Therapy for us
Finding a therapist who gets it is hard for our community. Queer and trans folks are underrepresented in this field, and too many of us have had bad experiences with cishet providers. I have too.
It doesn’t have to be that way. I can’t separate my lived experience from my professional background. I’d love to help you on your own journey.
Therapy Offerings
Individual Therapy
One on one sessions are where it all starts - building grounded attachment with ourselves allows us to live thriving, healthy, joyful lives. Gladly accepting youth, teens, and adult clients.
Relationship Therapy
Couples, throuples, polycules - any relationship structures welcome. I love working with folks to support secure and thriving relationships.
Family Therapy
Fostering emotionally connected attachments in families, I will work closely with each member while also supporting your family unit as a whole.
WPATH Letters of Readiness
I offer free letters of readiness for folks, and practice under the WPATH guidelines for assessments. Trans healthcare is proven to be medically necessary and lifesaving care, and shouldn’t be gatekept from any of us. Nova Scotia clients only.
*Sliding scale available upon request.
About Margo
I am a white trans femme social worker and therapist active in BDSM, poly, queer, and activist communities.
My Approach
I use a generalist approach to leverage strategies from multiple modalities, including elements of:
Narrative Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Internal Family Systems Therapy
Other models to support my clients’ needs
My Background
Before moving to Atlantic Canada, I spent 15 years working in mental health, public policy and community organizing spaces in Baltimore City.
I don’t believe I can offer effective therapy without also focusing on the systemic roots of minority stress and its impacts on our lives. I practice with a commitment to fostering collective liberation through personal healing.
I earned my Master’s in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore City, and am working currently on a Master’s in Women and Gender Studies at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. I have shared my expertise through workshops, panels, and educational sessions across the US on queer and trans health and wellness.
I am currently practicing in-person and virtually in Nova Scotia, and virtually only in Ontario. I acknowledge that I am a white settler living and working on the unceded and ancestral land of the Mi’kmaq people.
FAQs
Do I need to be queer or trans to see you?
Nope! Therapy through a queer, trans, & feminist lens simply allows us to dream more expansively about how we all can find pathways to growth and liberation.
How do I get started?
Getting started is simple. Reach out through the contact form below to schedule a consult call, where I will gladly walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way!
What makes you different?
I’m not a “blank slate” therapist, but instead will be deeply present in the room with you as we move along your journey. I combine an intentional, emotion focused approach with clear, compassionate communication and reliable, evidence-informed results.
Contact Me!
Interested in working together? Fill out some info and I will be in touch as soon as possible. I look forward to working with you.