Liz has worked with youth and families for over 30 years. As the mother of a transgender child, she brings both her professional experience and training as a registered psychotherapist and her experience as a mom to her work with gender variant youth and their families. Liz has a bustling practice with youth and parents… read more »
Family Services York Region
Family Services York Region (FSYR) provides individual, couple and family counsellling for LGBTTQ people in 5 offices located across York Region. We serve children, youth and adults. We offer a trans support group for people who are questioning their gender identity/are in the process of transitioning/have transitioned and want to be in touch with others.… read more »
Around the Rainbow, Family Services Ottawa
- Community Building / Recreational Activities: Arts activities, Children’s play group, Referrals, Social events and gatherings for families
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Assessment, Counseling, Family therapy, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psychotherapy, Referrals, Support group (professionally led)
- Advocacy: Assistance with self-advocacy, Education about rights and inclusion, Referrals, Training for other service providers, Training for schools
LGBTTQ+ Around the Rainbow is a community-based program which provides a full range of education, counselling and support services offered by Family Services Ottawa.
Trans Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator, The Well, The LGBTQ Community Wellness Centre of Hamilton
- Community Building / Recreational Activities: Arts activities, Referrals, Social events and gatherings for families, Youth drop-in group, Youth leadership programming
- Advocacy: Assistance with self-advocacy, Education about rights and inclusion, Referrals, Training for other service providers, Training for schools
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Counseling, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psycho-educational support for young people, Referrals, Support group (peer led), Support group (professionally led)
The Well provides peer lead support groups for queer and trans adults and youth as well as one-on-one support, advocacy, referrals and accompaniment. We deliver- for a fee- TRANS 101 and Positive Space Trainings for agencies and providers. We also offer a once monthly professionally facilitated support meeting for parents/guardians of trans/gender non-conforming children and… read more »
Rainbow Resource Centre
- Community Building / Recreational Activities: Arts activities, Camps for children/youth, Referrals, Social events and gatherings for families, Youth drop-in group, Youth leadership programming
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Counseling, Family therapy, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psycho-educational support for young people, Psychotherapy, Referrals, Support group (peer led), Support group (professionally led)
The Rainbow Resource Centre offers both adult and youth programming, counselling, resources and consultation throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. LGBTTQ* youth programming, also known as “Peer Project for Youth”, offers a variety of activities, workshops, skills building, and other programming. Youth counselling is available youth and their families. Other programming includes Camp Aurora, a summer… read more »
Mount Forest Family Health Team
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Assessment, Counseling, Family therapy, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psycho-educational support for young people, Psychotherapy, Referrals, Support group (professionally led)
- Advocacy: Assistance with self-advocacy, Education about rights and inclusion, Referrals, Training for other service providers, Training for schools
- Medical Services: Referrals
- Community Building / Recreational Activities: Referrals, Social events and gatherings for families
Provide family, couple and individual therapy in support of Gender Independent Children and Youth. Referral to local resources and supports. Advocacy within the school system and other agencies. Education of service providers.
Pride and Prejudice: Central Toronto Youth Services
- Community Building / Recreational Activities: Arts activities, Referrals, Social events and gatherings for families
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Assessment, Counseling, Family therapy, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psycho-educational support for young people, Psychotherapy, Referrals, Support group (peer led), Support group (professionally led)
- Advocacy: Assistance with self-advocacy, Education about rights and inclusion, Referrals, Training for other service providers
We provide individual and group counselling for youth exploring gender identity, trans and intersex youth. We offer short and long term individual counselling as well as family support. CTYS offers a group for youth exploring gender identity called Transcend. It is an arts-based group that is lead by a psychotherapist as well as community artists.… read more »
The Family Resilience Project: University of Alberta – Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services
The Family Resilience Project operates out of the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS), Faculty of Education, University of Alberta. The project focuses on providing evidence-informed professional supports for sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ) children, youth (under 25 years), families, and community agencies in the Edmonton region. We offer individual and family counselling,… read more »
Family Services York Region
- Advocacy: Assistance with self-advocacy, Referrals, Training for other service providers, Training for schools
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Counseling, Family therapy, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psycho-educational support for young people, Referrals, Support group (professionally led)
Family Services York Region (FSYR) offers individual, couple, family, and group counselling at our 5 offices across York Region as well as online. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale according to the individual’s income and ability to pay. No one is turned away because of inability to pay. FSYR hosts the York Rainbow Network… read more »
Diversity Emotional Wellness Center
- Emotional Support/Mental Health: Assessment, Counseling, Family therapy, Psycho-educational support for families and caregivers, Psycho-educational support for young people, Psychotherapy, Referrals, Support group (professionally led)
- Medical Services: Assessment and administering of cross-sex hormone therapy, Assessment and administering of puberty suppression, Referrals
- Community Building / Recreational Activities: Referrals, Social events and gatherings for families
- Advocacy: Referrals, Training for other service providers, Training for schools
- Legal Services: Referrals
I have been working with transgender children and youth for more than 15 years. I am one of the qualified assessors for their readiness to transition. I currently run 2 trans youth groups and a parents group. I have also worked with different ethnic groups addressing transgender related concerns. I am also an author of… read more »