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What can I expect from Transgender- Affirming Therapy?

  • You will see this immediately in Jlynn’s physical and digital spaces. She does not just tolerate your presence; she actively protects it. This means providing clear, accessible gender-neutral spaces in therapy.

    Of course, Jlynn includes the basics: ensuring that intake forms and databases respect your correct name and gender markers regardless of legal documentation.

    Your name, pronouns, and identity are respected completely and unconditionally. Jlynn ensures your lived name is the only name used in daily interactions, keeping legal names restricted strictly to mandatory backend administrative fields where legally required.

  • Jlynn knows that the current legal landscape creates anxiety for trans and non-binary individuals. Jlynn's policy is to maximize your privacy by collecting only the absolute minimum legal data required by law. Jlynn secures your records with the use of a HIPAA compliant Electronic Health Record (Simple Practice), which has an excellent record of data protection. Jlynn also makes use of Nord VPN for extra protection for your digital records, and she is the only person to access your data unless there is a court subpoena. Jlynn stands firmly as a sanctuary space at prioritizes human safety over hostile political climates.

  • Jlynn recognizes that trans people are the ultimate experts on their own bodies, minds, and lives, and she actively elevates your voice rather than speaking over you. Jlynn does not view being trans as a medical condition to be treated or a problem to be solved; she views it as a normal, healthy, and beautiful variation of the human experience. Centering your identity means ensuring that our services are shaped by the actual needs of the community. Jlynn honors your journey by listening to your goals, validating your self-determination, and celebrating your joy just as much as we support you through your challenges.

  • I use an informed-consent, depathologized framework to write letters for gender-affirming medical care (HRT, surgeries, etc.), completely free of charge for active clients. I do not believe in psychological gatekeeping. We will use our sessions to discuss your goals, medical history, and post-op care plans to ensure you feel supported, but I do not require an arbitrary number of sessions or complex psychological testing just to 'prove' your identity. I aim to get finalized letters to your medical team within one to two weeks of our consultation. 

  • Our sessions take place exclusively on a fully encrypted, HIPAA-compliant tele-health platform (Simple Practice) designed specifically for medical and mental health privacy. I conduct all sessions from a private home office where absolutely no one else can hear our conversations. On your end, I will help you brainstorm ways to protect your privacy, whether that means wearing headphones, or choosing a safe, private space like a parked vehicle or a quiet room.

  • I practice identity-affirming care, which means your transness is honored as a beautiful, baseline fact of who you are, not a diagnosis. If you are here to work through a tough breakup, generalized anxiety, or job burnout, we will focus entirely on those goals. You won't have to spend your energy explaining your identity, nor will you have to defend it. 

  • I recognize the massive overlap between gender expansiveness and neurodivergence, and I adapt my therapy style to fit your unique brain rather than forcing you to mask. I know that many trans individuals are also fit on the spectrum, have ADHD, or are otherwise neurospicy. I don't treat your neurodivergence as something to fix or a reason to question your gender identity. In our virtual space, you are welcome to stim, turn off your camera if you are experiencing sensory overload, use text chat to communicate, or process things non-linearly. We will work with your executive functioning style, not against it.

  • I know that gender identity does not exist in a vacuum, and I actively hold space for how your race, cultural background, disability, or religious trauma impact your life. If you are a trans person of color, a disabled trans person, or someone navigating unlearning harmful religious conditioning, your experiences of systemic oppression are real and valid. I don't use a "one-size-fits-all" approach to therapy. I commit to doing my own continuous anti-racist and disability-justice work outside of our sessions so that the burden of educating me on systemic intersectionality never falls on you.

  • I offer a designated number of sliding-scale spots specifically reserved for marginalized individuals who face financial barriers to care. I know that trans folks experience disproportionate systemic employment and financial discrimination, and that navigating insurance for out-of-network mental health care can be an administrative nightmare. If my standard fee is out of reach, we can discuss sliding-scale options, bi-weekly scheduling, or we can do out-of-network billing through Mentaya, a service that I subscribe to that makes this process seemless.

  • I view therapy as a collaborative partnership where you are the ultimate expert on your life, and I welcome open feedback if I ever/when I make a mistake. The traditional therapist-client dynamic can feel rigid and gatekeeper-y. I intentionally work to level that power imbalance. If I ever misstep, misinterpret something you say, or exhibit blind spots regarding your lived experience, I encourage you to call me out. I promise to receive that feedback with humility, take accountability, and do the internal work to correct it without making you manage my feelings.

  • I utilize depathologized, somatic, and trauma-informed modalities-like Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and Mindfulness-Based Therapy that is tailored to support minority stress. Traditional behavioral therapies (like standard CBT) can sometimes feel invalidating or gaslight-y to marginalized folks by implying your distress is just a "maladaptive thought pattern" rather than a normal reaction to a transphobic world. I focus on modalities that honor your lived reality, help your nervous system process systemic trauma, and celebrate your inherent resilience.

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.””
— Francis of Assisi

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‍ ‍ Jlynn (Jennifer) Franklin

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