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Originally Posted by nikon
I'm really sorry to hear you're in this situation!
are there any online contacts you have - trans communities online - that can maybe point you in the direction of trans-friendly therapists in your area? i'm trans too and have had a couple of terrible therapists. i mean, i know the letter is of utmost importance but having to listen to that **** from your therapist does damage, and it would be great if you could find someone else, especially if you're going to see them for more than just the referral letter.
why was your old therapist not keen to write the letter?
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Thanks a lot, Nikon! The only trans communities I know of are on Facebook and I don't have FB.
There's a trans forum on here that I might post on to see what advice I might get. I agree with what you said about my therapist, and I'm also paying for the sessions, too, since I switched insurance companies because of my job and now it's not covered anymore. As for why my old therapist wasn't keen on writing the letter, I think it was because I'm nonbinary trans and she just thought it was about my gender presentation and not my gender identity. She didn't really get it. :/ It seemed like she was genuinely confused about what it means to be nonbinary, since she has binary trans friends and she doesn't know much about nonbinary gender identities.
I was excited to see this therapist but I leave each session feeling down. She is REALLY pressuring me to talk about my abuse, so I'm not sure what else to do, besides look for a new therapist. I think that's my only option. -sighs-