Barriers to Systemic Therapy Services Among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults in Canada

IF 1.1 3区心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI:10.1111/jmft.70064

Chichun Lin, Nate Fuks, Lukas Maitland, Haeon Kang

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Abstract

Systemic therapies, including relational, couple, marriage, and family therapy services, play a key role in supporting transgender and nonbinary people who experience mental health and relational challenges. However, limited research studies have examined this population's barriers to accessing these therapy services. This study aimed to explore these barriers to enhance the cultural competence of relational and family therapists. This study involved 12 TNB adult participants in Canada. Regarding methodology, the semi-structured interviews were conducted via Zoom and recorded, and the interpretative phenomenological analysis was applied. The results included the following: (1) Challenges in finding competent and affirming therapists; (2) Geographic limitations; (3) Financial concerns; and (4) Systemic and institutional barriers to accessing RCMFT services. The results can be shared in teaching, supervision, workshops, and conference presentations to improve cultural competence and reduce the barriers.

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加拿大跨性别和非二元性成年人接受系统治疗服务的障碍

系统治疗，包括关系、夫妻、婚姻和家庭治疗服务，在支持经历心理健康和关系挑战的跨性别和非二元性别人群方面发挥着关键作用。然而，有限的研究调查了这一人群获得这些治疗服务的障碍。本研究旨在探讨这些障碍，以提升关系治疗师和家庭治疗师的文化能力。这项研究涉及加拿大的12名TNB成年参与者。在方法论上，采用Zoom进行半结构化访谈并进行记录，采用解释性现象学分析。结果包括：(1)在寻找称职的治疗师和肯定治疗师方面面临挑战；(2)地理限制；(3)财务问题；(4)获得RCMFT服务的系统性和体制性障碍。结果可以在教学、监督、研讨会和会议演讲中分享，以提高文化能力并减少障碍。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Multiple-

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4.10

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Marital & Family Therapy (JMFT) is published quarterly by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is one of the best known and most influential family therapy journals in the world. JMFT is a peer-reviewed journal that advances the professional understanding of marital and family functioning and the most effective psychotherapeutic treatment of couple and family distress. Toward that end, the Journal publishes articles on research, theory, clinical practice, and training in marital and family therapy.