New MFT in need of Gender therapist and Electrolysis

[Emily R]

Hi Everyone!

I am new here and I am  looking for a good Gender Therapist as well as an electrologist in the South Miami, Kendall or Coral Gables area of Miami, Fl.

Anyone can help with a name that you would recommend?

Thanks a Million for looking.

Emily

[Emily R]

 Hi,   

Anyone from South Florida that can help me?

Emily

[Alana_Jane]

Hello Emily,

I'm on the West Coast, so can't provide anything more than Andrea James transsexual roadmap.  I found my therapist via the web and psychology today, I narrowed the search to include my insurance and transsexual issues, there were about 10 within about 80 miles of my home, and only 3 were women.  Best luck on your journey. 

Alana

[Emily R]

Hi Alana.

Thank you for your info, I had already looked at psychology today and found a couple of females within 10 miles.

I have decided to talk to a female because it feels like they are going to be more acceptable or compasionate. 

Did you feel the same way

Emily

[Alana_Jane]

Hi Emily,

I've not had many female doctors over my life but I love the few I did have.  Yes, I feel that with my therapist a female would be the easiest for me to come out to and be honest with.  That's not to say a male therapist would be bad.  I've always been able to relate more emotionally open to females. 

Some seem to just want to push through and get the referral and HRT prescription.  I prefer to look at the therapy as a chance to consider our path, reason it out to the best of our ability, and to work on coping skills.  Because being transgender will never be the easy path to walk. 

Another aspect is I don't know how my wife will take that I have to walk this path.  So, I'm hoping that therapy will help with this as I'm only now becoming honest with my self, and I can't be honest with her until I'm ready.  Ultimately, it seems to me that there's more harm in closeting our behavior.  A very high price in constantly changing between the two, and/or keeping our female side repressed. 

Best of luck Emily on your journey.

-Alana

[Emily R]

Thank You Alana.

I guess we are both traveling a very similar road.  Maybe we can meet someday when we reach the end?

I was too young, the medical knowledge was not there, and if was known it was not readily available as it is today with Susans' and the Internet.   Now, I don't want to hurt my family but the anxiety and needs keep growing.

Not a clear path....   compromises will be necessary, at least in my case, specially since I want to look GOOD, but realistic to my age and of course there is no insurance coverage for anything related to this, not even therapy.

Emily

[Emily R]

Please,

Can anyone recommend a therapist or electrologist in the Kendall, South Miami or Coral Gables area?

Emily