Gender Health Center

WHO WE ARE: We are a small, Trans and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-led 501(c)3 grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the pathologization of trans people and creating more equitable access to healthcare and resources through our programs, training, and direct services that prioritize the wellness and joy of Queer, Transgender, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC). Our programs, training, and direct services support persons and families in Sacramento and surrounding counties. We are one of the very few non-profits that cater specifically to Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex people throughout California.

WHAT WE DO: 

1. We offer free to low-cost counseling services through our graduate student trainee counseling program. At the Gender Health Center, our virtual and in-person counseling services focus on healing centered, culturally humble, queer-informed narrative therapy. These liberation oriented modalities of therapy utilizes the power of peoples’ personal stories. Community members are encouraged, through a respectful and cooperative relationships, to address the concerns in their lives that exist amidst social, political, and cultural contexts.
2. Our trans-centered healthcare services include our free to low-cost hormone clinic, hosted electrolysis services provided by EleQTroSpot, mobile syringe and needle exchange program, PrEP prescriptions, HIV/STI healthcare, and other harm reduction services.
3. Our peer-led community support services program provides trans people with primary medical and mental health care provider guidance, accompaniment to medical appointments, health education, other navigation and referral services, and referral to Legal Services of Northern California for legal name + gender marker change assistance in California.
4. Our education and training services include education on gender liberation, mobilization, and trans-inclusive capacity building for organizations and agencies. The Gender Health Center is a California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) approved CE provider (#1000035), meaning our trainings meet the standards of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists' Continuing Education Provider Approval (CEPA) program and is eligible for continuing education credit towards LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, or LEP license renewal. 

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