Questions About Therapists

[Guest Jenifer Turner]

Hi everyone,

I had some questions about therapists, or actually to people who had seen therapists, (not online)

If you could help me then great!

I want to make sure im not jumping into transitioning too fast, and find out im in way over my head.

I have really started to think of my future now. I have come up with 3 points i will be working on.

1) Save up money, alot of it, if possible

2)Work on my Voice!

3)Research and Therapy (includes Research of Therapists )

I will have to find a job for the first one, im pretty confident on where to start on the second, so now the third!

How much do therapists cost. This is a big concern for me, this determines when i will be able to start going. I have absolutely no clue.

For those who were living under a parent's roof, how much money did you save up to before you were able to live out on your own, with financial stability.

Any tips or what not to do's would be very help full.

I know some people will not be comfortable with revealing financial information. So to those, you can either PM me or if you dont want to i wont be mad... i promise

But any help would be much appreciated

Hugs,

Jena

[Paula ult]

Hi Jenifer,

I am alot older than you but i can tell you i pay just over $200.00 a session, my insurance covers all but my $15.00 co pay. Many therapists will work on a sliding scale which means they will charge you by how much you can afford.

I like your list but i would add to it facial hair removal, either by laser or electrolysis, it takes along time to be completed and can cost as much or more than SRS/GRS.

Paula

[Guest Jean Davis]

Hi Jena

Perhaps you could try this site Network Therapy.com .

They got most of the infromation you may need, just type in your state and narrow your list with the options listed.

LUV

Jean

[Carolyn Marie]

Jennifer, insurance can work great if you a) don't have an HMO and if your therapist is willing to use a diagnostic code other than one for gender dysphoria or GID to

bill your insurance carrier.

I have an HMO so insurance isn't an option (I can explain why if you want to PM me). My G.T. charges a cash rate of $100 per hour, and would probably have

gone lower if I couldn't afford that.

There are also LGBT clinics in many cities that subsidize the cost.

The best thing is to find a G.T. that's convenient and talk to them. Discussing fees and options is perfectly fine and it won't bother them.

If you still have questions, post them here or send me a PM and I'll try to help.

Carolyn Marie

[Guest NatalieRene]

HMO's are terrible if you have to go outside of the plan's network. However just because you have a PPO (If you do) is guaranty that the health insurance provider will not try and stiff you. I have a very low opinion of Care First at the moment for much this reason.

[Guest Ryles_D]

The therapists I've seen charged around $120-$170 an hour. As others mentioned, though, a lot do have a sliding scale. If you have insurance, most of them will file it so that the insurance will pay for it (I think they generally file it as for depression or something).

[Guest doodle]

I have been seeing a GT which I located from this site. I live in NYC. she was charging me 100 dollars a session and I do two sessions a month. I have been seeing her for over a year. Lately I have been saving money for cosmetic work and she said she would charge me only 50.00. I have made wonderful progress with her help. She first asked for 150. I was falling apart when I contacted her. I first tried to e-mail a few Gt's but got no reply so phoned I the one that was close to get to and that was her. Good luck finding a Gt. I did not want to go through my insurance company besides they only pay for 20 session a year and I was afraid of getting GID on my medical records at the time. .

kelly

[Guest DisDwarf]

I found an LGBT councelor here who charges 45 EUR per session. It's just talk I think, not diagnosis etc. I've yet to see her, probably by next month.