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Using Gender Role Conflict Theory in Counseling Male‐to‐Female Transgender Individuals
Author(s) -
Wester Stephen R.,
McDonough Tracy A.,
White Maureen,
Vogel David L.,
Taylor Lareena
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00012.x
Subject(s) - transgender , perspective (graphical) , socialization , psychology , transgender women , distress , population , gender identity , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , sociology , medicine , computer science , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , psychoanalysis , demography , syphilis , family medicine , artificial intelligence
Ignoring gender socialization while counseling transgender clients neglects a significant aspect of the transgender experience. To address this, the authors review the literature on gender role conflict (GRC) theory as it pertains to the transgender experience of biological males whose authentic self is female. They explore the main types of distress experienced by transgender individuals, detail the therapeutic process using a GRC theory perspective, specify how GRC applies to transgender individuals, and suggest ways to work with this population.