Below are resources in Georgia for our community, part of this site’s American resources by state. See also major US-based trans websites and national advocacy groups.
Resources
TRANScending Barriers Atlanta (transcendingbarriersatl.org)
Campaign for Southern Equality (southernequality.org)
- Excellent Trans in the South resource guide
Georgia Equality (georgiaequality.org)
- Georgia TRANS* Resource Guide (PDF)
Augusta Pride (prideaugusta.org)
Health
Transgender surgery options in Georgia
QueerMed (queermed.com)
- Affirming care for transgender & nonbinary kids, teens & adults
World Professional Association of Transgender Health (wpath.org)
- Member search: Georgia
Planned Parenthood (plannedparenthood.org)
- East Atlanta Health Center
- Gwinnett Center (Lawrenceville)
- Cobb Center (Marietta)
- Savannah Center
Emory Healthcare (emoryhealthcare.org)
- Women’s Clinic
- Dr. John Horton
- Reader: “they didn’t bat an eye when this transguy had to have a hysto”
Insight Out Therapeutics (insightouttherapeutics.com)
- Charles ‘Chuck’ Lenahan
- Tyrone, Georgia
- Works with adults and children
- Gender confirmation letters
- Specialities include autism spectrum and anti-bullying
Roots, Seeds, and Branches (rootsseedsandbranches.com)
- Julius Jessup-Peterson
- Decatur, Georgia
Intown Primary Care (intownprimarycare.com)
- Dr. Scott Parry
- Atlanta, Georgia
Ponce Primary Care (ponceprimarycare.com)
- Dr. Chad Costley
- Decatur, Georgia
T Douglas Gurley (tdouglasgurleymd.com)
- Atlanta area
Thacker, Thompson, & Bernard MD (ttandb.com)
- Atlanta area
- Sheryl Thacker
HIV Care (hivcare.org)
- Atlanta area
- Zandraettea Tims-Cook
Gabriella Maris
- Atlanta: 404-413-1930
- Morrow: 770-968-6464
Legal
National Center for Transgender Equality (transequality.org)
- ID Documents Center | Georgia
Human Rights Campaign (hrc.org)
Williams Institute (williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu)
Kitchens New Cleghorn (knclawfirm.com)
- Law firm with experience in trans legal issues
Youth
PFLAG Atlanta (pflagatl.org)
Plastic surgery
Sheldon Lincenberg, MD, FACS (drlincenberg.com)
Brian Arslanian MD, FACS (arslanianplasticsurgery.com)
Therapy and counseling
A. Shayne Abelkop, PhD – Athens (drshayneabelkop.com)
Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez, LCSW Athens (multicolorwellness.com)
Ana Adelstein, PhD Atlanta (anaadelstein.com)
Powell Burke, LCSW – Atlanta (powellburkelcsw.com)
Iréné Celcer, LCSW – Atlanta (icelcer.com)
Joshua Noblitt, LMFT – Atlanta (joshuanoblitt.com)
Faughn Adams, PsyD – Decatur (drfaughnadams.com)
Katie Leikam, LCSW, LICSW – Decatur (katieleikam.com)
Ren Massey, PhD – Decatur (drrenmassey.com)
Nina Kennedy, LMFT – Savannah (cwilliamsandassociates.com)
Tali Boots, LPC, MA – Duluth (sextherapyofatlanta.com)
Bill Eli Budd, PhD – Monroe (bebuddphd.com)
Amanda Dutton, LPC – Gainesville (mybehaviormatters.com)
Grady Health (gradyhealth.org)
- Sarah Herbert – Psychiatry
Lile Wellness Partners (lilewellness.com)
- Laurie Luth, FNP
TGIF Counseling (tgifcounseling.com)
- Michelle Panzarella, LCSW
Christy Plaice, LPC – Roswell (christyplaice.com)
Absolute Care (atlanta.absolutecare.com)
- Jewel Sawyer, PA
Erin Swenson, PhD – Atlanta (erinswenson.com)
Alexandra “Sandy” Tyler, LCSW (cultivatingjoy.net)
- Genderqueer/transmasculine (she/her/hers pronouns)
- Serves LGBTQ+ community, including polyamory, kink, BDSM, sex workers, adult film workers, leather, and swingers. She works with individuals and couples.
Colleges, Universities, Hospitals
University of Georgia – UGA (uga.edu)
- Ingrid Hinkley, MA, CCC-SLP Speech and Hearing Clinic
- Miranda Iverson Hill, MPH – public health
Augusta University Health (augustahealth.org)
- David Kriegel, MD
- Jennifer Castleberry, MSN – nursing
Emory University (emory.edu)
- Jessica Spencer, MD, MS OB/GYN
- Mary Stevenson, MD Internal Medicine, Endocrinology
- Vin Tangpricha, MD Endocrinology
- Howa Yeung, MD Dermatology
- Michael Goodman, MD MPH – Public Health
- Elizabeth “Betsy” M. Collins, MD OB/GYN