A Practical Response to Gender Distress: Tips and Tools for Families

by Pamela Garfield-Jaeger

Overview

Transgender issues have become ubiquitous in schools, entertainment, medicine, etc. and many do not know how to approach this sensitive issue. Due to the dominance of a one-sided approach, parents are ill-equipped to discuss this topic with their children or effectively advocate for their well-being.

In this book you will learn:
The dark side of puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries clinics don't want you to hear.
How the internet has tremendous influence on young people.
Why a child could choose to be transgender.
How therapists are trained to emotionally blackmail parents.
Practical tips:
How to talk to a teen who suddenly believes they are transgender.
How to help your child say no to the pronoun game.
How to find a therapist who will work with your child as a whole person.

This book is written with knowledge and compassion by a California-state licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881195700
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	05/23/2024
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Known as "The Truthful Therapist", Pamela is a California licensed social worker (LCSW) with over 20 years of experience. She has worked in a variety of settings including schools, clinics residential programs and hospitals. In 2022, she publicly started questioning the direction the mental health field is going. Pamela believes in working collaboratively with families when treating minors. She also values treating patients holistically, rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. In addition, she doesn't make assumptions about people based on the color of their skin. Plus, she knows people need therapy to work through underlying issues and blind affirmation is not ethical. Finally, Pamela believes in empowering patients and not reinforcing victim mentality.

Pamela graduated from New York University in 1999 with her Master's in Social Work and completed a Master's in Public Administration in 2003. She has been licensed in California since 2005.

Pamela has starred in three documentaries about the harms of gender medicine.

Editorial Reviews

Thank you for this book! This is an extremely helpful resource for addressing many frequently asked questions by parents and I know this would have been a valuable resource for my parents if it existed back when I first came out was trans.

detransitioner

This book is a must read for parents. Pamela Garfield-Jaeger offers clearly written insights into the influences that drive gender distress and practical recommendations for working through it.

sexchangeregret.com - Walt Heyer

This book is great! It's a short, incredibly informative gem of a read that clarifies so much around the issue of transition from an informed, compassionate and care-giving perspective that is sorely needed in the conversation around the issue.

New Discources - James Linsday

Pamela's book is an absolute must read for parents, therapists, school guidance counselors and anyone else who is rightfully concerned about the unnatural explosion of LGBTQ+ identifying youth. Rather than blindly follow the DSM-5 off the metaphorical cliff, Pamela asks the questions that many adults are too afraid to ask, exploring the influences, flawed studies and delusions behind the almost religious dogma that is gender ideology.

Gays Against Groomers - Judith Rose

Oh how I wish I had this book when our daughter proclaimed she was trans five years ago. I would have been much better prepared to protect her from the misguided friends, teachers and doctors who sheered on her social transition.

Genspect - Camille Ross