Session Description
Lead by an experienced LGBTQ therapist, the Transgender Mental Health workshop will provide attendees with a clearer understanding of common mental health issues faced by the trans community, statistics and prevalence, and a knowledge of how to be a better ally to trans community members struggling with mental health conditions.
Audience
This workshop is intended for community members and service providers interested in learning more about advocating for the mental health of the trans community.
About the presenter
Ivan Diller is a licensed clinical social worker providing individual, couple, family, and group therapy in White Plains, New York. Areas of specialization include sexual orientation and gender identity (LGBTQ) issues, mixed-orientation marriage, sexual abuse and other trauma, depression, anxiety, parenting, bullying, divorce, grief and loss, high-school-to-college transition and adjustment, mid-life, career, and chronic illness including HIV/AIDS.
Ivan obtained his Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service where he has been an adjunct lecturer since 2011.