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Coolhart, D., & Martin, T. K. (2021). Gender affirmative therapy with trans and gender expansive (TGE) youth and families: Listening to youth and thoughtfully following their lead. In R. Harvey, M. J. Murphy, J. J. Bigner, & J. L. Wetchler (Eds.). Handbook of LGBTQ-affirmative couple and family therapy (pp. 259-275). Routledge.
Read Chapter 15: Gender Affirmative Therapy with Trans and Gender Expansive (TGE) Youth and Families
Coolhart and Martin (2021) present an affirmative and resilient look at gender diverse teens in therapy and some of the unique aspects of working with gender diverse teens. This chapter provides examples and clinical tools.

Heiden-Rootes, K., Benson, K., Capshaw, E., & Carmichael, A. P. (2024). Understanding transgender and non-binary youth mental health through the family resilience framework: A literature review. Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal, 46(3), 327–338.
Authors present a compilation of research that identifies what has been helpful for many gender diverse youth. Tools and techniques that are helpful to gender diverse teens are presented.

Tyler, T. R., Huddleston, B. S., Kronner, H. W., Calloway, E. T., Martin, K. G., Morgan, A. L., Aguilar, R., Wheeler, S. A., Barnett, F. A., Kohring, C. L., Spaeth, C. M., Abbott, K. G., Preston, M., Barton, T. N., Thornton, M. H., Munoz, V., & Dean, D. E. (2024). Qualitative metasummary: Transgender and gender diverse children’s experiences of parental responses. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
Tyler et al. (2024) explore current research that highlights parent reaction to gender diversity and what has been helpful or harmful to gender diverse youth. This article is helpful when considering working with parents and families of gender diverse youth and the impact of support.

Horton, C. (2022). ’I was losing that sense of her being happy’—Trans children and delaying social transition. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 18(2), 187–203.
Authors discuss social and medical transitions of gender diverse youth and the experiences of families.