I'm working towards getting HRT and I have yet to talk to a psychiatrist OR a gender therapist and my question is: would it be better to see a psychiatrist first, even if I'll most likely need a letter from a gender therapist?? Or should I just start seeing a gender therapist and once I get the letter from them after around a year of seeing them then I'll go find a psychiatrist? I'm mostly asking this because I don't want there to be any 'speedbumps' on my road to transitioning. I've had a lot of bumps slow me down and I'm still trying to catch up right now and It's just exhausting Any help/advice is welcome because I'm just a clueless and anxious/paranoid boy
Most psychiatrists need proof that you're a trans person that wants to transition, and that's where a gender therapist is needed to evaluate you and write a support letter after a certain number of sessions. People say it just depends on the psychiatrist or the hospital they work in but I think most need a letter from a certified gender therapist to give you the hormones. Even if I don't necessarily need a gender therapist, I still want to see one so I can get support through transitioning and to show my family that I'm serious about this (because getting a job to pay for the sessions and medication (so far I gathered about $4,000), and working to get a license so I can drive there isn't enough :icon_sad