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
Hello, whether you’ve tried previous therapy or are reaching out for the first time, I extend a genuine curiosity and interest in who you are. My clients attend therapy to get help with their depression, loneliness, anger or anxiety. Others come for substance dependence, suicidal thoughts, or self-injury. Families come to me for help changing negative boundaries, marital conflict, guilt, and...
Something - some event / loneliness /feeling like a fraud / feeling like something is missing - brought you to look for a resource at this particular time. Wondering "what's wrong with me" What is the message in the difficulty you are having? The answers lie within that message. It is in discovering - or rediscovering - of who you are that you need. It is finding out and getting back to who you...
I ensure that my clients are comfortable and motivated to believe in their ability to solve their problems and transform into the best version of themselves. I help my clients grow in inner strength and move beyond the doubts, fears, and obstacles that hold them back from reaching their full potential. Using my experience working with individuals, couples, families, & groups, I focus on strengt...
Thank you for taking the time to explore my profile! My name is Marisa Giuliani-O'Keefe and my specialty is Marriage and Family Therapy. I practice a system's focused form of therapy that explores both current situational issues, as well as, generational family patterns. I see couples both married and dating, as well as, individuals who are single or single again. I see children in conjunction...
( English | español ) “To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.” bell hooks. Would you like to understand your relationships better and strengthen them? Would you like professional support thorough this process? If you would like a safe space where you would feel understood and freed to share your thoughts and emotions with the goal of finding solutions...
Video sessions available now. Through combining warmth & collaboration with an action-oriented approach, I help my clients gain control over difficult issues quickly to live happier, healthier, more fulfilled lives. I start with appropriate diagnosis and then use research-based approaches to maximize benefit in as few sessions as possible. Many of my clients are working professionals who are...
I believe that a nurturing, safe environment and a warm, empathetic and interactive relationship is key to the healing process. I enjoy helping people in discovering and getting to know their authentic self, to discover within themselves the power to change and make more creative and life-affirming choices. I work with adults, teens, families and men/ fathers in strengthening relationships,...
Are you sick and tired of fighting with your spouse or your child? Do you hate the chaos your home seems to always be in? Living with conflict or communication difficulties with family members is exhausting. I can help. You don't have to feel hopeless anymore. As both a behavior specialist and relationship expert, I can help you (or your loved one) to find a better way. I provide evidence-based...
I am a reality cognitive therapist so I incorporate activities when working with children and adolescents such as Karate, archery, and various games to create a bonding process. After we go through the bonding phase, we work together to construct a treatment plan which includes homework assignments and projects. I am also trained in the family system approach. Philosophy- we assist individuals,...
I am a licensed psychologist, a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and a Clinical Associate at McLean Hospital. I primarily treat patients with anger challenges and college transition issues who struggle with learning/executive function challenges. I offer a unique, cutting edge, multimodal treatment approach (Individual, family, & group work) that facilitates positive outcomes f...
We cannot change what happens to us, but we absolutely can change how we experience and respond to it. We all develop survival strategies to cope with the problems we have in life, but sometimes these strategies do not serve us well, or they end up harming our relationships. If you feel stuck: bogged down by thoughts and feelings that cause you to suffer, or trapped in an unhealthy relationship...
EVENING AND WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE! I have a passion to help people navigate through times in their lives when they are feeling overwhelm, anxiety, depression, anger, confusion, low self-esteem, grief, stress or simply feeling stuck in life. I collaborate with my clients to help them understand and manage these experiences and feelings. My goal is to help you enhance your life by better...
Thank you for taking the time to explore my profile. Often the first steps on a journey toward living a more balanced life are the most difficult. Generally I see clients for sessions in the evening hours on Mondays and Wednesdays. I have experience working with adolescents, young adults and their families for over ten years. I look forward to talking with you about how I might help. My style o...
Your mind, body, & spirit are important components of a good life. I work with relationships, abuse, bullying, developing a strong and healthy sense of self, sex & gender, & spirituality. Having had a number of experiences with loss and the survival of the soul, I also do lots of grief and hope work over the passing of beloved animals and people. I find that this helps people with anxiety,...
So much of what is offered in the field of psychotherapy is like putting new paint over a rusty patio chair. It looks great at first, but the rust is still eating away at the metal, weakening and destroying the chair underneath. In my practice I focus on working with my patients to find the sources of their unhappiness and then helping them to understand how those things from their past are...
