This listing attempts to compile contact information of medical doctors and mental health professionals (including psychiatrists, counseling psychologists and clinical social workers) who have been recommended by clients from the LGBTIQA+ community as professionals who affirm their orientations/identities. It is Chennai-centric, but we are trying to add resources from other cities and towns in India. Additional Notes:

This list is mostly based on word-of-mouth from community members and/or the stated willingness of providers. Orinam does not provide any endorsement of the services.
When we use the term queer-affirmative or LGBTIQA+ affirmative we at Orinam are not referring necessarily to a practitioners who has been trained in a particular course
Bear in mind that client satisfaction can vary across clients consulting the same provider. For example, a gay client may find their orientation affirmed but a bi or pan client may not find their orientation and/or identity affirmed by the same provider. Also not all LGB- affirming providers are necessarily trans-affirming; some trans-affirming providers may be unable to affirm non-binary identities, etc.
Many of the providers linked below consult at multiple locations. Mention of a particular hospital/clinic does not imply an endorsement of that facility over others. We do not accept ads, paid or otherwise.
If you are LGBTIQA+ and would like to add a provider to this list, please let us know.
The ‘References from’ section mentions the identity of the person(s) who referred the provider. It doesn’t mean that the provider only sees clients of that (sub-) group
If you are a health-care provider mentioned here, and would like to be removed from this list, please drop us a note.
Please also refer to the Varta-Grindr-SAATHII locator and the Safe Access directory for additional queer-friendly health and legal resources in the country.
For the state of Kerala, please refer Queerala’s listing of queer-friendly psychologists and psychiatrists here.
If you would like to reach out to LGBTIQA+ peer supporters and peer counselors, please click here.

CHENNAI

Specialty	Name	Contact and other Information	References from
Dr. Muthu Kumaran Jeyapaul	Arka Center for Hormonal Health	transman, trans woman
	Dr. Usha Sriram	TAG-VHS, Adyar	trans woman
	Dr. Shruti Chandrasekaran	Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism clinic	trans man, trans woman
Obstetrics/ Gynecology
	Dr. Sujatha Rajnikanth	MocDoc, email address	trans man
Ophthalmology
	Dr. Uma Ramesh	Sri Kanchi Mahaswamy Eye Clinic: contact information
Orthopedic surgery
	Dr. Manimaran KP	via Kumaran Hospital and Madras Medical College	trans woman
Psychiatry
	Dr. Hema Tharoor	Practo, Trinity Hospital	queer woman, trans woman, trans man
	Dr. Shiva Prakash Srinivasan	Vikas Center for Hormones and Mental Health [email protected] Schizophrenia Research Foundation (India) R/7A, North Main Road Anna Nagar West Extension Chennai 600 101 Ph: 044 2615 1073 Telefax: 044 2615 3971 Web: (Mondays and Thursdays)	trans man
	Dr. Mohanraj	Tharu Clinic	gay man, trans woman
	Dr. Anshul Ramesh	Number: +91 72999 21177 Email: [email protected] Languages: English and Tamil	gay and bisexual persons
	Dr. N. Rangarajan	Fortis Malar	queer man
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
	Dr. Usman	No 2/6, Bharathi Avenue Mangammal Nagar, Koyambedu, Chennai – 600107, Behind Toyota Car Showroom http://www.drusmansexologist-stdhivclinic.com/	gay, bi, MSM, trans woman
	Dr. Pradeep	YRG Care Kilpauk, Chennai https://yrgcare.org/contact-us/	gay man, bisexual man
Surgery
	Dr. Jayaraman, Plastic Surgeon	link via SEHAT	trans woman
	Dr. Syed Altaf Hussain	Sri Ramachandra Medical College	trans woman
	Dr. Venkatesh R.	Apollo	trans woman
	Dr. Shivaram Bharadwaj	Apollo Cosmetic Clinics	trans man
Other mental health professionals
	Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Psychodrama therapist and expressive arts therapist	East-West Center for Counselling	gay, bi, transman, transwoman, lesbian
	Shanmathi S, QACP-trained counselling psychologist	Number: +91 96202 71434, Email: [email protected] https://themindclan.com/professionals/shanmathi-senthil-kumar-04102021/
	Smrithi Sundararajan	9445840397 or [email protected].
	Yamini Rajagopal, Counsellor and Psychotherapist	9884616464
	Vidya Dinakaran, Psychotherapist	[email protected]/ +91 90435 52884 Languages: Tamil and English	gay man
	Sannuthi Suresh, Clinical Psychologist	+91 96770 82293 I’m a clinical psychologist who’s work is queer and caste affirmative. My approach is trauma informed. I myself identify as queer and pansexual. I’m now part of the YOUth Care Network Fellowship of Mariwala Health Initiative – YP FoundationI currently work with SIAAP as the Programme Associate for Mental Health & Sexuality. I also run a private practice online called Nangoorum.Languages: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English
	Fred Rogers, Queer Affirmative Counselor	+91 90673 65881 [email protected]: Tamil, Hindi and English

COIMBATORE

Specialty	Name	Contact and other Information	References from (if applicable)
Psychiatry
	Dr. Paranthaman Sethupathi	via Royal Care Hospital.	trans woman

AHMEDABAD

Specialty	Name	Contact and other Information	References from (if applicable)
Psychiatry
	Dr. Amrit Bodani	via Justdial	transman

BENGALURU

Specialty	Name	Contact and other Information	References from (if applicable)
Psychiatry
	Dr. Prabha S Chandra	via NIMHANS OPD	gay

Other mental health professionals
	Vinay Chandran, Counselor	swabhava.org Also facilitates Thursday support-group meetings at Good As You.	lesbian, gay, transman
	Mahesh Natarajan, Counselor	Parivarthan- and QACP- trained counsellor [email protected], (+91) 98869 10917	lesbian, bi, gay
	Ajanta De	[email protected] (+91)99807 81314	gay
	Madhumitha Venkataraman	Parivarthan-trained counselor. Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil. Please let me know of accessibility [email protected] 97414 30229	gay men, trans men, incl. persons with disability
	Satya Gopal, MSc. Clinical psychology, Gender and Sexual Health Counselor,	Email: [email protected] Phone number: 9003946308 (please text me on whatsapp/telegram before calling) Instagram: https://instagram.com/queer_health?utm_medium=copy_linkLanguages: English, Tamil and Hindi Places where I practice:1)Parivarthan Counselling, Training and Research Centre 3310, 8th Cross, 13th Main HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar Bangalore 560008 Tel: 25273462 / 25298686 Email: [email protected] Website:www.parivarthan.org (Email them to request an appointment)2) Augmenta Health-Couch 108, St Johns Rd, DasappaColony, Hermit Colony, Sivanchetti Gardens, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560042 M: +919980740344 (message them on whatsapp to book a session or use the link below) L: +918041142758 E: [email protected] W: www.augmentahealth.com, Appointment: https://www.augmentahealth.com/appointment-couch/
	Rakesh Mehar	Parivarthan-trained and QACP- certified counselor. Email: [email protected]. I counsel primarily in English, though I can accommodate some Kannada and Tamil within English sessions.
	Sidhanta Borkataky	Expressive Arts Therapist QACP-certified counsellor Email: [email protected] Mobile: +91 98106 69666 Languages used in therapy: English, Hindi, Assamese Sliding scale used: INR 500 – 800 as per needs of client

DELHI/NOIDA/GURGAON

Specialty	Name	Contact and other Information	References from (if applicable)
Psychiatry
	Dr. Kavita Arora	Children First A 2/35, Safdarjung Enclave, Block A 2, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi, Delhi 110029 011 4608 4844	Trans woman (for GD certificate)
	Dr. Rajiv Sharma	http://www.abeautifulmindclinic.com/	Trans woman (for GD certificate)
Other mental health professionals
	Rakesh Shukla, Psychotherapist	E-mail: rakesh.therapist@gmail.com Phone 0120-2430644, +91-9868363179 (Del.); +91-9632569275 (Bangalore)
	Shilpi Banerjee, Clinical Psychologist	Timings here. Contact information via http://www.batrahospitaldelhi.org or email <[email protected]>	bi man, transwoman
	Dr. Sneha Rooh, MBBS, CCPM Certification in Pain intervention IPSC, NFPM, Post graduate diploma in Art Based therapy- GB Institute of Mental HealthSomatic and arts-based therapist, Founder Orikalankini	Speciality : Art based therapy. Somatic psychotherapy , Queer affirmative , Trauma informedAddress :215, C Block , 2nd floor, shahpurjat, New Delhi Monday to Friday – 6 PM to 10 PM Phone (+91) 73373 27770 800 -1500 INR for 60 mins Sessions: In person, Audio calls and video calls Integral somatic psychotherapy- Prafulta psychological services

HYDERABAD

Specialty	Name	Contact and other Information	References from (if applicable)
Psychiatry
	Dr. Purnima Nagaraja	Dhrithi Psychiatric Care	transman
	Dr. Srilakshmi Pingali	Roshni Counselling Centre Plot No. 326, Laxmi Nilayam, 2nd Lane, Landmark : Near Grand Kakatiya Hotel, Hyderabad (040 6666 1117)	transwoman
Other mental health professionals
	Ms. Sujatha Potay, Psychologist	Roshni Counselling Centre Plot No. 326, Laxmi Nilayam, 2nd Lane, Landmark : Near Grand Kakatiya Hotel, Hyderabad (040 6666 1117)	transwoman, gay man

MUMBAI

Specialty	Name	Contact and other Information	References from (if applicable)
Psychiatry
	Dr Armaan Pandey	personal website	trans man
	Dr. Gurvinder Kalra	via JustDial	gay, trans man
Endocrinology
	Dr Dheeraj Kapoor	Kokilaben hospital	trans man
Surgery

Other mental health professionals
	Aryan Somaiya, MA clinical psychology, QACP co facilitator, Hindi, Gujarati and English. Face to face, video conference, telephone, chat and email.	aryan.altstory@ gmail.com,	trans man
	Deepak Kashyap, Counseling Psychologist	personal website	gay

PUNE

Specialty	Name	Contact and other Information	References from (if applicable)
Psychiatry
	Dr.Kaustubh Joag	Trimiti Clinic B-22, Swapnanagari Society, 20, Karve Road, Pune – 411004 For Appointments – 7722044644	trans man
	Dr.Arvind Panchanadikar	9/102, Soba Mansion Erandwana Near Mhatre Bridge Pune 411004	trans man
	Dr.Bhooshan Shukla, Child Psychiatrist	Trimiti clinic Shivraj Apartments DP Road Aundh Pune 411007 For appointments – 8888006064	trans man
Other mental health professionals
	Nupur Dhakephalkar, clinical psychologist	Center for Mental Health centerformentalhealth. in/ B1, Priyadarshan, Cosmos Bank and Reliance Footprint Lane, Sanewadi, Aundh, Pune, Maharashtra 411007. Phone: 093709 17252	trans man