Our clients come to us with a wide variety of presenting issues, and our counsellors say that they are kept on their toes by clients coming to us with something new.
That said, for transgender people there are often common themes.
confusion
rejection
eatng disorders
addiction
alcohol misuse
sex addiction
poor self esteem
rejection by family
rejection by society
anxiety
sexual identity
adverse childhood experiences
victims of abuse (sexual, physical, emotional or all three)
marriage/relationship breakup
sexual fetish
transphobia
homophobia
self loathing
self harming
suicidal ideation.
guilt
this list would never be complete, but it may give you an idea of what weve experienced in life, and in a therapeutic context.