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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: Robert F. on January 26, 2011, 11:24:49 PM

Title: What qualifications does a therapist need to give me a letter for T?
Post by: Robert F. on January 26, 2011, 11:24:49 PM
My mom is working out a time for a "trial" appointment with a therapist. The thing is, I don't want to go to this therapist if she won't even be able to give me what I'm going there for. I don't want to waste the time or money. The site my mom used to find her says her certificate is "Colorado/Unlicensed Psychotherapist" but she has a Master's in Counseling Psychology and her website says she's registered with the state of Colorado as a counselor. Does she have the qualifications to give me a letter for T? What are the qualifications?
Title: Re: What qualifications does a therapist need to give me a letter for T?
Post by: Nygeel on January 27, 2011, 02:57:06 AM
If they have the ability to diagnose you as having GID, I think that's enough.
Title: Re: What qualifications does a therapist need to give me a letter for T?
Post by: Cindy on January 27, 2011, 03:57:58 AM
It varies from country to country and I think state to state in the USA.
Title: Re: What qualifications does a therapist need to give me a letter for T?
Post by: Devin87 on January 27, 2011, 07:48:22 AM
Wait-- so could a school counselor write a T letter, or is that a completely different type of counselor?
Title: Re: What qualifications does a therapist need to give me a letter for T?
Post by: Robert Scott on January 27, 2011, 09:41:50 AM
This is  link to a site that breaks things down ...

http://www.hemingways.org/GIDinfo/therapy.htm (http://www.hemingways.org/GIDinfo/therapy.htm)
Title: Re: What qualifications does a therapist need to give me a letter for T?
Post by: Afakasii on January 27, 2011, 10:53:29 PM
 :eusa_think: Just out of curiosity can a registered nurse of 20-30yrs write a letter of recommendation for T therapy?
Title: Re: What qualifications does a therapist need to give me a letter for T?
Post by: Robert Scott on January 28, 2011, 08:34:08 AM
Quote from: Afakasii on January 27, 2011, 10:53:29 PM
:eusa_think: Just out of curiosity can a registered nurse of 20-30yrs write a letter of recommendation for T therapy?

I just asked my wife ... she is a registered nurse ... she said it's outside of their scope ... that its a diagnoses and they can't make diagnoses