SPEAKING APPEARANCES and TRAINING EVENTS
Dr. Sarah Burgamy speaks at special events and training sessions throughout Colorado and across the nation. Her presentation experience spans all levels of educational environments as well as hospitals and other medical institutions.
Dr. Burgamy takes these opportunities to step out of her chair to teach others about topics such as identity development, gender diversity across the lifespan, LGBTQ+ identities, depression, anxiety, significant life transitions, grief and loss, suicide prevention, relational issues, and sports, competition or performance related challenges for adults, adolescents, and children.
For interviews, media questions and public appearances or to book Dr. Burgamy for a radio, TV, podcast, speaking event or training seminar please contact us.
NEW ONLINE TRAINING:
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE to
GENDER DIVERSITY in
CHILDREN and ADOLECENTS
with SARAH BURGAMY, Psy.D.
Approved for 12.5 CEs.
A 16-year-old fills out your new client form with the first name “Owen,” and checks the box -“female.” Do you feel confident you can help this person deal with the challenges of just navigating being a teenager?
A family walks into your office. Their 5-year-old child is wearing lace ruffles, and the parents tell you they are concerned about their son. Do you refer them to someone else since gender is not your specialty?
Therapists have shied away from these clients, and where possible, referred them to “specialists,” because our education did not prepare us to competently work with gender diverse clients.
However, unlike specialization areas such as eating disorders or PTSD, gender identity is too much a part of the core human identity for therapists to not know how to work with it.
You need to feel competent and confident when working with your clients to address this sensitive, universal part of being human. The Essential Guide to Gender Diversity will teach you how.
In this 5-module course, we will step beyond basic competency in understanding gender diversity and give you the tools you need to work with clients on gender identity and expression.
This course will provide a safe space for you to engage in inner inquiry, and to ask questions without the fear that you will be judged or offend someone.
NEW TRAINING– WHAT’S NEW IN GENDERLAND: Your Definitive Guide to New Standards of Care
On September 15, 2022, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health published the 8th version of its Standards of Care.
These standards, assembled by an international and multidisciplinary team of experts using the latest evidenced-based research, define our minimum responsibilities as therapists when it comes to providing care for gender diverse clients.
Therapists working with gender-diverse clients often don’t know these standards exist. Or that the APA practice guidelines and DSM diagnostic codes are changing as well. That can leave us providing substandard care to one of the most vulnerable populations.
If you are feeling unsure about recognizing and caring for all gender identities, or curious about how the mental health field is evolving to address the needs of a gender-diverse population, the information is now available in one place / we’ve got the roadmap to get you on track.
We’re proud to present What’s New in Genderland: Your Definitive Guide to New Standards of Care with Sarah Burgamy, Psy.D.
NEW TRAINING– Living In A Nonbinary World: Understanding Cultural Shifts In Gender Identity And Expression
People often joke about the “alphabet soup” of gender and sexual identity. The list of letters following the original ‘LGB’ has definitely grown.
But the importance of those letters is not a joke.
Each letter represents gender identities and sexual orientations that our fellow human beings experience…
And each letter recognizes the struggle to be seen and respected.
So, let’s get serious about this real issue: When people’s core identities are disrespected or marginalized, the normal response is distress. We see unacceptable rates of distress in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Dr. Burgamy in the News Media
The Denver Post – Transgender in Colorado
The Denver Post – Elsa’s Story
The Denver Post – A Culture Shift
The Colorado Trust – The Orlando Shooting, and What It Means for LGBT Health
The Everyday Show – Understanding what it means to be transgender
The Denver Post – Pediatricians see growing number of cross-gender kids like Coy Mathis
KUNC, Interview – For 5th Time, Colorado lawmakers try to ban conversion therapy for minors
Dr. Burgamy’s Past Speaking Events
Department of Veterans Affairs, West Haven, CT – Cultural Competency: Working with Transgender/Gender Variant Clients, Presentation to Psychology Predoctoral Intern Cultural Competency Seminar, May 2, 2013
Colorado Youth Mentoring Collaborative – Colorado Mentoring Symposium: GLBTIQQA Issues and Awareness Through the Developmental Lens, Friday, April 12, 2013
Cherry Creek Schools, Centennial, Colorado – Mental Health Team: Guest Trainer – LGBT Competency and Inclusiveness, March 28, 2013
TV2 Denmark, Interview for “Great debate on special considerations for children”, March, 2013
The Everyday Show, KDVR/Fox 31, Live Interview: “Understanding what it means to be transgender”, March 13, 2013
EDGE Media, Denver, Colorado, Interview for “25,000 Support Six-Year-Old Trans Girl Facing Discrimination”, March 12, 2013
The Denver Post, Interview for “Pediatricians seeing growing number of cross-gender kids like Coy Mathis”, March 3, 2013
City of Boulder, Children, Youth and Families, Boulder, CO – “Pink or Blue? Gender Variant and Cross Gender Identified Children and Adolescents: Understanding How Best to Offer Individual and Familial Systemic and Emotional Support Through a Developmental Lens”, March 8, 2013
Society for the Advancement of Multiculturalism and Diversity (SAMD), a Division of the Colorado Psychological Association (CPA): Doctors of the Dark Side, Panelist, February 20, 2013
Stanley British Primary School: Gender, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression in Children – Introductory Training for Middle School Staff, December 5, 2012
University of Colorado at Denver, Guest Speaker for Dr. Anat Geva – Gender Identity Disorder and LGBTIQ Issues, April 25, 2012
Urban Peak: LGBT Cultural Competency Training for Programs Staff, April 18, 2012
Denver Health: Guest Speaker for Dr. Chris Sheldon, Chief Psychologist and Training Director – Presentation on GLBT Clinical Competency for Psychology Interns, April 4, 2012
The Gender Identity Center of Colorado – Colorado Gold Rush Conference: Clinical Track Workshop Presenter – “Clinical Practice with Transgender Children”, March 24, 2012 & February 22, 2013
Regis University: SafeZone Trainings with faculty and staff, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Ally Issues and Awareness for faculty, staff, and student residential advisors, 2009-2013
ONE Colorado: LGBT Health Steering Committee & Health Report/Recommendations Presentation, Denver Health, January 19, 2012 & Regis University, March 27, 2012
Regis University: Guest Speaker for Dee Marcotte, LPC – Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Identity Development and Clinical Considerations, October 19, 2011
Cherry Creek Schools, Centennial, Colorado – Mental Health Team: Guest Trainer – LGBT Competency and Inclusiveness, October 6, 2011
Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado: Guest Speaker for Corissa Gold, LPC – “Diversity and Multiculturalism in the United States”, September 21, 2011
Kansas Psychological Association – Diversity Conference: “Cultural Competency Working with GLBT Clients”, April 9, 2011
The Gender Identity Center of Colorado – Colorado Gold Rush Conference: Clinical Track Workshop Presenter – “Children: Diagnosis and Treatment Trends, Social Adjustment and Family Dynamics”, February 26, 2011
Regis University, Allies in Action: Diversity Week Keynote Address: “The Gender Regime”, November 19, 2010
Arapahoe Rescue Patrol: Guest Trainer – Diversity Workshop: Stereotyping, Prejudice, Microaggressions, and Interpersonal Team Building Competencies, November 17, 2010
Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado: Guest Speaker for Corissa Gold, LPC – Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Program, Social and Cultural Foundations, October 18, 2010
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado: Agency-wide training, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Ally Issues and Awareness, October 6, 2010
University of Colorado at Denver (UCD): Guest Speaker for Dr. Carmen Williams – Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Sexuality, 2009 & 2010
Regis University: Guest Speaker for Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas – SafeZone Organizations, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Ally Issues and Awareness, 2007-2009
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan: Guest Speaker for Dr. Anthony Bandele – Psychology Intern Multicultural Seminar – Gender Identity, Gender Identity Disorder, Transgender Identity, Best Practices and Clinical Considerations, 2008-2009
University of Denver, Department of Athletics: Guest Speaker for Dr. Steve Portenga – Diversity Issues and Multicultural Identity, 2008
University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Guest Speaker for Dr. Jennifer Cornish — Gender Development in Adolescence/Adulthood, Gender Identity Disorder, Transgender Identity and Implications for Clinical Practice, 2006-2007
Regis University: Guest Speaker for Dr. Anthony Bandele – Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Identity Development and Clinical Considerations, 2007
University of Colorado at Denver: Guest Speaker for Dr. Anthony Bandele –Individual Multicultural Identity Development, 2007