I've had a male T and a female T, and I think they both had/have their strengths and weaknesses. At first I was hesitant to see a female T because I thought that she would remind me of my mom (one of the reasons I sought therapy in the first place) and at times she did, but she also made a conscious effort to keep the "mom" energy out of the room, so it did work for me for awhile.

I like male T better though. I find it hard to open up to ANYONE (some trust issues) but I am fairly comfortable with him. We've talked about sex and other things of that nature, and it tends to be a bit awkward, but okay. I think I just find sex an awkward topic, and would probably react the same with a female T.