Guest: Lou Himes, PhD (Trauma-Informed Trans Treatment)

Our guest this week is Dr. Lou Himes.

Dr. Lou Himes is a licensed clinical psychologist and gender specialist in New York.

They identify as gender non-binary and use they/them/theirs pronouns. 

Lou maintains a strong commitment to social justice and aspires to play an active role in eliminating mental health disparities for members of queer communities. Lou has more than 10 years experience working with the LGBTQIA+ community. They are a WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) certified specialist in mental health and provides consultation regarding the current WPATH Standards of Care (7) guidelines for the appropriate treatment of transgender individuals. 

In addition to their work in full time private practice, Lou also offers a variety of educational opportunities for organizations or individual practitioners seeking to provide competent care to queer individuals. This includes basic practices for helping queer and transgender individuals feel safe and welcomed into one’s office, holy space, community, and/or business.

 You can see their website HERE.