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lgbtq

UKCP leaves LGBTQIA support agreement

Image of dinosaurs dressed in suits, sat or stood around the desk in debate.

The departure of the UKCP from a crucial agreement poses a direct threat to the dignity and rights of LGBTQIA individuals.

a statement of professional clarity and solidarity with the trans community

Brightly coloured image in style of Andy Warhol, with two female-presenting and one male – presenting figure, with trans flag background.

xph therapy, as a sex-positive, sexuality- and gender-affirming, fully trans-inclusive private counselling practice, is endorsing a statement of professional clarity and solidarity with the trans community.

my life, my body, my mind, my gender

The non-binary flag

I was recently asked (not for the first or last time), what does nonbinary mean as a gender? There isn’t a one size fits all answer.

past time to stop putting intersex kids to the knife

Intersex Pride flag

Medicine is subject in its use to the distorting effects of cultural expectations and social values.

counselling skills in two different contexts

Xander with his mum

In comparing and contrasting two different contexts where counselling skills are used, I am going to use the examples of: I have experience of both … read more

maslow and rogers: needs and conditions

Pyramid representing hierarchy of needs

When I first encountered Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which can be viewed as a pyramid with physiological, basic needs, or conditions to be met, like … read more

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