Athena... I am a "Yankee".... actually they call me a "Damn Yankee" because I have lived in the South for more then 1/2 my life. I am also liberal,lesbian and non denominational at best. My first T was a heterosexual, Jewish lady from Yankee land and my current T is a heterosexual male southerner who went to Baptist seminary. None of their attributes has anything to do with providing good therapy. We are all different on some level, but we are all alike on so many more.

FWIW, I grew up poor and if you grow up poor it seems that most don't really want to see you leave being poor. My family was like that, they don't want me getting a good job or house as they will see it as being "better" then they are. It's really not about my happiness , but more about them not feeling any pressure to do better.