[Viva] Counsellors with experience working with poz folks

[Charlene Anderson]

Wow thanks for this Anne. 
Hugs char 

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> On Mar 18, 2021, at 4:26 PM, anne bonner <thewoodbuffalo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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
> 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 
> 
> 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
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>  parents  of all genders and families of any configuration. i am trauma-informed and 
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> 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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