Transgender Treatment Center

Access to addiction treatment is difficult for most people, but for transgender folks, the barriers are even higher. Transgender treatment centers increase accessibility to the help necessary for overcoming addiction. They deliver care that is inclusive and provide spaces and communities where trans people can exist authentically and have much-needed support.

At Q Space Detox, we cater to the unique needs of people who do not conform to established gender norms. Our care goes beyond the standard with gender-affirming services that let you heal and embrace who you truly are.  

Who are Transgender People?

Transgender people are those who do not identify with the gender that was assigned to them at birth. They could be trans men, women, or many other identities that do not fit into the prescribed gender binary. Being trans is how someone identifies, unleated to their anatomy. Often, people confuse gender with expression, but it’s important to note that gender identity and gender expression may or may not be related.

Every trans person is different, and feeling congruent is different for all trans people, just like congruency is different for all cis folk. For example, some cis and trans women like to wear basketball shorts and joggers, while some cis and trans women like to wear skirts and dresses. It is no one's business to get involved in how someone expresses and what makes a person feel congruent.It is not okay to probe into the private lives of trans or cis folk. Remember, everyone has a different experience, and in this diversity, we find beauty in the world. 

Struggles Trans People Face

There are numerous negative experiences that trans people have to deal with on account of the external traumas they experience.. Housing and healthcare discrimination are some of their most common struggles. Trans people of color often experience compounded marginalization, which further worsens their access to basic services and jobs. 

Besides systematic discrimination, the prejudices against trans people force them to encounter hate speech and other kinds of harassment in the school, workplace, and home. This harassment may even be violent and, in some cases, deadly.

The Transgender Community's Relationship With Substance Abuse

Experts use the term "minority stress" to describe the pressure of living in a society that does not accept or support your identity. This kind of constant stress can trigger anxiety disorders and depression, which in turn push LGBTQ people toward drug or alcohol abuse as a way to cope.

Systemic barriers can also push trans people into risky situations, like homelessness or sex work, where substance use is more common. Some use drugs to deal with trauma, while others may rely on substances to feel comfortable in unsafe environments.

Without safe spaces, medical care, and social acceptance, many trans people stay trapped in cycles of addiction. 

The Need for Transgender Treatment Centers

Trans people are much less likely to seek treatment, even though they have higher rates of substance use disorder. They often turn to drugs and alcohol to cope with the difficulties they face. The systemic discrimination that makes them more prone to mental health struggles also makes most traditional treatment centers unwelcoming. 

Many conventional programs exclude trans individuals or lump them in with the larger LGBTQ community, ignoring their specific needs. For example, those on hormone therapy may be unable to get the medical support they need during treatment, trans folk may be isolated in a single room, continuing to “other” them, or even worse, be placed in a room with the gender they were wrongly assigned at birth. This, by general treatment centers, is “trauma-causing.” At this point, a trans person is in a trauma state of fight, flight, or freeze, is unable to be their authentic self, and is unable to start the process of therapy, let alone recovery. A transgender person must be affirmed. This is essential to life for trans folk, and this is how a trans person shows up authentically rather than a persona they created. 

Traditional rehab centers do not offer trans people spaces where they feel a sense of belonging and the certainty that they will not be harassed. When they do not get these inclusive, affirming, and supportive environments, addiction recovery can feel like just another place to be misunderstood and disrespected. At this point, trans folk need to transfer to an affirming treatment center to start over being affirmed and showing up authentically once they feel safe and can feel they are in a truly trans affirming environment in a treatment center.

What to Expect at a Transgender Treatment Center in Long Beach, California

Pride Detox addiction programs tackle the physical, psychological, and social aspects of recovery.

Clients can expect:

• Personalized Care: We start with a full assessment that helps us make a treatment plan that fits your needs. This often starts with helping trans folk have access to life-saving social and medical interventions. A trans person will not be able to concentrate without these basic interventions that are essential to the life of a trans individual.
• Safe & Supportive Detox: Our medically supervised detox helps you manage withdrawal symptoms comfortably.
• Therapy That Understands You: Individual and group therapy sessions focus on both substance use and the struggles of the external traumas of how society has treated you, just because you were mis-assigned before you could let folks know your true identity..
• Building a Stronger Future: We provide groups that teach essential life skills and equip our clients with healthy coping mechanisms. These include groups where trans folk can talk about experiences that cis folks have never had to deal with, such as sneaking in your sisters room and putting on her dresses and shoes in secret and private to being abused by family for expressing in a way that feels congruent to being forced to pretent to be the wrong gender because your families religion imposed abusing ideology. We can go on and on here, but rest assured, folks are not sharing these like traumas in a treatment center of all cis folk.
• Long-Term Support: After the detox and inpatient treatment phases, we provide aftercare support that is also affirming for trans people to stay on track toward recovery with transgender peers and alumni support who have found their way to stay sober and support those coming behind them.. 

Reach Out to Our Transgender Treatment Center

Pride Detox believes that all gender identities must be affirmed, embraced, and supported in order to have a chance at recovery from drugs and alcohol. We help trans people discover their capacity for self-love and empower them to break free from addiction and step into a future they could not have imagined. We understand that true healing can only come when a person is allowed to live authentically. This is what happens when trans folk come to treatment at Pride Detox.

Start your recovery with confidence at our transgender rehab in Long Beach, California.

Call Pride Detox us today via 1-562-554-5375!