Spokane Area Resources

SPOKANE AREA SUPPORT GROUPS:

Papillon
The Rainbow Center
508 W. Second St.
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509-292-8852
Email: info@spokanepapillon.org
Web: www.spokanepapillon.org
Recommended by a Spokane area transsexual woman. Papillon is a transgender social/support group that welcomes transsexual women.

Therapists Helen Bonser and Kate Robbins also sponsor support groups; see their listings below for details.

SPOKANE PHYSICIANS WITH TS EXPERIENCE (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

H. Kennedy Cathcart, D.O.
Northside Internal Medicine Associates
6120 North Mayfair
Spokane, WA 99207
(509) 489-7483
A physician suggested by a Spokane area transsexual woman. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, and is currently providing hormone therapy to several pre-op and post-op transsexual women.

Jeff Collins, M.D.
Physicians Clinic Of Spokane
820 S. McClellan #314
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 747-1144
A physician suggested by a Spokane area transsexual woman, for whom he is currently prescribing hormone therapy.

William F. Corell, M.D.
3424 S. Grand Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99203
(509) 838-5800
A family practitioner who has prescribed hormone therapy for at least four TS patients. I have received three good reviews of his care. I have also been told that he follows my suggested guidelines for hormone dosages and laboratory testing.

Carol H. Wysham, M.D.
Rockwood Clinic
400 East Fifth Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 838-2351
Dr. Wysham is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. An informant writes, “Dr. Wysham is a wonderful physician I have been seeing for hormone therapy. She has treated quite a few transsexual women in this area. Her care is absolutely outstanding, and I would highly recommend her.”

SPOKANE THERAPISTS WITH TS EXPERIENCE (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

Laura Asbell, Ph.D.
Asbell Professional Group
140 South Arthur, Suite 690
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 534-1731
Dr. Asbell gets a stellar review from a Coeur d'Alene transsexual woman. Her professional group also includes two other gender therapists: Connie Raybuck, Ph.D., and Kathleen Cullen, M.S.

Deborah Baldwin. Ph.D.
Group Health Northwest
322 W. North River Dr.
Spokane, WA 99201-2259
(509) 327-9757
A therapist suggested by a Spokane area transsexual woman.

Helen Bonser, Ph.D.
Diversity Counseling Services
Spokane, WA
(509) 328-4443
Recommended by a Spokane area transsexual woman. Dr. Bonser also sponsors a transsexual support group that meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month; it gets a good review from one of my informants. Information about the group is available at the number above.

Cynthea Cunningham, MS
Spokane, WA
(509) 838-3221
Suggested by a Spokane area transsexual woman.

Barbara E. Hammond, Ph.D.
Director, Counseling Services
Washington State University
280 Lightly Student Services Bldg.
Pullman, WA 99164
(509) 335-4511
bhammond@mail.wsu.edu
Dr. Hammond is the director of WSU Counseling Services, and has a private practice as well. She gets a good review from a former Pullman-area tg woman.

Kate Robbins, M.A.
Inner Ventures
3908 N. Lincoln Street
Spokane, WA 99205
(509) 768-8543
katerobbins@comcast.net
http://home.comcast.net/~katerobbins/index.html
Ms. Robbins is openly lesbian and has experience with transsexual clients; she gets rave reviews from one of my informants. She refers to Dr. William Corell for hormone therapy.

ELECTROLOGISTS IN THE SPOKANE AREA:

Elaine L. Cain, R.E.
Beauty Secrets Salon
E. 18123 Appleway
Greenacres, WA
(509) 921-0089
Recommended by a Spokane area transsexual woman; she has had several transsexual women as clients.

Joann Hayes, P.C.E.
Electrolysis by Joann
N.W. 106 Stadium Way
Pullman, WA 99163
(509) 334-2026
Recommended as T-friendly and very good by a local transsexual woman. Does multi-needle and blend.

Linda Jones - Registered Electrologist
Manthos Hair and Skin Studio
516 Sherman Ave.
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
(509) 667-0706

Recommended by a transsexual woman from Coeur d'Alene. She says that the salon offers many other services, and is T-friendly.

A SPOKANE ATTORNEY WITH TS EXPERIENCE:

Theodore F. Schott, Attorney at Law
Nordstrom, Nees & Janeck
Spokane, WA
(509) 924-9923 (pager 880-1073)

Recommended by a Spokane area transsexual woman.

Return To Washington State Resources Page

Return To TWR Main Page