Transgender Therapists in Hamilton, ON
Clyde Thaddeus Mason
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, BSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I prioritize transgender, 2S, and nonbinary survivors.
From adapted Internal Family Systems, all people have parts, all parts are good, and all parts or alters are equally important and valuable leaders. We can support your headmates to communicate with each other and to access what each needs to be more comfortable. I help people experience harmony and functional multiplicity, including non-traumagenic systems.
I prioritize transgender, 2S, and nonbinary survivors.
From adapted Internal Family Systems, all people have parts, all parts are good, and all parts or alters are equally important and valuable leaders. We can support your headmates to communicate with each other and to access what each needs to be more comfortable. I help people experience harmony and functional multiplicity, including non-traumagenic systems.
I work primarily with the queer community, and specifically with transgender folks navigating their identity and the transition process.
Life can be difficult - we all go through struggles as we navigate the ups and downs of our experience. This can be further complicated when we're a member of a minority or marginalized group. As a queer woman myself, I am passionate about working with other queer individuals to help them explore and discover who they are, and how they want to express themselves in the world. Whether you're struggling with your sexuality, gender identity, depression, anxiety, or just having a hard time managing stress and life changes - I'm here to help!
I work primarily with the queer community, and specifically with transgender folks navigating their identity and the transition process.
Life can be difficult - we all go through struggles as we navigate the ups and downs of our experience. This can be further complicated when we're a member of a minority or marginalized group. As a queer woman myself, I am passionate about working with other queer individuals to help them explore and discover who they are, and how they want to express themselves in the world. Whether you're struggling with your sexuality, gender identity, depression, anxiety, or just having a hard time managing stress and life changes - I'm here to help!
Carolina Pombo
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD, MSc, RP, CCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I'm a corresponding member of the Hamilton Trans Health Coalition and I've been training to offer affirmative care for transgender clients.
I offer psychotherapy and counselling for career development including holistic assessment and exploration of career paths for teenagers and adults going through work transitions. I can help you plan your education, improve your work relationships, project yourself better in the labour market, prepare for maternity, paternity and parenting leaves, prepare for retirement, immigration, and develop a new career as a mature professional. In any of those circumstances, if you have a history of trauma or mental health issues interfering with your goals, I can help you with my vast experience as a mental health provider.
I'm a corresponding member of the Hamilton Trans Health Coalition and I've been training to offer affirmative care for transgender clients.
I offer psychotherapy and counselling for career development including holistic assessment and exploration of career paths for teenagers and adults going through work transitions. I can help you plan your education, improve your work relationships, project yourself better in the labour market, prepare for maternity, paternity and parenting leaves, prepare for retirement, immigration, and develop a new career as a mature professional. In any of those circumstances, if you have a history of trauma or mental health issues interfering with your goals, I can help you with my vast experience as a mental health provider.
Do you feel stuck, either within yourself or with someone you're close to, and wonder what is holding you back? You desire being your true self and communicating authentically. Whether it's just you, or you with a loved one(s), I'd like to help you untie those knots and find beautiful movement. I thrive working with motivated folks through: +Self-discovery & boundaries +Exploration of sex, erotic templates & gender, with self or in relationship +Development of skills in communication & interpersonal connection +Psychedelic integration +Unweaving the tangles & finding alignment with your values. Expect laughs, tears, & aha's!
Do you feel stuck, either within yourself or with someone you're close to, and wonder what is holding you back? You desire being your true self and communicating authentically. Whether it's just you, or you with a loved one(s), I'd like to help you untie those knots and find beautiful movement. I thrive working with motivated folks through: +Self-discovery & boundaries +Exploration of sex, erotic templates & gender, with self or in relationship +Development of skills in communication & interpersonal connection +Psychedelic integration +Unweaving the tangles & finding alignment with your values. Expect laughs, tears, & aha's!
Margo Quinlan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, SWC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8L
I offer a safe place for queer, trans, and gender expansive folks to navigate life's challenges together. Existing in today's world as part of these communities brings its own unique struggles, challenges, and joys. My background as a community organizer in the trans community, as well as my own lived experiences as a trans and queer woman, a parent, a sex worker, and a person in recovery, all help guide my work in empowering individuals and couples to find enrichment and empowerment through their own lives and experiences.
I offer a safe place for queer, trans, and gender expansive folks to navigate life's challenges together. Existing in today's world as part of these communities brings its own unique struggles, challenges, and joys. My background as a community organizer in the trans community, as well as my own lived experiences as a trans and queer woman, a parent, a sex worker, and a person in recovery, all help guide my work in empowering individuals and couples to find enrichment and empowerment through their own lives and experiences.
Erin Poole
Registered Psychotherapist, MDiv
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8P
Waitlist for new clients
My approach is 2S-LGBTQIA+ affirming, intersectional, neurodiversity-affirming, collaborative, and integrative, creating space for meaning-making and a diverse range of identities. I worked in health care for 13 years, supporting people of varied ethno-cultural backgrounds, and have completed Indigenous cultural safety/ anti-racism training. I've supported 2S-LGBTQIA+ clients since 2015. (Please note that I'm unable to write a second letter of assessment for bottom surgery, but can refer.) My office is in a building that is accessible and a positive space. It is scent-free and sensory friendly.
My approach is 2S-LGBTQIA+ affirming, intersectional, neurodiversity-affirming, collaborative, and integrative, creating space for meaning-making and a diverse range of identities. I worked in health care for 13 years, supporting people of varied ethno-cultural backgrounds, and have completed Indigenous cultural safety/ anti-racism training. I've supported 2S-LGBTQIA+ clients since 2015. (Please note that I'm unable to write a second letter of assessment for bottom surgery, but can refer.) My office is in a building that is accessible and a positive space. It is scent-free and sensory friendly.
Stardust Therapeutic Collective
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RSSW, SSW, BSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8M
Stardust is a queer-owned collective of mental health workers trying to make counselling more accessible and affirming to folks experiencing systemic oppression. All of our team members have lived experience with mental health issues and/or neurodivergence, and we recognize the role that oppression plays in causing and aggravating mental health stuff. We work from a trauma-informed, intersectional and social justice-focused framework. We believe in harm reduction and are strongly sex and sex-worker positive, kink positive, familiar with non-traditional relationship dynamics, body-positive, and anti-capitalist.
Stardust is a queer-owned collective of mental health workers trying to make counselling more accessible and affirming to folks experiencing systemic oppression. All of our team members have lived experience with mental health issues and/or neurodivergence, and we recognize the role that oppression plays in causing and aggravating mental health stuff. We work from a trauma-informed, intersectional and social justice-focused framework. We believe in harm reduction and are strongly sex and sex-worker positive, kink positive, familiar with non-traditional relationship dynamics, body-positive, and anti-capitalist.
Shailagh (Shaiden) Keaney
Registered Social Worker, HBA, MSW, RSW, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8L
You're so functional. As far as anyone on the outside knows, you're holding it all together. But the truth is, in the quiet moments, you're restless, stressed, panicked and so unsure of yourself. There's the occasional sleepless night, the anger that comes for you when you're alone, and the illogical conflicts that stir up between you and your friends and strangers alike. It isn't a mystery where most of this has come from; the trauma you've experienced in your life has shaped you. But really, you want the kind of freedom that helps you move beyond acting like a shell of yourself and into the person you hope you can become.
You're so functional. As far as anyone on the outside knows, you're holding it all together. But the truth is, in the quiet moments, you're restless, stressed, panicked and so unsure of yourself. There's the occasional sleepless night, the anger that comes for you when you're alone, and the illogical conflicts that stir up between you and your friends and strangers alike. It isn't a mystery where most of this has come from; the trauma you've experienced in your life has shaped you. But really, you want the kind of freedom that helps you move beyond acting like a shell of yourself and into the person you hope you can become.
Tate Sameshima
Registered Psychotherapist, dipTIRP, BFA
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Perhaps you’re feeling overwhelmed by the current state of the world and all its grieving parts or you’ve been meaning to start this journey for a while now. Maybe you've noticed a repeating of patterns in relationships, causing you upset and overwhelm. Though there will likely be tough moments, it is my hope that your time in therapy will also feel supportive, dynamic, playful, empowering and affirming. No matter what you bring with you, we can move through it all and make sense of it, together.
Perhaps you’re feeling overwhelmed by the current state of the world and all its grieving parts or you’ve been meaning to start this journey for a while now. Maybe you've noticed a repeating of patterns in relationships, causing you upset and overwhelm. Though there will likely be tough moments, it is my hope that your time in therapy will also feel supportive, dynamic, playful, empowering and affirming. No matter what you bring with you, we can move through it all and make sense of it, together.
Alyssa Howard
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8N
Waitlist for new clients
Life often comes at us in ways that leave little room to breathe, feel, and reflect. This can create a cycle of survival that forces us to simply 'get over' what impacts us. I support clients in slowing down and tending to their mental and emotional well-being. I help clients understand the experiences that influence how they move through the world, foster compassion for how they have survived thus far, and develop new ways to care for themselves. I also gently challenge those I work with to recognize and lean into their strengths.
Life often comes at us in ways that leave little room to breathe, feel, and reflect. This can create a cycle of survival that forces us to simply 'get over' what impacts us. I support clients in slowing down and tending to their mental and emotional well-being. I help clients understand the experiences that influence how they move through the world, foster compassion for how they have survived thus far, and develop new ways to care for themselves. I also gently challenge those I work with to recognize and lean into their strengths.
I am a queer therapist who sees therapy as a space to speak openly about what it means to be a human. I value safety and understand that trust must be earned. I would like to offer you a warm, welcoming environment, where any topic can be explored without judgement. I have 10 years experience working in the mental health field with children, teens, adults and seniors. I specialize in supporting Trans and Non-Binary individuals, living with complex mental health concerns.
I am a queer therapist who sees therapy as a space to speak openly about what it means to be a human. I value safety and understand that trust must be earned. I would like to offer you a warm, welcoming environment, where any topic can be explored without judgement. I have 10 years experience working in the mental health field with children, teens, adults and seniors. I specialize in supporting Trans and Non-Binary individuals, living with complex mental health concerns.
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Rayne Jarvis
Registered Social Worker, BA, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Are you thinking about taking steps towards healing and growth? My practice is guided by principles of integrity, non-judgement, collaboration, curiosity and compassion. I view my clients holistically, and regard what they bring to therapy as subject to nuance. I spent over 10 years doing community-based harm reduction work. I am well-versed in working with clients to build an atmosphere where they feel safe, equipped, and empowered to address and overcome their unique challenges. I understand that such spaces can only be created by actively listening to and applying feedback from my clients and adapting my practice accordingly.
Are you thinking about taking steps towards healing and growth? My practice is guided by principles of integrity, non-judgement, collaboration, curiosity and compassion. I view my clients holistically, and regard what they bring to therapy as subject to nuance. I spent over 10 years doing community-based harm reduction work. I am well-versed in working with clients to build an atmosphere where they feel safe, equipped, and empowered to address and overcome their unique challenges. I understand that such spaces can only be created by actively listening to and applying feedback from my clients and adapting my practice accordingly.
Welcome to a space where your journey matters. Navigating life's challenges can feel overwhelming, especially when balancing work, education, or adjusting to new environments. Whether you're facing mental health concerns, exploring your identity, or confronting systemic barriers, I’m here to help you uncover your strengths and create a path that feels authentic and empowering.
Welcome to a space where your journey matters. Navigating life's challenges can feel overwhelming, especially when balancing work, education, or adjusting to new environments. Whether you're facing mental health concerns, exploring your identity, or confronting systemic barriers, I’m here to help you uncover your strengths and create a path that feels authentic and empowering.
I am a genuine and lighthearted therapist with a passion for helping others see their potential for healing. I have spent my career working to create welcoming, collaborative, client-led therapeutic spaces. I deeply understand that we are all trying to care for ourselves the best we can in each moment, and believe that challenges can lead to incredible self compassion, transformation and joy. As a man of trans experience with a long history of chronic health issues, I respect the effort it takes to journey towards deeper self-knowledge, growth and healing, and know there are unlimited ways to live a vibrant, meaningful life.
I am a genuine and lighthearted therapist with a passion for helping others see their potential for healing. I have spent my career working to create welcoming, collaborative, client-led therapeutic spaces. I deeply understand that we are all trying to care for ourselves the best we can in each moment, and believe that challenges can lead to incredible self compassion, transformation and joy. As a man of trans experience with a long history of chronic health issues, I respect the effort it takes to journey towards deeper self-knowledge, growth and healing, and know there are unlimited ways to live a vibrant, meaningful life.
Jessica Bassmahon
Registered Psychotherapist, MMus, MACP, RP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8P
You are a high achiever who does what it takes to get ahead. You've been described as industrious, passionate, serious, and intense. You are the person your friends and family come to with their problems as you appear to have it all together. You are holding so much for everyone else, but you feel so alone. Below this confident exterior, anxiety brews. You are a deeply feeling person and yet sometimes feel unseen. Your inner critic can be loud and it often tells you that you're not enough. I am here to help you discover why you feel this way, to hold space, and to explore the inner workings of your multi-layered self.
You are a high achiever who does what it takes to get ahead. You've been described as industrious, passionate, serious, and intense. You are the person your friends and family come to with their problems as you appear to have it all together. You are holding so much for everyone else, but you feel so alone. Below this confident exterior, anxiety brews. You are a deeply feeling person and yet sometimes feel unseen. Your inner critic can be loud and it often tells you that you're not enough. I am here to help you discover why you feel this way, to hold space, and to explore the inner workings of your multi-layered self.
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Marion Roberts [Bedrock Counselling]
Registered Social Worker, RSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8L
I spent about 10 years in the highest burnout sectors of social work. From this experience, I have developed a keen trauma-informed perspective, supporting populations navigating systemic barriers and compounded complex mental health. I have also worked with a large breadth of mental health diagnoses, within every category of the DSM, from a client-centered and strengths based framework. With this experience, and practicing therapy modalities that are transferable to various mental health difficulties, I would say that I am a generalist.
I spent about 10 years in the highest burnout sectors of social work. From this experience, I have developed a keen trauma-informed perspective, supporting populations navigating systemic barriers and compounded complex mental health. I have also worked with a large breadth of mental health diagnoses, within every category of the DSM, from a client-centered and strengths based framework. With this experience, and practicing therapy modalities that are transferable to various mental health difficulties, I would say that I am a generalist.
Shift Collab | Great therapy, better humans.
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RP
Verified Verified
Online Only
Hey you, I see you scrolling. I get it, looking for a therapist is overwhelming. You’re reading bio after bio, wondering who actually gets it and who will make therapy feel like a conversation, not a chore. Let’s make this easier. At Shift Collab, we help Canadians build the lives they want—one session at a time. Our handpicked therapists, with an average of 10+ years of experience, offer personalized, expert care. No endless searching, no guesswork—just real support that fits your life.
Hey you, I see you scrolling. I get it, looking for a therapist is overwhelming. You’re reading bio after bio, wondering who actually gets it and who will make therapy feel like a conversation, not a chore. Let’s make this easier. At Shift Collab, we help Canadians build the lives they want—one session at a time. Our handpicked therapists, with an average of 10+ years of experience, offer personalized, expert care. No endless searching, no guesswork—just real support that fits your life.
Welcome! I’m a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience providing therapy to individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic stress and/or burnout, illness and disability, post-concussion syndrome, interpersonal challenges, life transitions, and low self-esteem. Drawing on contemporary research in neuroscience, attachment theory and somatics, I combine top-down (cognitive, analytical) and bottom-up (embodied, emotion focused and mindfulness-based) therapeutic modalities to create an individualized approach that is unique and responsive to your goals and needs.
Welcome! I’m a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience providing therapy to individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic stress and/or burnout, illness and disability, post-concussion syndrome, interpersonal challenges, life transitions, and low self-esteem. Drawing on contemporary research in neuroscience, attachment theory and somatics, I combine top-down (cognitive, analytical) and bottom-up (embodied, emotion focused and mindfulness-based) therapeutic modalities to create an individualized approach that is unique and responsive to your goals and needs.
I understand how overwhelming life’s challenges can be. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or feeling stuck, it’s exhausting. I’m here to offer a safe, non-judgmental space where you can be heard and supported. Together, we'll work through these challenges and help you rediscover your strength and peace. You don’t have to go through this alone. If you’re ready to take the first step toward healing, I’d be honored to walk with you on this journey. Let’s create the positive change you deserve.
I understand how overwhelming life’s challenges can be. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or feeling stuck, it’s exhausting. I’m here to offer a safe, non-judgmental space where you can be heard and supported. Together, we'll work through these challenges and help you rediscover your strength and peace. You don’t have to go through this alone. If you’re ready to take the first step toward healing, I’d be honored to walk with you on this journey. Let’s create the positive change you deserve.
Sarah Vjestica, MSW (Cand.)- Affordable Therapy🌈
Registered Social Worker, BFA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Hi, I’m Sarah (she/they). It’s nice to virtually meet you! I’m a compassionate and queer-identified Master of Social Work Intern Therapist offering affordable psychotherapy with Kaleidoscope Counselling Collective! I specialize in helping folks navigate relationship issues, emotional challenges, self-discovery, and complex systemic difficulties. I also support folks struggling with body image, eating issues, anxiety, depression, complex relational trauma, life transitions, bereavement, self-worth, sexuality and gender, new motherhood, and stress management, etc.
Hi, I’m Sarah (she/they). It’s nice to virtually meet you! I’m a compassionate and queer-identified Master of Social Work Intern Therapist offering affordable psychotherapy with Kaleidoscope Counselling Collective! I specialize in helping folks navigate relationship issues, emotional challenges, self-discovery, and complex systemic difficulties. I also support folks struggling with body image, eating issues, anxiety, depression, complex relational trauma, life transitions, bereavement, self-worth, sexuality and gender, new motherhood, and stress management, etc.
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As a gender-diverse individual, why might I want to see a therapist who is also gender diverse?
A trans or gender-diverse client may want to see a therapist who is also trans or gender diverse because the client may feel safer sharing their experiences and more confident that the therapist will understand, validate, and support them. But trans or gender-diverse clients can also benefit from therapy with cisgender therapists; this is a personal decision based on the connection between the client and the therapist, and if that connection is strong, therapy will be successful.
What if I cannot find a therapist who shares my gender identity?
Therapy can still be effective if a therapist does not share a client’s gender identity; a large body of research indicates that the most important factor in successful therapy is the therapeutic alliance. A therapist can also be interviewed for sensitivity and competence on gender identity and expression to ensure they possess appropriate knowledge and skills. Many therapists have excellent training and extensive experience working with gender-diverse clients, and that expertise can be invaluable despite a therapist not sharing the same firsthand experiences.
How can I recognise a good therapist for working with gender-diverse clients?
An experienced therapist should be able to help clients explore their gender identity and expression, alleviate discomfort related to their gender identity, treat mental health challenges and trauma, address existing relationships and communication with family members and loved ones, and determine the next steps pertaining to nonmedical or medical gender-affirming interventions. To recognise a good therapist, clients can ask about these topics and explore their comfort and connection with the clinician.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with transgender clients?
Clients should feel comfortable asking therapists directly about their experience working with transgender or gender-diverse clientele. For example, clients may ask about the therapist’s training and education with regard to gender identity, how many trans clients they’ve worked with in the past, and what sorts of matters were discussed. You may wish to inquire how a therapist specifically supports the needs of transgender clients or clients questioning their gender identity. A good clinician who is nonetheless not the right fit for you is often happy to make referrals to others based on the concerns you articulate in a preliminary conversation.