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Transgender people often do not know where to turn for help. Where to find counseling? Where can one obtain proper medical treatment? Can someone help me develop a transition plan? Is transition in order for me? Who can help me plan for my life path and help me obtain the necessary resources?

The Orange County Transgender Coalition provides this listing of resources and professionals who may be able to work with you.

OCTC is currently comprised of the following organizations:

BeingME

 

Hermosa y Protegida

 

OCFTM

 

OCTC RESOURCE DIRECTORY

 

Please let these service providers know that you were referred to them by the Orange County Transgender Coalition

 

Please let us know about your experiences with them! 

 

GENDER THERAPISTS

 

Lisa Maurel, M.A., M.F.T

1400 Bristol Street North, Suite 250
Newport Beach, Ca 92660
(714) 390-8189

WWW.GENDERPATH.COM

 

Rosalyn Laudati, Ph.D.
410 W Central Ave
Brea, CA 92821

        and  

200 Newport Center Dr.
Suite 300
Newport Beach, Ca 92660

(949) 721-9339  

 

Laura Caghan, Psy.D. Psy.D

Psychoanalyst, Psychologist

3551 Florista, Suite 1-D

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

(714) 642-0363

            and

15615 Alton Parkway, Suite 220

Irvine, CA 92618

(949) 450-1011

 

Sarah M. Steinmeyer, Ph.D.
25301 Cabot Rd., Ste 114

Laguna Hills, CA 92653

(949) 951-8369, ext. 3

8235 Santa Monica Blvd, Penthouse Suite
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 284-4423
info@mouwilson.com

www.mouwilson.com

 

 

Arlen Ring,  Ph.D.

20501 Ventura Blvd., Suit 395

Woodland Hills, Ca 91364

(818) 999-0581

Arlen@ArlenRing.com

www.ArlenRing.com

also see Los Angeles Gender Center

 

Christine Milrod - LMFT

Los Angeles, CA

(310) 281-9658

www.transgendercounseling.com

info@transgendercounseling.com

 

 

Brad Brafford Wellness Center

Donald Harris, MS, M.F.T. Intern

Supervised by Ann M. Flory Mason, MA (MFC 37590)

(714) 953-5428 ext 330

1605 N. Spurgeon St.

Santa Ana, CA 92701

 

Center for Clarity

Jenny Friend, M.S., M.F.T

1850 E. 17th St., Suite 107
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 543-3900

email: jennyfriendmft@sbcglobal.net 

 

Olga Perez-Stable Cox, M.F.T

(714) 850-9820

1101 Dove, suite 260

Newport Beach, Ca 92660

 

Mary M. Read, MFCC

5152 Katella Ave.

Suite 201

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

(562) 799-9797

(714) 891-8566

 

Gender Wellness of Los Angeles

Casey Weitzman,  MA, M.F.T.

Tom Cotsen, M.D.

2035  Westwood Blvd., Ste.#204

Los Angeles, CA 90025

(310) 441-0411

caseymft@verizon.net

www.genwell.org  

 

 

L.A. Gender Center

Marie Keller,  MA, M.F.T.

Arlen Ring,  Ph.D.

Amanda Silvestri, MA, C.A.S.

Elise Turen, MA

1923 1/2 Westwood Blvd., Ste.#2`

Los Angeles, CA 90025

(310)475-8880

staff@lagendercenter.com

www.lagendercenter.com  

 

Therapy2Go

Rosalyne Blumenstein, MSW

Will meet where ever is convenient for you

(310) 850-2702

rosalyneb@sbcglobal.net  

 

Max E. Fuentes Fuhrmann, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology CA License PSY11422
Gerontology
Sexual Identity & Gender Concerns

3625 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 119

Thousand Oaks CA 91362

(805) 496-4442

 

               AND

 

420 South Beverly Drive, Suite 100-14

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

(310) 772-0710

ATTORNEYS & LEGAL SERVICES

 

Mark Shafron,  Attorney at Law

16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 700

Encino, CA 91436

(818) 377-7402 

 

Michael M. Hernandez, Esq. 

Of Counsel - Law Offices of Lyle F. Greenberg 

6320 Canoga Avenue, Ste. 1400 

Woodland Hills, CA 91367 (818) 884-5100 

Lbear@dotandfeather.com

 

Transgender Law Center
(415) 865-0176
http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/        

 

Barbara Citty

Legal Form Preparation

888 N. Main Street

Orange, CA 92868

(714) 744-9443

cittyforms@isp.com

 

ELECTROLYSIS

 

Layla’s Electrolysis

2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 206

West Los Angeles, CA 90025

(310) 477-7123

www.laylas-electrolysis.com  

 

 

Suzanne Rogers

Orange, CA 92866-1937
(714) 633-3630 (Call for appointment and address)  

 

Claudia Lira

341 W. Hermosa Dr.

Fullerton, CA 92835

(562) 818-1362  

 

Louiselle Gagnon

1901 Newport Blvd., Suite 350

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

(949) 999-2043 

 

 

Tracy Wesselman

154 Broadway

Costa Mesa Ca.

(949) 574-2500 

www.hairremovalinoc.com

 

 

Kathy Turman R.E.

Head 2 toez Salon

7011 Warner Ave

Huntington Beach Ca. 92647

 714-842-4883
 

Arlene Lafferty

3435 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 311
San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 993-4391

arlene@arelectrologist.com

www.arelectrologist.com 

 

 

MEDICAL/HORMONES

 

 

Helen Mahoney, M.D.

Post-op MTF only

5242 Katella Ave., Suite 106

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

(562) 852-2600 fax: 

(562) 431-5124

 

 

Maddie Deutsch, M.D.

Transgender Health

417 S. Hill St. #201

Los Angeles, CA 90013

(323) 219-2469

www.doctormaddie.com 

maddie@doctormaddie.com

 

Janet Schreiber, M.D.  

(714) 821-8250

3010 W. Orange Ave, #503

Anaheim, Ca 92804

 

Coastal Endocrinology  

Gabrielle O'Connor, M.D.

Board Certified Internal Medicine and Endocrinology

31862 Coast Highway, Suite 202

Laguna Beach, Ca. 92651

Tel: (949) 499-5338

Fax: (949) 499-7959  

 

Park Pharmacy and compounding center

250 E. Yale loop, suite C (at Barranca Pkwy)

Irvine, Ca, 92604

(949) 551-7195

www.parkrx.com  

 

Richard S. Horowitz, M.D. 

8635 W. Third St., Suite 885 W

Los Angeles, CA 90048

(310) 358-7200  

 

Joshua Rokaw, M.D.

15211 Van Owen St., Suite 100

Van Nuys, CA 91405

(818) 981-7672

 

 

TG Health insurance options and assistance


Erika Ervin - Director of Operations
21700 Oxnard St, Suite 1270

Woodland Hills, Ca 91367
(818)592-0205, ext 203 

(800)677-2209
www.f-i-c.com

ercai@f-i-c.com 


SURGEONS

 

Pierre Brassard M.D. & Yvon Menard M.D

SRS

1003 St-Joseph Est. Boul.

Montreal, Québec H2J 1L2

Canada

(514) 288-2097

info@grsmontreal.com

www.grsmontreal.com

 

Toby R. Meltzer M.D. 

SRS

7025 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 302
Scottsdale,
AZ 85253
(866) 876-6329

www.tmeltzer.com

 

Gary J. Alter M.D.

SRS

416 North Bedford Drive, Suite 400
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Office (310) 275-5566

altermd@earthlink.net

http://www.altermd.com

   

Marci L. Bowers, MD 

SRS

328 Bonaventure Street, Suite #2 

Trinidad, CO 81082
(719) 846-6300 

info@marcibowers.com
http://www.marcibowers.com/grs/gender.html 

 

David M. Stone, MD FACS 

Cosmetic Surgery

101 The City Drive South

Pavillion II

Orange, CA 

(714) 456-7018

http://www.davidmstonemd.com

 

P. James Voloshin, MD, FRCS

Board certified plastic & reconstructive surgeon

(Of interest to FTMs)

360 San Miguel, Suite 406

Newport Beach, Ca 92660

949/759-0995

FAX 949/759-5458

pjv@newportsurgery.com

 

Douglas Ousterhout, M.D., D.D.S. 

Facial Feminization Surgery
Suite 150
California Pacific Medical Center
Castro and Duboce Streets
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 626-2888

ousterht@cris.com 

 

Mary Powers, M.D.

Plastic Surgery 

2888 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 365 

Long Beach, Ca. 90806  

562-427-8866   

www.drmarypowers.com

 

Brian J. Eichenberg, M.D.
Diplomat, American Board of Plastic Surgery 
28999 Front Street, Suite 102
Temecula, CA   92590  
(951) 506-1040 
fax (951) 506-1044

 

Eugene Kaplan, M.D.

(Takes Medi-Cal & Medi-care)
120 La Casa Via Suite 209
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925)979-9969

 

VOCAL COACHING

Develop your Female Voice

 

Daniel Zwitman Ph.D.

11645 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1080

Brentwood, CA 90025

(310) 208-6000  

 

 

GROOMING & BEAUTY SERVICES

 

Alex Navarro – Custom Hairpieces & Stylist

John Peri Hair Salon

13175 Mindanao Way

Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

(310) 821-8012

   

Images Hair & Wig Salon 

Wigs, Hairpieces, Makeovers, Make-up Lessons, Color, Hair & Wig Styling

21028 Brookhurst Street 

Huntington Beach, CA 92646 

Mollie Hill, owner, master wig stylist

714-963-6043 

www.imageshairwigsalon.com 

www.thequeenoftheball.com

 

 

Marie Brant

Hair color, style, and extensions  

The Style Lounge

17910 Magnolia St.

Fountain Valley, Ca. 92708 

(714) 963-6139

Ultimate Image Studio – Beauty Salon

Robert Ferrari – President

1400 Bristol St., #260

Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Romaine- Markus of London

Make-up Salon

2200 Harbor Blvd., Ste. C-130

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

(949) 642-3468

www.rmlcosmetics.com 

 

Stephanie Shira

Image Consultant

(909) 965-2553

stephanie@joshuaz.com

 

 

RELIGIOUS & SOCIAL SERVICES

  

Suicide Prevention

Forum/Chat/Support

www.lauras-playground.com

 

Fairview Community Church

Reverend Sarah Halverson

2525 Fairview Rd.

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

(714) 545-4610

revsarah@ocfairviewchurch.org

www.ocfairviewchurch.org

 

 

Gay Lesbian Adolescent  Social Services (GLASS)

Rachel Lynn White

Chief Administration Officer

650 N. Robertson Blvd.

W. Hollywood, CA 90069

(310)358-8727  

 

Michael O. Zippwald  MA  MFT

Free Counseling & Support for HIV Positive Individuals

1725 W. 17th Street

Santa Ana, CA 92706

(714) 834-7883

  

National Center for Gender Equality

Mara Keisling

Executive Director

1325 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington D.C., 20005

(202) 639-6331

mkeisling@nctequality.org  

www.nctequality.org

 

Christ Chapel – Metropolitan Community Church

Rev. Robin White

720 N. Spurgeon St.

Santa Ana, CA  92701

(714) 835-0722

christchapelmcc@juno.com  

 

 

Glory Tabernacle Christian Center  (Independent and LGBT friendly)
Rev. Sandra Turnbull
P.O. Box 4085 
(See web site or contact for more information)
Long Beach, CA. 90804
Tel:  (562) 981-6808  (Tuesday-Friday 9-5)
Fax: (562) 981-6809
glorytabernacle@aol.com
www.glorytab.org

 

Bienestar

Bamby Salcedo

4955 Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90027

(323) 660-9680

 

Pioneeras 911, Latina trans support & HIV prevention

12800 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite F

Garden Grove, Ca 92843  

(714) 534-0862 ext 108 & 109

 

LGBT Worker’s Rights Project

(866) 894-4900

Transgender Law Project 

(415) 392-6257 x308

 

 

Episcopal Church (LGBT friendly)

18631 Chapel lane

Huntington Beach, Ca 92646  

(714) 962-7512

 

CHLA-Adolescent Medicine

Transgender HARM reduction Project/Risk reduction program

5000 Sunset Blvd, 4th floor

Los Angeles, CA 90027

(323) 669-2390

Arivera@chla.usc.edu  

 

Hermosa y Protegida

Alfonso Guerrero

Latino Program Coordinator

1605 N. Spurgeon St.

Santa Ana, CA 92701

(714) 953-5428 ext. 109

aguerrero@thecenteroc.org 

   

SUPPORT GROUPS

 

BeingME (MTF & TG Support)

The Center Orange County

1605 N. Spurgeon St.

Santa Ana, CA 92701

For Information: Cheryl Miller

Beingme_oc@yahoo.com  

www.octcca.org

 

OCFTM

The Center Orange County

1605 N. Spurgeon St.

Santa Ana, CA 92701

For Information: Pat Magee

ocftm@yahoo.com  

www.octcca.org

(714) 534-0990, ext. 340

 

 

MTF therapy group

Meets weekly - Initial Consultation required

Gender Wellness of Los Angeles

Casey Weitzman, M.A., M.F.T.

(310) 441-0411

caseymft@verizon.net

www.genwell.org

 

Orange County Transgender Coalition

Uniting the transgender community in Orange County

For speakers and other information contact:

Cheryl Miller at: beingme_oc@yahoo.com

Pat Magee at: ocftm@yahoo.com

www.octcca.org

 

FTM Trans coming out group

Daniel Gould, M.S.W. & Dennis Sondker, Psy.D.

(323) 860-5863

Hollywood, CA

   

MTF therapy group

Arlen Ring, Ph.D.

(310)475-7753

(818) 999-0581

LA Gender Center

1923 ½ Westwood Blvd. Suite 2  LA 90025  

arlen@arlenring.com 

 

INFORMATION & RESOURCES INTERNET SITES

 

Andrea James

www.tsroadmap.com

 

Becky Allison M.D.

www.drbecky.com

   

Employers Transgender Books

http://www.mental-health-today.com/gender/books/workbk.htm

 

Lynn Conway  

www.ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/

 

Anne Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.

www.annelawrence.com

 

Calpernia Adams

www.calpernia.com   

 

Shirley Bushnell

http://home.earthlink.net/~shirleyolivia/

 

Melanie Phillips

www.heartcorps.com/melanie/

 

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

www.ngltf.org  

 

FTM Masculinity Site

www.otherbear.com  

 

American Medical Student Association

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Medicine

Transgender Health Initiative Learning Center

 

http://www.amsa.org/advocacy/lgbtpm/transphysical.cfm

http://www.amsa.org/advocacy/lgbtpm/transhealth.cfm

 

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates

http://www.outandequal.org/

 

Transgender Rights Organizations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transgender-rights_organizations

 

Transgender Youth Family Allies

http://www.imatyfa.org

1-800-IMA- TYFA

   

Web Links:

Southern California Transgender Community Coalition

www.socaltranscom.org

Transgender resources & information 
The Center OC

www.thecenteroc.org/

Orange County LGBT Center
Human Rights Campaign

www.hrc.org

Working for gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender rights
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center

www.laglc.org

Los Angeles LGBT Center
Elections Committee for the County of Orange (ECCO)

www.eccopac.org

The non-partisan political voice of the LGBT community in OC
California Name & Gender Change Forms

www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/other/namechangeform.htm

For those who wish to make changes themselves
Castle Supply

www.castlesupplys.com/newframe/castleframe.htm

Padding, Breast forms, etc.  for transgender persons. 
Jennifer Leitham - Bassist

www.jenniferleitham.com/index.htm

Renowned transgender Jazz musician
UCI LGBT Resource Center and Irvine Queers

www.lgbtrc.uci.edu/

UCI LGBTQ campus group.
The Los Angeles Gender Center

www.lagendercenter.com/

Transgendered Counseling and referral services.

Facial Feminization Surgery Sites

www.beginninglife.com/FFS.htm

Sites around the World for Facial Feminization
Orange County Human Relations Commission

www.ochumanrelations.org/

  
FTM Alliance

www.ftmalliance.org/

FTM Transgender organization in Los Angeles
Orange County PFLAG (North)

www.ocpflag.com/

PFLAG Organization for Northern Orange County
Orange County PFLAG (South)

www.pflagsouthoc.org/

PFLAG Organization for Southern Orange County
The OCTC provides these links as an information resource only. Listing here does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.