Growing up as a man in society brings unique gender, gender norms, and gender expression problems. Western culture brings with it sometimes unhelpful messages about masculinity: that men must be tough, not show emotions, enact violence, and gain power and status. Men are less likely to seek out mental health therapists than other genders. Men must recognize seeking treatment for mental health concerns doesn’t make them less masculine or manly. It implies that they acknowledge that their health is vital.
Available Treatment Options
Counselors can help men work through the hesitancy to talk about mental health within therapy sessions. Some men may benefit from seeing a therapist who also identifies as a man, as the shared knowledge of the impact of their gender can facilitate the healing process.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Men's Issues
I am a therapist that will listen to your emotions as well as offer a unique perspective on your challenges. My goal is to create a safe trusting environment where you can express and explore underlying emotions that may be the cause of daily struggles. I believe every person deserves their own individualized treatment. I value the therapeutic relationship as a healing mechanism as well as mean...
I support you to feel whole again in ways that help you have a clear direction in your life and relationships. I'm honored to deeply listen and holistically help. I support you to navigate your triggers and strengthen communication, manage your anger, reduce clutter, and have a more fulfilled life. I am inclusive of people of color, LGBT, and honor multi-cultural approaches of wellness. I am...
All of us have the innate ability to heal and be free from any troubling condition. This includes the little things like loneliness and confusion as well as the big things like addiction and grief; it's all life. Tackling these issues alone is very difficult and goes against our nature. Together, we can identify the source of your current dilemma. I will engage: I will walk with you as we devel...
I specialize in infidelity and addictions—most notably sex, porn, and love addiction. I help post-affair couples determine their direction, find healing and rebuild. Clients include business leaders from C-suite executive to third-shift union manufacturing employee, actor, entrepreneur, firefighter, musician, nurse, church leaders from various faith traditions, partner, physician, pilot, police...
When our relationship suffers, we suffer. I help people restore intimacy, trust and connection with the one/s they love. I make sure to focus on sex as well as emotions ( two sides of the same coin)! My approach, although integrative, is primarily Emotion-Focused (Dr. Johnson) + sprinkles of Imago (Dr. Hendrix) + TONS of work from my favorite sex-therapy superheroes ( Perel, Dr. Klein, Dr....
Supporting clients as they navigate difficult transitions is a cornerstone of my practice. Dating, divorce, professional identity, and parenthood often find us struggling with behaviors that are incongruent with life goals and values. I enjoy supporting my clients as they challenge self-defeating scripts that stand in the way of leading authentic lives and offer a safe environment in which to d...
I work towards building a safe environment for my clients where we can find a solution or way to improve their lives. I have more than 20 years of experience in the mental health field, and I love what I do!!!! As a mother of a special child and having worked with different population, I have learn to see life from both sides....
Life. It can be wonderful and it can be frustrating, discouraging, sometimes devastating. When things aren't going well, we need help. Maybe it is the stress of work or family. It could be deep discouragement or depression about... life. Maybe there's a loss. Marriage limping along, kids seem distant. Sometimes life feels hopeless. I love helping people when life is difficult. I have hope and c...
Could you use some time that is set apart just for you? Too often life asks you to take a back seat, to forget all the wounds and suffering that lie hidden and ignored in the back of your mind. Together we will create a space separate from your life where you can safely explore your fear, sorrow, anger and aspiration. The space that we create will generate personal clarity, confidence and suppo...
I see therapy as an opportunity for you to explore the meaning of your life experiences, and how those experiences affect your current situation. I focus first on establishing a comfortable therapeutic relationship where you can feel safe and supported as you investigate new ways of being. I want to help you explore and learn from your history and feelings: I typically ask questions, note...
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I am originally from Upstate NY but lived in the SF Bay/Los Angeles, CA areas before moving to Raleigh. I work with a wide variety of issues specializing in life transitions, grief, loss, and trauma as well as depression and anxiety. I have assisted people with issues surrounding divorce/relationships ending, death of a loved one, traumatic even...
My practical view of counseling is as a journey of self-exploration by the client, meant to increase his/her level of self-understanding and self-awareness. As a counselor, I act as the guide or facilitator of this journey. My brand of therapy is talk therapy, pure and simple; dialogue between two human beings. Therefore, the therapeutic process is relationship-centered rather than...
If you are struggling with the aftereffects of trauma, there is hope. People can and do recover. You may never forget what happened, but the trauma can lose its haunting power, and you can rebuild your life. For more than a decade, I have had the privilege of witnessing clients recover in the aftermath of life-threatening events, sexual violation, and devastating loss. My expertise is using bri...
Life is a series of transitions. We often need help in moving from a place of discomfort to a place of calmness, safety, and satisfaction. The process of psychotherapy can help you get to that better place. I work with individuals, couples, and families with a focus on achieving self-understanding for the purpose of changing situations which are stressful and unpleasant. My practice is all...
Therapy is a process of healing, growth, and change. Changing patterns that aren't working and creating positive change, while feeling more happiness in your relationships, work, family, life, and self. Counseling provides an opportunity to discuss struggles, decrease stress, increase understanding of self and others, find solutions, and create positive change. I incorporate constructive insigh...
