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Gender Dysphoria and Disordered Eating: Talking with Gender Expansive Clients about Body Image
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Disordered eating is an epidemic in the LGBTQ community and gender dysphoria can feel like a hopeless diagnosis. Clients may find themselves in a cyclical trap of changing their body and losing themselves in a fixation around food and/or exercise. In this webinar, we will integrate gender identity, body image, and parts work to help clients navigate life in their bodies.
Chris Sherman, LPC, LCPC, E-RYT 200, CPT, GFI
Chris Sherman, LPC, LCPC, E-RYT 200, CPT, GFI, (they/them) is a therapist specializing in the intersection of eating disorders, neurodivergence, and gender dysphoria. Chris has over 10 years of experience working with eating disorders in a variety of settings: residential, out-patient, and community-based non-profits. Their professional experience at both institutions and grass roots organizations gives them perspective on how traditional treatments often fail vulnerable populations. Their lived experience as a gender expansive, neurodivergent human drives their passion for providing effective clinical care for those with intersecting, marginalized identities.
Chris is an educator, therapist, advocate, and researcher who has conducted trainings and published on eating disorders and autism. They see clients in Washington DC and Maryland at their practice Thrive As You Are.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Chris Sherman maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Capitol Hill Sport & Health, Resilient Me, DeHenzel Training Systems, and District Flow Yoga. They receive a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. They have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Chris Sherman has no relevant non-financial relationships.
