#66 - Therapy Challenges in Autism & Gender Identity with Alan Dignam

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Take 2 with Deb Shaw

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Guests join Deb to share their insights on current events, pop culture & personal growth.

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Society & Culture

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#66 - Therapy Challenges in Autism & Gender Identity with Alan Dignam

Take 2 with Deb Shaw

1 hour 15 minutes 44 seconds

2 years ago

#66 - Therapy Challenges in Autism & Gender Identity with Alan Dignam

Alan Dignam is a counsellor and psychotherapist accredited with the Irish Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (IACP) and a member of Psychologists Protection Society (PPS). 00:00 - Pluralistic Therapy 11:13 - The intersection of transgender people & ASD 25:45 - The double empathy problem 31:40 - The fear of diagnosis 38:04 - Self-diagnosis vs real diagnosis & social media 40:35 - The improvement in society & acceptance 47:30 - Where psychotherapy misses the mark 50:30 - Fear of getting it wrong 57:10 - The importance of having conversations 01:03:32 - The LGBT scene in 90's Ireland Alan's links: Website: www.dignamcounselling.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/dignamcounselling/ My links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_debshaw/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_debshaw YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DebbieShaw