I have been providing support for people on a gender journey since 2008. Gender dysphoria or being transgender is not a mental health condition but trans* people do have a high level of mental health struggles. Psychotherapy can provide valuable support to someone identifying as non cis. I am educated in this area, am a trans* allay and am able to provide support if you just need someone to talk to. I am a psychotherapist and therefore not able to provide assessment and diagnosis of gender dysphoria, there are specific psychiatrists in Ireland who specialise in this (see www.teni.ie). I also provide training for other therapists in this area and am listed with TENI. Some of the issues that this work involves are: