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Hello and Welcome.

Being who we really are takes courage greater than most understand. A safe place to simply be and continue to become who we are is imperative for wholeness and happiness. I welcome the opportunity to support you or your child in this process.

Support On Your Journey

My specialty and passion is working with transgender and gender nonbinary individuals, with particular expertise working with children.

In working with my clients, I seek to provide them with a space of emotional safety and care. Aware that we each have our unique journeys, I believe that an accepting and empathetic ear can help in some of the tougher stretches. Whether you are in a place in your journey where extra support and guidance is needed, personally in the process of identity exploration and/or transition, or a parent desiring a safe and supportive space for your child or yourself, I believe I can be of service.

Areas of Specialty

I specialize in working with transgender and gender nonbinary children ages 2+, as well as transgender, gender nonbinary, and gender questioning adolescents and adults. Additional areas of focus in my practice include sexual identity, anxiety, depression, life transitions, pain management, religion, and spirituality.

CLICK HERE to learn more about my work with transgender children.

Check out Gender Camps for info on day camp programs for TGNB kids in the Los Angeles area.

Trainings

I offer a number of informative clinical and educational trainings for individual practices, groups, organizations, and schools on gender diversity, as well as additional topics. Each of my trainings are thoughtfully developed and grounded in current clinical and scientific research, as well as my clinical experience.

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Had a wonderful weekend presenting on pain management strategies for TGNB youth and cisgender girls at @cpa_psych conference in San Diego with @drmelissajohnson_ifgd from @institute4girls 🌈🏳️‍⚧️💖
Thank you @villagewellcc for having me this past Sunday! We had a wonderful reading of Every Body is a Rainbow 🌈💖📖
My previously scheduled reading at @villagewellcc, which had to be cancelled as a result of illness on my end, has been rescheduled!

Join me this upcoming Sunday at 11am for my reading of Every Body is a Rainbow!

This reading is meant for parents of cisgender, transgender, and gender nonbinary kids alike! I’ll provide practical guidance for discussing gender diversity and body inclusivity with young children. 

Parents will learn:

🌈Ways to talk with their child about their body, including their private parts, in a way that creates awareness and body esteem!

🌈How to create awareness around bodies that are different from their child's!

🌈How to foster a greater understanding and acceptance of gender diverse bodies with their child.

🌈How to explore gender identity with their child, as well as why it's important.

Hope to see you there!
Happy Nonbinary Awareness Week and Nonbinary People’s Day! 
💛🤍💜🖤
There’s no one way to be nonbinary and we want to celebrate all nonbinary identities, you are valid and loved!
It was such a pleasure to have the opportunity to chat with Marie Holmes for her @huffpost article on gender-creative parenting! 

Providing children with the freedom to explore all types of expression without the limits of gendered expectations is vital. Marie’s article illuminates the ways in which parents are able to navigate this for themselves and their children during a heavily gendered time in a child’s life. Read the full article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gender-creative-parenting_l_648c7c23e4b025003ee40d10 (link is also in my bio!)
A victory for TGNB youth in Arkansas! 

On Tuesday, June 20th, a federal judge in Arkansas deemed that the state’s law forbidding medical treatments for minors seeking gender-affirming care was unconstitutional and discriminatory. This is a momentous occasion for TGNB youth in Arkansas, and it provides a significant precedent for other laws in the U.S. banning gender-affirming care for minors to be challenged as well. As Rick Rojas and Emily Cochrane express in their @nytimes article, this ruling “deliver[s] a dose of certainty for transgender youth in Arkansas who had worried for nearly two years about losing access to puberty blockers and hormones.” We, like many others who have been fighting every day against the assault on trans rights, hope to continue to see these laws struck down as the wrongful and unjust attacks on the transgender community that they are.

You can read the article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/arkansas-transgender-care-ban.html
Come join me 11am tomorrow at @villagewellcc for a reading of Every Body is a Rainbow!

This reading is meant for parents of cisgender, transgender, and gender nonbinary kids alike! I’ll provide practical guidance for discussing gender diversity and body inclusivity with young children. 

Parents will learn:

🌈Ways to talk with their child about their body, including their private parts, in a way that creates awareness and body esteem!

🌈How to create awareness around bodies that are different from their child's!

🌈How to foster a greater understanding and acceptance of gender diverse bodies with their child.

🌈How to explore gender identity with their child, as well as why it's important.

You can join in person or on Zoom!
tinyurl.com/EBAR6423

Meeting ID: 895 0354 8527
Passcode: 748993
While this is a tough and scary time for much of the LGBTQ+ community, and especially TGNB folks, there is still much to celebrate and be hopeful for this Pride Month. We are so grateful for the many trans activists and leaders fighting for trans rights and pro-trans legislation, as well as those in the community who have come together to support one another, helping to provide resources and banning together in the face of hate.
As the continued assault on the rights and humanity of the TGNB community happens in Florida, with 4 anti-trans bills being signed into law today, we stand with those in Florida and support the continued fight for the rights of TGNB Floridians.
Two months to go until one of the best months of my year. This July will be our fourth year running @gendercamps! We have filled all our spots for Unicorn Day Camp but please reach out if you want to be put on our wait list. We still have a few spots at epanouie! #transkids  #transyouth #lgbtcamp #protecttranskids💕🌈💕🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Praise For Dr. Caroline

Her presentation style is comfortable, clear, and lively. It was a pleasure for our members to learn from her…

Richard LaBrie, Psy.D., San Gabriel Valley Psychological Assoc.

She’s a trusted and supportive colleague as well as a skilled clinician who meets her clients with deep compassion and empathy.

Noelle Wittliff, LMFT, Mindful Parenting

My 7-year-old transgender son is now fully accepted for who he is and flourishing at a school whose students benefited from Dr. Carter’s trainings…

Parent of Transgender Child

Dr. Carter provided both informative and engaging training on how to best support gender diverse students to our middle school faculty…

Rosamatilde Puma, Polytechnic Middle School

Caroline’s training was thorough, thoughtful, and her expertise deeply felt and appreciated…

Jenny Walters MA, LMFT, Highland Park Holistic Psychotherapy