Therapy First: What We Achieved in 2025

Therapy First's 2025 Annual Report highlights the organization's growth, influential thought leadership and ongoing support for clinicians and families.

We have just published our Annual Report for 2025 and we invite you to read it here. The report charts our growth from a small group of concerned mental health professionals back in 2021, into a uniquely positioned organization making meaningful positive change in the profession.

What began as a simple conviction is now a movement of more than 400 dedicated mental health professionals, all committed to one guiding principle: that young people experiencing gender dysphoria deserve psychotherapy grounded in developmental psychology and the best available evidence.

These are some of the of the achievements detailed in the Report:

• In 2025, Therapy First hosted 12 professional webinars; 10 clinical case conferences; 96 peer supervision groups; and 48 membership meetings.

• We made an average of 60 direct referrals for families to therapists per month.

• We were approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

• We launched a new certificate training pilot designed for private practice clinicians seeking advanced skills in working with youth experiencing

  gender dysphoria.

• We delivered a new six week, nine hour training series for a large community mental health clinic, which serves as a model for trainings that can be done nationwide.

• And we brought a grounded perspective into public conversations by attending and presenting at conferences nationally and internationally, and continuing to be a go-to resource for journalists.

This work is only possible because of our many supporters who believe in protecting and promoting thoughtful clinical care, and who understand that respect and curiosity must guide us when supporting young people at their most vulnerable. We are so thankful for those of you who have helped us get here.

In 2026, we will be focusing on our ongoing mission to bring treatment approaches in line with developmental psychology and the best available evidence. To really shift the current trajectory, we must grow our core programs and build on our operational foundation to sustain our work.

This year we plan to grow our reach, provide more resources for clinicians and families; and, most importantly, increase our capacity to help meet the needs of youth experiencing gender dysphoria. If you’re interested in these plans, please do read the Annual Report in full.

If you’d like to be more involved with our work, you can also:

• Join Therapy First (if you’re a mental health clinician)

• Make a donation to support our work.

• Request a therapist referral if you’re a concerned parent who believes your child needs support.

Thank you for reading, and we wish you all a happy and productive start to 2026.