My story: In the past I've seen two female T's and two males. I don't think at that point that gender made any difference. Some were better than others, but I liked all of them. Now my fifth (and hopefully last!) T is a man, and I wanted a male specifically because I realized I have issues with intimacy and relationships. I knew that I could discuss these issues with a woman, but I thought that actually having a therapeutic relationship with a man might speed things up and provide more insights. Boy, was I right about that!!! Talk is one thing, but actually experiencing emotional closeness with a man is proving really revealing about why I avoid intimacy like the plague. It terrifies me, and now I'm gradually finding out why. Once I figure all this out, I hope I can find a loving relationship in real life.