i really..really...need help finding a therapist near the los angeles area or thereabouts...every place i have checked charges $135 or more per visit and yeah..im poor..i want to get this started..and it is beginning to depress the hell out of me that i cannot find a single place that i can afford,help,would be very..very much appreciated :'(
If you haven't already, take a look at the provider's list here:
https://www.susans.org/Healthcare/Therapists_and_Counselors/USA/California/ (https://www.susans.org/Healthcare/Therapists_and_Counselors/USA/California/)
For letters you will need to see a gender therapist, even if you have to save up for it. Don't get discouraged!
Here's a search for gender therapists in LA sorted to put those with sliding scales first:
http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_results.php?sid=1344985194.5473_23235&city=Los+Angeles&county=Los+Angeles&state=CA&s=C&spec=187 (http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_results.php?sid=1344985194.5473_23235&city=Los+Angeles&county=Los+Angeles&state=CA&s=C&spec=187)
If you aren't looking for letters right now but just support, there is an inexpensive transgender group therapy program at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center:
http://laglc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=YH_MH_Transgender_Issues (http://laglc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=YH_MH_Transgender_Issues)
thank you so much! i can actually afford some of the gender therapists! which is good news for me! =D