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Title: There are no Transgender Therapists for 100 miles
Post by: VivianB on January 22, 2019, 04:44:19 PM
Post by: VivianB on January 22, 2019, 04:44:19 PM
I have been trying to find a Transgender friendly therapist here in SW Iowa for the past 3 years and there are none with 100 miles. Finding a therapist nearby is a pain in the derriere. I even tried looking for an online therapist, but no such luck.
Title: Re: There are no Transgender Therapists for 100 miles
Post by: ChrissyRyan on January 22, 2019, 04:57:18 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on January 22, 2019, 04:57:18 PM
Please go to this thread and see if you can find a therapist. (Search for individual or online therapist. You may need to go to Des Moines.)
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,243630.0.html
Also, by doing a simple Internet search on "Online gender therapist" a number of results will show up. They may not be in Iowa, but they are out there to help.
Chrissy
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,243630.0.html
Also, by doing a simple Internet search on "Online gender therapist" a number of results will show up. They may not be in Iowa, but they are out there to help.
Chrissy
Title: Re: There are no Transgender Therapists for 100 miles
Post by: KathyLauren on January 22, 2019, 06:12:14 PM
Post by: KathyLauren on January 22, 2019, 06:12:14 PM
Therapy is so valuable that it is worth doing whatever it takes to see a therapist.
I had to drive an hour and a half each way to the city to see mine, and I still have to do the same drive whenever I see my HRT doc. Both my therapists were good about booking double appointments to minimize driving time, and my HRT doc has arranged my now-annual checkups to occur in summer, when the driving is easier. When I had to see a psychiatrist for my second surgery referral letter, I had to drive three and a half hours each way for the half-hour appointment. It was my life on the line, and if I wanted to live it the right way, I needed to do whatever it took.
If you have to drive, ride the bus, or bum a ride from a friend, do it. Don't hitchhike, though: that's too dangerous, especially for us. Some therapists will do appointments via Skype.
I had to drive an hour and a half each way to the city to see mine, and I still have to do the same drive whenever I see my HRT doc. Both my therapists were good about booking double appointments to minimize driving time, and my HRT doc has arranged my now-annual checkups to occur in summer, when the driving is easier. When I had to see a psychiatrist for my second surgery referral letter, I had to drive three and a half hours each way for the half-hour appointment. It was my life on the line, and if I wanted to live it the right way, I needed to do whatever it took.
If you have to drive, ride the bus, or bum a ride from a friend, do it. Don't hitchhike, though: that's too dangerous, especially for us. Some therapists will do appointments via Skype.
Title: Re: There are no Transgender Therapists for 100 miles
Post by: Linde on January 22, 2019, 11:08:47 PM
Post by: Linde on January 22, 2019, 11:08:47 PM
I have to drive a little more than an hour to see my therapist, but it is worth every minute of the drive. I go twice a month, and after each visit I have the energy gain to go down my path!.