[Viva] Counsellors with experience working with poz folks

[anne bonner]

Thanks Penny!

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 10:55 AM Penny Bradford <pbpennyb at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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