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This research studied the perspectives of 16 psychoanalytic clinicians regarding trans* childhoods. The exploration focused on the participants' vision of: (a) the aspects of psychoanalytic theory related to the topic that need to be revised and/or questioned, and (b) the technical changes necessary for working in this area. We also inquired how the participant's expertise in trans* childhoods interacted with his or her perspective. A semi-structured individual interview was conducted with each psychoanalyst. Data was analyzed following Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) model. Two domains were generated from the qualitative CQR analysis of the 16 interviews: (1) Aspects of psychoanalytic theory to be reviewed-questioned related to the topic, and (2) Technical changes involved in the reality of trans* childhoods. For each domain, nuclear ideas and categories were generated. The categories were then evaluated in terms of their frequency and occurrence, both at the level of the total sample and comparing the group of experts (n=6) and non-expert (n=10) participants in the subject matter. Trans* childhoods require an interdisciplinary and contemporary perspective; involving a problematization of technical resources and a review of fundamental psychoanalytic concepts. The need to generate training resources for clinical psychology and psychoanalysis, applicable to this reality, is highlighted.