Created by LGBTQ+ therapists, the app Voda has just launched Trans Library, the world’s largest free mental health resource offering support to trans folks.
The Trans Library includes 52 self-led mental health programmes, covering topics ranging from coping with gender dysphoria, misgendering, social media abuse and medical stigma. While not intended to replace professional mental health care, this resource aims to meet the unique mental health needs of the trans community.
The library was designed in response to the growing challenges trans people are facing worldwide due to the increase in anti-trans rhetoric. Among bans on gender-affirming care and on trans athletes accessing sports, trans rights are increasingly under attack in a climate that often takes its toll on the community’s mental health.
Each of the 52 programs included in the Trans Library was created using evidence-based therapy modalities to ensure the content is both effective and affirming. In order to achieve this goal, Voda surveyed over 2,400 trans participants and consulted with prominent members of the community.
The programmes were created by a panel of four trans therapists with lived experiences across sexuality, gender, ethnicity and neurodivergence, including M Fok MBACP (they/them), a non-binary counsellor; Ellis J. Johnson MBACP (he/him), a queer and trans man of colour and psychodynamic psychotherapeutic counsellor; and Jessy Woods MBACP (she/her), a counsellor and psychotherapist.
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The project was led by Voda’s Lead Psychotherapist, Chris Sheridan MBACP (they/them), who commented on its launch saying: “Our community has long faced mental health challenges that are often overlooked or inadequately addressed.
“We created the Trans Library to provide our community with timely access to mental health support and inclusive programs to help individuals navigate their mental health journeys in the context of systemic oppression,” they added. “We hope this ever expanding library becomes a source of support for trans people around the world.”
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Co-founder and CEO of Voda Jaron Soh (he/him) said: “It should not be the sole responsibility of trans people to self-regulate and heal from the systemic trauma they are put through.
“We should be changing society to rid it of stigma. But until that day comes, we hope that the library provides a much-needed safe space for trans people to find mental health support created by those who have lived through the same stigma they have.”
To get access to the Trans Library, download the Voda app at this link. While the programmes offer essential support, the app’s creators encourage people in immediate distress to seek professional help.
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