Counseling in a Gender-Expansive World

Dr. Douglas Knutson (he, him) is assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. He focuses on research with LGBT populations with an emphasis on transgender health. Dr. Knutson currently serves on the executive committee for the American Psychological Association (APA) Society of Counseling Psychology Section on LGBT Issues and he holds a committee position on the APA Counsel of Counseling Psychology Training Programs Inaugural Standing Committee on Advocacy, Inclusion and Diversity. Dr. Knutson's recent publications include "Person Centered Therapy as Applied to Work with Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients" (Knutson & Koch, 2018) and "Recommendations from Transgender Healthcare Consumers in Rural Areas" (Knutson et al., 2018).