Sorry to be blunt here, but I would never have a male therapist. Just like I would never have a male gynecologist. I am just more comfortable with women, whether this has anything to do with my abuse I do not know. Also, as someone else stated, this might be stereotyping but women just seem to be more sympathetic, caring, and willing to listen.

That doesn't mean anything against you personally though, I am sure there are many women out there who don't mind going to a male therapist, but it is just not for me. I think you should just try to be as welcoming, inviting, and sympathetic as you can and you will be fine. I also have a girlfriend who goes to the same clinic as I do (which has multiple psychologists) and she has told me that she actually prefers to see a man, so it's just individual preference and possibly the influence of abuse by a male. I don't even feel comfortable being in a car with a guy that I know and I am friends with and that I trust almost completely, but again that is just me.