Interesting thing to think about. At a rough count, I have worked with four female therapists (one grief counsellor, and three ordinary counsellors) and two male counsellors. Overall, I found the experience of working with the female providers to be more positive, although I doubt it was anything to do with their gender. I felt more able to be honest about my feelings with them. Second male counsellor was not great. He rarely provided me the space I needed to be honest about things.
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'Somewhere up above the great divide
Where the sky is wide, and the clouds are few
A man can see his way clear to the light
'You have all the grace you need for today, and today is all that matters.' - Steve Austin