Clyde Mason Therapy

Meet Clyde

I'm Clyde. I'm a white settler and a transsexual man who uses he, him, and his pronouns. I was born in Anishinaabe territory of the Council of Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. Then I moved, and in high school, I lived on unceded lands that the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, and Molalla Nations are related to. I did not have a relationship with these lands or their Nations. I was raised in a violent settler church until I was 19 years old.

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When I was 19 years old, my life changed direction. I met people who introduced me to Indigenous worldviews and Black trans feminism. I began supporting Black community organizers, Indigenous land defenders, and harm reduction projects. When I was 26 years old, I learned that I am a trans man and that I needed to transition. 

I worked for 11 years in harm reduction: in emergency shelters for survivors of violence, on crisis lines for 2S, trans, and queer youth, in low-barrier drop-ins for people who are homeless or living outside, and in case management with homeless transgender women.

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In 2021, I opened a private therapy practice designed to help trans people recover from trauma. I am a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. I have a Bachelor of Social Work from University of Portland and a Master of Social Work from Toronto Metropolitan University.

I am a registered NIHB mental health provider. First Nations and Inuit trans people with status are eligible for 20-42 sessions of trauma therapy with me each year at no cost.​​