"I can't say that I want someone to feel sorry for me, but it is nice to have people who have "been there and done that." "
This is EXACTLY what I was trying to explain to her

My GP is a male, but my T and pdoc are both female. I've never had a male T, but assumed there is more empathy (or sympathy?!?) with a woman, as opposed to a male. And wrt pdoc's, I've had both, but again prefer the more patient and caring approach that females tend to have.

I know they have the training, but they cannot have the experience (And I cannot expect a T to have experienced all the disorders either, lol!). I guess it's neither here nor there, as long as she is helping me.