Practice:
Guidelines and Practice Position Statements
IPsyNet guidelines and practice position statements from various psychology organizations around the world inform the practice of psychologists and provide scientific and culturally-pertinent information for the education and training of psychologists regarding sexual orientation and gender diverse people and issues.
Arabic
Lebanon
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Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients - Arabic (PDF, 618KB)
Lebanese Psychological Association, April 2018 -
Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (PDF, 1MB)
American Psychologist, 70(9), 832- 864, 2015
Chinese: Traditional
Hong Kong
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LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counselling Handbook
Society of True Light, 2025 -
Position paper for psychologists working with gender and sexually diverse individuals
Hong Kong Psychological Society, 2024
Czech
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Doporučený postup pro psychologickou praxi s lesbami, gayi a bisexuálními klient-y/kami
Queer Geography, 2018
English
Australia
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LGB Practice Guidelines
Australian Psychological Society (APS); member only access (scroll down to Ethical Guidelines) -
APS Position Statements:
Information Sheet: Australian Psychological Society (APS) recommends mental health practices that affirm transgender people’s experiences
A more detailed explanation of the APS information sheet is available here:
APS recommends mental health practices that affirm transgender people’s experiences - extended version (PDF, 393KB)
Hong Kong
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LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counselling Handbook
Society of True Light, 2025 -
Position paper for psychologists working with gender and sexually diverse individualsHong Kong Psychological Society, 2024
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Position Paper for Psychologists Working with Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexual IndividualsHong Kong Psychological Society, August 2012
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Position Statement of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists on Sexual Orientation
Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists, Nov. 15, 2011
Ireland
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Guidelines for Good Practice with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients Psychological Society of Ireland, April 2015
South Africa
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Practice Guidelines For Psychology Professionals Working With Sexually And Gender-Diverse People (PDF, 3.2MB)
Psychological Society of South Africa, 2017
United Kingdom
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Guidelines for psychologists working with gender, sexuality and relationship diversity
The British Psychological Society, July 2019
United States
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Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (PDF, 616KB), Adopted by the APA Council of Representatives, Aug. 5-7, 2015
Press release: APA Adopts Guidelines for Working With Transgender, Gender Nonconforming People -
Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons (PDF, 1.5MB)
American Psychological Association, Revised 2021 -
LGBTQ Asylum Seekers: How Clinicians Can Help (PDF, 534KB)
This resource considers the ways in which psychologists can help asylum seekers cope with trauma and navigate systems, and distinguishes between assessment vs. therapeutic and advocacy roles.
French
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Practice Guidelines For Psychology Professionals Working With Sexually And Gender-Diverse People (PDF, 105KB)
This document is a translation into French of the key recommendations from the guidelines produced by the Psychological Society of South Africa.
German
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Empfehlungen zur Psychotherapie und Beratung mit lesbischen, schwulen und bisexuellen Klient_innen
Recommendations for Psychotherapy and Counseling with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients (abstract provided in English), 2015 -
Geschlechtsinkongruenz, Geschlechtsdysphorie und Trans-Gesundheit: Diagnostik, Beratung, Behandlung
Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften in Deutschland/ Association of Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, 2018
Hungarian
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Útmutató a meleg, leszbikus, biszexuális, transznemű és gender-nonkonform kliensekkel folytatott pszichológiai munkához (PDF, 1.6MB)
Magyar Pszichológiai Társaság / Hungarian Psychological Association, Budapest, 2016
Italian
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Linee-Guida per la Pratica Psicologica con Persone Transgender e Gender Nonconforming
Ordine Psicologi della Campania, May 2018
Kyrgyz
Kyrgyzstan
Portugese
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Diretrizes para Práticas Psicológicas com Pessoas Trans e em Não Conformidade de Gênero2017
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Conselho Federal de Psicologia, Brazil, Resolution 1/99: Establishes professional conduct standards for psychologists with regard to Sexual Orientation
Conselho Federal de Psicologia, Brazil / Federal Council of Psychology, Brazil, March 22, 1999
Spanish
Puerto Rico
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Estándares para el Trabajo e Intervención en Comunidades Lesbianas, Gay, Bisexuales e Identidades Trans (LGBT) (PDF, 582KB)
Puerto Rico Psychological Association / Associacion de Psicologia de Puerto Rico, 2014
Turkish
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Transgender ve Toplumsal Cinsiyete Uymayan Kişilerde Psikolojik Uygulamalar Kılavuzu
Pembe Hayat LGBTT Dayanışma Derneği / Kaos GL Derneği / Cinsel Eğitim, Tedavi ve Araştırma Derneği, 2017