HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

The individuals listed here offer a variety of health care services. We've been to see these folks and confirmed that they are friendly and offer confidential service. We encourage you to take advantage of their hospitality and willingness to help us; show your appreciation by giving them your business and tell them you learned about them here.

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Dr. Jennifer Arnecilla — Physician

Connie Ryan,
Dr. Jim Brand
Dr. Elliot Trestor

Very TG friendly and discreet, Central Family Practice is owned by a Nurse Practitioner, Connie Ryan, and employs Dr. Jim Brand and Dr. Elliot Trestor who are willing to provide hormone therapy and who are very respectful. The practice also has other providers, including a Naturopath, and an acupuncturist. Connie, the Nurse Practitioner, specializes in women's health.

Chris Farrell, LCSW, SAP

Chris is offering Psychoteherapy and counseling. Chris is new to counseling transgender people, but really wants to get into this field. I personally spent some time with Chris, and I think he would be a good counselor. If you see Chris for counseling, send me an email and let me know if you had a good experience.

Katy Koonce, LCSW

Not Your Mother's Psychotherapy!

Katy Koonce has a number of support groups:

• FTM/FT? Group
• MTF/MT? Group
• Gender Variant Psychotherapy Group: This group is open to anyone that challenges our notion of male and female. This includes butch women, femme men, crossdressers, gender queers, etc. Work in this group counts towards letters for hormones and surgery. This group requires a committment of time due to the nature of a therapy group and the proccess of therapeutic termination.
• Mixed Gender/Mixed Sexuality Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Group: Participants must have experience with individual therapy and be willing to make a long-term commitment to the group process.

Contact Katy Koonce for more details.

Jill Rader, PHD — Psychologist

Dr. Rader is a recent postdoctoral graduate, and has gone out of her way to meet with patients at her office, even on Saturdays which is the only day some folks can come, and has sometimes negotiated her rate to accommodate budgets. She has had extensive experience with the GLBT community with emphasis on trans issues and as a therapist is well loved. For one of our sisters, she is primarily treating Severe Depression Disorder and, secondarily, gender dysphoria.

Mary Tonsager, PHD — Psychologist

Dr. Tonsager doesn't use computer technology, but she has been a major help counseling one of our M2F TG sisters in creating a healthy space to explore her feminine side, and especially helping her spouse come to grips with the situation - NO SMALL FEAT! Dr. Tonsager is excellent and very friendly, with years of experience in the TG community. She sometimes has weekend hours too.

Waterloo Counseling Center

Waterloo Counseling Center offers individual counselling, and with enough interest may start transgender support groups. Contact Waterloo to make an appointment.

Changes in staffing of a business often bring about changes in attitudes and we'd like to know if you encounter any problems at any of these businesses. Send an e-mail to the CTTGS WebMistress.

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