Author.
Creator.
Motivator.
Transitioning Guru.
Who is Serena Jazmine Daniari?
Hi and welcome to my website! I'm Serena, a writer, speaker, audience development strategist, and gender-affirming life coaching expert! I speak on panels, offer diversity & inclusion consulting for individuals and brands, write for publications, and provide uniquely tailored counseling and guidance to help trans people across the gender spectrum navigate their transitions (medically, financially, socially, and professionally) and discover joy. Take a moment to explore & get inspired!
Welcome to My Services
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Transgender Life Coaching and Counseling
One on one transgender life coaching
Gender-affirming image, style, and beauty consulting
Developing a sustainable transition work-plan
Real life experience/roleplaying
Trans healthcare and insurance coverage navigation
Pre and post surgery support
Detransition support
Managing burnout & overcoming anxiety
Voice and behavior feminization/masculinization lessons
Career, financial, and future planning
Gender-inclusive dating & relationship guidance
Name change/documentation/legal support, and more.
Public Speaking
I have spoken on numerous panels and events for Twitter, R/GA, SXSW, Netroots, Creating Change, GLAAD, NYU, St. John’s University, and more. If you need an LGBTQ+ or DEI perspective, book me to speak at your event or workshop.
Reporting/Writing/Creative
I’m an innovative, award-winning multimedia journalist who is adept at producing and promoting written, video and audio content, with a specialty in amplifying LGBTQ+ stories and narratives. Published in The Guardian, CNN, The Huffington Post, NBC, Playboy, Teen Vogue, Allure, and more. You may hire me for essays, reported works, features, and more.
Get to know me, and how I can help you become the most authentic you.
I'm Serena, and I run a consulting agency where I apply my decade of experience as a published writer, public speaking alchemist, audience development guru, and transgender life coaching wizard to improve lives. Navigating gender identity and transition alone can be stressful, and I’m committed to helping you embrace your truest, happiest self by offering step-by-step guidance on how to unpack and actualize your trans identity with sensitivity, compassion, support, and a wealth of expertise across industries.
All you have to do? Just be you, because that's what makes you amazing!
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There is no ‘one size fits all’ path of transitioning.
Are you questioning or exploring your gender? Many gender-affirming counselors and therapists exist, but very few are trans themselves. I began my journey as a trans woman almost a decade ago, and I can truly say I have been in your shoes, and experienced many of the same anxieties, hopes, setbacks, and progressions that you may be navigating.
Whether you want to dress up for the first time as your authentic self in a safe space, figure out how to come out to friends or family, learn to speak or walk in a gender-affirming manner, or demystify the complexities of insurance coverage, surgeries, and legal name/gender changes, I am your guide. I offer virtual and in-person visits via Zoom or at my uptown Manhattan location, and my main goal is to unpack the layers of who you are and to help you actualize the truest and happiest version of your being. You only get one life, make the most of it!
I only accept clients from ages 18 and up.
ALL ARE WELCOME.