LT, I agree with Atat, and I know it's difficult to leave a therapist you're probably attached to. I guess I'm bothered by Dr T not starting a discussion on how he's not a good fit for you when it comes to core wounds. For instance, he's helpful in some ways including parenting, and maybe you'd benefit from seeing a 2nd T for the core issues.

My T has encouraged me to see a second therapist after I saw one briefly years ago. She said she couldn't help me with gender identity issues, and the 2nd T was also fine since there wasn't major overlaps with both therapists.