Last Wednesday I went to my first session with a gender therapist; my first with any therapist as well.
I was so nervous when the day first started. I woke up almost an hour early because I just couldn't sleep, and it was a good thing to because I had decided to go en femme. That was a bit tricky since I still had to work a half day. I ended up bringing a bag of clothes with me. It was definitely worth it though. Being properly dressed just made me feel so much more comfortable for that first session.
When I asked her about her policies on transitioning and letters, she said that she believed in informed consent so she would write a letter whenever if one is needed.
That really made the session a lot easier since I didn't feel like I had anything to prove. Still, it felt like we barely got through anything. It was mostly introductory stuff and none of the really deep issues.
So now I'm going to be seeing her twice a month, and I'm going to be scheduling an appointment with my doctor so that I can get a referral to go see an endocrinologist. It's what my insurance makes me do. It's annoying, but it means I should be able to get at least the tests covered so its worth it.
I can't wait for E. I'm literally giddy with excitement at the thought of being able to go on them soon. I should also be starting laser at the end of the month.
Now I'm currently considering going full-time by the start of April if I can manage to get started on HRT by mid March. I'm already pretty close to full-time. I've gone everywhere properly dressed for a couple weeks now and I haven't been clocked once