[Viva] Counsellors with experience working with poz folks

[Penny Bradford]

Thanks Anne. Will pass it on.
Cheers,
Penny

On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 4:26 PM anne bonner <thewoodbuffalo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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