Welcome to Gender Camps, and thank you for visiting!
Gender Camps 2024
We are excited to share with you that we will be running Gender Camps again this summer! Check out our new camp dates!
Gendercamps.com is a collaboration between Caroline Carter, PsyD and the Institute for Girls’ Development. We offer two awesome day camps for TGNB youth. Check out each individual camp page for 2024 camp dates. épanouie is geared for transfeminine youth ages 10-12, and Unicorn Day Camp is for transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive kids ages 6-9. Just click the links above for more info on the camps and how to register.
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Meet the Program Directors
Please feel free to contact Caroline or Erin for more information on the summer programs, activities, or other questions about our organizations.
Caroline Carter, Psy.D.
She/Her/Hers
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
PSY 30377
My specialty and passion are in working with transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) children and youth, ages two and up. Community and a “sense of belonging” are developmentally paramount for children to access their innate authenticity, happiness, and resiliency. This sense of belonging comes from seeing one’s experience mirrored in another. épanouie and Unicorn Day Camp were created with this primary goal in mind – to connect youth on similar gender journeys! Each camp provides excitement and fun, while aiming to build esteem around children’s TGNC identities. I hope your child can join us this summer!
LEARN MORE ABOUT CAROLINE HERE
Erin Norton, Psy.D.
They/Them/Theirs
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
PSY 33125
Youth are the future, and my passion lies in aiding and empowering healthy children and teens to forge a steady path. I believe providing young people with practical toolkits and bolstering their self-awareness and self-love are integral for support as they navigate their lives. My mission is to empower youth and provide a safe space for self-exploration, while simultaneously fostering a sense of resiliency, determination and compassion for one’s self and others. These values, as well as my passion for TGNB youth, have both motivated and informed me in helping to create épanouie and Unicorn Day Camp.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ERIN AT IFGD
Aubrey Sassoon
Lead Camp Counselor
She/Her/Hers
Aubrey is an educator and mentor of trans youth in the Los Angeles area where she has facilitated groups for TransForming Family since 2014, led summer programs and retreats for youth and their families and strives to create a feeling of pride, trust, and community.
She can’t wait for camp!
Brought to you by
Working with TGNB youth is the highlight of my practice. Wherever your child is on their gender journey, the support and partnership therapy will offer can both ease the process and strengthen resilience and esteem. My work with TGNB youth includes individual therapy, family therapy, as well as therapy with siblings.
drcarolinecarter.com
IFGD is committed to helping girls, gender-expansive youth, their families, and their communities build on strengths, develop authentic voices, and engage in growth-fostering relationships.
instituteforgirlsdevelopment.com
Sponsorship provided by:
Our mission is to empower children and families to create supportive and inclusive environments in which gender may be freely expressed and respected. Our vision is to create a society in which ALL children are respected and celebrated.
transformingfamily.org
Institute for Girls’ Development is a member of the American Camp Association
Check out Dr. Caroline’s book:
Every Body is a Rainbow: A Kid’s Guide to Bodies Across the Gender Spectrum
Dr. Caroline’s new book Every Body is a Rainbow is for kids and families of ALL genders, abilities, and expressions who want to understand themselves and learn more about the amazing bodies across the gender spectrum! Transgender children, or families with a transgender child will find this book especially affirming!