Siobhán Fergus Evans
Affiliation
Biography
Siobhán Fergus Evans is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh in the Department of Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences. Her research focuses on applications of queer and trans theory within psychotherapeutic contexts. More specifically, Siobhán is interested in how autotheory can be used not only as a particularly trans research methodology but also as a therapeutic tool in and of itself, in that it can allow for meaning-making and a way of constituting oneself (whilst also creating space for uncertainty and ambiguity) and thus, could present an alternative to hegemonic psychotherapeutic practices which privilege notions of external expertise and realist notions of a bounded, knowable self. In addition to their work as a researcher, Siobhán is a multi-award winning writer working across fiction, poetry, theatre, mobile games, and television. She is also a therapist and supervisor in private practice working with queer and trans people.
Current Position
PhD student
Research Interests
- Autoethnography
- Autohistoria-teoría
- Autotheory
- Critical theory
- Existential psychotherapy
- Postqualitative research
- Queer theory
- Trans theory
- Transgender studies
Current Project
Psychotherapeutic Applications of Queer and Trans Theory
Paper Presentations
"The Beds We Make: An Autotheoretical Inquiry Into Gender and Class Identities", The Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology Conference, Boston College, 14-16 June 2024
"More Than Methodology: Autotheory and Trans Alternatives to Talk Therapy", 2nd Annual Trans Studies Conference, DePaul University, 4-7 September 2024
"We're Undone By Each Other: Notes on Being a Trans Therapist", TransCare Conference, University College Cork, 13-14 September 2024
"Site of Oppression, Site of Liberation: The Politics of Psychotherapy", En-Gender Annual Conference, online, 28-30 September 2024
Links
https://fergusevanstherapy.com/
https://www.siobhanfergusevans.com/
Pronouns
She / They