Therapy for Men
Therapy for Men in the 21st Century:
As with any client group, men have unique needs, challenges and opportunities as therapy clients. As men, the world offers us so many privileges and opportunities, yet these same structures of culture that "empower" men also make our wounding and struggles all the more difficult to see, acknowledge and address. As a result men, and those close to them, often miss existing problems until they become more serious and difficult to treat.
Many men find it difficult to balance all the demands upon them, that they must be
I help men create more balance in their lives. Often this includes growing into more wholeness in their emotional selves, becoming more familiar with and able to communicate their own vulnerability, needs, fears and grief while also keeping alive the inner fire, strengths and endurance that has gotten them this far. In other instances, a man's anger has been stifled or expressed 'sideways' out of fear of his own intensity or impact. In these and other cases, a nature-based perspective can guide towards what will bring wholeness, balance, connection, fulfillment and a sense of empowerment.
I work with Men around issues of:
As with any client group, men have unique needs, challenges and opportunities as therapy clients. As men, the world offers us so many privileges and opportunities, yet these same structures of culture that "empower" men also make our wounding and struggles all the more difficult to see, acknowledge and address. As a result men, and those close to them, often miss existing problems until they become more serious and difficult to treat.
Many men find it difficult to balance all the demands upon them, that they must be
- Strong and clear in their career and life direction,
- Emotionally stable yet also able to be open and vulnerable in relationships with partners and children
- Able to provide financially for themselves and their families,
- Protect their loved ones
- Be sexually available, attractive and desiring of their partners
I help men create more balance in their lives. Often this includes growing into more wholeness in their emotional selves, becoming more familiar with and able to communicate their own vulnerability, needs, fears and grief while also keeping alive the inner fire, strengths and endurance that has gotten them this far. In other instances, a man's anger has been stifled or expressed 'sideways' out of fear of his own intensity or impact. In these and other cases, a nature-based perspective can guide towards what will bring wholeness, balance, connection, fulfillment and a sense of empowerment.
I work with Men around issues of:
- Intimacy and Relationship
- Creating Better Balance in Their Lives
- Finding and Following Passion and Life Purpose
- Pre-Marital Counseling and Marriage & Divorce Choic
- Parenting Coaching
- Family Planning
- Increasing Emotional Self-Awareness and Communication Skills
- Substance Abuse and Addiction
- Anger, Grief and Loss
- Major Life Transitions
