Abstract

Gender diverse individuals experience stigma, discrimination, and transprejudice from interactions with society leading to the development of physical, mental, and emotional instability. Lack of counselor education and training perpetuate gender diverse individuals’ experience of transprejudice and discriminatory experiences in transphobic counseling environments. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to illuminate the lived experiences of professional counselors counseling gender diverse clients to bridge the research gap. Data collected from seven licensed professional counselors with experience counseling gender diverse clients produced ten major themes. These study findings provide insight regarding the potential to improve counselor standards and preparation.

摘要

性别多样化的个人会因与社会的互动而遭受污名，歧视和偏见，从而导致身体，心理和情感上的不稳定。缺乏辅导员教育和培训会在跨性别的辅导环境中使不同性别的个人的偏见和歧视性经历永久存在。解释学现象学研究的目的是阐明专业咨询师的经验，这些咨询师为性别多样化的客户提供咨询，以弥合研究差距。从七位持牌专业咨询师收集的数据，这些咨询师具有为不同性别的客户提供咨询服务的经验，并产生了十个主题。这些研究结果提供了有关提高辅导员标准和准备的潜力的见识。