getting my therapist to write my letter

[Umiko]

well, i have a secondary therapist which is good becuz i basically got 2 months of therapy in one month (YAY ME! -london tipton from suite life of zake and cody xD) but anyways, he had 2 trans patient so not as much experience as regular gender therapist but he is well aware of gender dysphoria. my question is, can i get him to write me a letter still? or does he need to go through courses and what not?

[Umiko]

i think i found a LGBT counselor. can she count for my letter writing? sry to be such a pain lol

[kelly_aus]

Ask the therapist. This is something only they can answer.

[Umiko]

so wait, even with little experience, my therapist can still write the letter?

[Spiritwlker]

Any therapist can write you a letter. Mine had absolutely no experience with gender issues. I saw her every other week for about six months (and still see her regularly). I introduced her to the WPATH standards of care for trans health as well as supplied several different sample letter that I sourced from the internet. Thank goodness she was willing to learn and do research on my behalf, because there aren't a lot of specialized therapists in my rural area. Good luck!

[Umiko]

whoop, thnx. imma have my therapist write my letter when i see him this week! i'm sure he is willing to help me bet lets hope i dont have to beg

[Umiko]

anyone know where i can find sample letters for my therapist to look at?

[Spiritwlker]

I won't post a link, but Google "letter for trans hrt". The first hit is a doctors site and then there are a couple more examples in the top ten.

[Umiko]

hand written is acceptable it has to be typed?

[Spiritwlker]

I imagine it would look better typed on office letterhead and sent directly from the therapists office to the endocrinologist.