Gender-Affirmative Therapy for Kids: What Parents Need to Know
Margaret Nichols • 5/4/2021
Supporting transgender children doesn’t always mean rushing toward medical intervention.
Magazine Article
A Clinician Shares Her Most Therapeutic Moment
Margaret Nichols • 2/5/2020
Of the thousands of meaningful sessions that take place in a therapist’s office, certain ones stand out. During the Networker Symposium's evening of storytelling, clinician Margie Nichols shared a transformational story from her own life in therapy.
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Understanding Gender-Variant Clients
Margaret Nichols • 6/7/2019
By Margaret Nichols - As cultural attitudes about gender variance have undergone a profound shift, much of what therapists believed about what it means to be transgender is now hopelessly outdated. But how do people know that they’re the wrong gender? And what does that kind of knowing mean for our assumptions about males and females as “opposite sexes”?
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How We Think About Gender and Sexuality is Changing at "Warp Speed"
Margaret Nichols • 5/8/2019
Today’s LGBTQ+ community has exploded in size, and therapists working in progressive, urban communities will likely see clients whose approach to sex, gender, and relationships diverges from the mainstream. In this short video clip, sex therapist and author Margie Nichols explains what this means for your work.
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...And Why Nonmonogamous Couples Tend to Avoid Couples Therapists Like the Plague
Margaret Nichols • 2/12/2018
By Margaret Nichols - In past decades, the only alternatives to involuntary celibacy in a relationship were affairs or divorce. But increasingly, people, including therapists, are recognizing there’s another option: consensual nonmonogamy. The idea isn’t new, but nonmonogamy is threatening to a lot of therapists for the same reason it’s threatening to most people: we instinctively want to believe that these unconventional relationships are flawed.
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When Is It Right for Your Clients?
Margaret Nichols • 1/8/2018
In past decades, the only alternatives to involuntary celibacy in a relationship were affairs or divorce. But more and more therapists are recognizing there’s another option: consensual nonmonogamy. Although the idea isn’t new, it’s challenging our field to see that committed, secure relationships can take many shapes and forms.
Magazine Article
Welcome to the World of Gender Fluidity
Margaret Nichols • 3/8/2016
As cultural attitudes about gender variance have undergone a profound shift, much of what therapists believed about what it means to be transgender is now hopelessly outdated. But how do people know that they’re the wrong gender? And what does that kind of knowing mean for our assumptions about males and females as “opposite sexes”?
Magazine Article