Benjamin Robbins
LMFT
Penny Lane Centers
Benjamin Robbins
Ben Robbins is a former EDGY presenter and Associate MFT working as a therapist with Penny Lane in North Hills and North Hollywood schools and the LGBT TAY population in North Hills. His clinical training has included a focus on trauma and he is certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy. His work with trans youth began in a college essay coaching job prior to becoming a therapist and his experience helping gender diverse teens was a significant part of his pivot to become an MFT. As a cisgender queer clinician, he will provide perspective on learning to understand the trans experience and its unique intersectional factors in mental healthcare.
SESSION OVERVIEW
So You Think You Can Trans! Considerations for Treatment with Gender Expansive Youth
What is it like to be a trans teen in America today? Few have heard first-hand perspectives from a gender-diverse therapist on the clinical experience of trans youth in mental healthcare. Come learn about the daily stressors faced by trans youth and leave with takeaways for the cisgender clinician. CSUN MFT graduate Robin Bruce speaks to both sides of the trans therapeutic relationship and AMFT Ben Robbins shares experiences in helping as a cis male therapist who is learning along with you. Join them for a discussion of clinical considerations in treating gender-expansive clients and get answers to questions about treating this underserved and overrepresented population.