Katherine (Kit) Rachlin

Dr. Katherine Rachlin (Kit) is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in New York City where she spends her days deep in conversation with people of all genders, sexualities, and lifestyles, their parents, siblings, partners, and chosen families. She is one of the authors of WPATH’s Version 7 of the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender, Transsexual, and Gender Nonconforming People. She has served on the Boards of Directors of The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and FTM International, and is a former member of the American Psychological Association’s taskforce on Gender Identity, Gender Variance, and Intersex Conditions. Her published papers address topics such as: Flexible Use of the Standards of Care; Access to Health Care; Transgender Individuals’ Experiences of Psychotherapy; An Intake Template for Genderqueer College Students, and Factors which Influence FTM Individuals’ Surgical Decisions. For a fuller listing of papers, or other info, go to her website.