Gender-Affirming Therapy From a Specialist
I'm Corinne, a licensed psychologist and one of the few licensed intersex psychologists in the nation. Gender identity is the clinical work I've built my career around, and it's personal to me. I work with transgender, non-binary, and intersex clients of every age, and with the parents and families walking alongside them.
Who You'll Work With
Hi, I'm Corinne.
I'm a licensed clinical psychologist (PsyD) with extensive experience supporting trauma survivors and marginalized communities. You'll work directly with me at every step. I run every session and sign every evaluation myself. More about me →
- PsyD, Licensed Psychologist
- Online in 45+ states
- In person in Denver & Santa Ana
Anyone can list gender identity as a specialty
Plenty of therapists list gender identity among a dozen specialties, and no one verifies it. This work asks for more than good intentions. It asks for close familiarity with how gender dysphoria and gender exploration present across a lifetime, and for the diagnostic training to tell them apart from the depression, anxiety, and trauma that so often arrive alongside them.
Doctoral-Level Training
My doctoral training is in assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment. My clinical background includes work at LGBTQIA+ centers, and I've collaborated with neurologists, geneticists, endocrinologists, and human development experts on research into best practices, development, and parenting within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Author of Gender Centered
I'm the author of Gender Centered and host of the Gender Centered podcast, examining transgender issues and gender-affirming therapy through a clinical lens.
One of Few Intersex Psychologists
As one of the few licensed intersex psychologists in the nation, I bring a unique and deeply personal understanding to this work.
45+ States, One License
Through my PSYPACT license, I provide affirming therapy to clients in 45+ states, including many where LGBTQIA+ friendly services are under threat.
Four ways I work with gender questions
Gender Dysphoria Assessment
A thorough evaluation for clarity, documentation, or support letters.
Gender Transition Therapy
Therapy for social, medical, and logistical decisions, at your pace.
Gender Detransition Support
Care for anyone reconsidering, pausing, or reversing a transition, without judgment.
Parent & Family Support
Support for parents processing a child's gender identity, or for the whole family together.
You will not be steered toward or away from transition
- Your name and pronouns used correctly, in session and in every piece of paperwork I control.
- No predetermined path: you will not be pushed toward transition or away from it.
- No conversion therapy, ever, in any form or under any label.
- Questioning and uncertainty welcomed, for as long as they take.
- Evidence-based clinical work. Careful and supportive are not opposites here.
- Parents of minors treated as partners in the work, with a teen's private space respected in ways we agree on together.
You might have known for decades, started questioning recently, be weighing a decision, be reconsidering one you already made, or be a parent trying to respond well to something your child just told you. None of it is too early, too late, or too uncertain to bring to a first call.
“This work asks for more than good intentions. It asks for close familiarity with how gender dysphoria and gender exploration present across a lifetime.”
— Dr. Corinne Votaw-Freer, PsyD
Questions people ask before a first call
What if I'm not sure this is "gender," or I'm still figuring it out?
That's a completely normal place to start. Questioning and uncertainty are welcomed here for as long as they take. You don't need certainty to benefit from this work.
Will you push me toward or away from transition?
No. There is no predetermined path in this work. My job is to help you think clearly and arrive at decisions that are your own, whatever direction they point.
Do you work with minors?
Yes, with parents involved as partners in the work and a teen's private space respected in ways we agree on together. See Parent & Family Support for family-focused care.
How do I know which service is right for me?
Bring whatever's on your mind to the free consultation, and we'll figure out together whether assessment, ongoing therapy, or family support fits best. Many people need more than one over time.