Anxiety and worry can come anytime for some people. You could be finding your having a hard time getting to sleep at night because you can’t stop worrying, or you travel and find it hard to pack for a trip. When you have anxiety, your heart can beat faster and you can feel panicked. It can be harder to breathe....[ read more ]
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Gender Odyssey conference in Los Angeles. I also had the opportunity to speak and educate others at the conference about teaching clients to use positive self-affirmations and be kind to themselves through gender dysphoria. Advice for Transgender and Non-Binary Adolescents One of my favorite presentations was a youth panel where five...[ read more ]
Katie Leikam, LCSW is Growing! It’s been a momentous year and a half in solo practice here in Decatur, Ga and now in South Carolina as well. I have really appreciated getting to know all my clients and have had the opportunity to write many HRT and surgery letters for some great people. Now I- want to announce that I...[ read more ]
Sometimes I get emails from tweens and teenagers asking me how to come out to their families. Coming out as LGBTQ or transgender to your family can be scary, tough, relieving and sometimes feel overwhelming. There can be anxiety or fear that they won’t understand, will say mean things or that they won’t love you the same. But. It can...[ read more ]
How can talk therapy be useful to me? Talk therapy before, during and after your transition is important to still obtain. Having a therapist, you can reach out to for weekly or every other week sessions allows you to have growth and change and a safe space to talk about your feelings, anxieties, fears and complete joys during transition. I...[ read more ]
The topic of faith and acceptance from God is something I know many people in the transgender and LGBTQ community struggle with. I have struggled with my own journey of belief. If you were raised as a strict, or devout in yours or your parents’ beliefs, questions of love and acceptance may arise. You may be afraid of being unwanted...[ read more ]
Is 2018 the year you start your transition? Is it the year you come out to your friends and family or at work? Have you made a resolution to yourself this year that you intend to keep? I don’t tend to make resolution’s every year, but I do think it’s an exciting time of year to initiate changes in your...[ read more ]
Rural areas of Georgia and areas throughout the United States generally have some catching up to do with trans affirming care. I often hear that there are limited options for trans affirming care in areas throughout the state of Georgia. So, what help is available for you if you can’t make it to an affirming provider in person? In...[ read more ]
Over the past two weekends I have been able to participate in Atlanta Pride as outreach to the transgender community and LGBTQ community. I also went to Ohio to attend the Transforming Care conference and WPATH GEI certification training. It’s been a busy two weeks, but I have learned so much about the Atlanta community and new research. Atlanta...[ read more ]
This time last week I was flying back from Philadelphia to Atlanta from The Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, where thousands of transgender, gender fluid, gender non binary, allies, parents and professionals met for three days. The conference was a wonderful experience for me. I was able to become more educated on issues related to the transgender community and mental...[ read more ]
