Transforming Connections
An Attachment-Based Parenting Group Program to Support Caregivers of Gender Nonconforming and Transgender Youth
Transforming Connections is a ten-week program that helps parents and caregivers of gender non-conforming and trans teens
(aged 12-18) understand their teens better and strengthen the parent-teen relationship.
Caregivers meet in small groups (8-14 people) with two trained facilitators for 1.5 hours.
Each session provides parents and caregivers with an attachment perspective on parent-teen relationships and adolescent development.
Caregivers watch role plays, do reflection exercises and learn new strategies to better support their teens.
Who Can Benefit?
Gender nonconforming and trans youth may face bullying or stigmatization as a result of living in a predominately gender binary society. Caregivers often worry about their teen’s safety and their future, and this can be a source of immense parental distress and family conflict. Caregivers who are looking to connect with their gender nonconforming or trans teens better and learn from one another may benefit from this group.
Who Are The Facilitators?
The facilitators tend to be practitioners in the community who have been trained as Connect facilitators and have experience working with gender nonconforming or trans youth and their families. They will receive clinical supervision and support throughout the group.
Research Component
We are interested in your feedback which will help shape this program.
Parents in Transforming Connections groups are asked to complete questionnaires before and after participating in the group. They are compensated with $20 each time they complete a questionnaire. The research is voluntary and parents can withdrawal at any point without affecting their standing in the group.
Join a Transforming Connections Group
To find out more about the program and look for opportunity to join a group, please contact Antonia Dangaltcheva. All inquiries and responses are confidential.
Antonia Danglatcheva
Phone: 778 782 4720
Email: dr.dangaltcheva@gmail.com