Medical providers listed first, scroll down for mental health providers.
Medical Healthcare Providers
Cincinnati/Southern Ohio Area
General Physician – Primary Care
Hoxworth Center 2nd Floor
General Practice/ Internalist / Women’s Health
When you call, mention you are a trans patient. Otherwise the nurse may tell you that he is not accepting new patients.
Community Buzz: Recommended by community members. No letter required. “He offered hormones without requiring a letter from a counselor” “I left the office smiling” “a genuinely cool and nice guy!” “He is less professional than other doctors I have seen, which some people like but it is good to be prepared for him to act familiar and like a wise-ass.” **Has been described by some as flirtatious in his familiar addresses to clients, but not by others.**
Jeremy Bruce, MD General Practice/Internal Medicine
2123 Auburn Ave, Ste 440, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone: (513) 585-2393
Community Buzz: *Not recommended* “really nice office staff who were very accepting of me” Bruce works with Dr. Collins on endocrinology to prescribe hormones. Multiple community members have expressed negative experiences with Dr. Bruce, feeling limited in their expression of identity and reporting transphobic attitudes including needing to “choose a gender.” Bruce has also been reported to recommend medications that are no needed, or to pressure people into therapy.
H. Joseph Kiesler, Jr., MD
University Family Physicians Forest Park
1295 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati OH 45240
Phone:(513) 648-9077
Arnold E. Drummond MD
7665 Monarch Court #101, West Chester, OH 45069
(513) 777-8300
Dr. Katheryn Jadeed
Group Health Associates
379 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220
513-246-7000
Paula Lafranconi – Internal medicine
Group Health Associates
55 Progress Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45246 – Tri County
513-246-7000
Dr Stan Scheidler
543 Park Ave, Hamilton, OH 45013
513-737-1500
Community Buzz: Good general doctor – does not require letters for T – does not have many trans patients so may still be learning.
Gynecology/OB
Macia Bowling, M.D.
199 William Howard Taft Rd – Also works at the free/sliding scale clinic at Christ Hospital (call and ask to be transferred)
Cincinnati, OH 45219
513-751-4448
Community Buzz: “Dr. Bowling and her staff are great. They get my pronoun right, see me as myself, and are always friendly and attentive.” “Dr Bowling and her office really came through for me when I needed them.”
Lori Philip, M.D.
Northeast Center for Women’s Health
11135 Montgomery Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45249
513-793-2220
Community Buzz: “I’ve been going to Dr Philip for years and she is so affirming and warm, a very intelligent, warm physician!” “Dr & her staff are unbelievable– secretary asked my prefered gender to make sure it was listed in my chart correctly. Dr is also non-binary friendly– she completely avoided any gendered pronouns without my having to ask. Very understanding, supportive, non-judgemental.”
Tara D. Knipper M.D.
Group Health Associates
2915 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Phone: (513) 872-2063
Group Health Associates
379 Dixmyth Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220 (Also in Anderson and Western Hills)
Phone: (513) 246-7000
Community Buzz: “Does Davinci robotic lap hysto” “I highly recomend.. he got my insurance to cover by coding as I requested. Great doc, excellent experience all around.”
7593 Tyler’s Place Blvd., Suite 104
West Chester, OH 45069
Phone: 513-777-0787
Community Buzz: “Provides hysterectomy surgeries. She’ll require a psych note for a hysto. She was very respectful, although her office is very “woman-oriented.” Both she and her staff treated me appropriately, and professionally.““
Endocrinology
Dain Wahl, DO
2123 Auburn Ave Ste. 520
Cincinnati, OH 45219
513-585-1300
Francis Collins M.D.
463 Ohio Pike # 300
Cincinnati, OH 45255-3722
(513) 528-5600
Community Buzz: “old school opinions about trans, but a decent doctor”, “HUGE waiting list!”, “sometimes lets you in without tons of letters, if you’ve been on hormones for a while already.”
Sarah Corathers
UC Health Endocrinology, University of Cincinnati Hospital
(513) 475-7400
Community Buzz: “Dr. Corathers is taking new patients and she serves the transgender community.”
Electrolysis/Dermatology
Kim Blatt
5702 Cheviot Rd.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45247
513-451-3339
Community Buzz: “very supportive of trans and a really good person” “active in the community, which is cool!”
Pranav Sheth
Group Health Associates
2915 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513)246-7000
Dermatology
Anne Housholder, MD, MPH
UC Health Physicians Office
222 Peidmont Ave, Suite 5300
Cincinnati, 45219
513-475-7630
Bloodwork/Labs
- Quest Diagnostics – Locations all over Tri-State, will draw and process any routine bloodwork
- LabCorp – Locations all over Tri-State, will draw and process any routine bloodwork
Holistic Health
Suzanne Horton, LMT – Innervation Medical Massage – Recommended provider. Offers craniosacral Therapy, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Release, Sacroilial Assessment and Release, Muscle Energy Technique and other techniques
4030 Mt. Carmel Tobasco Road
Suite #312
Cincinnati, Ohio 45255
(513) 348-5924
Community Buzz: “very accepting and friendly to trans* people, helped me feel comfortable fast”
5202 Beechmont Avenue
Community Buzz: “still learning but very accepting, recognizes that gender is a spectrum”
Future Life Now – Neuro-linguistic programming, Feldenkrais method, acupuncture, massage, Ayurveda and a full range of movement and wellness classes 4138 Hamilton Ave., Suite B
Cincinnati, OH 45223
513-541-5720
Oliver Markowitz L.M.T. – Recommended provider, offers trans-body and transitional focused work (massage therapy)
7809 Laurel Ave suite #3,
Madeira, OH 45243
513-235-0566
Oliver(at)garagebodywork.com
Physical Therapy
Opal Riddle Recommended provider
2727 Madison Rd, #301,
Cincinnati, OH 45209
513-871-5571
OR
970 Lila Ave
Milford, OH 45150
513-576-6338
Dentistry
Dr. Greg Sherman Recommended provider
Kenwood Complete Dentistry
5050 East Galbraith Road, Suite C,
Cincinnati, OH 45236
Phone: 513-531-5050
Website: http://www.kenwoodcomplete.com
Community Buzz: “I’ve been seeing Sherman since I was a kid and when I transitioned he was very supportive! The staff is respectful and kind.”
Yoga
College Hill Yoga
Charlene Lamb RN, LMT, RYT
Therapeutic massage, craniosacral therapy, and yoga instruction… Specialized in working with trauma and PTSD including trauma-sensitive yoga to help individuals reclaim their sense of selves and feel more at ease in their bodies.
513-376-1173
Trisha Durham
33 love street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Contact through Facebook
Dayton Area
Robert Brandt, MD – Offers hormones
Wright State Physicians
1141 N. Monroe Dr. Suite 1
Xenia, OH 45435
937-374-4160
Community Buzz: “Dr. Bob” is recommended by trans community members in Dayton
Dr. Barry McCorkle – Offers hormones
Belmont Physicians
2451 Wayne Ave
Dayton, OH 45420
937- 208-8885
Community Buzz: “Dr. McCorkle has a basic understanding of the requirement for a TS patient. He is accepting new patients”
Anne Proulx, D.O. – Offers Hormones
Ollie Davis Medical Arts and Education Center
(Affiliated with Wright State University Medical School)
68 Darst Rd.
Dayton, OH 45440
937-458-6700
May be taking new patients.
Athens/ Eastern Ohio
Dr. Katherine Kropf, D.O. – Offers Hormones
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
230 Parks Hall Suite 2ND
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-2516
Columbus/ Central Ohio
General Physician – Primary Care
Dr. Shelly Blackburn
4626 Sawmill Rd
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: (614) 538-9339
Community Buzz: Offers hormones with informed consent. “She and her staff are excellent at making me feel comfortable and seem dedicated to actually caring for and about their trans patients.”
Dr. Mary Jane Elam
OSU Student Health Services
308B Wilce Student Health Center 1875 Millikin Road
Columbus, OH 43210Phone:
(614) 688-4108
Dr. Elio Ventresca, MD
3650 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: (614) 888-7900
Community Buzz: May be willing to give hormones with informed consent.
Dr. Michael Weiss
4626 Sawmill Rd
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: (614) 538-9339
Dr. Beth Tranen, DO – Prescribes T, requires a letter
2350 Briggs Rd.
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone: (614) 274-8885
Community Buzz: generally doesn’t take new patients but if you mention you are trans* or looking for gender related care that should get you in the door.
Endocrinology
Dr. Elena Christofides, M.D.
Endocrinology Associates
72 W 3rd Ave
Columbus OH 43201
Phone: (614) 453-9999
Fax: (614) 453-9998
Dentistry
Dr. Rolando Martinez
1020 Dennison Ave
Columbus OH 43201
Phone: (614) 298-1543
Website: http://www.victorianvillagedentalcare.com/
Community Buzz: Bilingual care provided
Dr. Rolando Martinez
1020 Dennison Ave
Columbus OH 43201
Phone: (614) 298-1543
Website: http://www.victorianvillagedentalcare.com/
Community Buzz: Bilingual care provided
Gynecology
Dr. Terry Grogg
Southwestern OBGYN
4461 South Broadway
Grove City, OH 43123
Phone: (614) 875-0444
Community Buzz: “Office was amazing and extremely cool. I will go back without a worry in the world. No judgement at all. Seriously.”
Cleveland/ Northeast Ohio
4242 Lorain Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-957-4905
Community Buzz: Uses an informed consent model for primary care for adults and children, hormonal carefor gender affirmation/assertion (both T and estrogen using an informed consent model for those over age 16), on site LGBT-sensitive mentalhealth services, HIV testing and care, and referrals for top surgery, reproductive health/family planning, some bottom surgeries, andgynecologic care of affirmed men
See one of their doctors, Dr. Henry Ng speaking about conduct for queer patients . His blog is here.
General Physician – Primary Care
See Above
Dr. Martin Shill
Gastroenterologist
570 White Pond Drive, Suite 200
Akron, Ohio
330-869-0954
Dr. Daniel Medalie
2500 Metrohealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109
216-778-4450
www.clevelandplasticsurgery.com
Board-certified academic plastic surgeon at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Internationally recognized specialist in the field of female to male chest surgery.
Dr. James Nichols, DO
8528 E. Market Street
Warren, OH 44484
Phone: (330) 399-2500
Endocrinology
Thomas A Murphy, MD, FACP, FACE
Metrohealth Medical Center END
2500 Metrohealth Drive Suite GG85
Cleveland, OH, 44109
Phone Number: (216) 778-5371
Board-certified specialist in internal medicine.
Dr. James Rudick
4765 Higbee Ave NW
Canton, Ohio
330-492-2266
Dr. Daniel Weiss
8300 Tayler Blvd, suite 102
Mentor, Ohio
440-266-5000
Gynecology
See Above
Dr. Lasch
960 Clague rd.
Suite 241
Westlake Ohio, 44145
440-250-5381
Margerie Gass, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code A10
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
(216) 444-4645
Progressive Women’s Care
Boardman Office: 7600 Southern Blvd., Suite 1Youngstown, OH 44512
Northside Office: 500 Gypsy LaneYoungstown, OH 44505
Phone: 330-629-8466
Fax: 330-629-9559
Community Buzz: understanding staff, flexible phyiscians
Toledo/ Northwest Ohio
John P. Geisler MD – Trans friendly, performs hysterectomies, vaginectomies
University of Toledo Medical Center
3000 Arlington Ave.
Toledo, OH 43614
Phone: (419) 383-3787 OR (800) 556-5444
Community Buzz: “cool”, “supportive”, “the doctor is cool, the staff is a little uneducated, but friendly.”
Annette R Millie MD
831 South Wynn Rd.
Oregon, OH 43616
(419)693-0793
Community Buzz: “will see patients who are already on hormones without letters.”, “Will allegedly see patients who have already been prescribed hormones from another doctor”
Mental Health
Counsellor List @ DrBecky.com – Online List of Trans-friendly counselors (by region and city)
Cincinnati/Southern Ohio Area
June Huelskamp, LISW, LCSW, MSW
Latitude Theraputic Practices LLC
7439 Montgomery Rd, Suite 4
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
513-607-5448
june(at)junehuelskamp.com
Community Buzz: “Very warm, kind, and respectful” “Sees people, not clients.” “open minded and honest.” *Recommended by community members
Marla Kahn PhD
College Hill Professionals
1639 West North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH 45224
(513) 541-5410
Steven D. Nichols, Ph.D. – Transgender/Genderqueer, Queers, Couples
3200 Linwood Avenue, Suite 2
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Phone: 513.321.7900
Community Buzz: “really cool, laid back” “really helpful to talk to” “Wanted me to take the MMPI before he’d give me a letter for hormones” “refused to write a letter for hormones for me until I started DBT therapy”
6557 Rainbow Lane,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45230
513-232-2139
Community Buzz: “I love her, I’ve been seeing her for years.” Works with adolescents and adults.
Caitlin Yilmazer, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
4030 Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road, Suite 102
Cincinnati, Ohio 45255
http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/name/Caitlin_Yilmazer_MA,LPC_Cincinnati_Ohio_195845
Jamie Willis – Queer/Trans friendly
3200 Linwood Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45226
513-533-3388
Leslie S. Evelo, Ph.D
Pricilla Wood, Ph.D
Erin Taylor, Ph.D – Transgender/Genderqueer, Queers, Couples Requires minimum 3 months of counseling before writing letters
800 Compton Rd
Suite 32
Cincinnati, OH 45231
513-521-5088
Community Buzz:”nice”, “not real familiar with trans stuff, but does ok enough if you’re willing to wait months to get a letter”
Tina Kaminsky, Ph.D. – Transgender/Genderqueer, couples, families, adolescents
Hollister Center
26 E. Hollister St.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 621-5001
Community Buzz: “older, but very chill, very savvy about gender issues and open to gender variance. Not terribly (and she admits this) experienced in helping with transition related issues (hormones, etc.), but I imagine she would be open to that. Talk to her!”
Maria D. Carrubba-Whetstine, Ph.D. – Will write hormone letters with no minimum counseling time, will not issue GID diagnosis
Student Counseling Center
195 Health Services Center
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: (513) 529-4634
Community Buzz: “highly reccommended”, “excellent on trans and queer issues, told me that she would write me a letter whenever I told her I was ready and wanted to start hormones”
David Payne, LPCC
Clearview Counseling Services (Main office in Fairfeild)
2796 Mack Rd, Fairfield OH 45014
5520 (D) Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45248
513-860-1100
Community Buzz: “still learning, but very open minded and respectful”
Meredith Reid, Ph.D
7681 Tyler’s Place Blvd., Suite 2
West Chester, OH 45069
(513)779-3888
Michelle G. Dolnick, Ph.D. – Transgender/Genderqueer, Queers, Couples
University of Cincinnati Counseling Center
316 Dyer Hall
Cincinnati, OH 4522
513-556-6760
Community Buzz: “very nice” “a little old school, but still savvy”
Barbara Brewer Ph.D. – Transgender, Queers. Requires 6-8mo of counseling before writing letters
*This provider is not reccommended.
2334 Ashland Ave.
Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio
513-861-8365
Community Buzz: “out of date and uneducated” “told me I wasn’t trans” “controlling” “judgemental” “she sucks”, “looks at everything through a SEXuality mod and is fairly clueless about trans and gender issues”
Sue B. Davis, PsyD – Queer/trans friendly, Couples, Sex Therapy
9403 Kenwood Rd
Suite B209
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-793-7005
Kathleen A. Mack PsyD – Queer/trans friendly
8 Triangle Park Dr
Cincinnati, OH 45246
513-771-8555
Martha E. McLeod, LISW
211 Woolper Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45220
513-221-8623
Christine Kidwell, PhD
9403 Kenwood Road, Suite C-207
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-793-7974, ext. 1
Fax: (513) 793-7975
Specializes in human sexuality and sexual identity, eating disorders, body image distortion, depression/anxiety, and relationship concerns. About half of her practice is devoted to helping teens and young adults manage increasing responsibility while developing a strong sense of self.
Psychiatry
1080 Nimitzview Dr.
Cincinnati, Oh, 45230
Phone: (513) 891-0650
Dr. David Leonard, M.D.
Sachs Dubin Fox Rowe Mds
58 East Hollister Street
Cincinnati, OH, 45219
Phone: (513) 721-1737
Dr. Elizabeth M Cottingham – Trans/Queer friendly
200 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati, OH 45267
513-475-8710
Pamela J Lockwood, MD
4240 Hunt Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-891-0650
Marianne S McGrath, MD
7809 Laurel Ave, Ste 12
Cincinnati, OH 45243
513-271-0803
Dayton Area
Fred Peterson, Ph.D.
Yellow Springs, OH
937-360-7169
Community Buzz: Recommend by local community, May have affiliation with Wright State University.
Kathleen Glaus PhD
1105 Watervalet Ave
Dayton, Ohio 45420
(937) 256-0500
Community Buzz: Writes transition letters. “really relaxed and calm; she takes most insurance.”
Barbara Weber, Kathleen Bonie
1136 Wilmington Ave
Dayton, Ohio 45420
(937) 254-6700
Mark Reynolds, MD
Group Health Associates
1222 S. Patterson Blvd.
Dayton, Ohio 45402
(937) 229-9643
David M Karesh, Ph.D.
500 Lincoln Park Blvd
Kettering, OH 45429
(937) 293-5990
Community Buzz: “Seems to work best with Female-to-Male TS/TG patients. Severely discourages the use of ANY medications like anti-depressants or mood-altering medications.”
Kathleen J Burch
42 E. Rahn Rd. Suite 211
Dayton, Ohio 45429
(937) 434-7666
Holly R. Counts
28 E. Rahn Rd.
Dayton, Ohio 45429
(937) 439-0505
Community Buzz: “may not be 100% up to speed; nice lady”
C. Jesse Carlock, Ph.D.
1105 Watervliet Avenue
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 256-0500
Athens/ Eastern Ohio
Ohio University
Athens, OH
740-590-4874
youngs2(at)ohio.edu
Community Buzz: “She is one of the best allies/advocates/therapists I have come across in my transition. She is available for individual therapy appointments on a sliding scale. She also runs a group through the university that is open to anyone in the community.”
Columbus/ Central Ohio
Scott Dagenfield III CCD
691 South 5th Street
Columbus, OH 43206
(614) 443-6155
Central Ohio Gender Dysphoria Program
P.O. Box 82008
Columbus, OH 43202
614-451-0111
Dedicated to a non-dogmatic approach, the GDPCO serves the needs of individuals who wish to transition gender roles with or without hormones, and with or without sexual reassignment surgery.
Meral Crane, M.A., L.P.C.C. – Requires a minimum of 3 months counseling before writing letters
The Gender Dysphoria Program of Central Ohio
P.O. Box 82008
Columbus, OH 43202
Phone: (614) 451-0111
Community Buzz: “has a very ‘I’m the boss’ attitude” “thinks she’s the savoir” “too old school for me”
Arianna Galligher, SSW, MSW, LISW-S
466 N. Cassady Avenue
Bexley, OH 43209
Phone: (614) 288-4225
Email: [email protected]
www.agallighercounseling.com
Routinely facilitates workshops exploring the topics of empowerment, self-care, confronting fear, choosing health and healing, and self-acceptance.
Edith Marie Green, LPC
Holistic Wellness Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 9244
Columbus, OH 43209
Provides individual counseling and mental health and wellness services.
North Central Mental Health Services
1301 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43201
614-299-6600
Mental health hotline and service provider. Can provide individual counseling and mental health services as well as referrals about gender issues.
Ellen Seigel, LISW, ACHT, LCSW – Requires 6-8 months counseling before writing letters
6161 Busch Blvd., Suite 120
Columbus, OH 43229
614-842-4374
Cynthia Lief Ruberg, LPCC, LLC
167 S. State Street Suite 110
Westerville OH 43081
Phone: (614) 865-1612
Psychiatry
Dr. Connie Jenkins, M.D.
Licking Memorial Outpatient Psychiatric Services – Pataskala
One Healthy Place, Suite 105
Pataskala, Ohio 43062
Phone: (740) 348-1930 or (740) 964-3330
Fax: (740) 348-1931 or (740) 964-3331
Cleveland/ Northeast Ohio
Jaime Bishop, M.A. – Queer/Trans Focused, Adult and Youth Counseling Services, Sliding scale. Requires 6-8mo of counseling before writing letters
LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland
6600 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
216-651-5428 Ext. 18
Brooke Kroto, LISW
WellBeing Unlimited, Inc.
Laughing Creek Office Building
250 Richmond Road
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
Phone: (216) 261-7887
Fax: (216) 261-1655
Antone F. Feo, Ph.D.
24500 Center Ridge Road, Suite 100
Westlake, OH 44145
Phone: (440) 899-1300, (216) 899-1300
Specializes in working with the transgender community. Provides individual, family, and couples therapy.
Sue Doerfer, MSW, LISW-S
Antone Feo, PhD & Assoc., Inc.
2500 Center Ridge Road, Suite 100
Westlake, OH
Phone: 440-899-1300
Denis Reitenbach, PhD PCC-S, LICDC, Licensed Psychologist
North Royalton, Ohio and Oberlin, Ohio
440-230-2564
Toledo/ Northwest Ohio
Skeeter Hunt, LPC
130 S. Main St.,Suite 218
Bowling Green, OH, 43402
Phone: 419-354-2464
Community Buzz: “very supportive therapist – identify under Trans umbrella. Work on a sliding scale, and take insurance. If you want to get a letter I’d suggest looking into this therapist.”
Michelle Clossick, MSW
c/o Linda Whittington-Clark, Ph.D.
2525 W. Bancroft Ave.
Toledo, OH 43606
Phone: (419) 578-2525
Dr. Thomas E. Meiring
*This provider is not reccommended.
InnerView Behavioral Care (MBHC, Inc.)
27475 Holiday LaneSuite 2
Perrysburg, Ohio 43551
Phone: (419) 777-3121
Community Buzz: “kept calling me by the wrong name and pronoun” “not supportive at all”
Psychiatry
Tim R. Valko MD
Valko and Associates
3130 Executive Parkway
Toledo, OH 43606
Phone: (419) 720-9000
Community Buzz: “writes letters”