{"id":182,"date":"2022-06-30T22:21:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T21:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2022-07-21T22:20:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T21:20:41","slug":"gender-identity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/gender-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gender-identity-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-898\" srcset=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gender-identity-2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gender-identity-2-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a person struggling with gender issues counselling can be an overwhelming experience. Many trans individuals have been misunderstood, and experienced isolation, discrimination and abuse due to their internal gender struggle. They look for peace in a complex and often painful experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this is your experience you require educated and sensitive counselling, which is supportive and valuable. It is an opportunity to share and explore the emotional pain that has characterised your life\u2019s journey, allowing you to feel heard and seen in your true identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective counselling can assist you in considering the implications of gender transition, while neither encouraging nor discouraging you as you make life changing decisions. Together you and your therapist discuss the requirements, pitfalls, challenges, questions and decisions you\u2019re likely to face in a transition process. 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