I replied yesterday but it went ignored so I removed it. Paula I'm seeing some positive things here. You're getting help, you said you joined a support group, you've made a long term transition plan, etc. Talk to people in your group that are at least in RLE for leads to gender therapists and for advice.
The most important thing now is to find a gender therapist with experience. If you have to travel far just consider it a road trip for the day and there will be time between visits anyways. Like Kaitlyn said there are therapists that do skype, email and phone therapy. Make the gender therapist your top priority. I also like the mini vacation at least, getaway that Mary mentioned. Think short term right now since your long term planning is done.
Cisgender people you know will be of little to no help because they just don't understand gender issues. They will want you cured instead which is the wrong approach to gender issues.
