Sure, I cried a ton but I can tell I like the therapist. He might not have been a therapist that specializes in gender issues but he still was considerate enough to ask me at the end of the session on what my preferred name was and had the patience of a saint. I think, with his help, I'll get my life together, move away from my family because apparently living with my parents is unhealthy (turns out I wasn't crazy for thinking that) and there's no one emotionally available to talk to. On top of that, I got to be able make peace with my past so that I can move onto the future that I'm very scared of.
And hopefully be open to interacting with more people by going to a transgender support group, he agrees that I should, hopefully there are some in NYC...
Why haven't I attempted suicide yet?!
Hey, that sounds like a good first session! I hope the therapist helps you sort things out step by step. Mine isn't a gender "specialist" either (ok, he is about as far from that as possible ;)), but he is absolutely not judgemental and I trust him a ton.