Gender dysphoria affects people in many different ways.
Some move beyond it. Others explore social and/or medical transition and some later choose to detransition. Many remain uncertain—ambivalent about the choices they’ve made or the options now available to them. There is no single path forward, and no one-size-fits-all recovery. That’s why Beyond Trans offers a range of support options—so you can choose what works best for you.
- Free, therapist-facilitated support groups: Join online groups led by licensed professionals serving in a facilitative—not treatment—capacity, offering guided discussion, reflection, and community connection.
- Access to well-informed, evidence-based therapists: Explore our Therapist Directory to connect directly with independent clinicians who integrate evidence-based models and relational, non-medicalized approaches to gender-related distress.
- Beyond Trans groups are therapist-facilitated peer-support spaces, not psychotherapy or clinical treatment. We follow a non-medicalized, non-diagnostic approach to gender dysphoria—offering a caring community, reflection, and personal growth.
Free therapist-facilitated support groups
Support Groups
Regular Groups
- Every Monday: Support Group for Detransitioners
9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM GMT - Every Tuesday: Open Support Group
4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET / 12:00 AM GMT - Biweekly Tuesdays: Men’s Beyond Trans Detrans Support Group
11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM GMT - Every Thursday: Open Support Group
9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM GMT - Biweekly Thursdays: Women’s Circle
2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET / 10:00 PM GMT
Monthly Groups
- Adults Who Transitioned as Children
- Adults Who Transitioned as Adults
All groups are strictly for adults (18 +) only. These are therapist-facilitated peer-support groups. Facilitators are licensed professionals acting in a non-clinical, educational and supportive capacity.
Directory of Therapists
Our therapist directory connects you with independent, licensed mental health professionals who take a non-medicalized, well-informed approach to gender dysphoria and related distress. Every therapist in our network is committed to understanding the whole person—beyond labels or pre-set pathways.
These therapists prioritize open-ended exploration over affirmation or medical intervention, creating a space where individuals can reflect, question, and seek personal insight without pressure. Whether you’re navigating gender dysphoria, medical transition, detransition, or seeking clarity, you’ll find approaches grounded in psychological depth and ethical integrity.
Browse detailed therapist profiles to learn about each practitioner’s background and experience. You can contact them directly through our secure forms to arrange private sessions within their licensed jurisdictions, at your own pace.
Get Involved
If you are ready to contribute, speak up, or help others, here’s how you can do that.
Get Paid to Publish
We want to share your story. If you have moved beyond transition, we offer payment for written or video submissions that help others understand your experience.
Help Us See the Bigger Picture
We are gathering information on transition and detransition to better understand what people are going through. If you are willing to share your story, we will treat it with full confidentiality.
Find a Bigger Audience
If you want to speak to the wider public, we can connect you with journalists or writers who can help you share your story through interviews, articles or books.
Living Beyond Transition
We offer webinars and question and answer sessions to explore what it means to move beyond transition. These sessions are practical, informative and open to all.
Explore
Mapping the Detransition Island
This visual captures common experiences shared by detransitioners around the world. March 12 is Detrans Awareness Day. Many detransitioners are finding that their stories follow similar patterns. We created this map to show the global reach of this often overlooked experience — and to help make it visible.
