Can anyone help me complain about this?

It would be equally ridiculous if i as a doctor rejected all Christian patients as their god is their doctor.

If you were a doctor who was against abortion, you would be perfectly entitled to say that you couldn't help a woman requesting one, and referring her elsewhere.

I don't see why this is so different.

Trying to read more deeply, it seems as though the OPs tutor has bought the TWAW/Stonewall ideology wholesale without thinking, and doesn't seem to know the law.

I remember when in mental health care someone would say that they were the Pope or Joan of arc or the Queen, we would say that we know that’s what you believe but it might cause you trouble in the real world if you insist that others have to believe what you believe…

It’s a basic ethical concept.

Yes, and is enshrined in the ethical need to refer not abandon.

You seem to imagine that all therapists work in a vacuum.

Oh! I see, yes, that is exactly the same isn't it? OP says see EA2010 and I say see EA2010 and you say "but what about Muslim people. Morally bankrupt"

@Pluvia
The majority of people don't share your gender ideology beliefs. Some therapists do, a great many don't and an increasing number are feeling able to speak out about it. Transpeople will be referred to those who do.

You don’t have to share beliefs to respect them in others. Counselling is at root mental healthcare. Whether you as a professional provide or refuse a person needed mental healthcare shouldn’t be governed by whether or not you hold the same personal beliefs as your patient. It’s a basic ethical concept.

Ethnicity was first brought up in the OP:
”It is worth mentioning here that gender identity is one of the nine protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 and as such it is unlawful to discriminate against someone on the grounds of their gender identity just as it would be to discriminate against race, religion or disability to name three others on the list."

It is this passage from the tutors feedback that I have been discussing with you in regards to discrimination.

You can say that as often as you like. You will still be misrepresenting the issues - and ill still be wrong!

Why not train as a therapist, all those of you so agitated about this? I hear it can be pretty lucrative and you seem to think there's a market.

I've just looked back at our stats. Not in Brighton or London so our numbers reflect that.

We have had a total of 3 trans individuals access our services this year. Many more would be considered 'non binary' I think. All have been offered, and accepted a wide range of services and all have been supported into independent living, jobs etc. As they do often send us letters, are always asked to reflect upon the services, we do know that they are happy. It's not as if we fail them.

would amputate

Maybe suggest your tutor should read up a bit more on the Equalities Act 2010 as Gender identity isn’t a protected characteristic

Saying that someone cannot change sex is a biological fact.

Saying I don’t agree that affirmation is the best way of helping a young person who experiences gender dysphoria is perfectly valid given the number who decide to de transition. Only they have done permanent damage to their bodies by this stage.

No surgeon after one appointment would not amputate an adults healthy limb just because someone told them they had Body Identity Dysphoria.
Why do Mermaids and Stonewall advocate for puberty blockers in children after one appointment.

The work was to say what I would struggle with.
Not to be then told I need to do more work to change my beliefs.

Beliefs are a protected characteristic in the Equalities Act 2010

Just a reminder that you're on the FWR board, internationally-famous as a centre of UK GC opinion and information and, according to some, the reason why the UK hasn't fallen for gender woo.

@SamphirethePogoingStickerist
And judicious use of the referral system is essential.

Judicious use explicitly means use of sound judgement when making a decision. There is nothing sound about individual counsellors abusing the referral system to discriminate against an entire class of people, in this case to always and without exception refer on transwomen because they are trans.

So, you won't open your ears and listen, or read anything offered?

OK! Don't be sorry.

And talking about strawmen... who but you has brought up ethnicity? That is different and is so is dealt with differently. According to the EA2010 and other legislation.

I see you've chosen to ignore my post above about compulsion, which is what you seem to be suggesting.

The majority of people don't share your gender ideology beliefs. Some therapists do, a great many don't and an increasing number are feeling able to speak out about it. Transpeople will be referred to those who do. Why not train as a therapist, all those of you so agitated about this? I hear it can be pretty lucrative and you seem to think there's a market.

Depends on which service they were trying to access. We tend to ask the extant client group, and be guided by them - as we do when approached by transwomen. We don't have a blanket position on transmen because we have don't have a majority response. We had a 100% negative response to transwomen asking to access female single sex services, counselling and residential.

Our partner organisations who provide for men do much the same and their service users make similar decisions. They have never turned away a transwoman, or any transman who asked to use their services rather than women's services - though they have ended support based on an individual's behaviour.

Counselling service does support transwomen - some individual counsellors do not. They refer on.

Thats the discrimination right there. Individual counsellors refusing all trans women and the charity is enabling them. Sorry but I could not work there. How is that any different from individual counsellors referring on all Muslims or all Asian people? Ethically and morally bankrupt.

No, we do get it. We get it from a woman's point of view.
Bloody hell 😂
Since when do all women have the same point of view?!
Forgot we're supposed to be a hive mind and all think the same. 🙄

In short, you can refuse and refer on an individual case basis, but not a protected class basis.

And specifically to this... in most circumstances you would be right. Landlords and pets being a current example up for legislation.

However you are talking about 1-2-1 interaction and personal services, where all things about the interactions and individuals are taken into account. The therapist's belief that people cannot change sex is as protected as the trans person's belief that they have, for example. Common sense and a desire for efficacious treatment suggest that the two individuals must be equally invested in the situation with as few barriers between them as possible.

In short, for a therapist being self aware is of paramount importance. And judicious use of the referral system is essential.

Interesting that you are only bothered about transwomen.

Why '' interesting'' when it was other posters talking about trans women and that was what I was referring to in my posts?
Of course I'm bothered about trans men too.
''Interesting'' only now that they've been brought up and you've remembered exist too.
If a trans man came for help then, would they get turned away?

Well that’s a sexist comment as I am a woman as are other posters of similar mind to me.

No, we do get it. We get it from a woman's point of view.

You can also refer a specific client on because that specific person has a personality conflict with you which makes you uncomfortable/or there is no connection/ they can’t open up to you.

Yep, that is what I said

What you cannot do is refer on/refuse all male clients by saying “all men make me uncomfortable” or all trans clients because you are gender critical and “find it difficult to empathise”.

And that is pretty much the same, in the real world. The therapist, if they are good, will seek advice and support from their mentor but, fundamentally, no therapist needs put themselves in danger, physically, emotionally, by taking on or keeping a client.

Ethically they must refer, never abandon.

Let me see, this is easy to read and directly deals with the issues you raise.

the-orbit.net/brutereason/2016/03/15/therapists-refuse-work-clients-theyre-bigoted/

Well trans people are apart of the world now so if you want to help people you’re going to have to grow a pair and accept that you as a “professional” you will have to accept that it is your job to not discriminate. Maybe do some research first and you might be able to see past your own prejudices. It would be equally ridiculous if i as a doctor rejected all Christian patients as their god is their doctor. It’s just not logical.

Oh you know you are wrong.

Rape crisis centre - won't take any transwomen because we are a single sex service. We do refer on, even provide tea, biscuits and transport.

Counselling service does support transwomen - some individual counsellors do not. They refer on.

Interesting that you are only bothered about transwomen. What about the transmen? We bother about them too.

Again you are fundamentally not getting it.
You can refer clients on because you cannot provide counselling for specific issues. As in you cannot counsel for gender dysphoria or gender identity. This is not uncommon and why counselling is categorised by mental health issue or disorder. You can also refer a specific client on because that specific person has a personality conflict with you which makes you uncomfortable/or there is no connection/ they can’t open up to you.

What you cannot do is refer on/refuse all male clients by saying “all men make me uncomfortable” or all trans clients because you are gender critical and “find it difficult to empathise”.

In short, you can refuse and refer on an individual case basis, but not a protected class basis.