We have never talked specifically about things as goals; however, there have been some things discussed that I would consider being goals, once stabilized. When I first started, getting stable was the primary goal and one that was not stated.

1. physically transition to gender congruence
2. understanding my relationship with food and what affects my eating patterns
3. build a social support network and friends so that my needs that are being met through therapy (from therapist) can be met outside of that relationship

In order to reach those goals, we have been exploring pretty much all elements of me, working through transference, and doing what feels like attachment, re-parenting, maybe schema(?) stuff. There has been a fair amount of ... I don't know if it is re-parenting or what it is called, but allowing myself to have experiences appropriate for the age group that I am feeling at the time. It is sort of a reenactment except emotionally it is not acting. I am allowing myself to behave the age I am feeling within limits. T is responding to these periods with the positive regard and interest of an attuned parent. There is lots of talk and reflection around the experiences and their impact on me. I don't know how common this is in therapy. I decided I wanted to try this experiment to see if I could replace those experiences that I don't even remember with different experiences to unstick my emotional development (so to say).