Gender-affirming care is more important than ever.
Trans and nonbinary people are still here. The Clinician's Guide to Gender Affirming Care exists because mental health clinicians who care and are committed to being gender-affirming and supporting trans communities to thrive in their lives are still here too. Because you are choosing courage. Because you understand that gender-affirming care is not optional—it is life-saving, dignity-affirming, and rooted in the most fundamental ethics of our professions.
To celebrate the launch of our 2nd edition of The Clinician's Guide to Gender Affirming Care, join authors Drs. Sand C. Chang and Anneliese A. Singh for a gathering for clinicians and providers who are dedicated to ensuring trans and nonbinary people have access to ethical and life-affirming resources. The format of this 45-minute conversation will include: remarks from the authors, grounding in the history of gender-affirming care, updates to the book, and affirmation of the joy of continued care and solidarity.
This is a free Zoom gathering. Registration on Zoom is required in order to receive the link.
NOTE: The event will not be recorded - it is for live attendees only.
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Dr. Sand Chang (they/them) is a Chinese American nonbinary psychologist, author, and trainer with 20+ years of experience working with individuals and organizations. Dr. Chang’s work is rooted in social justice and body liberation for all, with a special focus on gender affirming care.
Dr. Chang’s writing includes All Parts Welcome: The Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems Workbook (2025), A Clinician's Guide to Gender Affirming Care (2018, 2026), and APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients (2015). Dr. Chang has served as a board member and editor for Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, co-author of WPATH SOC8, co-founder of The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (The GALAP), member of Harvard Medical School Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative Professional Advisory Council, and Chair of the APA Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (CSOGD). Dr. Chang’s clinical work is focused on eating disorders, trans health, and trauma healing through Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, and EMDR. They are a Lead Trainer with the IFS Institute and Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems (QTIFS). Outside of work, Sand is a dancer, astrologer, and pug enthusiast.
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Dr. Anneliese A. Singh is an internationally renowned researcher and licensed counselor and counseling psychologist whose work centers on racial healing and racial trauma, as well as the resilience, identity development, and other health outcomes among trans and nonbinary adults. Dr. Singh is the author of The Queer and Trans Resilience Workbook and The Racial Healing Handbook, and has co-authored and co-edited books on gender-affirming care (Affirmative Counseling and Psychological Practice with Trans and Nonbinary Clients with Dr. Rafe McCullough and the Clinician’s Guide to Gender-Affirming Care with Dr. Sand C. Chang). Dr. Singh has worked on counseling and psychological practice competencies and guidelines in both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Counseling Association (ACA) with trans and nonbinary clients. A past president of the Society of Counseling Psychology in APA, Dr. Singh has received numerous national awards for contributions to research, practice, and advocacy. Dr. Singh is Fellow of APA and ACA.