This is kind of a weird question but it just dawned on me while I was reading some other peoples posts.

I was seeing my Gender Therapist two years ago and we met maybe like 6 or 7 times before she gave me my letter for my Endo. I have not seen her since and haven't been able to get in contact with her. I know that I'm much happier and don't regret any of my transition or surgery whatsoever but is that normal to not see a Gender Therapist after you start hormones? I tried contacting her actually a couple times prior to and I know she was out for surgery on her back but she never responded to me. I contacted her office too and the people on the other end were extremely bitchy and I was just like "OK not gonna bother". So I don't know if maybe she isn't practicing anymore or what.. But has anyone else experienced something like this? Are you still seeing your therapist?

the Endos here in Oklahoma demand therapy for a time after HRT. It ensures you are handling the changes well.

Normal is generally seeing a gender therapist after getting on HRT. For the reasons Jessica stated they want to make sure your handling the hormones well. Theoretically as long as the Endo doesn't require you to stay in therapy and your only goal was that you could stop therapy at that point, but it's not something I would recommend. Hugs
Mariah.

I've never been a believer that "everyone needs therapy." Therapy is most helpful when you have a particular issue you want to work on. I'm highly skeptical of "prophylactic therapy" where you see a therapist just in case something goes wrong.

My personal viewpoint is that the notion is demeaning that trans people in general are not capable of dealing with transition-related stress without professional help. Some of us benefit from it, but others don't. Cis people also have stresses in their lives, and also have hormones in their bodies (though not pharmaceutically introduced), but no one suggests that they ought to see a therapist just in case they have trouble.

I continued to see my therapist after HRT because I was working through whether I wanted SRS. I stopped seeing her after my surgery, but went back when I started dealing with not having a romantic partner in my life.

I had to see two psychiatrists to have SRS in Australia,  have never even heard of a gender therapist until today. We either don't have them here or I skipped that part due to not living in a capitol.

They asked if I would drop by and see the main psychiatrist 3 months after SRS, but they left it up to me to organise, I will if not just to say thank you.

I think it all depends on your goals and or needs. Many people just play the gatekeeper game, see a therapist long enough to get the HRT CYA letter for the docs and then good-bye. I got what I needed.

The sole purpose of therapy for me is unlearning and retraining myself. Over the years of living with the shame and guilt of being trans I developed a lot of instinctual responses in handling what the world tosses my way which greatly negatively impact me. Plus she serves as a fairly good reality checker and provides other emotional support. I have a lot of balls I need to juggle in my life in order to survive, keep my wife alive, and maintain the level of joy and growth I acheived by taking on the trans-beast.

Thank you all for the responses.

My Endo has asked me if I was still seeing her and I said no I haven't been able to get a hold of her. I guess he doesn't really care (not in a negative way) he sees that I am happy and progressing well. I don't honestly have any issues besides anxiety and depression (which I'm getting through on my own). I didn't have a bad childhood (no trauma or abuse) and my whole family is extremely supportive of my transition. I mean I got what I wanted lol, had my surgery so I'm fine and not regretting it one bit.

I'm in your boat, so far at least, where I'm not required to see a therapist now and I don't intend to anytime soon. Both times I saw my gender therapist, first for my T letter and second for my top letter, he couldn't see any reason to advise that I stay with him as a patient or whatever but said I was free to, if I wanted. It was an hour and a half public transit ride for me to see him, and I don't have any clinical depression or anxiety, so I decided it wasn't needed.

Although a few days ago I emailed my therapist thanking him for everything and letting him know that I was scheduled for surgery. He was really glad, and very excited for me. I thought it was a nice way to end things. If I ever needed a therapist in the future, I'd definitely go back to him, but I don't see any need.

I was seeing a general therapist hoping that he would help me to start this path, but all he did was trying to discourage and scare me, and explore "nurture" related stuff.
Then I did a bit of DIY, transferried into Informed consent, met another general therapist (she used to be my GP and had some experience with LGB folks), but there was little added value. Then I signed in for appointment with another therapist who had experience with transfolks, but I only needed an answer to very specific question which she could not provide me. She was good but I did not feel the need for regular sessions. So, in the end, I can attest that therapy is not necessary unless You feel like You need it and have extra cash for it.
We have a local board of psychiatrists who assign the F64.0 diagnosis, but I did not bother to see them because it might have an adverse effect on my record, besides the only use for their opinion is if I intend to have the SRS in the local clinic (which is still private so I have to pay out of my pocket) - which is not my intention anyway, and most notable foreign surgeons would require letters from well-known therapists anyway.

I went to a very well known gender therapist here in L.A. and she wrote me a low dose hormone letter on my first visit (long story). At the time I was questioning who I was and it took several months of therapy before I made the decision to transition. She then wrote me another letter bumping up my hormone levels, and required me to see her for an indefinite period of time following that. I deferred to her expertise and continued to see her and eventually we got to a point where she was satisfied with my progress and we were done.

I actually appreciated that she was concerned about some aspects of my transition and wanted to see me through them. She was absolutely worth everything I spent on her, and I attribute the success of how I am doing today in my new life to the things that I learned from her. She screwed my head on straight and taught me that its OK to be the authentic me.

I wish that everyone could have a similar experience with therapy and i'm sad to read about all of the bad therapy experiences that people have had.

I've been seeing a therapist since October of last year. First weekly, then switched to a new therapist, went weekly, then bi-weekly. She helped me through several milestones including coming out to parents and going full time. I may cut down the sessions to once a month or maybe less in a few months time. At some point, maybe post SRS I may end up not having to go at all. Therapy is nice and all but it costs money and I have to carve out 2 hours every 2 weeks to go.

I started HRT on December 1 but I did not need to get a therapist referral as it was informed consent.

However, she has been immensely helpful and she is one of the best in the area, dare I say the country.

So yes, they are useful after you get on HRT.

There are a mix of cool things about continuing to meet with a therapist.  There is the obvious sanity check factor that even if I was mostly convinced on the path I was on I still needed to talk through things.  It helped me reassure myself that I was doing the right thing to do.  You live a life time constantly denying your inner nature on a daily basis it's only natural that you might need the help to let that go.
Also, my therapist has been able to hook me up with a travel letter so if I fly somewhere that I have a declaration on my trans nature by a trained professional.  That could help me with security and the like.  Good to have when out and about in general in your purse I might add. 
Later on if you go for SRS then you need The Letter.  You will need two therapists.  Continuity with a therapist can be handy to get that and to get a recommendation for another therapist.  In fact, I have seen a few insurance policies in the past that required being with a therapist for a duration like 8 months before they will agree to cover your surgery. 

I would encourage doing some research, know what you want and then you can figure out what you should do.

Good luck!