Individual wellness is connected to community wellness. As a community, I believe that more connections better us all, and that developing a treatment team leads to stronger recovery than reliance on one provider.
Here is a list of local (to the Greater Rochester Area) and national practitioners and resources which I recommend and/or collaborate with.
Resources
Mental Health Resources
Free Weekly Peer Support Groups for BIPOC, queer, neurodiversity, mad and disabled folks.
Collaborators
I completed my psychotherapy internship with Gem as my supervisor at Tree of Hope Counseling. She is a WPATH provider who offers gender affirming DBT groups for teens, a support group for parents of gender expansive teens, and individual sessions. Together, we offer Gender Dysphoria CEU trainings for clinicians and service providers.
Randhir Teja Singh (Christopher Pedrone) and I have collaborated since 2020 in offering mind-body practices that are gentle, accessible and trauma-informed. He offers inclusive yoga classes and Sound Journey's for individuals and groups. He also offers corporate retreats.
Sue Spencer (she/her) is a masterful therapeutic music facilitator of group and individual sessions focusing on attunement to self and community-building. She has experience working with children and adults of all ages in schools, corporate settings and small businesses. Sue and I have been collaborating since 2019. She is currently developing a music therapy group for autistic children.
Hannah (she/her) is an artist, teacher, and healer who practices pansexual polyamory rooted in grounded spirituality. She believes in guiding others to explore and discover what genuinely works for them, be it polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, monogamy, or singleness, with an understanding that individuals’ and couples’ needs can and do change over time. Hannah and I are exploring Queer Spirituality offerings together after meeting in Her Mystery School in 2023.
Kyuuki (any pronouns) is a relationship and identity coach with a focus on serving queer, non-monogamous, and plural folks. They teach online classes on various topics pertaining to relationship, psychology, identity and general wellness as well as offering both individual and couple's coaching. Their approach emphasizes authentic relating with self and others, parts work, and self-authorship of identity.
Holistic Health Providers (Rochester, NY)
Gender-affirming surgery rehabilitation, post-partum and prenatal care, recovery from pelvic pain, etc. Their team of providers is trained in offering trauma-sensitive, gender-affirming care, and they offer myofascial release as well as more traditional physical therapy interventions.
Angela and Janeane offer affordable (sliding scale, $30 - $70 per session) acupuncture treatments in a community setting. Their office space is tranquil, while their approach is gentle and accessible. Acupuncture is a well researched and ancient body/mind adjunctive treatment for a variety conditions.
Pamela Pollick is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) trained in Somatic Experiencing™ and Internal Family Systems. She offers a deeply integrative somatic approach to healing from trauma.