Trans and Gender-Diverse Movement Support

I work with trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people to provide movement support that feels respectful and affirming.

Medical transition is not a requirement for being trans. I will always use your name and pronouns as you identify, and I don’t make assumptions about your body, your goals, or what affirmation looks like for you.

Many trans and gender-diverse people come to movement spaces carrying past harm, discomfort, or hyper-awareness of their body. My role is to offer care that doesn’t add to that burden.

How I work

I tailor movement support to your goals, preferences, and capacity. That might include strength work, mobility, functional movement, or support alongside another chronic or ongoing health condition. It can also mean adapting sessions to reduce dysphoria, sensory overload, or unwanted focus on certain body parts.

I’m aware of the high crossover between trans and gender-diverse people and autism, ADHD, and invisible or chronic illness. Because of that, I work in ways that are flexible, sensory-aware, and responsive to fluctuating capacity, rather than assuming a one-size-fits-all approach to movement.

We can:

• adjust language and cues
• modify positions, clothing expectations, or equipment
• work around chest dysphoria, packing, binding, tucking, scars, or surgery recovery
• focus on function, regulation, or affirmation rather than aesthetics
• choose movement that affirms your gender and how you want to feel in your body

Lived experience and clinical care

I identify as agender, and that lived experience shapes how I practise. I understand what it’s like to move through the world with a body that doesn’t neatly fit gendered expectations, and how healthcare spaces can feel unsafe or invalidating.

My work is informed by lived experience, ongoing professional development in trans-inclusive care, and by listening closely to the people I work with. You don’t need to educate me about your identity to receive respectful care here.

Gender affirmation through movement

Movement can be a powerful tool for gender affirmation, but only when it’s approached thoughtfully.

For some people, affirmation might look like building strength, changing how they take up space, or feeling more grounded in their body. For others, it’s about comfort, ease, or reducing distress around movement.

We work towards movement that supports your sense of self, rather than forcing you into gendered ideas of what exercise should look like.

LGBTQIA+ inclusive care

I also work with people across the LGBTQIA+ community, including queer, bi, pan, ace, and questioning clients.

This includes an understanding of:

• minority stress and healthcare trauma
• body image concerns shaped by gender norms and stigma
• safety and disclosure in healthcare settings

While this page centres trans and gender-diverse care, the same values apply across all my work: respect, consent, flexibility, and care that adapts to you rather than asking you to adapt to it.