Thinking about talking to a professional

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Thinking about talking to a professional about how I feel. I live in Anchorage, AK. Any suggestions? MtF transition.

[RADER]

Maybe check with your Doctor; he might be able to refer you to somebody.
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[Tomara]

You could do a google search for gender therapists in your area .
Good luck to you , seeing a therapist helped me to be happier in my life than I have ever been , she helped me to accept myself .

[Sarasometimes]

Be sure to find someone trained in gender expression identity therapy/treatment! Many claim to be able to but few can do it well. Good luck and be honest with them.

[char GG]

If you are thinking about it, then just do it. No need for the opinions of the people on this forum. Do what you need to do to feel comfortable.

[Sarah-RT]

ive thought about doing this too, if you can afford it, or feel you really need to do it then I encourage you to go ahead, theres nothing like talking with strangers to relieve problems.

As others have said above, make sure they are specialized and not just any doctor/therapist

[Nadya]

Although I don't have a desire to transition. Seeing a therapist can really help deal with emotional road blocks. I've started seeing one recently and she gives me homework assignments to become more comfortable with my feminine side. Good luck!

[Beverley Sims]

The wisest thing talk to your doctor first and get advice on what to do next.

A lot of questions will need to be answered by a number of people.

It is the best way to get the best advice.

[sometimes_miss]

If there isn't a gender specialist where you live, there's a growing use of what are known as specialists on call, a video conferencing where you can speak in real time to a therapist in a variety of areas. I don't live in an area where it's needed; so I don't know all that much about it. But we've discussed it at work for smaller, rural hospitals that don't have, say, neurosurgeons when the e.r. needs to consult on a trauma victim. I do know that there are many hospitals that use teleconferencing for psychiatric use during off hours. I'd expect that your city is big enough to have one of those type stations in one of the hospitals. Or, perhaps someone knows of a therapist that does this on their own. There's certainly a market for it.