Support and Social Activities
Bolz, Madeleine Reynolds, (M.S., LMHC, NCC)
Madeleine Reynolds Bolz provides counseling for children, young adults and parents. She is experienced in Play Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a variety of issues. Special areas of interest are children of gay parents and families experienci ...
Campanaro-Cummings, Vicki Jo (Msed NCC)
Vickijo Campanaro-Cummings is a New York Licensed and national certified psychotherapist with graduate degrees in counseling, psychology, music and education. She has been in private practice for over 25 years. Vickijo has held positions as educator, ther ...
Clarity Mediations New!
www.claritymediations.comGail Ferraioli provides mediation services in a healing, neutral environment for couples and families. She helps them to resolve or manage conflict so they can move forward with greater harmony and peace as they choose to remain together, separate or div ...
COLAGE (Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere)
COLAGE Rochester is building programs for children and youth aged 9 and up with at least one LGBTQ-identified parent. COLAGE is the only national youth-driven network of people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer parents. Living in a wor ...
Douglass, Barbara Jean Allender (CSW)
Specializes in families touched by adoption
Families Joined by Love
community.livejournal.com/joinedbylove/Families Joined by Love is a weblog which provides a one-stop bookstore, resource guide, and community for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender parents and their loved ones. With this blog, we aim to bring LGBT families and allies together for discussion a ...
Family Acceptance
www.familyacceptance.comA website that provides support and resources for parents of gay children.
Family Equality Council
www.familyequality.orgThe Family Equality Council works to ensure equality for LGBT families by building community, changing hearts and minds, and advancing social justice for all families. The Family Equality Council’s work consists of strategically linked initiatives whic ...
Gender and Sexuality Psychosocial Program at Children's...
The Gender/Sexuality Development Program (GSDP), directed by Edgardo Menvielle, MD, MSHS provides outpatient psychosocial evaluations and therapeutic services for children, adolescents and their families. The program works with children (and their fami ...
Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project envisions itself as a leader in bringing about a State of New York in which LGBTQ families are valued and feel safe enough to be visible in our communities. We are physically and emotionally healthy and legally ...
Married Women Who Are Attracted to Other Women Support ...
My name is Mary Testa and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in private practice for 13 years in Pittsford. I have advanced training in running groups and find them very powerful as a method of therapy. I run a support group for women who are att ...
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=194&srcid=-2We, the parents, families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, celebrate diversity and envision a society that embraces everyone, including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Only with respect, dignity an ...
Pride and Joy Families
www.prideandjoyfamilies.orgHelp build strength in GLBT families. Social gatherings that offer support and a sense of community to LGBT parents and their children. Fun family programs are scheduled every couple of months in the Rochester area. Contact Karen for information.
Rainbow Babies
www.therainbowbabies.comThe Rainbow Babies vision is to provide a central area for general information on the many aspects of GLBT pregnancies and parenting. We will also provide space for parents or would-be parents to share their stories about their respective paths to parenth ...
Rochester Gay Moms
groups.yahoo.com/group/RochesterGayMoms/This is a support group for lesbian mommies and wannabe mommies in Rochester, NY and it's surrounding area. This is a women's only list. Both singles and couples welcome. Topics include: parenting, adoption and pregnancy.
Straight Spouse Network
www.straightspouse.orgIt is estimated that up to two million gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals have ever married or will marry. Some come out after a long struggle of trying to make a go of the heterosexual marriage that society prefers. Others have yet to disclose. Still ...
Sumner, Amy D. (LCSW-R)
blossompsychotherapy.netIndividual and family therapy; children, adolescents and adults
TGS-PFLAG
www.critpath.org/pflag-talk/tgsfaq.htmlTGS-PFLAG is for support of parents, family, spouses and friends of transgendered people. It is also for transgendered people who wish to discuss family or other personal relationships.
TransActive
www.transactiveonline.orgTransActive Education & Advocacy provides the necessary support to improve the quality of life of transgender and gender non-conforming children, youth and their families through education, services, advocacy and research. We believe every child has th ...
Transfamily
TransFamily is a support group for transgendered and transsexual people, their parents, partners, children, other family members, friends, and supportive others. We provide referrals, literature, and over-the-phone information on all transgender issues ...
