We are a group of researchers from Towson University conducting research on the experiences of therapy as an individual with a trans identity or history. If you choose to participate in this research, you will be asked to complete a brief online survey, which should take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete. During the survey, you will be asked to think about your experiences in therapy and provide examples of events that may have happened in these therapy sessions.

If you decide to participate in this survey, you will not be asked to give information that would allow anyone to identify you. You will not be asked to provide your personal information and your IP address will not be recorded. Please note that should you disclose reportable (i.e., abuse, neglect, intent to harm your self or others, etc.) and identifying information, we are required to inform the appropriate law enforcement agency.There are minimal risks associated with your participation. Risk may be more likely if you are uncomfortable thinking about negative and/or hurtful interactions related to your gender identity. There is the possibility that in some cases thinking about previous experiences of therapy may cause distress. You may exit the survey at any time. You do not have to answer every question. Should you feel that you need further assistance, please call the Fenway Health LGBT Helpline at 888.340.4528 (toll free) or the Peer Listening Line 800.399.PEER (toll free).Though there are no direct benefits or incentives for participating in this study, we hope that the results of the study will shed light on the experiences of transgender individuals in therapy and will provide clinicians with suggestions to improve their contact with transgender clients, and thus reduce gatekeeping roles and improve well-being in transgender clients.Completion of this survey signifies your voluntary consent to participate in this research and that you are at least 18 years of age. You may discontinue your participation in this study at any time by clicking "Exit this survey" in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen.The data are being collected via the online platform Surveymonkey. To address any concerns you may have about the confidentiality of data collected in this manner, please see SurveyHero’s Data Privacy Policy here The Towson University Institutional Review Board has approved this study. If you have any questions regarding this research or its purposes, please contact the faculty advisor for this project, Dr. Paz Galupo, at pgalupo@towson.edu, or the primary investigator, Ezra Morris, at kmorri27@students.towson.edu. If you have any questions pertaining to your rights as a participant, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Katz, Chairperson of the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Participants, at (410) 704-2236.Thank you for your time.Sincerely,Ezra R. MorrisM. Paz GalupoTowson University