Transgender Health Services - Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health

Child and Adolescent Gender Services Helps families understand various gender issues by developing customized treatment plans that may include:

• Individual, family, and/or group therapy and psychoeducation

• Communication and consultation with psychiatric and general mental health providers (when applicable)

• Medical care including: individualized information sessions on puberty suppression and hormone therapy; gender affirming medication interventions including puberty suppression, men- strual suppression, and hormone therapy

• Care coordination to help clients navigate the healthcare system and access resources

Adult Gender Services Services for adults and their families may including:

• Individual, family, and/or group therapy and psychoeducation

• Therapeutic sessions to explore and discuss relationships and sexual health (pleasure-oriented positive sexuality)

• Psychiatric referral

• Individualized information sessions on gender affirming hormone therapy options

• Gender affirming medical care including menstrual suppression and individualized hormone therapy, including low dose options

• Stabilization of common medical conditions, with referral to specialty and primary care as needed

• Gender affirming preventive care counseling

• Referral letters for medical interventions such as surgery

• Care coordination to help clients navigate the healthcare system and access resources

Therapeutic and Peer Support Groups Meets twice a month, topics include:

• Exploring embodiment goals and navigating medical interventions

• Coming out to friends and family

• Navigating social transition

• Sexuality, dating, and friendships

10/21/2025