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34 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | 2022 | Issue 6 MHM By the time you’re seeing your teen patient and their parents to discuss gender affirming healthcare, it’s evident the transitioning journey has begun. Most parents will arrive feeling very apprehensive, if not downright unwilling, to explore what gender affirming treatment Alexa Scher Clinical Psychologist Johannesburg ASSISTING PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER TEENS THROUGH THEIR CHILD’S TRANSITIONING JOURNEY