OREGON S GAY/LESBIAN/BI/TRANS NEWSMAGAZINE
MAY 16 2009
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(left to right) Rebecca Hetrick David Martin. Meg Jeske Allene Gould Trisha
Balicanta and Dr Adrienne Wolmark of the YWCA counseling center At the
time that I started counseling services in general were dwindling but especially
for LGBT folks and especially for those without a lot of resources," says Wolmark
the coalition idea.
Wolmark needs between $50-60,000 to
continue offering existing services in the
current location, independent of YWCA.
The center is staffed primarily by interns
and volunteers, so it functions without much
overhead.
Wolmark came onboard a decade ago
and has been instrumental in forming
partnerships within the sexual and gender
minority communities. She also puts staff,
interns and volunteers through gay, lesbian,
bi and trans-specific training. “At the time
that I started, counseling services in general
were dwindling, but especially for LGBT
folks and especially for those without a lot
of resources,” says Wolmark.
Dr. Suzanne Scopes, director of the
Outside In-Trans/Identity Resource Cen
ter clinic, calls the cut “a huge loss for us.”
The YWCA counseling center has worked
with Outside In’s clinic since the latter’s
inception in September 2005. “In terms of
patients that are low-income, it’s a huge gap
that we don’t know how we will make up,”
Scopes adds.
YWCA’s counseling center is one of the
primary places to which the Outside In
clinic refers people in the process of tran
sitioning. For example, Outside In requires
that individuals pursuing hormone therapy
get a mental health evaluation, to deter
mine whether they have additional mental
health issues that need addressing during
transition.
“The YWCA has a strong commitment
to trans-friendly and trans-aware counsel
ing. It’s been a really safe and affordable
place to send people,” says Scopes.
Cyleste Farmsworth came to YWCA
because she was having severe, seemingly
unsolvable health problems. After some
searching, she realized that her physical is
sues were closely tied to unresolved mental
ones. YWCA was an option she could
afford.
“There are lots of great people there,”
Farmsworth says of the counseling center.
“Having the option of therapy at YWCA
gave me access to a lot better choices. I was
able to really start making a difference in
improving my life.”
To get involved -with the YWCA counseling
center, call503-294-7440 or email Wolmark at
drwolmark@aol. com.
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