My current T is female, and she has helped me much more than any of the other 7 ever did. But I avoided female therapists for a long time. I think I was afraid of them. And a lot of my issues have to do with my mother and my sister, so I guess that makes sense. Now I would rather have female professionals, instructors, mentors, etc. I think I have some tendency now to avoid men, but there are also men that I work well with and learn a lot from. It scares me a little to have male clients, but I'll get over that too. My next internship placement just may turn out to be at a residential treatment facility for boys.