Trans resources in NYC
I’m often asked about where to find trans resources in New York, New Jersey, and surrounding areas, so I’ve built this list of resources for my clients and the larger NYC trans community. Thank you to the clients and colleagues who have recommended resources. Please note that while I do my best to keep these listings accurate and updated, I do not have firsthand experience with every professional or resource listed.
If you’d like to add a resource to this list, if you’ve found an inaccuracy, or if you’ve had a bad experience with a professional or organization listed, please let me know.
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Table of contents
Gender-affirming hormone therapy and trans-competent primary care
New York City
Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery (adults) and Adolescent Health Center (children, adolescents, and young adults ages 10-26)
NYU Langone Transgender Health Program (adults) and Transgender Youth Health Program (adolescents)
Apicha Community Health Center (adults)
Q. What’s the Informed Consent Model and how does it affect me?
A. The Informed Consent Model of transgender healthcare allows patients seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy to access it without obtaining a letter of support from a mental health professional. At clinics that follow this model, you’ll be assessed and counseled on the risks and benefits of hormone therapy (usually by a doctor or nurse), but you will not need an evaluation from a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychologist. Most of the clinics on this list follow the Informed Consent Model for adults. While I’m happy to offer my therapy clients letters of support for hormone therapy, and to offer single-session hormone therapy evaluations for those who do not require ongoing psychotherapy, it may not be needed depending on your age and whether your clinic follows this model.
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center (adolescents and adults)
Northwell Health Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Health & Wellness Program at Lenox Hill Hospital (children, adolescents, and adults)
NYC Health + Hospitals (adults; some locations offer adolescent services)
Planned Parenthood of NYC (adults, some locations offer adolescent services)
Jeffrey Kwong, DNP of Gotham Medical (adults)
Ronica Mukerjee, DNP (age range unknown)
Central, Upstate, and Western New York
Planned Parenthood of Central and Western NY (adults, some locations offer adolescent services)
Planned Parenthood of Albany and Capital Region (adults, some locations offer adolescent services)
Pride Center of Western New York (provides linkage to trans healthcare)
LGBTQ+ Primary Care at Upstate University Hospital
Dr. Karen Teelin (pediatric endocrinology)
Gender Wellness Center (adults, adolescents, and children)
Long Island
Planned Parenthood (adults, some locations offer adolescent services)
Northwell Health (children, adolescents, and adults)
New Jersey
CarePoint Health (Hudson County)
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Newark)
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (Somerset)
VNAJC LGBTQ Health Center (Asbury Park)
AtlantiCare (Atlantic City)
Healthy Transitions LLC (Sterling)
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey (five locations in Northern/Central NJ; all locations offer informed consent services; some locations offer adolescent services)
Connecticut
Anchor Health Initiative (Hamden)
Virtual clinics and national resources
Plume (adults; offers limited free care through HRT Access Fund)
Folx Health (adults; offers limited free care through HRT Care Fund)
QueerDoc (adolescents and adults; offers sliding scale)
An informed consent clinic Google map created by @ErinInTheMorn
Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (national alliance of clinicians who provide free and low-cost letters for gender-affirming medical care)
Trans-competent Psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners
Psychiatrists
Psychiatric nurse practitioners
Trans-competent hair, beauty, and aesthetics
Hair removal and aesthetics
New York Electrolysis Office (electrolysis)
Limoges Beauty (electrolysis, aesthetic services)
Uncle Nat’s (laser hair removal, sugaring, facials)
Tribeca MedSpa (laser hair removal, aesthetic services)
Kline Dermatology (laser hair removal, dermatology)
Barbers and hair salons
Asterisk (*) indicates that the barber or salon has at least one stylist known to be experienced with Black hair
Trans-competent and body-inclusive dieticians
Quinn Haisley (ADHD-competent)
Trans-competent speech and voice
Speech and voice therapy - NYC
NYU Steinhardt Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Mount Sinai Transgender Voice Care
Speech and voice therapy - NJ
Singing instructors/voice coaches - NYC
Chloe Johnson (email or Reddit)
Elizabeth Saunders (also in Union, NJ)
Singing instructors/voice coaches - NJ
Daya Deuskar (Princeton)
Elizabeth Saunders (Union, NJ; also in NYC)
Singing instructors/voice coaches - Upstate NY
Lucy Fitz Gibbon (Ithaca/Hudson Valley)
Insurance navigation for gender-affirming care
QueerDoc (sliding scale insurance navigation services for gender-affirming medical procedures)
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (free assistance obtaining billing exceptions and appealing denials)
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) Trans Health Project (information and assistance with obtaining billing exceptions and appealing denials)
Group therapy, peer support, and social activities
Gaël M. Krajzman Johns’ group resource list (list of support and therapy groups on various topics in the NYC area and nationally, many of them trans-focused/trans-friendly)
The Center (youth and adults)
New Alternatives NYC (youth)
Hetrick-Martin Institute (youth )
Brooklyn Community Pride Center (youth and adults)
Pride Center of Staten Island (youth and adults)
Generation Q (youth)
Hudson Pride Center (NJ, youth and adults; also provides linkage to trans healthcare and legal services)
Project Real (NJ; youth and adults)
IPG Counseling (NJ; youth and adults)
Meetup.com (adults)
Trans-friendly shelters and housing assistance
The Door (youth housing assistance)
The Center (adult/youth housing assistance)
Housing Works (adult/youth housing assistance)
Ali Forney Center (youth shelter, drop-in center, housing assistance)
Covenant House (youth shelter)
Destination Tomorrow (adult/youth housing assistance)
Rainbow Roommates (LGBTQ roommate matching service)
Crisis hotlines
The Trans Lifeline at 1-877-565-8860 is staffed with trans peer counselors only. They are open 24/7 and guaranteed to have staff available from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. (Eastern Time). The Trans Lifeline has a policy against calling the police or emergency services unless you specifically ask them to.
Volunteer counselors at the Trevor Project, an LGBTQ crisis line, are available 24/7. You can call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678. You can also visit TheTrevorProject.org for chat support. The Trevor Project does not have a policy against calling the police or emergency services.
The LGBT National Help Center can be reached at 1-888-843-4564. The LGBT National Help Center does not have a policy against calling the police or emergency services.
attorneys and legal nonprofits
nonprofits offering free legal assistance
NYLAG (name/gender marker changes, immigration, adoption, partner violence, advance directives, employment/housing discrimination)
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (name/gender marker changes, shelter discrimination, assistance obtaining criminal rap sheet, healthcare discrimination, insurance denial assistance, immigration, incarceration)
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) (name/gender marker changes, information/assistance with health insurance issues, referrals)
Housing Works (housing, public benefits, family law, wills, advance directives, consumer issues, immigration)
National Lawyers’ Guild (mass defense, legal observers for demonstrations, legal help hotlines for activists)
attorneys specializing in employment law
Directories of trans-competent professionals
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) member directory (healthcare, legal, other professionals)
Trans Care Site (healthcare, mental healthcare)
NY Trans Guide (healthcare, mental healthcare, legal, social services)
TransHealthCare.org (surgeons only)
Callen-Lorde’s NY and national trans surgeon list (surgeons only)
Manhattan Alternative (healthcare, mental healthcare, alternative healers, personal trainers; now lists providers outside of NYC metro area)
The Gender-Affirming Letter Access Project (GALAP) (nationwide directory of therapists who offer free letters of support for gender-affirming healthcare)