Men’s Mental Health Counseling

Men’s mental health issues run the gamut, from erectile dysfunction to the fear of commitment (or what is referred to as intimacy issues or fear of intimacy).  Men have to learn to support women during pregnancy.  Others have marriage conflict and communication issues, while many do not know how to be a good husband and/or father.  Often the most difficult men’s mental health problems arise from work and career difficulties: workaholism, men’s overachieving, (overwork and overachieving are insidious problems often overlooked), career burnout, and men’s career transition issues.  Many men fear ridicule, judgment, and experience distress over seeming weak if they choose to solicit help from a licensed psychotherapist.  In addition, some men may have sought treatment before, only to have been disappointed in the lack of sensitivity and lack of transparency on the part of the mental health provider.  Men tend to prefer interactive psychotherapy, sometimes preferring solution-focused treatment or cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy specific to men’s mental health needs.  We try to understand that in general men prefer problem-solving, having difficulty talking about feelings but wanting to learn better communication and ability to express feelings.

Men who suffer from emotional and mental health issues are far less likely to seek help than women. In fact, men are 3 times more likely to commit suicide than women and are