Rachael St.Claire is a licensed psychologist in Colorado who received her doctorate in psychology from Wright State University in 1988. She has over 30 years of experience providing psychotherapy and assessments with a focus on transgender individuals. Her current role is as a staff psychologist at Kaiser Permanente Colorado where she supervises services for transgender populations and provides clinical training on transgender cultural competency.

1. Rachael St.Claire PsyD
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Region
Ridgeline Behavioral Health
9139 Ridgeline Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Office: 720-220-5770
EDUCATION
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY
Dayton, Ohio — Doctor of Psychology 1985 - 1988
American Psychological Association approved
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Columbus, Ohio — Completed 130 quarter hours in Clinical Child Psychology Program 1982 – 1985
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois — Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Psychology 1977 - 1980
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Carbondale, Illinois — psychology major completed 31 semester hours 1976 – 1977
Diploma with Honors Distinction
PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP
FORT MEADE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER - WEST RIVER MENTAL
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP CONSORTIUM
Fort Meade, South Dakota — Doctor of Psychology 1987-1988
American Psychological Association - Full Accreditation
HONORS AND AWARDS
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Diversity Achievement Award Nominee – 2014
Kaiser Permanente National R. J. Erickson Diversity Achievement Award – 2013
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Diversity Achievement Award – 2013
Life Contribution Award – Gender Identity Center of Colorado – 2005
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
Kaiser Permanente, Denver, Colorado 1991-present
Multiple professional and management positions: staff psychologist 1991-2001, Assistant
Supervisor 2001-2003, Clinic Supervisor 2003-2005, Clinic Manager 2005-2008, Senior Manager
2008-2009; Staff Psychologist 2010-present
Management and administrative responsibility for multi-disciplinary outpatient behavioral health
clinics, including supervision of all clinical and non-clinical staff, design of service delivery
systems and development of mental health outcomes

2. Staff Psychologist responsibilities include out-patient psychotherapy, couples and family therapy,
psychological assessment and psychological testing, crisis intervention; services provided to
children, adolescents and adults; supervision of clinical staff providing mental health services to
transgender children, adolescents and adults; clinical and cultural competency training with
transgender populations; clinical consultation and program services design for transgender
populations
FIELD SUPERVISOR
University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology; Denver, Colorado 2006-present
Clinical supervision of doctoral clinical psychology students; supervised activities include
diagnostic interviewing, psychological assessment, and individual and group psychotherapy;
approximately 5 students each academic year; committee member for doctoral student
dissertations
PRIVATE PRACTICE - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Denver, Colorado 1995-present
Psychological evaluation and psychotherapy specializing in gender identity issues with
transgender adolescents and adults, physician and psychotherapist consultation on gender
identity issues, professional training and workshops on mental health services for transgender
populations
CRISIS MOBILE TEAM
Mental Health Corporation of Denver; Denver, Colorado 1995-1997
Emergency psychological evaluation of acute or chronically mentally patients in the community
and in emergency departments of general hospitals; evaluated dangerousness to self and others
and gravely disabled; consulted with physicians and psychiatrists; executed involuntary mental
health holds
PRIVATE GROUP PRACTICE - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Craig, Colorado 1990-1992
Psychological evaluation and therapy, forensic evaluation, competency evaluation, custody
evaluation, consultation to mental health professionals
PRIVATE GROUP PRACTICE - SUPERVISED PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAINEE
Psychological Associates of the Black Hills, Spearfish, South Dakota 1988-1990
Individual and group therapy, psychological evaluation, forensic evaluation, competency
evaluation, custody evaluation, consultant to Archdiocese of Rapid City (Marriage Tribunal and
Deaconate), professional workshop administration. Supervised by Robert Arnio PhD
PRIVATE GROUP PRACTICE - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANT
Freshwater House; Columbus, Ohio 1983-1985
Psychological evaluation and individual psychotherapy with transgender patients. Supervised by
Carol Manchester PhD
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
Licensed Psychologist, Colorado, since 1991, License No. 1546
PUBLICATIONS
St.Claire, Rachael. Transgender Healthcare. In Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Healthcare.
Published by Kaiser Permanente, National Diversity Department, Oakland, CA, 2000

3. PRESENTATIONS
January 2016. Transgender Teens and Families. PFLAG Transgender Family Support Group,
Highlands Ranch Colorado
November 2014. Transgender Cultural Competency Training for Healthcare Providers. Kaiser
Permanente National Diversity Conference, Oakland California. (panel presenter)
April 2009. Counseling Transgender Clients. Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado
December 2008. Counseling Transgender Clients. Metropolitan State College, Counseling Clinic,
Denver, Colorado
March 2007. Counseling Transgender Clients. Metropolitan State College, Counseling Clinic, Denver,
Colorado
April 2005. Introduction to Transgender Health. University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Denver,
Colorado. (presentation)
March 2005. Introduction to Transgender Health. American Medical Student Association Conference.
Washington DC
February 2004. Transgender Guilt and Shame. Gender Identity Center of Colorado, Colorado Gold
Rush Conference, Denver, Colorado (presenter)
June 2003. St. Joseph's Hospital, Ethics Committee. (panel presenter)
June 2001. Kaiser Permanente Trans-Cultural Medicine Symposium. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender Healthcare: Working with Transgender Persons in Healthcare. Denver, Colorado (panel
presenter)
March 2000. Transgender Healing: Is Wholeness the Answer. Gender Identity Center of Colorado ,
Gold Rush Conference, Denver, Colorado (presenter)
August 1999. A Jungian Analysis of Transgender Identity Development and Internalized Transphobia.
Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Symposium XVI, Imperial College,
London, England (presenter)
February 1999. Denver Board of Education, ad hoc Committee on Transgender Discrimination Policy
(consultant)
April 1998. Perspectives on the Psychiatric Classification of Gender Diversity: A round Table Panel.
Sixth Annual Lamba Rising Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (presenter)
January 1997. Sexual Diversity. SGI-USA (Buddhist Temple), Denver, Colorado, (presenter)
VOLUNTEER WORK
Transsexual Transitions Group, Gender Identity Center of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Support group peer facilitator 1995-1997
WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
www.TransgenderSoul.io published by Rachael St.Claire PsyD since 2001. TransgenderSoul is an
Trans-Affirmative eHealth psychology practice serving transgender and gender diverse teens and
adults, and their families. eHealth technologies such as responsive text support and video-therapy
affirm, educate, bring hope and heal the lives of those who strive to express their gender identity
authentically in a gender binary world.
@transgendersoul – Twitter Handle for Rachael St.Claire, psychologist, providing mental health
services to transgender children, teens, and adults. Tweets about the intersection of transgender
persons and mental health, healthcare, social justice, and culture.
@KPPsychStClaire — Twitter Handle for Rachael St.Claire, psychologist at Kaiser Permanent in
Denver.