I needed someone tell me that I was gay and that was okay."
Sounds like he did. But he was just honest with you and told you it was going to cost you your family.
That's the EXACT same thing you were going to hear from a "LGBTQ+ therapist," except they would have said "your family is shit and you don't need them because you're perfect the way you are." The same choice must be made, but you're letting the therapist make it for you. You weren't looking for help, you were looking to hide and abdicate control over your life to a stranger.
The only difference between the two therapists would be the "Christian" one was making you acknowledge that it was a choice you were making for yourself.
I needed someone tell me that I was gay and that was okay."
Sounds like he did. But he was just honest with you and told you it was going to cost you your family.
That's the EXACT same thing you were going to hear from a "LGBTQ+ therapist," except they would have said "your family is shit and you don't need them because you're perfect the way you are." The same choice must be made, but you're letting the therapist make it for you. You weren't looking for help, you were looking to hide and abdicate control over your life to a stranger.
The only difference between the two therapists was the "Christian" one was making you acknowledge that it was a choice you were making for yourself.
I needed someone tell me that I was gay and that was okay."
Sounds like he did. But he was just honest with you and told you it was going to cost you your family.
That's the EXACT same thing you were going to hear from a "LGBTQ+ therapist," except they would have said "your family is shit and you don't need them because you're perfect the way you are." The same choice must be made, but you're letting the therapist make it for you. You weren't looking for help, you were looking to hide and abdicate control over your life to a stranger.
I needed someone tell me that I was gay and that was okay."
Sounds like he did. But he was just honest with you and told you it was going to cost you your family.
That's the EXACT same thing you were going to hear from a "LGBTQ+ therapist," except they would have said "your family is shit and you don't need them because you're perfect the way you are." The same choice must be made, but you're letting the therapist make it for you. You weren't looking for help, you were looking to hide and abdicate control over your own life.
I needed someone tell me that I was gay and that was okay."
Sounds like he did. But he was just honest with you and told you it was going to cost you your family.