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So glad to hear it! In my experience it's not an easy decision to leave a therapist, as the qualities we evaluate them by are not necessarily as intuitive as they are for friends, partners and anyone else we choose to keep in our lives. But based on what you've shared here it really does sound like your current therapeutic relationship isn't helping you. Have you tried Psychology Today's "find a therapist" tool? It lets you filter by mental health issue, therapeutic modality, age, sex, familiarity with gay and lesbian issues, etc. It also shows therapists who specialize in transgender issues, so if it seems like that's their main "thing" you'll know up front that they're probably not right for you.

I feel like some support groups have a tendency to focus on victimization, which has just not been helpful for me.

I appreciate this insight. Emotional support is a necessary but insufficient condition for productive counseling.