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Identity Exploration

Identity isn’t something that’s fixed for life, it can change and evolve as you do. Therapy is a space where you can figure out who you are (and who you want to be) on your own terms, at your own pace.

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What shows up in therapy?

  • You’ve googled “Am I gay?” too many times to count but thinking about it past the google search fills you with dread and anxiety

  • You are wondering if you might be trans, but feeling like you need to be 100% certain before you're allowed to say it out loud

  • You’ve identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual for a long time but it doesn’t feel like that label fits anymore

  • You’re afraid to come out in case you lose your friends or family

  • You feel like you're not gay enough, trans enough, or visible enough to claim your identity fully

  • You realized you’re queer later in life and are grieving the years you didn't know and the life you could have had

  • You feel like you can’t come out because it would be a betrayal of your culture, faith, or family

  • You know exactly who are but feel exhausted by constantly having to explain, justify, or defend it

How can therapy help?

  • Get support in a space that isn't rushing you toward an answer

  • Explore your identity without needing to have it all figured out or be 100% certain first

  • Prepare for coming out at your own pace, with a plan that accounts for what you might need

  • Challenge the idea that there's a "gay enough" or "trans enough" you need to measure up to

  • Grieve the years or the life you didn't get to have, while still building the one ahead of you and looking forward to it

  • Hold your identity and your culture or faith without needing to sacrifice one for the other

  • Find language that feels authentic to you when it comes to how you identify 

  • Work through what safety would need to look like for you to feel more comfortable being yourself

  • Get a break from explaining, justifying, or defending who you are, and just be who you are

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Training & Experience

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    Gender Affirming Primary Care (Trans Care BC)

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    Intro to Gender Diversity (Trans Care BC)

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    Indigenous Gender Diversity (Trans Care BC)

If this feels like the kind of support you’ve been looking for, I’d love to hear from you.

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