Lukas Walther (he/him)

Lukas Walther’s front-line mental health work spans 50 years, 25+ specializing in Gender Diversity. His ongoing drive is to identify and bridge critical gaps in care. His resume includes community counselor, group facilitator, mentor, advocate, educator, resource developer and consultant.

Lukas plays a unique role alongside local clinical specialists, supporting and informing BC’s trans youth and adults, their loved ones, care providers, employers and schools.

In 1998 Lukas established a still-active discussion group for transmasculine adults. In 2012 he established one for parents struggling to understand and support their trans kids, especially beneficial to those with deeply rooted faith- and cultural-based conundrums.

Well-known locally and internationally for his impactful customized presentations, Lukas is a valued speaker at numerous post-grad institutes, focusing on nursing, social work and psychology programs.

Lukas utilizes aspects of his own lived experience to provide context for the more polarizing aspects of trans identity and gender dysphoria, aligning common threads of human experience to ignite his audience’s empathy and understanding on these particularly complex matters.