FOR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
Gender Expansive Therapy: A three-part course for practitioners
FOUNDATION LEVEL ONE
WORKING WITH EXPANSIVE CLIENTS: TRANS AND NON-BINARY EXPERIENCES
Next dates: coming soonThis project delves into undoing the impact of the ‘colonial project’ on our understandings of gender, sex and sexuality, focussing through the lens of trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming experiences. The programme is designed to enhance the development of your intersectional and decolonial lens, helping you to decentre expected parameters of normative and non-normative expressions and experiences. It is therefore applicable to *all *client work, not solely work with clients who are trans, queer or people of colour.Incorporating elements of social-justice, anti-racism, historical context, reflexive challenges and current best practice, it offers space to explore and interrogate the impact of white supremacy culture in how we approach issues of gender, sexuality and normativity in the therapy room.Through connecting, collaborating and sharing experiences and ideas with other practitioners, we aim to move the conversation forward to meet the current-day challenges of radicalisation, rampant transphobia and racism in an anti-colonial and progressive way.This entry-level course is designed for mental health professionals eager to enhance their practice with transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive clients, as well as any practitioner working with gender in the therapy room - this means everyone! Encompassing and moving beyond trans/gender 101, Level 1 is suitable for practitioners at any level of competence around trans/gender client work and provides the necessary foundation for moving onto Level 2: Decolonising Gender (& sexuality & relationship diversity). For this first workshop, time will be spent deepening and expanding our understanding of gender and exploring our own relationship to gender, with prompts, group work, experiential exercises and discussion.We will begin with an exploration of the lived experiences of trans, non-binary and gender expansive clients in our current context. Including terminology, up to date information about trans lives and lived experiences, presenting issues in therapy and current internationally-accepted best practice.Lastly, we will engage with practice dilemmas to develop our skills in practice and consider what we don’t yet know about supporting marginalised groups.Foundation Level 1 - Working With Expansive Clients: Trans and Non-Binary Experiences
Intermediate Level 2 - Decolonising Gender (& sexuality & relationship diversity) - dates coming soon
Advanced Level 3 - Expansion in Practice: Gender f*ckery for practitioners
“Excellent. Knowledgable, likeable, very good at presenting/managing the room. Good, clear slides and good mix of interaction and ‘teaching’...Thank you for a CPD I really enjoyed (and I am very picky!)”
GENDER EXPANSIVE EXPERIENCES AND TRANS 101
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“I loved the safe space for people to learn and ask questions. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, it was amazing to see allyship in practice. I liked the way [Ellis] facilitated the session, offering a great balance between content and discussion”
Full or half day training for organisations aiming to make their services safer and more equitable for trans, non-binary and gender expansive clients, employees or studentsI have delivered trainings and talks in trans inclusion to a wide range of corporate, educational, private and third sector organisations, including the NHS, The Home Office (through my work with Gendered Intelligence), Wellcome Trust and Deloitte.This training can be fully tailored to your organisations needs, incorporating specific challenges or questions. Common themes will be:What do we mean by gender? difference between identity, expression, sex and sexualityTrans and non-binary livesWhat is transition?TerminologyCurrent political context and challengesLegal considerationsTrans mental healthCase studiesProviding equitable services
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ANTI-RACISM TRAINING
Training specifically tailored to third sector organisations in adressing the impact of racism, colonialism and white supremacy culture in your work and in the people you support. Topics include:Supporting trans and queer people of colour - specific considerationsColonialismMoving from Allyship to CoalitionIntergenerational TraumaWhite Supremacy CultureEffective interventionMicroaggressions and microinterventionsPower and PrivilegeMoving away from shame
“I loved the way he made complex issues simple and accessible. He met the group exactly where we were at, was non-judgemental, and I really felt listened to. A highly effective trainer.”