APA 2023 Symposium on Traumatic Stress and Healing in Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Communities

Thank you for your interest in this topic and our work. Below are handouts from some of the speakers, recommended additional reading, and ways of getting in touch with the speakers. Presentation slides will also be uploaded after the symposium.

 

Contact information

  • Dr. Sebastian Barr (he/him)- drsebastianbarr@gmail.com; @drsebastianbarr; www.drsebastianbarr.com | www.transpsychologist.com

  • Joonwoo Lee (he/him) - jlee994@wisc.edu

  • Janessa Garcia (they/them) - https://blogs.uakron.edu/empower/

  • Alex Colson (they/them) - empowerment.lab.asu@gmail.com

  • Danny Shultz (they/them) - empowerment.lab.asu@gmail.com

  • Dr. Rachel Lynn Golden (she/they) - www.thegoldenclinic.com/research

Handouts and Presentation Slides

  • Handout from Janessa Garcia and Dr. Dawn Johnson with summary of findings from their study The Impact of Social Support on PTSD for Transgender Individuals That Experienced IPV, related resources, and references: click to download PDF.

  • Debrief handout from Joonwoo Lee and Dr. Sebastian Barr provided to participants of their qualitative research study on TNB People’s Experiences of Relational Trauma from Parental Figures, which includes summaries of complex PTSD and gender minority stress model, recommended reading, and resources: click to download PDF.

  • Presentation slides (each presenter’s slides and the slides from Dr. Barr’s opening remarks): click to download PDF.

Recommended Reading and Further Learning

Academic Articles

  • Barr, S. M. (2018). Understanding the relationship between anti-transgender bias, non-affirmation, and post-traumatic stress: A model of internalized transphobia-mediated post-traumatic stress (Publication No. 3106) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Louisville]. Electronic Theses and Dissertations Database. https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/3106

  • Barr, S. M., Snyder, K. E., Adelson, J. L., & Budge, S. L. (2021). Posttraumatic stress in the trans community: The roles of anti-transgender bias, non-affirmation, and internalized transphobia. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000500

  • Cannon, C., Lauve-Moon, K., & Buttell, F. (2015). Re-theorizing intimate partner violence through post-structural feminism, queer theory, and the sociology of gender. Social Sciences, 4(3), 668-687. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci403668 

  • Herman, J. L. (1992). Complex PTSD: A syndrome in survivors of prolonged and repeated trauma. Journal of traumatic stress, 5(3), 377-391. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.2490050305

  • Johnson, K. C., LeBlanc, A. J., Deardorff, J., & Bockting, W. O. (2020). Invalidation experiences among non-binary adolescents. The Journal of Sex Research, 57(2), 222-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1608422

  • Losty, M. & O’Connor, J. (2018). Falling outside of the “nice little binary box”: a psychoanalytic exploration of the non-binary gender identity. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 32(1), 40–60. https://doi.org/10.1080/02668734.2017.1384933

  • Matsuno, E., Bricker, N. L., Savarese, E., Mohr, R., Jr., & Balsam, K. F. (2022, October 13). “The Default Is Just Going to Be Getting Misgendered”: Minority Stress Experiences Among Nonbinary Adults. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000607

  • Matsuno, E., & Budge, S. L. (2017). Non-binary/Genderqueer Identities: A Critical Review of the Literature. Current Sexual Health Reports, 9(3), 116–120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-017-0111-8

  • Matsuno, E., & Israel, T. (2018). Psychological interventions promoting resilience among transgender individuals: Transgender resilience intervention model (TRIM). The Counseling Psychologist, 46(5), 632–655. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000018787261

  • Peitzmeier, S. M., Hughto, J. M., Potter, J., Deutsch, M. B., & Reisner, S. L. (2019). Development of a novel tool to assess intimate partner violence against transgender individuals. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(11), 2376-2397. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519827660 

  • Peitzmeier, S. M., Wirtz, A. L., Humes, E., Hughto, J. M., Cooney, E., Reisner, S. L., & Women, A. T. (2021). The transgender-specific intimate partner violence scale for research and practice: Validation in a sample of transgender women. Social Science & Medicine, 291, 114495. 

  • Reisner, S. L., White Hughto, J. M., Gamarel, K. E., Keuroghlian, A. S., Mizock, L., & Pachankis, J. E. (2016). Discriminatory experiences associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among transgender adults. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(5), 509-519. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000143 

  • Root, M. P. P. (1992). Reconstructing the impact of trauma on personality. In L. S. Brown & M. Ballou (Eds.), Personality and psychopathology: Feminist reappraisals (pp. 229–265). The Guilford Press.

  • Shipherd, J. C., Berke, D., & Livingston, N. A. (2019). Trauma Recovery in the Transgender and Gender Diverse Community: Extensions of the Minority Stress Model for Treatment Planning. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 26(4), 629–646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2019.06.001

  • Singh, A. A., & McKleroy, V. S. (2011). “Just getting out of bed is a revolutionary act”: The resilience of transgender people of color who have survived traumatic life events. Traumatology, 17(2), 34–44. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534765610369261

Books

  • Treating Trauma in Trans People: An Intersectional, Phase-Based Approach by Reese Minshew (2023)

  • What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo (2022)

  • Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, 2nd Edition by Judith Herman, M.D. (2015)

  • Not The Price of Admission: Healthy Relationships after Childhood Trauma by Laura S. Brown, PhD (2015)

  • Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim your Whole, Authentic Self by Thema Bryant, PhD (2022)

  • Gender Trauma: Healing Cultural, Social, and Historical Gendered Trauma by Alex Iantaffi (2021)

  • Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource Guide by and for Transgender Communities, 2nd Edition edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth (2022)

  • The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression by Anneliese Singh, PhD (2018)

  • Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and Nonbinary Voices edited by Freiya Benson (2019)

  • Resilience: Surviving in the Face of Everything [poetry] edited by Amy Heart, Larissa Glasser, & Sugi Pyrrophyta

Film and Other Media

General Trans and Nonbinary Clinical Competency Resources