Michael Hendricks Ph.D., ABPP

I have worked with LGB, trans and gender nonconforming, and poly/kink individuals for more than 20 years. My approach is affirming with regard to these and other identities and lifestyles, while addressing individual, relationship and societal issues that impair functioning or negatively impact quality of life in all its spheres. In working with LGBTQI people and others with marginalized identities, I work from an approach informed by a minority stress perspective, which encompasses both vulnerability and resilience.* Clinical issues I address include those related to anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual dysfunction, substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors, relationship and intimacy difficulties.

*I and my co-author, Rylan J. Testa, Ph.D., developed the Minority Stress Model for clinical work with transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, which we presented in our seminal article in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice in 2012.

Your professional specialties and skills: Individual and relationship therapy and psychological assessment (including assessment for gender-confirming interventions). When doing assessment for gender-confirming interventions, I adhere to the current WPATH Standards of Care.

Populations served: Adolescents, adults and older adults. For trans and gender nonconforming individuals, my work starts with puberty; otherwise my work starts at 14 years old.