Please join us at the upcoming Monday, November 14, 2016 support meeting of PFLAG Sedona/Verde Valley. The support meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of the Red Rocks, 54 Bowstring Drive in Sedona, in the Painted Cliffs Hall. Our speaker will be Jen Emmerich, a Sedona therapist, who specializes in gender identity/LGBTQ issues, bariatric weight loss, eating disorders and eating issues.
Jen Emmerich has been working with and providing therapy to members of the transgender community since 1991. Her presentation is called “The Many Faces of Transitioning Gender” and will include a brief historical overview and discussion regarding gender as a social construct and occurring on a continuum. Jen will talk about the current range of options/contexts that transgender persons explore, and will also touch upon the distinction between sexual orientation and gender identity.
Jen Emmerich moved to Sedona from Michigan in September of 2016 and has begun her psychology practice in West Sedona. In Michigan, she taught at Western Michigan University (WMU) in the Gender and Women’s Studies Department and in the School of Social Work. Jen was a contract clinician with the WMU counseling clinic, while also running her full-time private psychology practice.
Jen is married and also the mother of a 25-year old son. She enjoys hiking, hot yoga, dance classes and is also a dog enthusiast.
You won’t want to miss this very educational and informative meeting and gain some knowledge and insight about the transgender community. All are invited and welcome to attend.