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Email: clydemasontherapy@gmail.com
Phone: 437-747-6341
"The land speaks through our bodies"
Meet Clyde
I'm Clyde. I'm a non-Indigenous white settler and a trans man who uses he, him, and his pronouns. I was born on treaty land in Anishinaabe territory of the Council of Three Fires: the Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, in a place called Wawiiatanong Ziibi, nearby Bkejwanong or Walpole Island First Nation. Then I moved, and in high school, I lived on unceded lands that the Atfalati-Kalapuya, Chinook, Mollala, and Cowlitz Nations are related to, nearby the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. 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.
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 Two-Spirit, trans, and queer people, in low-barrier drop-ins for people who are homeless or living outside, and in case management with trans women who are homeless or living in trans houses.
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 Arts in Social Work from University of Portland and a Master of Social Work from Toronto Metropolitan University.
I am grateful to be invited by The Cultural Recovery Centre of Cat Lake First Nation ᐱᔑᐎᓴᑲᐃ ᑲᓂᒃ to build strong, healing relationships with community members for body, mind, emotion, and spirit. Healing is not linear and it is not something to be completed. Healing is a process of restoring your connection to yourself, the land, community, and ancestors. I am committed to working in a way that is culturally safe with immense authenticity.
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.
