Relationship Counseling For Men
Do You Worry That You’ll Always Be Alone Or Feel Alone?
Do you have trouble sleeping as you think about all the people you know who are sharing their bed with someone they feel safe with and love?
Are you worried that the time for having children is quickly passing you by because a relationship seems so elusive?
You’re not alone…
These feelings are hard–gut wrenching even. Relationships are at the core of what makes our lives meaningful and if anxiety, depression or something even more elusive is stopping you from making these connections I want you to know you are not awake at night by yourself. I want you to know that you don’t have to suffer by yourself.
I’m letting you know: there is hope.
The Why’s and How’s of Relationship Counseling For One
I work in a relational style that is not looking to pathologize you or put you in a box.
You may have had therapists in the past who were quick with a ‘diagnosis’ that made you feel that they understood Depression or Anxiety, but were not relating to who You were.
As we get to know each other my office will become a space to safely and, without judgment, look at what gets in the way of your forming the kinds of relationships with others that you want.
How we get there is going to be different for everyone, but I’ve got lots of tools in my toolbox to help you explore and find that the person you desperately want to be may have been inside you all the time.
Have any questions? Send us a message!
How We’ll Work Together
You can check out some testimonials from colleagues (I don’t solicit testimonials from clients–ever), but I can also give an example of how I work:
Frank came in one day because he felt that nothing was moving in his life–he was stuck and felt hopeless. He was still living with his parents, his friends were all moving on–or he had stopped talking to some of them for a variety of reasons that made sense at the time, but now he’s just alone. He looked ahead and nothing seemed hopeful.
We spent our first few session mining for that hope. Little by little Frank was able to remove some of the blocks that had kept him from seeing that there were little snippets of joy in his life and learned that these snippets could be expanded. We did this by looking at the ways he got to where he was, the choices that he had made along the way–and the many ways he thought he was trapped because, well, he had just been doing things one way for so long he didn’t realize there was any other way.
Frank’s story is a good example of what happens when we are so entrenched in our life that we miss what’s available. Reminds me of that old joke:
Two salmon are swimming along and they pass another fish who says– “Morning, guys! How’s the water?”
The other two continue to swim until one asks the other– “What the heck is water?”
In therapy we can challenge what we take for granted and once you know what you’re dealing with you can choose to be in control of your life. How much more exciting swimming will be then!
Have Questions About Relationship Counseling?
Your Journey to Healing Begins Here
If you’d like to talk more about relationship counseling for men feel free to get in touch with me for an appointment. I look forward to hearing from you.
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