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3 min

Are you cisgender?

When I first started running LGBTQ awareness workshops for counsellors a few years ago it was very common for almost the whole room full of

4 Things you need To know - counselling trans clients

Chloe Foster

3 min

4 Things you need To know - counselling trans clients

LGBTQ clients, particularly those who are transgender are quite rightly very wary of professionals. It is quite likely your clients will

Chloe Foster

3 min

Coming Out Day – do we need it?

When working with clients who are thinking about disclosing who they are, I find that many find the concept of “inviting in” very helpful in

Chloe Foster

3 min

Chloe's book recommendations - Part 3

Queer Sex: A Trans & Non-Binary Guide to Intimacy, Pleasure & Relationships Juno interviews trans & non-binary people about sex, desire and

Chloe Foster

4 min

Chloe's book recommendations - Part 2

This book explains how to use language & pronouns in a respectful way & lists lots of detailed information about medical transition such as

Chloe Foster

2 min

Chloe's book recommendations - Part 1

Not only does this book cover all LGBTQ identities, it also looks at gender & sexuality as a whole & has chapters on cisgender and ...

Chloe Foster

3 min

LGBTQ Relationship Counselling

Relationship counselling can help people see what happens when they argue and what patterns they find themselves in. Does one of you tend to

Chloe Foster

4 min

Pronouns – what’s the big fuss?

Talking to other counsellors about pronouns I am often faced with the same questions and confusion: – Do pronouns really matter that much?

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