Charlie McNess, PhD
Charlie
McNess,
PhD
Services
Individual and Couples Therapy
I provide 45-minute and 60-minute individual sessions, and 60-minute couples sessions. I primarily operate from a psychodynamic perspective. I work with patients to help them better understand the patterns, relationships, experiences, and identities that shape how they move through the world. This often involves helping patients to slow down, make meaning of experiences, and build more flexibility and self-understanding.
Letters of Support for Gender Affirming Care
I provide comprehensive mental health assessments for a range of gender affirming procedures. In order to access surgery, insurance companies and surgeons currently require letters of support from a licensed mental health provider. I offer assessments in order to write a letter of support for various procedures. In the assessment, we will discuss your expectations, hopes, and plans around the surgical process, as well as your experience of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence (a requirement for surgery).
At this time, I am able to assess adults (18+) residing in New York and Maine.