Sarah Kathleen Wilson Counselling Hypnotherapy

Do you collect and use preferred names (rather than legal names) for all communications?

—Yes

my online booking system will prompt you to include a preferred name in addition to your legal name (which may be necessary for insurance claims and tax returns) as well as ask you for your pronouns.

Are the forms used in your practice inclusive of various sexual orientations and gender identities (e.g., opportunities to fill in pronouns, etc.)?

—Yes

Do you and your colleagues ask about pronouns and use them appropriately?

—Yes

Are you and your colleagues aware of what specific barriers may exist for trans individuals accessing your services?

—Yes, to some extent

I have and continue to take additional training in order to better support trans clients, particularly those who may be looking to conceive and those seeking support during the peri-natal period. I have been working with Birthing Families Foundation and completing additional training through them as available.

Are you and your colleagues aware of what specific barriers may exist for Two-Spirit individuals accessing your services?

—Yes, to some extent

Do you offer Indigenous 2S/LGBTQ+ specific resources, for example Indigenous Elders or Knowledge Keepers?

—No

Are you and your colleagues comfortable asking relevant questions about gender identity and sexual orientation?

—Yes

Are you and your colleagues aware of what specific barriers may exist for LGBQ individuals accessing your services?

—Yes

I'm queer and am co-creating a space with other queer identified therapists that we hope will be welcoming and inclusive! I worked for 5 years with the Vancouver Island Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Society and am familiar with particular challenges around HIV, including non-disclosure laws.

Can you and your colleagues distinguish gender/identity dysphoria/distress from mental health conditions?

—Yes

Does your practice have gender-neutral washrooms?

—Yes

Are there clear anti-discrimination policies that include gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation in your organization or practice?

—Yes

Are all individuals involved in service provision actively engaged in decolonizing their practices and/or organization? If yes, please type below what actions you and/or your organization are taking.

—Yes

Completing continuing education specifically on the current and historical impacts of social work on BIPOC; completing coursework on cultural somatics and racialized trauma; attending training through SNIWWOC as part of my work with Birthing Families Foundation; maintaining reduced rate counselling services for racialized and Indigenous folks; outside of work participating in activism to reduce the expansion of police budgets within so-called 'Victoria' and providing direct financial support to the Indigenous Harm Reduction team

Are all individuals involved in service provision actively engaged in anti-racist practices, policies, and systems in their care model?

—Yes