If
you are like most transsexual and transgendered people you may
be depressed or have a great deal of anxiety with your condition
or even suicidal thoughts. Transgendered Folks have the highest
incidents of suicide of any groups. Some estimates put the pre-op
suicide rate at 50%.
If
you are Transsexual you will need a Gender Therapist to guide
you through the process of transition, obtaining hormones and
surgery SRS, GRS for Sex Reassignment. Most surgeons follow
the HBGDIA
Standards of Care for Transsexuals so a Gender Therapist
is mandatory.
The
following list is a compilation of Gender therapists, Transsexual
therapists and Transgendered therapists both for Male to female
( MTF ) and Female to male (FTM) Transsexuals.
If
you have a name you can add to the list or someone you can reccomend
please e-mail me ( Laura Amato ) at: laura@lauras-playground.com
. Therapists are welcome to request edits of their listings.
The
list got too big so I had to split it into two lists one for
the United States and an International list
Web Counseling:
Gender
Therapist Online
"We are a Gender Psychotherapy resource dedicated to the needs
of individuals with gender identity disorders and other related issues.....
Providing therapy to the Trans-gender Community for gender related issues
and assessment of readiness for hormones and SRS, leading to a report
and letters of recommendation.
We currently have many clients worldwide who find our service invaluable,
as they live in isolated areas, have not the resource close to where
they reside. Prefer the flexibility and availability of the service,
the non-face to face contact. being able to use our services from the
comfort of their home, or are simply reserved and shy. All of our therapists
are fully qualified, U.K. registered and possess many years of experience
and fulfill the requirements of the Dr. Harry Benjamin Standards of
care. This is an online and Worldwide Service"
Dr
Carl Bushong
Transsexual, Transgendered Care. Consultation by long distance telephone.
Dr. Bushong calls you. He also sets up Testing for hormone therapy.
Price $125.00 per 50 minute hour. Service is provided Worldwide.
International:
Germany
Dr Fekecs
Boeblinger Str. 24
Stuttgart, Germany.
Tel: (0049) 711 640 59 44.
Ireland
Dr James Kelly
9 Parliament Street, Dublin 2.
+353-87-622-9972
Australia
Dr Tracie O'Keefe DCH, BCH, NSHAP
ADV DIP THP,
RMCAPA, IADCH
Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapist & Counsellor
Director, Australian Health & Education Centre
Professor of Sex, Gender & Sexuality, Calamus International University
Australian Health & Education Centre
3 Glebe Place
131-145 Glebe Point Road
Glebe
Sydney
NSW 2037
Australia
Tel +61 (0) 2) 9562 6802
Fax +61 (0) 2 9399 6587
E-mail info@tracieokeefe.com
Website www.tracieokeefe.com
Canada
Note: As of August 11, 2001, in Vancouver it is mandatory to dial 604
even if it's a local call.
The 519
519 Church Street
Toronto, ON
M4Y 2C9
Canada
416 392 6874
Fax: 416 392 0519
E-mail: info@the519.org
Web site: http://www.the519.org/
Free counseling, but their wait list is long. They also have tons of
Trans programs.
Jamie Powers, M.Ed., M.A., R.C.C.
Sexual Minorities Therapist
5th Floor
575 W. 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Canada V5X 1C6
(604) 737-8482
Sherbournce Health Centre
333 Sherbourne Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 2S5
416 324 4180
Fax: 416 324 4188
E-mail: info@sherbourne.on.ca
Web site: http://www.sherbourne.on.ca/
Purportedly the easiest and fastest way to access hormones in the Toronto
area. See the Web site, call, or E-mail for more info.
Vancouver General Hospital
Centre for Sexuality, Gender Identity and Reproductive Health
Echelon 5th floor, 855 West 12th Ave. Vancouver, BC
Canada V5Z 1M9
(604) 875-8282
England
The Gender Trust
P.O. Box 3192
Brighton, BN1 3WR
England
Telephone Helpline available: +44 07000 287878 (Thursdays 7pm-11pm for
Transsexuals and Tuesdays 7pm-11pm for Transvestites).
GT Information Line: +44 07000 790347 (before 10 p.m. please)
E-mail: gentrust@mistral.co.uk or anon-11116@anon.twwells.com
Web site: http://www3.mistral.co.uk/gentrust/home.htm
Registered Charity No. 803607.
NHS or PRIVATE
Dr Richard Green and Dr Don Montgomery,
Gender Identity Clinic
Charing Cross Hospital
Hammersmith, London W6 8RF
Tel: 0208 846-1516
PRIVATE
Dr Russell Reid
The London Institute
10 Warwick Rd
London SW5 9UH
Tel: 0207 373 0901.
NHS
Dr Russell Reid
Mental Health Unit
The Hillingdon Hospital
Uxbridge, MIddx, UB8 3NN
(You have to be a resident in the Middlesex Health
Authority Area to see Dr Reid on the NHS at this hospital).
NHS
Dr Lynne Webster
Psychosexual Counselling Unit
St Mary's Hospital
Hathersage Rd, Manchester 13.
NHS
Dr Kevin Wylie
The Gender Dysphoria Service
Specialist Psychotherapy
Directorate, Porterbrook Clinic
c/o Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic
Lyndhurst Rd
Nether Edge, Sheffield, S11 9EL
Tel: 0114 271 8011
NHS
Dr Shola Johnson
Dept of Psychiatry
St James University Hospital,
Leeds, LS9 7TF.
NHS
Dr Lyndsey Myskow
Psychosexual Therapist
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
NHS Trust, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9YW
Tel: 0131 536 1000
PRIVATE
Dr P McGuire- Sampson
Heath House, Priory Hospital
Long Ashton,
Bristol, BS16 1WQ
Tel: 0117 952 5255
NHS
Dr Dunleavy
Gender Dysphoria Panel
Division of Psychiatry
The Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP.
(This group apparently includes psychiatrists, endocrinologists, plastic
surgeons, gynaecologists, counsellors and a lawyer, but can only accept
patients from within their area).
NHS
Dr Mary Gabbott
Penbury Hospital
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4QJ
or
PRIVATE
Tunbridge Wells Independent Hospital
(secretary: Mrs Collins)
Tel:01892 740042
NHS
Dr D Di Ceglie
The Tavistock Clinic
London
Tel: 0171 794 8262.
(Specialises in Childhood and Adolescent
Gender identity disorders).
NHS
Professor Wakeland
Royal Free Hospital
Hampstead, London
NHS
Jean Sambrookes (Clinical Psychologist)
Dept of Psychology
North Mersey Community Trust
Rehab and Special Care Directorate
Rathbone Hospital
Mill Lane, Liverpool, L13 4AW
Tel: 0151-250 3000 ext 3035/7
NHS
Dr James Barrett
The Bethlam and Maudsley NHS Trust
Bethlam Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Rd
Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BX
tel: 0208 777 6611
