Gender Affirming MD or Provider
Does anyone have recommendations for a gender affirming therapist, clinic or provider for our teen? The wait time for the Gender Clinic is many months long. Thank you!
May 11, 2021
Does anyone have recommendations for a gender affirming therapist, clinic or provider for our teen? The wait time for the Gender Clinic is many months long. Thank you!
Parent Replies
Hi, you probably already know this, but there are gender clinics at both UCSF/UBCHO and down at Stanford.
There is also a brand new organization for parents of gender questioning kids called Genspect (genspect.org) which may be of interest. I know that I have had a VERY steep learning curve myself as the parent of a gender questioning teenager and have gradually evolved toward more of a gender-exploratory approach.
This is a challenging path for the whole family-- good luck.
Contact Logan Berrian at The Buncke Clinic in SF. 415-684-5206. He's the clinical director for their gender affirming surgery practice and knows everything.
Children's hospital in Oakland has a gender clinic. Note this clinic just provided medical care. You need to find a therapist separately. There is a network of therapists that deal with gender issues and they can refer you if one is fully booked. I interviewed several before figuring out who to work with as a parent and learned a lot from all of them. I recommend seeing someone yourself or with your partner/ co-parent if you have one, to work through your own questions and concerns. My kid stayed with a therapist they were already seeing that has knowledge about gender issues.
Gender Spectrum has groups for parents and children as well as a wealth of information.
There's a lot to learn and gender identity brings up a lot of strong feelings for parents.
I wish you well.