Douglaston Psychotherapy provides Gender Identity Disorder therapy for adults and for children, hormone reassignment support and family counseling and psychotherapy as needed in support of each patient and in furtherance of their individual treatment objectives.
What is Gender Identity Disorder? Gender Identity disorder is characterized by a persistent discomfort with one’s assigned sex, and a strong desire to be, or the insistence that one is, of the other sex. Adults and adolescents with this disorder are uncomfortable being regarded by others as, or functioning in society as a member of their designate sex. To varying degrees, they adopt the behavior, dress, and mannerisms of the other sex. These individuals may spend time cross-dressing. In a suffering individual, his or her sexual activity may be generally constrained by the preference that their partners neither see nor touch their genitals.
For adolescents and adults with Gender Identity Disorder, preoccupation with cross-gender wishes often interferes with ordinary activities, curtailing relationships and functioning in school and work. Many individuals suffering with this disorder become socially isolated, leading to low self-esteem and a narrowing of activities to those that lessen gender distress.
Gender Identity, Cross Dressing, Cross Gender Treatment and Counseling
Gender Identity Disorder counseling does not aim to achieve a preconceived outcome and will not adopt a coercive position with respect to outcome. Rather, the therapy is supportive and non-judgmental, aimed at integrating conflict and building the injured areas of self. Therapy also may include consideration and exploration of sex-reassignment surgery, marital and family counseling, and other measures in support of the patient’s individual objectives and wishes.
Douglaston Psychotherapy is located between Little Neck, New York and Bayside, New York, in northern Queens. It is also close to Great Neck, Manhasset and New Hyde Park. The office is easily reached from the Long Island Expressway and from the Cross Island Expressway. It is discretely located away from the center of town, with free, on-street parking. A private waiting room with private entrance is large enough to accommodate a group or family.
Lisa Lempel-Sander is a licensed Douglaston NY Therapist with a Psychotherapy practice for short and long term therapy. Her main areas of practice include: Depression Counseling for Depression and Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorder Therapy for the Treatment of Anorexia, Bulimia and other Eating Disorders, Couples Therapy, and Phobia Treatment for Social Phobias, Agoraphobia and Panic Attacks.
Common tags: Douglaston NY Gender Identity Disorder Therapy, Counseling Services Little Neck New York, Bayside Cross Dressing Therapist, Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy, Treatment, Children, Psychotherapists, Dysphoria
We serve the following States, Cities, Zip Codes and Counties: Bayside NY, Bayside Hills NY, College Point NY, Douglaston NY, Forest Hills NY, Fresh Meadows NY, Great Neck NY, Little Neck NY, New Hyde Park NY, Queens Village NY, Great Neck, Plandome, Manhasset, Port Washington, Lake Success, Roslyn, New Hyde Park |