A bald man with glasses and a beard.

About Me & My Practice

As a seasoned psychoanalyst and licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R), I’ve been practicing since 2001. In addition to my private practice, I have years of experience working in community mental health with individuals, couples, and groups.

My certificate in psychoanalysis is from the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP). I am also trained in EMDR, an effective therapy for trauma. Additionally, my thinking and working is informed by IFS (Internal Family Systems) parts work and somatic experiencing. The body/psyche connection is vital and I work with that connection in mind.

My writing on trans has advanced the field, appearing in several peer-reviewed journals, including The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA), Psychoanalytic Dialogues, Studies in Gender and Sexuality, and The Psychoanalytic Review. My widely read article “The Masculine Vaginal” has been translated and published in several countries, including Argentina, Germany, and Italy.

Outside of psychoanalysis, I am the author of several acclaimed books, both fiction and non-fiction.

I work with a spectrum of typical issues, including:

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Grief and loss

  • Trauma

  • Shame and guilt

  • Self-esteem

  • Body image and mind-body pain

  • Life transitions

  • Family dynamics

  • Couples & relationship difficulties

  • Dissatisfaction with work

  • Feeling “stuck” in life

In addition, I have many years of experience in the LGBTQ+ community and specialize in working positively with:

  • Gay men, lesbians, & bisexuals

  • Transgender, non-binary, & gender expansive clients

  • Families, friends, & significant others

  • Sex workers

  • Gender identity

  • HIV-related concerns

  • Coming out & transitioning

  • Polyamory

  • Kink

I do not work with clients under the age of 18

Prior to my career as a clinician, I obtained a master’s degree in Creative Writing. I continue to write and publish, both creatively and professionally, and bring my experience as a writer to my therapy work with people in the arts. I have helped many artists, writers, and performers move through blocks in their creativity and careers.

A tunnel of books that is very long.

Publications

Hansbury, G.M. (2023). Note, in Reading with Muriel Dimen/Writing with Muriel Dimen, Hartman, S., editor. New York: Routledge.

Hansbury, G.M. (2023). Don’t Take Up Space: How the Patriarchy Works to Undermine the Trans Communities from Within, in Patriarchy and Its Discontents, Petrucelli, J., editor. New York: Routledge.

Hansbury, G.M. & Saketopoulou, A. (2022). Sissy Dance $1: The More and More of Gender. The Psychoanalytic Review. Sep;109(3):227-256.

Hansbury, G.M. (2017). The Masculine Vaginal: Working with Queer Men’s Embodiment at the Transgender Edge. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 65 (6): 1009-1031.

Hansbury, G.M. (2017). Unthinkable Anxieties: Reading Transphobic Countertransferences in a Century of Psychoanalytic Writing. Transgender Studies Quarterly, 4 (3-4): 384-404.

Hansbury, G.M. & Bennett, J. (2013). Clinical Social Work Practice with LGBTQ Clients, in J. Rosenberger (Ed.) Relational Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations. New York, NY: Springer.

Hansbury, G.M. (2011). King-Kong & Goldilocks: Imagining Transmasculinities Through the Trans-Trans Dyad. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 21: 210-220.

Hansbury, G,M. (2011). Trans/Virtual: The Anxieties of Transsexual and Electronic Embodiments. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 15(3): 308-317.

Rachlin, K., Hansbury, G.M., & Pardo, S. (2010). Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy Experiences of Female-to-Male Transgender Individuals. International Journal of Transgenderism, 12(3): 155-166.

Hansbury, G.M. (2005). Mourning the Loss of the Idealized Self: A Transsexual Passage. Psychoanalytic Social Work, 12 (1).

Hansbury, G.M. (2005). Middlemen: An Introduction to the Transmasculine Identities. Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 6(3).

Hansbury, G.M. (2004). Sexual TNT. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, Vol. 8, No. 1/2.