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
It is my honor to be a part of your healing journey and recovery. I am a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist Associate and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Candidate. I am licensed to treat sex/love, pornography, food, exercise, shopping, gambling, internet/gaming addictions, mental health issues, and drug and alcohol addiction/dependency. Sex/love Addiction often includes an element of...
Managing stress and coping with the pressures of life can sometimes be more than we can handle on our own. This can take a toll on our relationships, our work life, and our own well-being. Whether it's adjusting to change, addressing long-standing difficulties, or recovering from past harms we can all use some help from time to time. If you're a child, teen, or adult experiencing difficulties w...
I believe that the most important indicator of success in therapy for any client is how comfortable the client feels with their therapist. Once their comfort level is established with me- the work can begin in a positive and practical manner for Adults and Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Multicultural Issues, Couples, Women's Issues, and Work Related Issues to name a few . I incorpor...
Life is difficult. It's common to find ourselves feeling stuck and lost. If you're living a life that is different than the one you hoped for and you're motivated to make changes, then let's work together. Let's do the difficult work of moving towards suffering to increase your freedom in pursuing what you want for yourself. Let's get to a place of feeling grounded and living meaningfully - eve...
You can do this. I can help. As we continue through life, we will always be faced with stress. It will be there no matter how much we fight, hide, avoid, ignore, or deny it. At times, it is not so bad so we carry on without much notice. Other times, stress is overwhelming and seems like an impossible challenge to overcome. However, stress is not a bad thing in itself. Stress is an indicator. Ou...
Therapy is a protected space where you can be yourself without fear of judgment or rejection. My role is to help you find your way through inner conflicts and emotional difficulties. In therapy we work together to bring meaning and healing to your experience. Through the therapy process you may experience increased self-esteem and increased clarity about who you are and what's important to you....
"We repeat what we don't repair." - Christine Langley-Obaugh My approach to counseling is open, encouraging, and to understand each situation as a unique opportunity to find both solutions and resolution. My goal is to walk alongside you in order to help discover the beliefs and emotions that are causing depression, anxiety, fear, and anger. I believe that you write your own story and are in...
Therapy might be a way for you to travel to yourself. It might provide you with new eyes for looking at an old image. And with the possible feeling that there is a way to let your guard down, untie your knots, and create new patterns. You might also find freedom in the cultivation of a wider and more balanced scale of emotions that includes joy, ire, sadness, rapture, and many more. Therapy mig...
You deserve to live a life where you are excited to wake up every morning. Many people shortchange themselves when it comes to personal growth a rarely feel at peace with their lives. They lose the ability to pursue their unique possibilities. I can promise you that I am as real as it gets and use my own experiences of depression, anxiety, trauma and grief to help my clients with their own uniq...
If only the image you have perfected projecting were true. Everyone seems to buy it; that you are as calm, confident, and competent as you portray yourself to be. Meanwhile, you walk around feeling like a little girl wearing her mother’s heels. The worst part is always worrying about being “found out” as the fraud that you know yourself to be. It makes it hard to be really emotionally available...
Life can be especially difficult for you as an LGBTQ person. Torturous anxiety, relationship problems, deep confusion, struggling self-worth, loneliness, and even hopelessness are all common experiences of LGBTQ+ people because the world often does not make it easy for you. I understand. I really do. But even further, with your willingness to work and the knowledge, experience, and expertise I'...
I am a licensed clinical social worker who has been in the mental health field for over 24 years. Before starting in private practice 2005, I worked in community mental health centers, schools, group homes, and inpatient units in medical and psychiatric hospitals. In my private practice, I provide psychotherapy for adults, children, and families with a wide range of problems, including anxiety...
Better sex and a happy relationship are possible. If you are struggling with finding answers to problems with sex and intimacy, then you have found the right place. Sexual problems are among the top couple complaints and are a major concern for many singles in today's dating culture. The mixed and often inaccurate information about sex, intimacy and relationship can leave us feeling overwhelmed...
As a Marriage and Family Therapist my speciality is working with African American and minority women, teen girls, couples and blended families. If you are looking for a safe, non-judgmental space for healing to begin Focus Therapy Clinic is the place. Working through a questionable time in your life as a women? Battling to understand your feelings and thoughts of self doubt as a teen? Or...
My name is Andy Markham, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 18 years of experience providing services to adolescents, adults, and families in Central and North Alabama. I believe that people may need support overcoming hurdles during different points in their lives or may just be feeling "stuck." I enjoy working with clients who have concerns in many areas including (but not...
