Hi RetroTS, I like your username 😊.
I'm a 40 y/o mtf from the UK.
Your therapist already sounds very smart with that advice. No one here can tell you what path you should take, but if you read you'll see many different roads others are taking, and that might make yours a bit clearer.
In the meantime, we're a very friendly bunch, please make yourself at home.
Megan. X