Consider your teaching practice (formally and informally (also known as take-aways) eg. teaching assistant, babysitting, etc.) and your reflections and goal setting from Visions of

Edwina is a counsellor working in her own private practice. A new client, Sierra, has come to see Edwina. During the first session, Sierra tells Edwina that she is a transgender women who has been struggling with issues of identity, self-esteem, social isolation, and marginalization. Edwina has had previous experience working with a few different gay clients so she feels confident that she will be able to work with Sierra, reasoning that “all gay and transgender clients expereince the same issues”.
If you were Sierra’s counsellor what steps would you take to ensure that you created a respectful counselling relationship with Sierra? Considering what assumptions you would or would not make, and how you could demonstrate your respect for Sierra.