Oral presentation at the 1st International Congress of Coaching Psychology Conference UK. British Psychological Society, Special Group in Coaching Psychology, 14th & 15th December 2010, City University, London, UK.

1. Using evidence based cognitive behavioural coaching to facilitate gender transition: Goal setting and pre and post intervention measures of mental wellbeing Dr Dasha Grajfoner C.PsycholMSCP Accred

2. GENDER IDENTITY By Melita (Flickr)

3. TRANSITION = ULTIMATE CHANGE EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOURAL ENVIRONMENT INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL SEXUAL COGNITIVE

4. Why CBC? EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOURAL AWARENESS COGNITIVE SOCIAL SEXUAL

5. CBC Tools Raising awareness (ABC) Modifying stress inducing thinking, behaviour and emotions Thinking skills SMART goals Tools for self coaching

6. Author: xcode

7. Mental Health (Bockting, 2008)

8. Transition Model AFFIRMATION DISCLOSURE ADJUSTMENT MAINTENANCE Grajfoner, 2009

9. Methods 9 sessions - 2 hours 12 Participants in 2 groups (MtF and FtM) 8 completed questionnaires Tools: Visualisation Thinking Errors SMART goals, ABC, Core values and beliefs

10. Results Goal Setting and Progress Depression (PHQ-9) Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)

11. Goal Setting Scale Week 1 or 2 Week 8 0 10

12. Goal 1 “Tell my parents I am a woman” (Disclosure)

13. Goal 2 “ To be able to speak in feminine voice by the end of the course” (Adaptation)

14. Goal 3 “To be able to recognise and stop my anxiety” (Maintenance)

15. Goal Progress

16. PHQ-9 5 - Mild Depression

17. Well-being

18. Conclusions Significant Goal progression Significant lower Depression scores Significant increase in Well-being Reported Group support

19. Role of CBC and Transition Model