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Barbara F. Anderson PhD, LCSW

Psychotherapist in private practice
San Francisco, CA, USA
Contact at:
Office: 415-776-0139
E-mail: basu62@aol.com
Language: English

Expertise:

  • Transgender issues
  • “Coming out” issues
  • Mental health in LGBT populations
  • LGBT issues and the workplace
  • Aging and the LGBT population
  • Same-sex couples

Additional Information:

In the 40 years that she has been a psychotherapist, Dr. Anderson has developed a practice specializing in working with individuals, couples and families struggling with issues of sexual and gender diversity.
For eight years Dr. Anderson was employed by the City of San Francisco as Coordinator of a program serving the mental health needs of the transgender community. She has been a guest of Michael Krasny on KQED's radio program, "Forum" and has been interviewed by SELF, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook and New Woman. She was featured in a video, "'Changing Sexes" dealing with the transgender experience and was invited to contribute chapters to three texts on the subject of transgenderism.


Dr. Anderson has presented workshops and trainings on the following subjects:

"Childrearing in Transgender Families"
"Ethical Issues in Psychotherapy with Transgender Clients" "Conflict Resolution in Families"
"Gender Identity: Theory and Practice"
"Psychosocial Issues Affecting the Transgender Population" "Aging in the Transgender Population"