"When we ignore the calling, when we ignore the truth, when we ignore our experience of ourselves of somehow mysteriously transcending the binary gender system, a deep psychological and spiritual wound is inflicted." ------St.Claire
“Like dogs chasing our own tails, We are bedeviled by the ‘why’ question, which conjures up its twin, the devilish ‘how’, how to change. The pursuit of happiness becomes the pursuit of answers to the wrong questions.”
--—James Hillman
Welcome to TransgenderSoul
TransgenderSoul provides information and resources for persons interested in learning more about transgender and transsexual issues and especially those who live with conflict between their birth sex and their gender identity. TransgenderSoul contains resources for understanding the psychological and spiritual nature of the transsexual and transgender journey, healing from the stigmatization of hetero-sexist beliefs, and exploring transgressive gendered experience.
TransgenderSoul's mission is to assist people who experience conflict between their birth sex and their gender identity, and to promote healing, understanding, and compassion along the journey in search of meaning, love, and wholeness in life.
- Counseling: Laura Thore LCSW and Rachael St.Claire PsyD
- TG Healing Pages: Information about stress, anxiety, depression, and other problems that often accompany conflicts between birth sex and gender identity.
- TransgenderSoul News: check out what's new on TransgenderSoul and in the Denver Front Range TG community!
The Meaning of Transgender Soul- Rachael St.Claire
TransgenderSoul is a name I use for the image or story at the heart of our experience of our gender identity and our transsexual body. We each have a personal and unique story about what this conflict between the spirit and the flesh means to us. This conflict can create pain, suffering, and confusion which is made worse by the lack of compassion within our culture, churches, schools, physician offices, and therapist consulting rooms, and by the anxiety and fear that those close to us often experience when they learn about our gender identity issues. We can learn to open our hearts to compassion for ourselves while seeing clearly the untruths that others tell us about ourselves. We can and will find our own voice and discover for ourselves the meaning of our own experiences, rather then accept the misguided belief of others that would otherwise diminish and devalue our true nature.
The word TransgenderSoul is used by me to mean the inner image we have of ourselves as a gendered and sexual person whether or not that image has been made in the flesh through use of sex hormones or surgery. However we experience our TransgenderSoul, this inner image calls us to seek out the truth about who we are and then to live out that truth as a genuine person in what ever way we determine is valid for us.
Professional Services offered by Laura Thor LCSW and Rachael St.Claire PsyD
Laura Thor LCSW and Rachael St.Claire PsyD in Denver Colorado. We specializes in counseling persons needing help with transsexual and transgender issues, and in assisting spouses, family members, and friends who are needing help in understanding someone they care about. We are experienced in providing collaborative and effective treatment for psychological problems that often accompany gender identity problems, such as depression, anxiety, shame, risky sexual behavior, and substance abuse. We work closely with physicians who are expert in providing culturally sensitive healthcare to transsexual and transgender clients. We make referrals to physicians for sex hormones, genital surgery, cosmetic surgery, and medications for depression and anxiety.
Laura Thor has expertise in counseling transgender youth and their families, and consulting with schools in order to assure the best transition at school. Laura is also available for consultation to employers regarding work site gender transitions, consultation and expert testimony, consultation to policy-making bodies, such as boards of education, as well as public speaking to educate others about transgender issues.
How to Contact Laura Thor and Rachael St.Claire
Telephone Laura Thor 720-283-3933 Rachael St.Claire 720-220-5770
Offices Laura Thor Littleton, Colorado Rachael St.Claire Capitol Hill neighborhood, Denver Colorado
- Electronic mail
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