Gender-Affirming Surgery Support Letters & Counseling
About: On Mondays from 4:00pm-6:00pm the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in partnership with Rachel Goldstein (she/her/hers), a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, will be offering free letters of support and counseling for community members seeking gender-affirming surgeries and procedures.
This service is available to adults ages 18 and older only.
These free appointments are by appointment only.
***This registration page is for slot 1 only from 4:00-4:30 pm on Monday, November 2***
Time: Each appointment will be 30 minutes
Location: Appointments can be scheduled virtually via Zoom, or take place in person at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center. During the registration process you can select which location option you prefer. If you select virtual, and the appointment is approved, you will be sent the Zoom meeting details.
About Rachel Goldstein: I am really excited to be offering some walk-in counseling hours and free evaluations for letters of support if you are getting gender affirming surgery. I am dedicated to creating a safe, non- judgmental and comfortable holding space for you to feel supported, wherever you are and in whatever you are going through. My goal is that you leave my office knowing you have been heard, seen and affirmed regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, age, immigration status or education level. I am constantly in awe of our shared humanity, resiliency and ability to adapt.
A little about me…I received my graduate degrees in both Social Work and Special Education in 2000. I work using strengths based, trauma informed care and have expertise in reproductive healthcare, LGBTQ+ care, addictions, sexual violence, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, crisis intervention, self-injury and trans health. The past 9 years of my career have been focused on working alongside medical providers who provide Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy at Planned Parenthood of Greater NY (where I have been a SW for 16 years). I am committed to bodily autonomy, lifelong learning, reproductive justice, advocacy and cultural humility. Every day I learn from my patients whom I trust deeply as the experts in their own experiences.
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