(last name alphabetical order)
Greater Victoria Area
Darcy Allder, MSW, RCSW
Grow Counselling: EMDR, Animal-Assisted Interventions, Play Therapy
Darcy is a transgender clinical social worker who focuses his practice on trauma healing and family work. He is certified in EMDR and uses a mix of modalities to support both adults and younger clients to do therapy outdoors, online or in his office.
Bailey Counselling Therapy
221-560 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC
250-858-7770
Vanessa A. Bailey. Registered nurse and registered clinical counsellor. LGBQT+ inclusive, offers hormone readiness assessment.
Lynn Corbett, Ph.D., Registered Psychologist
Suite 301, 1321 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC
250-886-6730 or 306-220-1613
lynn@corbettmills.ca www.corbettmills.ca
Lynn offers individual, couples, family and group therapy. She sees adults across the life span who are struggling with a variety of life difficulties, including: work-life balance; depression; anxiety; effects of sexual, interpersonal and workplace trauma; substance misuse; relationship difficulties; disordered eating and body image concerns; grief and loss; life transitions and identity questions, including those around gender and sexuality; fertility, pregnancy and adoption issues. She works with people to include their significant communities in therapy in ways that are relevant and meaningful to them.
Burn Bright Counselling
Victoria, BC
burnbrightcounselling.ca
Mady Harber, of Burn Bright Counselling specializes in mental health, family relationships, youth/young adult support, and LGBTQ2S+ topics. She is a registered social worker and also has a Master's Degree in Social Work.
Niall Barnard, BSW, MA, MScA, RCC
4300 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria, BC V8N 3C5
778-678-2293
Queer-identified psychotherapist specializing in the needs of LGBTQ2S+ folks and their loved ones, Free 30-minute consultations.
Otis Bell Holistic Bodywork
#205 - 661 Burnside Road East, Victoria, BC V8T 2X9
250-882-2819
A transgender massage therapist, offering sliding scale massage to the trans and queer community.
Bodymind Counselling
1517 Amelia Street, Victoria, BC
250-999-9349
Sarah Pullman, MA, RCC, Reg. Clinical Counsellor. Works on issues of anxiety, depression, trauma. Helps transgender folks of all identities and at all stages of transition to achieve better mental health.
Abby Brooks Speech Pathology
Victoria, BC
250-891-3385
Abby is a speech and language pathologist that specializes in transgender voice therapy for feminization and masculinization on Vancouver Island.
Cedar Moon Counselling
Victora, BC
Shay (they/them) has a Master of Social Work and is a Registered Social Worker. They specialize in gender and sexuality exploration, sexual violence, biracial identity, and relationship concerns. Offering hormone readiness assessments on a sliding scale. Shay also accepts FNHA and CVAP clients.
Dr. Magali Brulot
201-1770 Fort Street, Victoria, BC
250-888-5645
Psychologist. Hormone Readiness and Surgical Assessments.
Adrianna Faliszewski
East Vancouver
hello@adriannafal.com I am a queer and transgender woman, specializing in providing telehealth therapy to queer and trans adults and teens throughout BC. I strongly believe in the power of bringing shared lived experience as a queer and trans person to the therapeutic relationship. Some of my specific areas of focus include gender exploration and transition, coming out, boundaries, self-esteem and self worth, anxiety, addiction, and supporting parents of trans youth. I hold a master's of arts in counselling psychology from Simon Fraser University and have over a decade of experience in the mental health field.
Dr. Caspar Friesen, MD
1284 Fairfield Rd, Victoria, BC, V8V 4W3
250-598-5158
Physician in Victoria providing inclusive primary care in Victoria.
Gladys Electrolysis
550-2950 Douglas Street (Douglas Centre)
778-700-2398
gesm.234@gmail.com
Gladys is the owner and therapist of Gladys Electrolysis. That is why she can offer affordable prices for the service. Gladys Sandoval is a member of the American Electrolysis Association. Give her a call at 778-700-2398 to set up a free consultation appointment.
Dr. Matt Graham (he/him)
Chiropractor, Apollo Performance Therapy
1410 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2L1
Instagram/TikTok: @dr.mattgraham
Dr. Matt Graham is a trans man and former UVic Vikes rugby player who specializes in manual therapy and active rehabilitation for musculoskeletal pain and injuries. He creates individualized exercise programs for injury recovery, performance, and long term wellness. He also has advanced training and extensive experience in sports and athletics, top surgery preparation/recovery, and pregnancy and postpartum management.
Guidepost Counselling and Consultation
3550 Saanich Road
778-678-7652
Elizabeth is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who works with teens and adults exploring issues of gender and sexuality, and provides a safe and welcoming space for trans people to work with other issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, relationships, and the stresses of life.
Jenna Haylock, RN/BSN/CDE/CPT
Victoria General Hospital
1 Hospital Way, Victoria, BC V8Z 6R5
250-727-4450
Pediatric Nurse Clinician for Endocrine Vancouver Island.
Holistic Counselling
1405 Fernwood Rd, Victoria, BC
250-382-3810
counsellingwithocean@gmail.com https://holisticcounsellingvictoria.com/
Ocean Lum (Bsc, MA), is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, a Yoga therapist, Yoga teacher and a mindfulness instructor. She conducts hormone assessments.
Island Sexual Health
#101-3960 Quadra Street, Victoria
250-592-3479
Island Sexual Health Society offers sexual health clinics and sex education programs for all genders, orientations, identities, and ages in Greater Victoria. They also provide hormone readiness assessment, prescription and renewals, and gender affirming surgery readiness and referrals for clients 16+. Gender Affirming Apparel Supplies will be available soon at our Quadra clinic. All Gender Affirming Care (GAC) is provided through the Quadra Street clinic location.
Island Sexual Health
Richmond House, Camosun College Lansdowne Campus, 3100 Foul Bay Road, Victoria, BC
250-888-6814
https://camosunstudent.org/services/sexual-health-clinic/
The Island Sexual Health clinic operates at the Lansdowne campus every Friday during the academic year (September-April). Island Sexual Health Society offers sexual health clinics and sex education programs for all genders, orientations, identities, and ages in Greater Victoria. They also provide hormone readiness assessment, prescription and renewals, and gender affirming surgery readiness and referrals for clients 16+. Gender Affirming Apparel Supplies will be available soon at our Quadra clinic.. All Gender Affirming Care (GAC) is provided through the Quadra Street clinic location.
Island Sexual Health
Royal Bay High School, 3500 Ryder Hjesdal Way, Victoria, BC, V9C OJ6
250-888-6814
Wednesday for SD62 only. Island Sexual Health Society offers sexual health clinics and sex education programs for all genders, orientations, identities, and ages in Greater Victoria. They also provide hormone readiness assessment, prescription and renewals, and gender affirming surgery readiness and referrals for clients 16+ Gender Affirming Apparel Supplies will be available soon at our Quadra clinic.. All Gender Affirming Care (GAC) is provided through the Quadra Street clinic location.
Island Sexual Health
QOM. QEM SLANI Tsawout First Nations Clinic, 7728 Tetayut Road
Wednesdays, First-Nations only. Island Sexual Health Society offers sexual health clinics and sex education programs for all genders, orientations, identities, and ages in Greater Victoria. They also provide hormone readiness assessment, prescription and renewals, and gender affirming surgery readiness and referrals for clients 16+. Gender Affirming Apparel Supplies will be available soon at our Quadra clinic. All Gender Affirming Care (GAC) is provided through the Quadra Street clinic location.
Kaleigh Scott Counselling
Kaleigh is a non-binary, queer Registered Social Worker providing in-person therapy in Victoria and virtual sessions to folks 16 and up anywhere in BC. They provide gender and sexuality affirming therapy to folks looking for support with trauma, experiences of gender and sexualized violence, identity exploration, life transitions, relationship challenges, emotional safety and connection and communication skills. They offer sliding scale and a free 15-min consultation.
The Katherine Collection
1-833-629-0TKC (0852)
info@thekatherinecollection.ca
Katherine Sebastiano is a wig consultant and specialized retailer located on Vancouver Island. The Katherine Collection provides local consultations along with Canada wide access to a comprehensive selection of reputable brand-named wigs.
Kai has been working as a registered massage therapist since 2018. Since graduating from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy, he has embraced his identity as a BIPOC trans man and has opened his own clinic in hopes of creating a safe and accepting space for the LGBTQ2S+ and BIPOC communities. Kai prioritizes each individual patient’s needs by including space for open discussions about relevant issues such as gender dysphoria within each treatment plan.
Jude Marleau, M.Ed.
2838 Shakespeare Street, Victoria, BC V8R 4H1
250-889-4930
"I offer support, information and counselling for folks who are exploring their gender identity and who want support with any of the following: social transitioning; hormone readiness assessments/support; and/or considerations pertaining to medical transitioning. I also offer support and counselling for partners of trans folks and for parents of trans and gender creative children."
Kelly McKee Counselling Services, MA, RCC
250-816-6194
kellymckee@kellymckeecounselling.com
Kelly McKee works with trans and gender queer teens (14-18) and adults who are navigating issues related to gender identity. Kelly also offers support for social transitioning and hormone readiness assessments. Sessions are available through Telehealth video calls.
Heather Michael, MSW RCSW550-2950 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC
250-217-5963
heather.michael@shaw.ca www.heathermichael.ca Registered Clinical Social Worker. Specializing in Mental Health wellness. Offers hormone readiness assessments - Youth & Adults. LGBTQ2S+. Telehealth Sessions Available.
Jennifer Mildon, BSc, MPT
206-1581 Hillside Avenue, Victoria BC, V8T 2C1
250-383-2626
Jennifer (she/her) is a registered physiotherapist who has completed extensive pelvic health training, including additional courses aimed at providing affirming care to transgender and gender-diverse people. Jennifer has the skills and knowledge to treat a variety of pelvic health conditions, including prehab and rehab for transition-related surgeries.
Feodor Mongin, B.Sc., R.Ac.
Victoria Professional Building, 1120 Yates Street, Victoria, BC
Acupuncture, massage, nutrition councelling, and wellness training. Email for appointment.
Joanna Morrison, M.Ed
1600 Bay Street, suite 201
250-816-4716
Reg. Clinical Counsellor, performs hormone readiness assessments. Queer friendly therapist with offices in Nanaimo and Victoria. Services include relationship counselling, hormone readiness assessment, sextherapy, trauma. Trained in EMDR.
New Day Skin StudioGateway Village (Inside West Coast Botanical Sugaring Spa)
306-771 Vernon Avenue, Victoria, BC. V8X5A7
info@newdayskinstudio.com www.newdayskinstudio.com New Studio opening Nov/23/2019 - Offering IPL laser hair removal to anyone who wants to feel more comfortable in their skin. A safe, modern, all inclusive environment, where we will work on your goals. Significant lifetime discount on services of up to 40%. For more info email us today.
Marita Panton, RN/BSN/CDE/CPT
Victoria General Hospital
1 Hospital Way, Victoria BC V8Z 6R5
250-727-4451
marita.panton@viha.ca
Pediatric Nurse Clinician for Endocrine Vancouver Island.
Yana Petronis, Counsellor, M.A., C.C.C.
321-645 Fort Street, Victoria, BC
778-679-3163
I am a counsellor with extensive experience working with trans and queer clients, as well as their partners and family members.I specialize in working with trauma, including developmental trauma and critical incident trauma, as well as issues related to identity, relationships, gender, sexuality, and spirituality. I am located in downtown Victoria and am able to offer a limited number of sessions on a sliding scale. Phone and video sessions are available as well.
Prism Counselling
1820D Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC
Prism Counselling is a therapeutic practice specializing in LGBTQ+ and addiction counselling in Victoria BC. At Prism Counselling therapeutic services are trauma-informed, person centered, and strengths based to ensure that client and therapist are co-creating a sacred and safe space. Prism Counselling seeks to foster empowerment, connection, and a greater sense of belonging and peace.
Timothy Riordan, BA (Hons), MA
End of Life Doula
Tim's' Company
James Bay, Victoria, BC
250-415-8605
As a university trained End of Life Doula, I founded Tim's' Company to offer inclusive and welcoming advance care planning, patient advocacy, death literacy and end of life education services. In 2024, I joined the Board of Directors of the End of Life Doula Association of Canada.
Beckham Ronaghan, MSW, RCSW
I'm a Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work offering virtual therapy to patients across British Columbia. I am available for those looking for gender affirming services - hormone readiness assessments and surgical readiness assessments.
Tyler Schaus Counselling and Consulting, MACP, RCC
Victoria, BC
As a queer, transgender person, and adoptive parent to a neurodiverse and gender fluid child, I prioritize the importance of seeing people as complex, nuanced, and unique beings. I strive to keep my practice flexible, authentic, holistic, and avoid ‘one size fits all’ approaches that attempt to fit folx into little boxes. Providing trauma-informed, person-centered, and neurodiverse affirming care. 15 minute free consultations.
Mike Schmalz, M.A., C.C.C
Schmalz Counselling helps and supports anyone who has experienced emotional, sexual or physical trauma as a child or an adult.
Dr. Sharolyn Sloat, Psychologist
453 Head Street, Victoria
250-884-9041
Inclusive psychologist in Victoria, BC.
Margaret Stephens
221-560 Johnson St, Victoria, BC
250-380-9924
Psychotherapist. Centre for Counselling & Therapy and Victoria Women’s Counselling. Performs hormone readiness assessments.
Kate Steele Counselling
Central Building, 505-620 View Street, Victoria
250-886-4152
Inclusive counselling in Victoria. Provides hormone readiness assessments. “I work with children, youth, families and individuals. I have training in doing hormone readiness assessments for adults, and am pursuing similar training for working with youth. At the moment, I support children and youth questioning their gender or who identify as transgender, gender non-binary or gender fluid through an exploration process. I also provide support for challenges they might face such as anxiety and depression. I am passionate about working with families to help provide information and support in understanding gender diversity, and in learning how to best support their children.”
Dr. Garrett Stetson, R.Psych
218-284 Helmcken Rd., Victoria BC, V9B 1T2
250-727-7060
I provide individual psychotherapy services to children, adolescents and adults dealing with a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma and addictions. I’m proud to offer respectful, knowledgeable services to queer and transgender individuals of all ages.
Dr. Sue Stock, Pediatric Endocrinologist
104-145 W. 15th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1R9
604-904-3443
Accepts referrals for children up to and including 18 years of age and follows WPATH guidelines for hormone blockers and hormone therapy using the BCCH consent forms.
Daryl Stubbs, Massage Therapist at Sync Therapy
6-920 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC
250-812-8698
Massage therapist who works with the lgbtq2s+ community, committed to creating a safe and inclusive space for all clients.
Leanne Toews MA, RCC.
Child, Youth and Family Consultant.
Downtown Victoria (Location Provided at Booking)
info@leannetoews.com www.leannetoews.com I provide respectful counselling to children, youth and adults (including parents, spouses and transcouples) who are questioning or at any stage of transition. Counselling support includes skill development to manage emotions created by anxiety, stress, depression, gender dysphoria, self-injury, trauma and suicidology. I am inclusive of WPATH Standards of Care in my practise which includes assessments for hormone and surgery readiness. Online and phone sessions are also available.
Trailhead Counselling, Nathan Strayed, MSW, RSW
Virtual specialized psychotherapy for all of BC focussed on issues related to trans, gender diverse and queer folks by a queer and trans identified counsellor.
Trans Care BC
1-866-999-1514
Trans Care BC’s care coordination team helps connect people in BC to gender-affirming health and wellness supports.
Turning Towards Hope Counselling
888 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8W 1H8
249-493-7999
Imogen Chudyk-Barr (they/them) is a queer, fem, and trans RSW in private practice who specializes in counselling 2SLGBTQ+ individuals and couples, with a special focus on supporting 2SLGBTQ+ survivors of partner abuse. Provides virtual counselling for folks in BC as well as in-person service in 'victoria' that is inclusive for neurodivergent folks, kink/BDSM community members, people in non-monogamous relationships, sex workers, people who use substances, as well as other marginalized and/or criminalized community members.
Victoria Youth Clinic (FOUNDRY VICTORIA)
Third floor, 818 Douglas Street, Victoria
250-383-3552
The Victoria Youth Clinic is a Not-for-Profit, Registered Charity that provides CONFIDENTIAL Primary Health Care Clinic for all youth aged 12 to 24 years.
Mid Island
Hearth Place
Duncan, BC
236-508-3200
dean diamond (he/they) (M.Ed, CCC, FOT) is a queer and gender queer identified Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) working on unceded Quw’utsun Territory near Duncan, BC. dean specializes in working with embodied and experiential forms of counselling with individuals of all ages who are navigating belonging, grief, loss, identity exploration, and major life transition due to death, disability, illness, injury, gender identity, oppression, social injustice, and sexuality. dean is qualified to provide Hormone Readiness Assessments. dean has specialized training in Ecotherapy, Embodied Dreamwork, Equine Facilitated Counselling, Expressive Play Therapy, Focusing Oriented Therapy, Gender Affirming Care, and Sandplay Therapy.
North Island
James Cowan R.C.C.
Tall Tree Counselling and Consulting Services
4711 Elizabeth St., Port Alberni, BC
250-735-8822
LGBTQ+ friendly counselling and consulting in Port Alberni.
Dr. Sharmeen Mazaheri c/o The Crown Isle Clinic
Unit 5&6 215 Port Augusta street, Comox, BC V9M 3M9
250-941-1194
registercipa@gmail.com https://www.thecrownisleclinic.com/ Dr. Sharmeen Mazaheri, Family Physician. Note: Now accepting new trans patients requiring primary care, assessments or hormone management.
Genderqueer relational somatic therapist, expressive arts therapist and counsellor for adults and youth (15+) on the territory of the Ligwilda'xw people, Wei Wai Kum Nation (Campbell River, BC). Offering in person, online, and phone sessions. Providing gender affirming training and consultation for service providers.
Resilient Heart Counselling and Therapy 519A-5th Street, Courtenay, BC V9N 1K2
250-650-4785
www.resilientheartcounsellingandtherapy.com mldevine@telus.net Mel is a queer identified Registered Social Worker and Registered Clinical Counsellor providing individual and couples counselling for folks 12 years and up struggling with a range of challenges, including but not limited to sexuality and gender. She has completed additional training to provide high quality gender affirming care and hormone readiness assessments. She provides in-person as well as online sessions, and offers subsidized counselling as needed.
Kazimea Sokil, M.A., R.C.C
Resonance Arts Counselling and Creative Arts Therapy
1475 15th Street, Courtenay, BC V9N 2C3
250-650-3738
Kazimea offers individual couples and family counselling at the Resonance Arts office in downtown Courtenay.
SpiritFirstCounseling at Comox
Suite #9, 1787 Comox Avenue, Comox, BC
250-792-2501
As a Registered Clinical Counsellor I have assisted families in their desire to support transgender relatives generally, and to transition into systems (ie – schools) specifically.