Practitioner mentoring in gender affirming care

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This practitioner mentoring service is dedicated to helping complementary medicine providers deliver respectful, person centred, trauma informed and gender-affirming care to trans and gender diverse clients.

This service expands on the foundation of the Trans & Gender Diverse Health Webinar*, offering deeper clinical support, personalised guidance, and ongoing professional development for naturopaths, nutritionists, and other complementary medicine/allied health practitioners committed to inclusive practice.

Whether you're looking to refine your intake process, interpret pathology in the context of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), or understand herb and nutrient interactions, this mentorship equips you with the knowledge and tools to provide competent, compassionate care.

*You do not need to have completed the Trans & Gender Diverse Health Webinar to sign up for mentoring. However, I do recommend this if you are new to the topic.

What is gender

affirming care?

Gender affirming care refers to:

Treating trans people with dignity.
Creating a safe clinical environment.
Running appropriate health screenings.
Using the correct name, pronouns and other preferred language of the individual.
And much much more!

Who is this for?

This mentoring is designed for:

Naturopaths, nutritionists, herbalists, and other complementary medicine/allied health practitioners
Clinicians who have completed the webinar and want advanced clinical application
New graduates or students seeking supervision in providing gender-affirming care
No prior expertise is required, just a commitment to learning and improving your quality of care

What will You Gain?

Mentoring in areas relevant to your clinical practice.

One-on-one and group mentoring can focus on:

- Interpreting blood work in clients on feminising and masculinising hormone therapy
- Understanding herb, nutrient, and drug interactions with gender affirming hormones
- Managing complex cases
- Navigating contraindications with common endocrine-modulating herbs (e.g., Paeonia, Vitex, Spearmint)
- Critical appraisal of trans health research and identifying misinformation
- Case study analysis and reflective practice
- Creating/reviewing inclusive clinical practices including intake forms, consult questions, client handouts and reception practices
- Other topics of your choice

Why this matters

Research shows 60% of trans young people feel isolated from healthcare, and 42% have encountered a provider who didn’t respect their gender identity. These experiences lead to delayed care, mistrust, and poorer health outcomes.

Complementary medicine is utilised by approximately two out of three people living in Australia, and trans and gender diverse people deserve equal access to this care.

Additionally trans and gender diverse folk are far more likely to experience chronic health concerns related to systemic discrimination (including poor access to affirming care). Creating services that are trauma informed, gender affirming and person centred can improve health outcomes for trans people.

Meet your mentor

Sam Jeffrey (he/him)

Naturopath | PhD Candidate

Sam is a qualified naturopath, PhD candidate and proud trans man. His research focuses on barriers to care for trans and gender diverse people with endometriosis. He is specifically investigating the inclusion of trans and gender diverse healthcare within medicine and complementary medicine curriculum across Australia and Aotearoa. This research provides Sam with a good understanding of the gaps in current providers knowledge and how to bridge these gaps.

He is passionate about equipping practitioners with practical, respectful, and scientifically sound approaches to gender-affirming care, so you can confidently support your trans clients.