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
Erica Kaplan
New York
New York
Erica Kaplan
New York
New York
Whether you are facing significant adversity, noticing that you're falling short of where you want to be, or struggling with that "I'm not myself" feeling that won't go away, therapy can help to create meaningful and positive change. My therapy style is open, laid back and warm, and my goal is to create a safe and nonjudgmental experience that empowers my clients to build inner strength and mov...
I began my journey into the helping profession by directly reaching out to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in the streets, camps, and surrounding areas of Grand Traverse County as a member of a local Street Outreach team. I continued by earning both my bachelor and master degrees in clinical social work from Ferris State University, while gathering diverse experience in a range of...
Gregory David Lineberger
Charlotte
North Carolina
Gregory David Lineberger
Charlotte
North Carolina
Greg Lineberger is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). He enjoys serving individuals and couples of all ages and is passionate about helping families thrive. Greg and his wife Autumn have been married for 16 years and live in the Indian Trail area with their 6 children. They enjoy spending time together outdoors biking, swimming, camping,...
Aron Pederson
San Diego
California
Aron Pederson
San Diego
California
Clients who work with me will find an inviting and collaborative environment where they can bring their “whole” self, the “messy” parts included, and engage in a process to better understand their stories and contexts, while receiving practical suggestions to support their experiences both during and outside of therapy sessions. I enjoy working with clients who wish to get unstuck from repetiti...
I believe that we are all equipped with an inner guidance system that pushes us to grow anytime we are out of alignment with our highest selves. Oftentimes, this guidance comes in the form of pain or emotional discomfort. Many of us may identify this pain as depression or anxiety symptoms, feelings of inadequacy, low-self-esteem, grief, anger, fear, or hopelessness. The ways in which we respond...
I work with you to help you identify your desires and empower you to make those positive changes in your life. I understand that making the decision to seek help can be difficult, so I use an approach that is compassionate, direct, and non-judgmental to help create an environment where you feel supported in your counseling journey. My specialties in training are Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Pl...
An artist and writer, Dr. Lubell earned a BA degree at City Univ. of NY while working in the World Trade Center. Having always been drawn to people’s stories with compassion and caring, she followed her heart to become a psychologist, achieving her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Univ. of Michigan. Dr. Lubell is certified in ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy), a techniqu...
Are you dealing with a major life transition, feeling lost or just need someone to help you navigate through day to day difficulties? My experience includes assisting children, adolescents, individuals and families deal with major life challenges and transitions. I believe that we all may need a little more support at times when we are feeling emotionally overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck in...
WAIT... I live in SILICON VALLEY. Shouldn't I be happy?!?! You're tired of going through the motions, working long hours in a job that absorbs all of your energy. Everyone expects you to be happy, but inside you're struggling. Waking up takes everything you've got. You put in long hours at the office, but you feel deflated and unfulfilled. "Why am I doing this? What's the point?" You want more...
Richard Malcolm
Denver
Colorado
Richard Malcolm
Denver
Colorado
I work with individual adults and couples on relationship issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use and behavioral addictions. While we will have specific goals for therapy, ultimately my hope is that you feel more alive, embodied, connected, resilient and self-accepting. We start by building a safe and trusting environment within which vulnerabilities, difficult experiences and unhelp...
All therapy stems from the building of a relationship -- a partnership -- between the therapist and the client. There can be no progress or client satisfaction without trust and that trust can be life changing and last long after the therapy has concluded. I have worked with countless numbers of children, adolescents and adults who began treatment filled with guilt, worry and stress. Nothing gi...
To paraphrase Alice Miller: the opposite of depression isn't happiness; it's vitality. My clients are people who want to feel more in control, more at peace, more effective, more connected, more present, more focused, more decisive, more flexible… more alive. They seek relief from patterns -- sometimes chronic and severe, sometimes only subtly nagging -- of painful feelings, negative thoughts a...
How often do you feel trapped in your life, stuck in patterns or habits that aren't doing you any good, or that you are not reaching your potential? We all have things that keep us from living the life that we want to lead - sometimes we need help getting through or around those obstacles, and sometimes we need help tearing them down entirely. I have been working in the mental health field sinc...
Erik Schuster
Chicago
Illinois
Erik Schuster
Chicago
Illinois
Imagine waking up tomorrow and all of today's "problems" are solved. What might life then look like? Therapists employ this thought experiment in order to help client's establish a vision for therapy. Inevitably, the desire for cultivating meaningful relationships and connections emerge as themes. Disruptive childhoods, social anxiety, or lack of emotional understanding among others all play a...