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
Leslie Rogers is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She graduated from the University of Colorado in 1998. She specializes in depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorders, stress and anger management, and PTSD. Leslie uses Cognitive-Behavioral therapy to help clients change how they feel by changing the way they think and behave. By learning how to more calmly accept a personal problem, no...
I am a certified trauma therapist specializing in complex trauma and relational conflicts supporting individuals, couples, and families in the healing process, wellness, and growth. As an experienced therapist, I help clients to establish and restore healthy relationships with self and others. I believe that our innate need is to feel connected, be loved, accepted, validated, and understood. Wh...
Hello, my name is Allen Irish-Zabolotny and I want to thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. My clients come to me because they want to improve their lives. I operate from a belief that most people reach points in lives where they feel “stuck”; for some, this could be prompted by life transitions, relationship struggles, or insecurities. Others come to therapy to work through trau...
Dr. Dau specializes in CORE INSIGHT THERAPY, Spiritual Direction and Holistic Health for all stages and phases of life's journey. "I walk with my patients towards finding solutions to a wide range of life's challenges, long standing patterns of behaviors and relationship issues." She has 20 + years experience in individual, couples, and family treatment modalities. Blending conventional and...
Maureen Sullivan (MS, MPH, MA, LMHC) was born and raised in the Boston area but has lived, worked and traveled extensively. After graduating from Boston College, Maureen joined the Peace Corps and served in West Africa. This pivotal life decision led to graduate work at the London School of Economics, work in the Federated States of Micronesia and American Samoa as well as continued studies...
We all have times in our lives when things are tough and it's ok to reach out for help. It's my hope that I can help you make the change in your life that you want. I work with men, women, and children out of the Riverside Community Care Outpatient Center in Lynnfield and specialize in issues of depression, anxiety, trauma, and more. I utilize a person-centered approach consisting of Cognitive...
You see yourself in the mirror and wonder when the joy left your face. Somedays it's even hard to recognize yourself. Perhaps you've become preoccupied with past wounds and don't have any energy left for today. Or maybe nervousness and worry have crept in and overshadowed everything else. Whether it's regret about yesterday, not feeling fully alive right now, or anxiety about tomorrow -- you're...
We are all living through uncertain times. The stress and anxiety of a global pandemic, the difficult political climate, and the ever present social issues have you on edge and you don’t know how to manage this new normal. You have so many questions and seemingly no answers. Will this ever end? How do I handle these negative emotions? How do I deal with my family during this time? Will we ever ...
Over the years, I have found that people do better and feel better about the process of counseling when the duration of counseling is brief. In many cases brief periods of targeted counseling (often less than 10 sessions), is better. When there are intermittent returns to counseling, longer periods without counseling can provide greater benefit than continuous counseling. ...
If you are looking at this site, you are interested in resolving a personal issue or making important changes. To all of us, life is a series of challenges. Some you can manage on your own--sometimes life gets complicated and overwhelming, and life is too short to keep spinning your wheels. If you find yourself worrying about the same things day in and day out--if you keep having the same famil...
Now accepting new clients! No longer a wait list. As an intern counselor with a pastoral background, I firmly believe that solid, Biblical counsel, along with integrative theories and techniques tailored to individual needs can lead to a place of "serenity" and well-being. So many factors in everyday life can take its toll on us. Thus, I believe that it is important to find someone you feel you...
I serve a diverse caseload with a broad range of needs but use a trauma-focused lens in my clinical work. My experience is weighted towards adolescents, men, and families. Whenever possible, I work in pairs and groups to support my clients in curating a healthy emotional foundation from which to build resiliency, stability, and purpose. I specialize in supporting the development of relational...
Are you feeling highly stressed or anxious, feeling "on edge" irritable, tired, worried or unhappy, feeling a lack of connection in your relationships, rejection, abandonment, infidelity or feelings of "not being good enough."? Maybe you're feeling insecure, sense of failure, distrusting of others, excessive self-criticism, self-doubt or maybe your stuck on "high alert," with racing thoughts,...
It takes courage to change, especially if you’re unsure what to change or how to do it. You may find yourself stuck in old emotional patterns, struggling to make satisfying connections with others, or overwhelmed by complicated feelings from traumas. Psychotherapy offers a safe relationship where you can better understand yourself and try out new approaches to life. As a counseling psychologist...
