We don’t offer ongoing counseling or mental health support at QueerDoc, but we have compiled and vetted a list of resources in our service area. In our vetting process, mental health clinics self-report on some aspects of affirming care by completing an online form. This form asks about:
- Their training to work with trans and gender diverse (TGD) clients
- Their experience working with TGD clients
- Their intake paperwork, website, patient portals
- Their stance on conversion therapy
- Their personal experience with the TGD community
Until recently, this form did not include screening for training and experience with other marginalized populations. Over time, we hope to update our resource listings with a badge system that identifies providers with anti-racism training, sizeism training, neurodiversity training, and disability accommodations.
While we don’t personally talk to each resource listed, we do review each application. Our resource list is also incomplete: we can’t identify all affirming practices and not all practices we approach reply. Also, some practices that reply might poorly represent themselves. Because we canNOT 100% certify each individual’s awesomeness with transness or any other intersectional identities, we encourage you to implement any strategies you need to help keep yourself safe. Some strategies that might help include:
- Online research (the provider’s website and community forums)
- Ask your local community (friends, local LGBTQ+ non-profit, etc.)
- Have a trusted friend call the clinic first and explore their practice
- Bring a friend or advocate to your first session
Finding a Mental Health Provider
We organize vetted clinicians by state on our State-Based Resources page. Other resources for finding affirming mental health clinicians are national databases:
- LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory
- OutCare Directory
- Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
- WPATH
- Everywhere is Queer
Crisis Support
Affirming crisis mental health support can be accessed through:
- TransLifeline– 877-565-8860
- Trevor Project (for folx under 26)
It is important to know if the line you are calling reports to law enforcement agencies, especially if you are BIPOC. You can learn more about crisis lines here.
Your local LGBTQ+ community center often keeps a list of resources as well. You can find your local community center with an online search or this directory.
Under 18?
For folx under 18, QueerDoc keeps a state-based spreadsheet of clinicians who work with younger clients.