Summary: <a href="http://shrinkrapradio.com/images/Andy-Matzner-2017.jpg"></a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.AndyMatzner.com" target="_blank">Andy Matzner, MA, LCSW</a> is a psychotherapist, educator, workshop facilitator and public speaking coach. Since 2005, Andy has been serving the transgender community of Southwest Virginia and beyond as a gender therapist. He also teaches psychology, mental health skills and gender studies at Virginia Western Community College and Hollins University.<br> Prior to his career in mental health, Andy taught English as a second language in locales such as Japan, Thailand, Australia and Hawaii. He also trained as an anthropologist (Master’s Degree, University of Hawaii), focusing on gender diversity in non-Western cultures.<br> <br> Andy is the author of several books, including Recovery from Addictions and Compulsive Behavior: A Journaling-Based Guide to Becoming Your Best Self and Having a Life Worth Living (2017); Everyone Has a Story: Using the Hero’s Journey and Narrative Therapy to Reframe the Struggle of Mental Illness (2015); The Tarot Activity Book: A Collection of Creative and Therapeutic Ideas for the Cards (2013); and Male Bodies, Women’s Souls: Personal Narratives of Thailand’s Transgendered Youth (2007, with LeeRay Costa).<br>
