issues that can lie beneath a new gender identity. He argues that compassionate, open-ended psychotherapy, not affirmation or rapid medicalisation, is the safest and most ethical approach for young people in distress.
We are very pleased to bring you Dr. Stephen Levine’s remarks delivered at The Bigger Picture Conference, held 27–28 September 2025 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Stephen Levine is the author of five books on sex and love and Senior Editor of three editions of the Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals. Recipient of the Masters and Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award, he is recognised for his expertise in informed consent, ethics, and psychotherapy-first approaches to gender dysphoria. A contributor to The Gender Framework, he continues to shape international discussions on ethical care.
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