Men’s Issues therapists in Steamboat Springs, CO
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Men's Issues
Melissa Clark with Fire and Reins
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I support men who are navigating challenges related to identity, relationships, emotional expression, anger, anxiety, and major life transitions. Many men I work with are seeking a space where they can step out of pressure, isolation, or old conditioning around how they “should” show up, and instead explore what it means to be more grounded, connected, and authentic.
In our work, we focus on increasing emotional awareness, understanding relational patterns, and building the capacity to stay present with difficult internal experiences without shutting down or reacting impulsively. This often includes working with anger, stress, or disconnection in a way that leads to more clarity and intentionality rather than avoidance or overwhelm.
This is a supportive but direct process aimed at helping you build a more integrated sense of self—one that can hold both strength and emotional depth in your relationships and your life.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Online in Steamboat Springs, CO
Men's Issues
Philadelphia Couples Therapy
Psychologist, PsyD
In many societies and cultures, men have been conditioned to believe that voicing or showing their emotions equates to a lack of control or power. In other words, men have come to expect that when they authentically display their emotions, they must be weak or something must be “wrong.” Largely, this is due to very real social pressures and repercussions where boys, teens, and adult men are shamed by being bullied, targeted, or physically hurt. As such, these instances can lead to some men feeling as though they are less masculline or are not fulfilling their expected gender role. Therefore, it is crucial to understand that the way men operate is inherently different from women, not because of their gender, but because their behaviors are a byproduct of a system that has reinforced oftentimes ineffective and/or damaging strategies of emotional display to combat real or imagined shame (i.e., physical violence, aggression, name-calling, shutting down, etc.). Instead, what we hope to provide at PCT is a new space in which men are able to safely explore themselves without fear of judgment. Thus, leading to the understanding that a man’s emotional responses to internal and external experiences are a human process, not one that is solely based on gender or gender role expectations.
More often than not, when men enter therapy, much of the work centers around learning how and why they learned to cope with difficult thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Most importantly, though, men are given a space to authentically “be” in a way that society does not always permit. They are able to speak without fear of judgment and think with a renowned sense of emotional awareness. It is this process that ultimately brings men the most fulfillment in their relationships. When we teach men that they are allowed to feel and communicate the emotions that are inherent to every human being, we give them the tools to see a world that they did not previously have access to. In other words, therapy gives men the permission to be the fullest version of themselves for themselves and for those around them.
23 Years Experience
Online in Steamboat Springs, CO
Men's Issues
Dan Michels
Therapist, LPCC, LPC, CHT, MA
Please contact me if you think we'd be a good fit. I offer a free 30-minute consultation.
9 Years Experience
Online in Steamboat Springs, CO
Men's Issues
David Redbord
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MPH, LPCC
As men, our culture tells us:
Push your emotions down.
Don’t show anything that might indicate you’re not 100% straight.
Be the breadwinner. Go out and earn money.
Your partner will raise your kids while you work.
Repeat the cycle the next day…
Next week…
Next year…
As a result, many men end up:
Living in your head instead of in your body.
In a job you don’t like, even if you’re making money.
Feel disconnected from your partner and disconnected from your kids.
You’ll have checked the boxes but you won’t feel fulfilled.
You might even feel aimless and purposeless.
You’ll feel disconnected from yourself.
But there’s a part of you that knows there’s more.
So How Can You Feel Fulfilled?
The key is to reconnect to yourself.
Your body. Your emotions. Your intuition.
When you can draw on your body, emotions, and intuition as well as you’re mind…
You’ll make richer, healthier, more fulfilling decisions…
Because they’re more informed decisions.
Rather than living up in your head you become a more whole version of yourself.
You’ll be able to show up more fully for yourself.
Show up more fully for your partner and your kids.
And engage with life from a place of raw vitality, excitement, curiosity, and playfulness.
You’ll be able to tap into your unique gifts and offer those to others.
You’ll know your strengths and act from there.
You’ll find your center, your ground and sit in that stability.
Your partner will feel more connected with you.
You’ll be able to see, hear and understand your partner more fully because you’re more connected to yourself.
You’ll be able to tap into masculine archetypes to draw on examples of healthy masculinity and embody those in your own life so can come from an aligned place of healthy power and well-being.
5 Years Experience
Online in Steamboat Springs, CO
Men's Issues
Denver Wellness Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Cultural and familial messages often leave men with strict rules for the role they need to play in business, relationship, love, and life. Examples of this include caretaker, the man of the house, dominant, "strong", no emotion, breadwinner, protector - the list goes on and on. Combined with these roles is an early learning process where they learn how to squash or bottle their emotional experiences, leaving them with less self-connection and lack of tools to initiate closeness (vulnerability and intimacy). Here, at Denver Wellness Counseling we address a variety of men's issues, including: difficulty recognizing and responding to emotions; sexual fears or problems, overwhelm with responsibilities, shame about not meeting responsibilities or underperforming, anger and irritability, and deprograming themes of toxic masculinity. In our practice, over the last 10 years, we have seen a shift where more and more men are prioritizing their wellness, reducing the stigma of counseling, and now make up approximately 50% of our practice.
17 Years Experience
Online in Steamboat Springs, CO
Men’s Issues therapists in Steamboat Springs, CO Statistics
Men’s Issues therapists in Steamboat Springs, CO average 15 years of experience and charge around $211 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (66%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (38%), and Existential / Humanistic Therapy (36%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$211
Accept insurance
38%
Offer sliding scale
35%
Gender ID
| 58% |
Male |
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| 34% |
Female |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 37% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 66% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 38% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 36% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 35% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 34% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 32% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 29% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 70% | Young Adult |
| 57% | Senior |
| 35% | Teen |
| 15% | Children |
Client Focus
| 65% | Men |
| 50% | Women |
| 48% | LGBTQ+ |
| 31% | Military / Veterans |
| 30% | Christian |