Women’s Health and Trauma Psychological Services (WHTPS) provides psychological services for women-identified individuals (cis and transgender). WHTPS’s focused approach toward the psychological treatment of women’s health and trauma (and related concerns) results from considerations such as:

  • The understanding that at times, individuals may need a safe and specialized service that is considerate of their identity or who they are.

  • Women’s health and trauma conditions (including/ as well as pain, mood and anxiety) have historically been understudied. Consequently much needed intervention or understanding of these conditions has been missed out on, resulting in the invalidation and/or less effective treatment of women-identified individuals.

  • There are unique needs, causal factors, mechanisms, contexts, and symptoms that occur resulting from a client’s gender experience.

  • WHTPS understands that gender, culture, and other variables of identity intersect and culturally considerate care is not only valued, but seen as an essential component of effective treatment.

  • Overall, WHTPS aims to provide an approach to client care that is safe, compassionate, effective, and socially considerate.

If you deal with the following our services may be of help:

  • You identify as female (cis or trans)

  • You encounter one of the following:

  • Mood and/or anxiety symptoms

  • Traumatic stress, PTSD, complex trauma, or childhood trauma

  • Symptoms that may result from experience of social mistreatment or historical trauma

  • Maternal health concerns, including pre, peri, or postpartum

  • Pelvic health concerns, including pain (i.e. endometriosis, vaginismus, dyspareunia)

  • Life transitions, including grief, loss, and relationship concerns. These may also include health-related transitions (i.e. adjustment to a diagnosis, menopause, fertility journeys, etc)

  • You are struggling with self esteem, body image, the effects of objectification, and/or other related issues that may have a relationship to you or your gender experience.

Feeling seen is the first step in healing. Your story and pain matter.