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TRANScending Barriers
We're pleased to introduce a new webinar to the BALANCE series: TRANScending Barriers to Treatment for the LGBTQ+ Community is a FREE virtual event, featuring BALANCE’s own Licensed Social Worker and Therapist Beck Liatt. We’ll be touching on topics such as transness, gender terms, gender dysphoria vs body dysmorphia, and gender-affirming care within the eating disorder and disordered eating sphere.
Secure your spot and join us FRIDAY, APRIL 29th at 12:00 PM EST
You know how it feels to carry the guilt, shame, and stigma of an eating disorder. . .
But, what happens when you’re feeling this… on top of a historically oppressed gender identity?
Inclusive recovery doesn’t feel like an option until you see providers make it one– and make it a priority.
We're at an impasse, hitting the same barriers to treatment at different angles:
Support teams work tirelessly to learn the intersections of identity-based stress, violence, and trauma to help LGBTQ+ folks receive the care they deserve. Yet this community has to run through hurdles and accept mistreatment or ignorance just to get one aspect of their needs met.
You should never have to choose between recovering from an eating disorder or validating your identity.
What if eating disorder recovery and affirmative care intertwined?
TRANScending Barriers to Treatment is your opportunity to validate this community’s right to gender-expansive support– within the home, school, and doctor’s office.
Find fulfillment in this new intersection of social justice, activism, and clinically effective strategy.
Licensed Social Worker & BALANCE Therapist Beck Liatt (they/them) will speak on:
✓ LGBTQ+ challenges in eating disorder recovery
✓ Recognizing body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria
✓ Identifying red flags in your recovery care
✓ Validating language to support all people
✓ Advocating for gender-affirming care
Start breaking ground (and barriers) today.
BECK LIATT
ADMISSIONS THERAPIST (they/them/theirs)
Beck is a licensed social worker with experience working in community-based programs, residential eating disorder programs, and at the outpatient level of care. They have historically worked with the queer/trans community, those looking to explore sexuality, and folks struggling with eating disorders/body image. They completed their undergraduate education at Skidmore College, majoring in Social Work and Gender Studies before receiving their MSW at Smith College School for Social Work. They utilize AEDP, ACT, and DBT frameworks when working with clients. Beck believes engaging in therapy and treatment is an opportunity to reconnect with our most authentic selves.