Hi – I have a facial disfigurement since childhood and have struggled with dating as a result. I am looking for a therapist who has experience working with disfigurement/visible difference and can talk to me about the real impacts it has on how people perceive me in dating + some of the practical decision making that I’m facing around that.
I’m at the end of my rope going to therapists who claim that they’ll be able to help me, then clam up or get awkward, or constantly deflect to talking about my childhood/parents, or generally implying that it’s all in my head, instead of actually helping with what I’m looking for, which is coping with/coming to terms with the present day difficulties I’m dealing with around dating (I’ve already done years of work around emotional stuff from my childhood and just am not looking for more of that right now).
Familiarity with modern dating culture/dating apps is also a plus (another thing I massively struggle to get therapists to understand).
Super appreciate any leads! Thanks
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