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
Michael knows first-hand the trials of life-when he was just two years old, his father died suddenly leaving him, his mother and seven older siblings in a state of shock and horror. As a means of coping, Michael's mother turned to alcohol, and for fifteen years she attempted to drown her sorrows. But God is so much bigger than our circumstances! For more than two and a half decades, through...
I integrate behavioral and psychodynamic principles to illuminate the meaning behind symptoms and elicit growth. It takes two minds to think - so together we'll do that. Compassionately, thoughtfully, playfully. We'll look deeply underneath and beyond what's troubling you, and search together for a more meaningful and engaging way of living. And laugh a little along the way....
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The Washington University Psychological Service Center (PSC) offers psychotherapy and neuropsychological/cognitive testing. Therapists are trained to treat a variety of concerns including: Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Trauma/Post-Traumatic Stress, Eating Disorders, Relationship problems, Aging-related issues, Grief and loss, Insomnia, and Behavior...
Hi. I am a licensed psychologist lucky enough to love what I do. I have a thriving private practice working exclusively with adults in individual and couples/marital therapy. Whether you want help with personal/emotional struggles, relationships, stresses of everyday life, or a life crisis, I can help you feel more settled and confident about yourself and your life. Rooted in the present or pas...
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We are all on a journey... As individuals and families, we seek personal success, a sense of wellbeing and fulfillment. Whether striving toward personal goals, taking the next exciting step in your career path, or leading our families to thrive, we can at times all use assistance. For decades, Corporate & Family Counseling has provided the same highly-personalized, executive-level services to a...
My mission is to create a warm and accepting therapeutic space where people of all gender identities and sexual orientations have the freedom and safety to express all facets of their authentic selves and explore the challenges of existence. My focus is on trans, bi, lesbian, gay, and asexual people. We all have common experience to share, cultural differences to celebrate, and unique experienc...
It feels like nobody really knows how you feel on the inside. In many ways you're successful, accomplished and have your stuff together. But privately you are aware of your personal struggles. It could be any of a number of things: low self worth, lack of confidence, pervasive negative thoughts, explosive anger, isolation, intense anxiety, or deep feelings of sadness or self-hate. You have trie...
Are you high functioning but with chronic pain or hidden addictions? Are you outwardly "successful' as a parent, or in your career, but your body tells a different story of: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; headaches; low-energy; auto-immune disorders and hard-to-manage emotions like anxiety and depression? Are you getting worried about yourself and using work; sex; spending; exercise; eating; alcohol...
