I originally started out therapy with a male T, but then things got too uncomfortable, and I didn't feel like I was making progress, so my pdoc at the time suggested that I might consider seeing a female T. He knew of one in particular that he thought I would really like, so he mentioned the thought to my previous T. We discussed it, and I switched to a female (my current) T. I have not regretted it for a second, and I'm so glad I switched. Things have been SO much more comfortable to discuss with her. Considering a bunch of issues involving sexuality and sexual trauma have surfaced, I'm so glad I'm seeing her, because I know I would not be able to work through this stuff with a male.

I can't see myself seeing a male T again. There's nothing wrong with them, but I'm just generally more comfortable with someone of my own gender.

However, my pdoc is male...my old one was, and my new one is as well. That really doesn't bother me because we don't get into deep issues. He just asks me how I'm doing, writes me a rx, then I go on about my day.