[Viva] Counsellors with experience working with poz folks

[anne bonner]

Hi there, at the beginning of the pandemic I had an idea to make a mental
health support resource for women, and woman-identified and queer poz
folks. I quickly became oversaturated and didn't manage to complete it
(maybe one day!)  I did however get a few counsellors/therapists on board,
and here they are, I know it's hard to find mental health help with
professionals who understand the unique issues of PLHIV. I personally know
Sarah Wilson and Geoff Plint and can vouch for them and their contributions
to the poz community.  I think all counsellors are doing video/phone
sessions these days which is pretty great, and some do sliding scale. They
all have websites where you can check them out. :)
If anybody knows any free counsellors please reply with that info. Oak Tree
also has free counselling, and social workers are available to talk there
anytime, they have helped me out over the past year.
If you have any other resources that have helped you with mental health
please reply with that info!

I hope you all are holding up ok. ❤

~anne

*Elizabeth Van Assum* : https://www.elisabethvanassum.com/  -    I have
worked with
addiction and HIV+ people when conducting my practicum at 3 Bridges. I have
a
couple of HIV+ people in my practice, and I also have years of Queer and
HIV/AIDS
rights activism in the 90's.

*Alice Curitz**:*  I am a member of the LGBTQ2S community and have
worked with HIV+ folks who identify as LGBTQ2S+ through my work with the
community. I've been working with LGBTQ2s+ HIV+ folks in multiple settings
for
over 15 years. www.alicecuritz.com
<http://www.alicecuritz.com/?fbclid=IwAR1qY_IlCbM3Mi8VcAzmAcu2RXPnwpJue9OHmPRe3Ye5ROq5We_b4swtEQk>
I offer online and phone sessions currently (in person will resume after
COVID) and
do have sliding scale available.

*Neora Snitz*:  Hi there. I have worked at the Heart of Richmond AIDS
Society for 5
years. lots of experience. I can do sliding scale. Online all over Canada
and the US.
*neorasnitz.com
<http://neorasnitz.com/?fbclid=IwAR3EJkP5NJpFRXivGVEG8B68AuGyZn3QdQr_iLMAlU5kXo2KfzV5tTsB2nQ>
*

*Geoff Plint*:  geoffplint.com I work with both the broader
LGBTQ2STT+ community and support folks living with HIV, Hep C, and other
chronic viral illnesses.  I do have some sliding scale capacity, which
fluctuates with demand
 & case load.

*sarah kathleen wilson*: www.sarahkathleenwilson.com
Online Booking: sarahkwilson.janeapp.com
Cost: $110*  (sliding scale available, please contact me to discuss)
* as a Registered Social Worker my services are covered by some extended
health
plans, and are a 'medical expense' on personal income tax

-i am a feminist therapist specializing in supporting folks living with
anxiety, chronic

illness and repetitive or compulsive behaviours. i also provide peri-natal
hypnosis to

 parents  of all genders and families of any configuration. i am
trauma-informed and

work from a disability-justice perspective, using a variety of therapeutic
techniques,

including CBT, ACT, ERP and narrative therapy. i self-identify as queer
(she/her), and

 i am kink, ethical non-monogamy, and sex-worker friendly. prior to
entering private

practice i spent over a decade working in a variety of non-profit settings
as a front line

 worker, and have experience working with folks who are HIV and hep C
positive as

well as people who use substances. as a registered social worker with the
BC

College of Social Workers (#14042) my services may be covered under some

extended health benefit plans, and are claimable as a medical expense on
personal

income tax.
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