12-Oct-2022, 02:04 AM
Hello,
Step father here, along with my wife reading over my shoulder, of a 10 year old daughter who recently came out to us as “non-binary.” She has an ADHD diagnosis, and we’ve had doctors tell us to “keep a look out for indicators of ODD.” The issues we want her to be going to therapy are a mix of anxiety, potential oppositional-defiance, lying, and self esteem. We love her to death, but needless to say she is a handful. Her previous therapist was great, but she retired when Covid hit because she didn’t believe in the efficacy of remote therapy, and to be honest she had been practicing long enough to be nearing retirement anyway. Since then we have looked for a new therapist for our daughter but everyone is either not taking new patients or is 25 years old with pronouns in their bios and nods to their “gender affirming care.” I just can’t… was hoping for some help in finding a therapist in our area who can help with all the other issues without fostering our daughter’s burgeoning new fad identity.
Step father here, along with my wife reading over my shoulder, of a 10 year old daughter who recently came out to us as “non-binary.” She has an ADHD diagnosis, and we’ve had doctors tell us to “keep a look out for indicators of ODD.” The issues we want her to be going to therapy are a mix of anxiety, potential oppositional-defiance, lying, and self esteem. We love her to death, but needless to say she is a handful. Her previous therapist was great, but she retired when Covid hit because she didn’t believe in the efficacy of remote therapy, and to be honest she had been practicing long enough to be nearing retirement anyway. Since then we have looked for a new therapist for our daughter but everyone is either not taking new patients or is 25 years old with pronouns in their bios and nods to their “gender affirming care.” I just can’t… was hoping for some help in finding a therapist in our area who can help with all the other issues without fostering our daughter’s burgeoning new fad identity.
