Wanted: Bay Area Therapist

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I'm finally ready to seek the help of a professional counselor for my M2F inclinations. However, I'm not sure where to start looking for a good one.

I'm not looking for someone who'll just nod and agree and then give me my HRT prescriptions after a few sessions. I want someone who'll make me grapple with this stuff and help me understand where I am and where I might be going. I also have relatively unrelated emotional stuff I'd like to delve into, so I guess broad experience beyond TG issues would be a plus.

Here's a list of TG-friendly Bay Area therapists someone sent me a while back:

Rebecca Auge PhD
925-426-0718

Kim Haraca MFT
510-601-1859

Dan Karasic MD
415-206-3809

Lin Fraser PhD
415-922-9240

William Henkin PhD
415-923-1150

Anne Vitale PhD
415-456-4452

Koen Keri Baum MFT
415 646-0565

I could go down the list and investigate each one myself, but first I thought I'd ask if you gals and guys have any good (or bad) experiences with these or other local therapists. It's better to get some recommendations than to start cold-calling people, ne? And oh yeah, price is a consideration too. ^_^;

Edit: Oh yes, TransBay has a listing too, some entries with a few more details.