Hey all.

I've exausted (seemingly..) all the local gender therapists. My spouse is seeing the only good one in our price range. I'm told it's unethical for one therapist to treat my spouse and I. She's STUCK to the SOC and because there's no provision for andro's...I'm kinda screwed. I don't believe we're ever going to get anywhere and I really feel the need for an HRT letter.

So that leaves me looking for phone therapy. No one seems to be listing themselves as andro friendly (seeing how we're really not that big of a demagraphic...) I hoped you all might have a suggestion or two?

Thanks in advance for any help.

You might want to try http://www.gendertherapist.com/.  He does list androgynous and does email.  Nero swears by him and I have emailed him and he was quick to respond.

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Post Merge: February 18, 2010, 10:43:27 PM

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Flan brought this to my attention.  Not knowing your location, exactly.  But have a look see....
http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_detail.php?profid=64291
http://www.spokanecounselor.vpweb.com/

Pending the one I sent via pm, the worst that can happen is BS it, since you're not obligated by the SOC to have surgery

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The Standards of Care Are Clinical Guidelines. The SOC are intended to provide flexible directions for the treatment of persons with gender identity disorders.

would it be possible for you to both see the shrink together one of my past shrinks wanted to meet my parrents (they already knew everything) I agreed and it went ok.
unless you or your partner have issues related to the other person transationing I don't see how it could be seen as a conflict of intrest.
If you did find a good phone/email therapist would they be able line you up with hormones?

I contacted the internet therapist that was linked here and I haven't heard back from him/her yet....boo. It was early morning PST Friday when I emailed....not sure what to make of that.

The advice always given to androgyn's is to lie to get what we want. Why? Why should we HAVE to lie. By no means to I desire to become some sort of martyr or advocate or super hero for the underprivlaged andro's but...for heaven sakes!!

I was honest in my email...and that's all I can do. I want hormones, I don't hate my breasts and I'm downright okie dokie with my downstairs bits. Ugh! I just want to be able to present andro and feel it hormonally instead of being a puddly of girly mess.

Kinkly the online therapist I contacted says on his website that they can write the letters for hormones, so that shouldn't be a problem. I agree that it shouldn't be an issue for my current therapist to see both my mate and I. We all go in together so it's not as if there are some sort of secrets we're putting her in the middle of or anything. My mate is right there, hearing everything I say. At this point though I'm worried she's not going to allow me a hormone letter because androgyns aren't in the SOC and she's treating it more like a bible than I thought she would.