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
As a Licensed Professional Counselor with a strong background in trauma work, talk therapy, and art therapy techniques, I am able to be flexible in meeting you where you are to tailor services to best assist you. Utilizing a variety of counseling techniques including EMDR, Brainspotting, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, I can work with you on a ra...
I welcome therapeutic opportunities with diverse people, cultures, and systems in a zealous advocacy for the healing and enhancement of the human condition. I believe all of us are seeking change and recovery in our way and at our own time. If this is your time, I hope to offer you and yours a warm, welcoming, and safe space to work toward mental health and wellness. Initially, I hope to learn...
Serenity is possible to obtain and preserve. Recovery is possible for individuals with chemical dependency, addiction, anxiety and depression issues, as well as many other life challenges. I am a strong advocate with a compassionate, professional, empathetic, mindful and spiritual approach. I offer a safe, respectful and encouraging environment to collaboratively begin building a new life-path...
As each of us walks the journey of our lives sometimes we find ourselves in a dark place, lost and alone. We may be overwhelmed by the many paths before us. We may be struggling with pain weighing us down from the past, stuck in worry and fears of the future or engulfed in the pressures, conflicts and demands of the present pulling us in different directions. It's times like these we seek a gui...
I help people in Hawaii and Kentucky gain satisfying relationships, self-confidence, children who succeed, freedom from drug abuse, and strong families. I do this by providing clients with ‘tools’ to help them communicate more effectively, ease excessive worries, and manage stress. I am a licensed psychologist in Kentucky and Hawaii and also have a specialty in substance abuse. I serve a wide...
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I enjoy empowering the individuals that I work with to help them make a decision in the direction they would like to see their life go. Through several Cognitive Behavior Techniques, we are able to discover faulty cognitive patterns that may or may not have lead to automatic negative thoughts (ANTS). As we discover those faulty cognitive thinking patterns, we are able to help individuals refram...
We all encounter times in life when we just feel stuck and overwhelmed, sometimes unsure of why we feel this way and unable to move forward. Psychotherapy helps us to achieve a sense of well-being and make changes in our lives. My goal is to maintain a safe and supportive therapeutic process, which will allow you to achieve personal growth. I utilize a combination of psychodynamic and...
Do you find it difficult to manage the stress in your life? Are you motivated to make positive changes that will improve your overall well-being? Do you want to better understand who you are so that you can start cultivating rewarding life experiences? If you are tired of being bogged down by the stress of life and are motivated to start making healthy change, then I am ready to walk with you o...
I work with children, adolescents, and adults with concerns including depression, anxiety, identity concerns, adjustment and life transitions, grief and loss, and relationship issues. I am particularly passionate about my LGBTQ work, both in and out of therapy. I employ an integrative approach to mental health and wellness, utilizing psychodynamic, interpersonal, and emotion-focused approaches,...
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Our clients are smart, capable people emotionally struggling despite their best efforts. They have held themselves together just well enough for years, but then they reach a tipping point and know they need the help of an expert. We provide meaningful, effective video therapy to help you overcome emotional pain and live a life that matches your hopes and values. Our practice is LGBTQIA affirmin...
Dr. Arger has experience in a variety of settings including primary care, outpatient counseling clinic, medical centers, state prison, community health center, state hospital, high school counseling center, and inpatient private hospital. Dr. Arger has received training and has experience utilizing several evidence-based therapeutic modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),...
Do you want to be listened to without criticism, judgment, or feelings of rejection? Most people do! But do you desire something more? When most people enter therapy, what they often truly desire is change. I want to help you achieve whatever solutions and life changes you are seeking while enjoying the process as much as possible. Simply said, I don’t believe therapy has to always be a painful...
