Katie Leikam, Therapist, MBA, LCSW

02/11/2026

🌈 Elevate Your Clinical Practice with Expert, Trans‑Affirming CEUs 🌈

Hello fellow clinicians! I’m Katie Leikam, LCSW, LISW‑CP, a WPATH GEI SOC8‑certified gender specialist with more than a decade of hands‑on experience supporting transgender, gender‑expansive, neurodivergent, and chronically‑ill clients. I’ve presented at national conferences, led workshops across the country, and now I’m bringing that depth of knowledge directly to you through my on‑demand CEU platform, www.Acceptceus.com

Why Choose These Courses?

• Deep, Practical Expertise – Every session is built on years of clinical work and the latest WPATH standards. You’ll hear real‑world stories, case examples, and step‑by‑step guidance that you can apply immediately.

• Trans‑Affirming Language & Perspective – From the very first minute, we center the lived experiences of trans and gender‑expansive people, using respectful terminology and a compassionate stance.

• Interactive, Conversational Learning – I love dialogue. Expect plenty of open‑ended questions, live Q&A, and collaborative problem‑solving that invites you to share your own insights and challenges.

• Ethics Credits Included – Earn five ethics hours while deepening your clinical competence, all approved by the UGA School of Social Work (ASWB).

What You’ll Explore

Clinical Transgender Mental Health Care
Gain a clear, concise overview of gender terminology, learn how to craft WPATH support letters, and discover how gender dysphoria intersects with anxiety, bipolar disorder, self‑harm, and more. How might a nuanced understanding of these intersections change the way you approach assessment and treatment?

Implementing WPATH SOC8 Updates
Navigate every new chapter of the SOC8 standard, translate those guidelines into everyday practice, and empower your clients to advocate for themselves. What barriers have you encountered when trying to align your practice with evolving standards, and how could this deep dive help you overcome them?

LGBTQ Community & Spirituality: Religious Trauma
Identify religious‑trauma syndrome, examine scriptural biases, and develop ethical, secular interventions when appropriate. How might acknowledging spiritual wounds open new pathways for healing in your work with LGBTQ clients?

Gender Identity & Autism: Competent Care for Youth
Learn to create safe, affirming spaces for autistic transgender children and families, manage challenging family dynamics, and address the unique exhaustion that comes with masking. What tools could help you better support neurodivergent trans clients navigating both identity and sensory worlds?

Gender Identity & Young Children

Master working with young transgender children, exploring developmental gender continua, engaging parents, schools, and peers, and applying evidence‑based interventions; how will these tools transform your practice effectively today?

A Little About Me

Beyond my clinical practice, I’m an author (“The Gender Identity Journal”), a frequent conference speaker, and a lifelong learner who loves live concerts, junk journaling and the occasional British crime drama binge. My blend of strategic thinking (MBA) and heartfelt empathy makes each session both intellectually rigorous and warmly human.

Ready to Transform Your Practice?

Visit AcceptCEUs.com, select the courses that speak to you, and secure your spot today. Have a question about how a particular module aligns with your licensure requirements? Drop a comment below or send me a direct message—I’m here to help.

Let’s build therapeutic spaces where every client feels seen, heard, and affirmed.

What does truly affirming care look like for the clients you serve? — I can’t wait to explore the answer together. 🌟

Affirming LGBTQ, Neurodiversity and Disability CEU Courses Taught by WPATH GEI v8 Certified, Katie Leikam, LCSW, LISW-CP Explore Courses Now

02/11/2026

ADHD can be so frustrating sometimes. You don’t even know where time goes and you are doing your best but people don’t believe you. I can help you learn the skills to get you through to graduation. And, you will still have these skills for what lies after graduation. I am accepting new clients in GA, TX, NC, FL and SC. Reach out through the link in my bio to take the first steps to a clear mind.

01/27/2026

I am making a pivot in my practice and who I primarily see.
I will now see:

ADHD
Autism
Chronic Pain
Chronic Illness
People going through a life transition in general

Keep reading for my why.

I have worked with the trans community for over 12 years now and when I started there were very few transgender therapists to provide care.  Now, there are many transgender therapists so clients have the choice to see a clinician with lived experience.  I recognize that and can see where it could be beneficial to clients. Because of this reason, my focus will no longer be solely on working with gender identity.

I now have passion for working with youth and adults who are autistic or have ADHD since I have a long history of experience providing therapy with folx with these diagnosis and I have lived experience with ADHD myself so I can sympathize with the inner workings of the brain of some of these folx.

I also have been trying to thrive through my chronic pain and illness the last 11 years and I have become more dedicated than ever to work with individuals who are navigating life and work and expectations with a life of pain and illness. It’s extremely helpful for clients who have chronic pain and illness to see a clinician like me with lived experience because it is nearly impossible for an able bodied therapist to be able to fully comprehend the upheaval these clients face every day.

With my lived experience with chronic pain and illness, I can provide that umbrella of understanding and empathy required to do deep work and gain trust with clients. 

ADHD
Autism
Chronic Pain
Chronic Illness
People going through a life transition in general

You can reach out to me through the link in my bio for a free brief consultation or to make an appointment with me. I look forward to working with you!

11/17/2025

Earn 21 live CEU hours in December
including 5 Ethics hours with Katie Leikam, LCSW -WPATH GEI SOC8 certified provider
CLASS Schedule:
All classes begin at 9:30am central time/ 10:30am Eastern time
All CEU’s are approved by the UGA School of Social Work through ASWB for CEU credit for LCSW’s, LMFT’s and LPC’s.
Friday Dec. 5th- Register Here:
Competent and Knowledgeable: Clinical Transgender Mental Health Care
About the course:
This 5-hour core CEU covers a brief overview of terms and definitions for the transgender community and explains the differences between s*x, gender identity, and gender expression. Clinicians will understand the structure of WPATH gender support letters for surgery and what informed consent means. Katie Leikam will teach participants how gender dysphoria interacts with co-occurring concerns and conditions including generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, self-harm and more, including time for Q & A with Katie including conceptual case discussions. Katie will spend time teaching how to recognize the difference between body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria. Clinicians will learn three clinical modalities to work with clients exploring their gender identity and those with gender dysphoria, including solution focused therapy, mindful self-compassion, and existential therapy.
Wednesday Dec. 10th- Register Here:
Implementing WPATH SOC8 Updates into your Transgender Affirming Practice
About the course:
The World Professional Association of Transgender Health released the SOC8 in September of 2022, yet many clinicians are not yet aware of the changes needed to allow their practice to be more affirming and working in line with the new standards. This is a 3-hour in depth chapter by chapter CEU deep dive into these new standards. SOC8 made changes to multiple chapters as well as created new chapters that were not in SOC7. This CEU will make clinicians aware of the relevant changes to SOC8 and how to implement gender affirming care into their clinical practices and client work. Clinicians will be up to date on the WPATH standards of care after taking this CEU and be able to help their clients advocate for themselves using best practices. Clinicians will also understand if these changes have been implemented by insurance companies, doctors and surgeons yet and what to do if insurance companies and medical practitioners are still working with the stricter SOC 7 standards. Katie will also review gender support letter writing based on the new SOC8 standards.
Friday Dec. 12th - Register Here:
Supporting Oppressed Chronic Pain and Illness Clients when the Medical Systems Harms Them
About the course:
When a client goes to the doctor, do all their needs get met? When a client from an oppressed community goes to the doctor, do all their needs get met? Clinicians taking this course will understand how the medical system can work against clients who are oppressed and living with chronic pain and illnesses. Clinicians need to be prepared to listen to their clients, believe in their clients’ pain and illness and sit with them in their exhaustion with true empathy. Katie Leikam, LCSW who has lived experience with chronic pain and illness will walk clinicians through scenarios chronic pain and illness clients who are oppressed face every day in the nation. At the end of this course, clinicians will understand medical trauma on oppressed communities and how it affects their mental health as well as when to support the client advocating for themselves and support their client resting. After this presentation, clinicians will have a true understanding of client’s day to day lives who live with chronic pain and illness and how that affects how they show up in the therapy room.
Wednesday Dec. 17th - Register Here:
LGBTQ Community and Spirituality: Religious Trauma and Incorporating Ethical Clinical Practices
About the course:
LGBTQ and transgender clients have often experienced religious trauma in their youth and throughout their life. Clinicians should be able to recognize religious trauma syndrome in clients and how to ethically respond to that trauma. At the end of this presentation, clinicians will understand what religious trauma syndrome is and how it affects LGBTQ and transgender clients. They will examine various scriptures and how they respond to LGBTQ and transgender people as well. This CEU will also address clinician’s own spirituality bias when working with LGBTQ clients who have experienced religious trauma. After taking this class clinicians will have ethically examined their own bias and learn how to ethically provide secular therapy if indicated as a desire by the client so as to not further harm LGBTQ clients. This CEU allows a clinician to look inward and understand how to ethically treat religious trauma from a non-judgmental, without bias, perspective.
Friday Dec. 19th - Register here:
CEU: Gender Identity and Autism: Competent Affirming Care
About the course:
As a therapist, most of the clients I see are neurodivergent and I want to bring my clinical skills and knowledge to you and your practice. A clinician should certainly be trans affirming and affirming of neurodivergent clients, but there’s much more than just being affirming when working with autistic clients. How do you allow a client to feel safe and able to be open to you? How do you navigate a family session that is going downhill with an autistic client and their parents? What if a parent tells you they don’t believe their autistic child is trans because of their autism? Clinicians will also learn how to work with autistic transgender adults who are also experiencing the exhaustion of masking and navigating social situations, and they could have more disconnection with their body. Because there is a correlation of autism and transgender and gender expansive clients, this CEU is a must take for clinicians that work with transgender clients. This presentation will also cover the exhaustion that autistic adults encounter with masking through life as well as how they show up as autistic transgender employees and the stress of those roles.

11/13/2025

Katie is teaching 21 CEU hours this December including a new CEU course about medical trauma with oppressed patients. Learn more here. Untitled - https://mailchi.mp/34397cd9cdd2/earn-21-ceu-hours-a-new-course

11/04/2025

Hello Everyone! I am teaching my 5 hour Ethics CEU on religious trauma in mid December,
LGBTQ Community and Spirituality: Religious Trauma and Incorporating Ethical Clinical Practices

Register Here: https://katieleikam.com/lgbtq-community-and-spirituality/

LGBTQ and transgender clients have often experienced religious trauma in their youth and throughout their life. Clinicians should be able to recognize religious trauma syndrome in clients and how to ethically respond to that trauma. At the end of this presentation, clinicians will understand what religious trauma syndrome is and how it affects LGBTQ and transgender clients. They will examine various scriptures and how they respond to LGBTQ and transgender people as well. This CEU will also address clinician’s own spirituality bias when working with LGBTQ clients who have experienced religious trauma. After taking this class clinicians will have ethically examined their own bias and learn how to ethically provide secular therapy if indicated as a desire by the client so as to not further harm LGBTQ clients. This CEU allows a clinician to look inward and understand how to ethically treat religious trauma from a non-judgmental, without bias, perspective.

When: Wednesday December 17th 2025
Time: 10:30am Eastern, 9:30am Central, 8:30am Mountain 7:30am Pacific
Fee:140.00
Synchronous, live through Zoom
This CEU is pending approval for 5 ethics hours via the UGA School of Social Work via ASWB for 5 ETHICS hours approved for LCSW, LPC and LMFT’s and their associate licenses.

About Your Presenter:
Katie Leikam, MBA, LCSW, LISW-CP, is a WPATH GEI certified gender specialist and mental health clinician with 12 years of experience working with the LGBTQIA, transgender and gender expansive communities. She works with her clients with gender identity, anxiety, autism, ADHD, relationship stress, family and religious trauma and coming out to others. You can find her practice at www.katieleikam.com
Katie is also an author, speaker and educator. She is the author of “The Gender Identity Journal: Prompts and Practices for Exploration and Self Discovery”.
She has spoken at national conferences such as Gender Odyssey Los Angeles, The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference and The National Trans Health Conference as well as the United States Association of Transgender Health. She provides continuing education certifications to fellow clinicians through her in person and her online courses, The Clinician’s LGBTQ Learning Platform. (https://lgbtqia-learning.thinkific.com/) She also trains treatment facilities throughout the nation on gender affirming mental healthcare.
Katie has been quoted as an expert in publications such as Huffington Post, Bustle and Prevention magazine and featured on numerous podcasts. She is currently a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and South Carolina.

Register Here: https://katieleikam.com/lgbtq-community-and-spirituality/

***Participants will receive the zoom information via email from Katie the night before the presentation***

What past students are saying -
"Katie is awesome! She's extremely knowledgeable, kind, prompt, professional, and caring. I had my need met in one week, I have and will continue to recommend her services. - R.Y.

"Katie Leikam is a talented therapist and instructor. She’s exceptionally knowledgeable about her work. I highly recommend." A.W.
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10/23/2025

CEU: Implementing WPATH SOC8 Updates into your Transgender Affirming Practice
The World Professional Association of Transgender Health released the SOC8 in September of 2022, yet many clinicians are not yet aware of the changes needed to allow their practice to be more affirming and working in line with the new standards. This is a 3-hour in depth chapter by chapter CEU deep dive into these new standards. SOC8 made changes to multiple chapters as well as created new chapters that were not in SOC7. This CEU will make clinicians aware of the relevant changes to SOC8 and how to implement gender affirming care into their clinical practices and client work. Clinicians will be up to date on the WPATH standards of care after taking this CEU and be able to help their clients advocate for themselves using best practices. Clinicians will also understand if these changes have been implemented by insurance companies, doctors and surgeons yet and what to do if insurance companies and medical practitioners are still working with the stricter SOC 7 standards. Katie will also review gender support letter writing based on the new SOC8 standards.
Date: Wednesday December 10th, 2025
Time: 10:30am Eastern 9:30am Central
Location: Live Webinar Via Zoom
Fee: 115.00
This course has been applied for 3 core CEU’s for LCSW’s, LPC’s and LMFT’s. This should count as related hours for psychologists.

Register here: https://katieleikam.com/wpath-soc8/

10/23/2025

CEU: Competent and Knowledgeable: Clinical Transgender Mental Health Care
This 5-hour core CEU covers a brief overview of terms and definitions for the transgender community and explains the differences between s*x, gender identity, and gender expression. Clinicians will understand the structure of WPATH gender support letters for surgery and what informed consent means. Katie Leikam will teach participants how gender dysphoria interacts with co-occurring concerns and conditions including generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, self-harm and more, including time for Q & A with Katie including conceptual case discussions. Katie will spend time teaching how to recognize the difference between body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria. Clinicians will learn three clinical modalities to work with clients exploring their gender identity and those with gender dysphoria, including solution focused therapy, mindful self-compassion, and existential therapy.
Register Here: https://katieleikam.com/competent-trans-clinical-care/
Date: Friday December 5th 2025
Time: 10:30amEastern 9:30am Central
Location: LIVE WEBINAR via Zoom
Fee: 140.00
5 CEU's are pending approval by the UGA School of Social Work through ASWB for LCSW's, LPC's and LMFT's and their associate license

Your Presenter:

Katie Leikam, MBA, LCSW, LISW-CP, is a WPATH GEI certified gender specialist and mental health clinician with 12 years of experience working with the LGBTQIA, transgender and gender expansive communities. She works with her clients with gender identity, anxiety, autism, ADHD, relationship stress, family and religious trauma and coming out to others. You can find her practice at www.katieleikam.com
Katie is also an author, speaker and educator. She is the author of “The Gender Identity Journal: Prompts and Practices for Exploration and Self Discovery”. It is available here: https://amzn.to/3CCrPqM
She has spoken at national conferences such as Gender Odyssey Los Angeles, The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference and The National Trans Health Conference as well as the United States Association of Transgender Health. She provides continuing education certifications to fellow clinicians through her in person and her online courses, The Clinician’s LGBTQ Learning Platform. (https://lgbtqia-learning.thinkific.com/) She also trains treatment facilities throughout the nation on gender affirming mental healthcare.
Katie has been quoted as an expert in publications such as Huffington Post, Bustle and Prevention magazine and featured on numerous podcasts. She is currently a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and South Carolina.
Register Here: https://katieleikam.com/competent-trans-clinical-care/

10/11/2025

Happy National Coming Out Day! Congratulations if you took today to come out to anyone or everyone today! And, if you thought about coming out to anyone and decided not too, don’t feel any shame or pressure from today. Everyone is going to come out when they are supposed to and that might not have been today. No matter what, I am here to support you and my clients who are part of the LGBTQ or transgender community.

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10/09/2025

A new study revealed that 31 percent of transgender folx have parents that support them. If you are transgender or q***r at all, I hope you have support, even if it’s from your own chosen family. If you need a therapist to support you and talk to you about lack of support then I would be honored to guide you through that as long as you live in GA, TX, FL, NC or SC. Get in touch. Link in bio.

08/27/2025

Hello, I am Katie Leikam, LCSW and WPATH GEI v8 certified gender specialist. I recently moved to Texas from Atlanta and am ready to see Texas client!

Good fits for me include:
Folx new to exploring their gender identity, maybe their egg just cracked.
Folx who are autistic or have ADHD. (I have lived experience with this)
Folx with chronic pain and illness (I have lived experience with this).
Folx with a conservative religious upbringing navigating the harm of religious trauma with their gender and/or s*xuality identity. (Also have lived experience with this).

Folx can reach out to me via my website www.katieleikam.com.

Therapist and medical providers can email me and I would love to meet via zoom or coffee to gain your trust as a referral source.

Be on the lookout in the next couple of weeks of my CEU offerings for the fall!

08/19/2025

I’m still here. Still seeing clients. Now from a new state, but same practice and clients. Read below on what’s new with me and who and how I want to help the trans community now. See how I help the trans community to find a glimmer of happiness - https://mailchi.mp/779329a86dc8/how-to-find-a-glimmer-of-happiness