Ok well I've had therapy sessions there with a few people, I'd say I'm disappointed with them in that regards. I know some people who go there for that love their therapists but not the case for me. They were helpful for resources and stuff but weren't really good at the talking part of therapy imo.
Used to be a regular at their support group but now only go once in awhile, it's ok, could be better. Depends on what you are looking for I guess, good to get you started, get info and advice. I've found different groups that I like better. The people that go are all nice tho.
My endo is with UofM too. I think he is really nice, helpful, caring. I didn't have the hrt letter he wanted because of above therapist "not having time to do so"...... but he knew him and about him so didn't hold it against me, got my hrt at the first appointment! He may be a bit conservative imo but I'm not the best judge of that; I have like 0 assertiveness so I don't really demand or try to push for things. I think I'm gonna push it a bit when I see him next in June tho.
I also saw a speech therapist with em. That was one of the hardest things for me to handle and to do. I so hate my voice, was so uptight about it and was so worried about sounding like poo while learning and I guess just feeling like I am making a fool of myself practicing with her. My speech therapist was just so awesome tho, I totally love her! She's just so down to earth, nice, friendly; she made me feel really good and really comfortable. She made one of the biggest, if not the biggest, impact on my transition. She encouraged me and gave me confidence. She was one of the first appointments I went to in fem mode. I think I did it more for her than for me..lol. A bit later she brought up the idea of going out with me for an appointment to like a mall or restaurant so she could see me interact and speak in public in girl mode. Idk if that's something they all do or something she does for everyone or what but to me it went wayyyy above and beyond the call of duty. I'd never done that before, gone somewhere THAT public, only been to doc appointments and groups and therapy and stuff, cuz I was scared. Eventually I took her up on it and it was awesome. Stayed there for my entire appointment time plus her lunch break with her. It felt great, went great, the world didn't end, no horrible incidents happened, and that outing with her pushed me over the hump, I started going out more and more because of that event. So ya, I totally love her! <3
K, thats a short summary bout my experiences there. Need more or think of a question or anything lemme know and I'll try to answer or find out if I can't answer.
