Male Therapists in Lake Forest, CA
Homayoun Shahri
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, CBT, LMFT
Verified Verified
Lake Forest, CA 92630
I am a Certified Bioenergetic Therapist (CBT) with over 16 years of experience and am intimately familiar with, and have had training in many modalities within the field of Somatic Psychotherapy.
In my work, I listen to what the client speaks verbally and through his or her body. I pay special attention to client's unspoken words. Through empathic attunement with the client, I become aware of what he or she is experiencing in the therapeutic process, as well as in his or her past. I am also impacted by client's painful experiences and resonate with his or her feeling states. Through becoming a witness to client's painful past, the client can become free of his or her earlier experiences and can feel joy and pleasure of living, being alive, loving, and being loved.
I am a Certified Bioenergetic Therapist (CBT) with over 16 years of experience and am intimately familiar with, and have had training in many modalities within the field of Somatic Psychotherapy.
In my work, I listen to what the client speaks verbally and through his or her body. I pay special attention to client's unspoken words. Through empathic attunement with the client, I become aware of what he or she is experiencing in the therapeutic process, as well as in his or her past. I am also impacted by client's painful experiences and resonate with his or her feeling states. Through becoming a witness to client's painful past, the client can become free of his or her earlier experiences and can feel joy and pleasure of living, being alive, loving, and being loved.
My name is John Machikawa. I am a LCSW from the state of California. I work with individuals with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and addiction. I focus on the following treatment modalities including motivation interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoeducation, psychodynamic, and Rogerian. I focus on clients that are looking for safe space to process their thoughts and feeling. I start wherever the client is at and focus on their individual needs and goals.
My name is John Machikawa. I am a LCSW from the state of California. I work with individuals with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and addiction. I focus on the following treatment modalities including motivation interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoeducation, psychodynamic, and Rogerian. I focus on clients that are looking for safe space to process their thoughts and feeling. I start wherever the client is at and focus on their individual needs and goals.
I work from a holistic and strength-based perspective in therapy. While therapy and traditional counseling tend to focus on pathology and deficits, I tend to focus on working with individual's already existing strengths to help them move beyond any concerns they may have. In addition, I conduct psychological, legal-medical, and forensic evaluations in my practice. I also contract with Workers Compensation to meet clients needs.
I work from a holistic and strength-based perspective in therapy. While therapy and traditional counseling tend to focus on pathology and deficits, I tend to focus on working with individual's already existing strengths to help them move beyond any concerns they may have. In addition, I conduct psychological, legal-medical, and forensic evaluations in my practice. I also contract with Workers Compensation to meet clients needs.
Mark Wojciechowski
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Lake Forest, CA 92630 (Online Only)
Your life was intended to be lived with bold laughter, lasting and accepting love, and intentional significance. This is often hard to attain through our efforts alone. We may drift off course or abandon it altogether when we don’t have the resources to maintain our own goals. The first step to change your direction is usually the most difficult, but most important. I’m here to help you with your first steps and help you get to where you want to be in your relationships or your life in general.
Your life was intended to be lived with bold laughter, lasting and accepting love, and intentional significance. This is often hard to attain through our efforts alone. We may drift off course or abandon it altogether when we don’t have the resources to maintain our own goals. The first step to change your direction is usually the most difficult, but most important. I’m here to help you with your first steps and help you get to where you want to be in your relationships or your life in general.
Max Gezerseh
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Based on personal belief and experience and coming from a Hu manistic Existential theoretical perspective I believe in the great innate potential every individual has and the helper's role as a facilitator or coach to assist the individual to discover and to utilize such strength to live up to one's highest potential. My practice areas include: Substance Abuse (adults & adolescents), Grief Counseling, Marital & Premarital Counseling, Adolescent Misbehavior, Anger- Management, Domestic Violence, Depression, Anxiety, and Stage of Life. I am experienced to work with challenging behavioral problems like borderline personality disorder and adolescents' substance abuse or misbehavior.
Based on personal belief and experience and coming from a Hu manistic Existential theoretical perspective I believe in the great innate potential every individual has and the helper's role as a facilitator or coach to assist the individual to discover and to utilize such strength to live up to one's highest potential. My practice areas include: Substance Abuse (adults & adolescents), Grief Counseling, Marital & Premarital Counseling, Adolescent Misbehavior, Anger- Management, Domestic Violence, Depression, Anxiety, and Stage of Life. I am experienced to work with challenging behavioral problems like borderline personality disorder and adolescents' substance abuse or misbehavior.
I have extensive experience with a wide range of psychological and psychosocial concerns including depression and anxiety, ro mantic relationship satisfaction, men's issues, family and relationship conflicts, grief and loss, and life transitions.
Do you desire a meaningful relationship with yourself and others? Are life challenges impacting your quality of life? If so, you are not alone and therapy can provide you with the guidance and support needed to move toward mental, physical, and emotional balance for a healthier more successful life. I believe creating a strong therapeutic relationship is of paramount importance in the process of change and a key ingredient towards your progress in therapy. While being supportive, I’ll also challenge you to acknowledge and confront unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviors that are interfering with your personal goals.
I have extensive experience with a wide range of psychological and psychosocial concerns including depression and anxiety, ro mantic relationship satisfaction, men's issues, family and relationship conflicts, grief and loss, and life transitions.
Do you desire a meaningful relationship with yourself and others? Are life challenges impacting your quality of life? If so, you are not alone and therapy can provide you with the guidance and support needed to move toward mental, physical, and emotional balance for a healthier more successful life. I believe creating a strong therapeutic relationship is of paramount importance in the process of change and a key ingredient towards your progress in therapy. While being supportive, I’ll also challenge you to acknowledge and confront unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviors that are interfering with your personal goals.
Genuinely caring about my clients is not enough. The statements you find on this website are all from caring therapists. What's important is finding the most well trained and relatable therapist possible for YOU. If this were a life-threatening illness for a loved one, you would do a lot of research and find the most qualified and experienced doctor. You would do whatever you could to afford the very best help available. Don't settle for less when choosing a therapist for yourself. I think you're worth it! May I recommend two important factors to consider when choosing a therapist, whether that's myself or someone else?
Genuinely caring about my clients is not enough. The statements you find on this website are all from caring therapists. What's important is finding the most well trained and relatable therapist possible for YOU. If this were a life-threatening illness for a loved one, you would do a lot of research and find the most qualified and experienced doctor. You would do whatever you could to afford the very best help available. Don't settle for less when choosing a therapist for yourself. I think you're worth it! May I recommend two important factors to consider when choosing a therapist, whether that's myself or someone else?
I have developed proprietary and award winning treatment tools over the past 12 years to effectively help individuals moderate their internet and computer use, including the new high perfor mance Sentinel Gaming Personal Computer System.
If you or a loved one is struggling with computer/video gaming/internet or other behavioral addictions let us help. While we can't reclaim the years lost to computer and other media excesses, we help clients bring their life back in balance. We work together in treatment to restore valued relationships, educational and career direction and to improve overall health and wellbeing. The Computer Addiction Treatment Program of Southern California includes outpatient, 3 day weekend intensive residential treatment and parent support groups. An initial 30 minute phone consultation is available for $75.
I have developed proprietary and award winning treatment tools over the past 12 years to effectively help individuals moderate their internet and computer use, including the new high perfor mance Sentinel Gaming Personal Computer System.
If you or a loved one is struggling with computer/video gaming/internet or other behavioral addictions let us help. While we can't reclaim the years lost to computer and other media excesses, we help clients bring their life back in balance. We work together in treatment to restore valued relationships, educational and career direction and to improve overall health and wellbeing. The Computer Addiction Treatment Program of Southern California includes outpatient, 3 day weekend intensive residential treatment and parent support groups. An initial 30 minute phone consultation is available for $75.
Sam Wasfi
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Lake Forest, CA 92630 (Online Only)
If you're on the fence, call me and ask me questions, many questions.
Your relationship is the most important part of your life and you need to know that the therapist you work with can actually help. Can it really get you back to a place of peace, connection, and intimacy? Having walked the path of couples therapy both professionally and personally, I invite you to an experience where change is not only possible but is the expected outcome. Your success in therapy is my mission and I'm relentless. If you're willing do the work of repair, I will give you all the necessary tools you need to get there.
If you're on the fence, call me and ask me questions, many questions.
Your relationship is the most important part of your life and you need to know that the therapist you work with can actually help. Can it really get you back to a place of peace, connection, and intimacy? Having walked the path of couples therapy both professionally and personally, I invite you to an experience where change is not only possible but is the expected outcome. Your success in therapy is my mission and I'm relentless. If you're willing do the work of repair, I will give you all the necessary tools you need to get there.
If you are tired of the man you have become and would like help making positive changes, please contact me for a free consultation.
Welcome to my practice. I have been in practice since 2007 and have been featured on ABC, NBC, and KCAL as an expert psychologist. I work primarily with men who have hit “rock bottom” and would like help getting up. These men are often in crisis when we first meet. The issues I address are typically related to unhealthy sexual behaviors, infidelity, financial recklessness, gambling, drugs/alcohol, dishonesty/lying, and relational conflicts. My therapy approach is a combination of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and the 12-Step recovery model. I also share insight from my own painful but redemptive recovery journey.
If you are tired of the man you have become and would like help making positive changes, please contact me for a free consultation.
Welcome to my practice. I have been in practice since 2007 and have been featured on ABC, NBC, and KCAL as an expert psychologist. I work primarily with men who have hit “rock bottom” and would like help getting up. These men are often in crisis when we first meet. The issues I address are typically related to unhealthy sexual behaviors, infidelity, financial recklessness, gambling, drugs/alcohol, dishonesty/lying, and relational conflicts. My therapy approach is a combination of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and the 12-Step recovery model. I also share insight from my own painful but redemptive recovery journey.
Ehsan Bozorgi
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Waitlist for new clients
Hello, My name is Ehsan. If you are reading what I have written here, I am guessing you might be navigating through some of life’s twists and turbulence and seeking safety amidst this chaos. If you allow me, I would like to extend a hand. I offer my humble services. My approach is inspired by my share of wisdom through my training and my tribulations. Simply put, I like to create a safe space where authenticity, vulnerability, and healing meet regularly. Together, we will explore strengths within to unlock potential for growth and transformation.
Hello, My name is Ehsan. If you are reading what I have written here, I am guessing you might be navigating through some of life’s twists and turbulence and seeking safety amidst this chaos. If you allow me, I would like to extend a hand. I offer my humble services. My approach is inspired by my share of wisdom through my training and my tribulations. Simply put, I like to create a safe space where authenticity, vulnerability, and healing meet regularly. Together, we will explore strengths within to unlock potential for growth and transformation.
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Hello, I'm Dr. Kevin Jablonski, a psychologist specializing in clinical, health, and trauma psychology with over 25 years in practice. Much of my current practice focuses on addressing loneliness, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship challenges. My therapeutic approach is person-centered and evidence-based. I primarily use mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral, and acceptance commitment techniques. I'm dedicated to crafting a therapeutic partnership that honors your unique journey toward healing and personal growth, and I strive to impart my unwavering hopefulness and optimism to you.
Hello, I'm Dr. Kevin Jablonski, a psychologist specializing in clinical, health, and trauma psychology with over 25 years in practice. Much of my current practice focuses on addressing loneliness, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship challenges. My therapeutic approach is person-centered and evidence-based. I primarily use mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral, and acceptance commitment techniques. I'm dedicated to crafting a therapeutic partnership that honors your unique journey toward healing and personal growth, and I strive to impart my unwavering hopefulness and optimism to you.
I have extensive experience with a wide range of psychological and psychosocial concerns including depression and anxiety, ro mantic relationship satisfaction, men's issues, family and relationship conflicts, grief and loss, and life transitions.
Do you desire a meaningful relationship with yourself and others? Are life challenges impacting your quality of life? If so, you are not alone and therapy can provide you with the guidance and support needed to move toward mental, physical, and emotional balance for a healthier more successful life. I believe creating a strong therapeutic relationship is of paramount importance in the process of change and a key ingredient towards your progress in therapy. While being supportive, I’ll also challenge you to acknowledge and confront unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviors that are interfering with your personal goals.
I have extensive experience with a wide range of psychological and psychosocial concerns including depression and anxiety, ro mantic relationship satisfaction, men's issues, family and relationship conflicts, grief and loss, and life transitions.
Do you desire a meaningful relationship with yourself and others? Are life challenges impacting your quality of life? If so, you are not alone and therapy can provide you with the guidance and support needed to move toward mental, physical, and emotional balance for a healthier more successful life. I believe creating a strong therapeutic relationship is of paramount importance in the process of change and a key ingredient towards your progress in therapy. While being supportive, I’ll also challenge you to acknowledge and confront unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviors that are interfering with your personal goals.
Hello, I'm Jeff James, MFT license 49213. I focus on relationships in life. I also help people with ethnicity issues, spirituality, and men's issues. I typically work with individuals and couples, addressing anxiety, depression, loneliness, conflict, and mindfulness. I use a family systems approach with a psychodynamic and hu manistic emphasis. I typically work with individuals and couples, addressing anxiety, depression, loneliness, conflict, and mindfulness. I encourage a collaborative environment where we both work together to achieve the goals we create.
Hello, I'm Jeff James, MFT license 49213. I focus on relationships in life. I also help people with ethnicity issues, spirituality, and men's issues. I typically work with individuals and couples, addressing anxiety, depression, loneliness, conflict, and mindfulness. I use a family systems approach with a psychodynamic and hu manistic emphasis. I typically work with individuals and couples, addressing anxiety, depression, loneliness, conflict, and mindfulness. I encourage a collaborative environment where we both work together to achieve the goals we create.
Our office currently has availability for individual adult patients. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept teens, couples, or families at this time. Dr. Reed has extensive experience working with individuals of Asian and Hispanic/Latinx descent, offering a deep understanding of how diversity and culture influence overall well-being. His involvement with the LGBTQ community spans decades, including early research on managers' attitudes toward employees with HIV. Dr. Reed is approachable and provides valuable insights as part of the affirmative counseling services he offers.
Our office currently has availability for individual adult patients. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept teens, couples, or families at this time. Dr. Reed has extensive experience working with individuals of Asian and Hispanic/Latinx descent, offering a deep understanding of how diversity and culture influence overall well-being. His involvement with the LGBTQ community spans decades, including early research on managers' attitudes toward employees with HIV. Dr. Reed is approachable and provides valuable insights as part of the affirmative counseling services he offers.
David Adams
Psychologist, MDiv, PsyD, LPCC, BCBA-D
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Hi- I look forward to meeting you! I am a licensed psychologist and work with children and adults. For adults, I specialize in life coaching, depression, and anxiety related issues. For children, I specialize in behavior disorders, autism, ADHD, PTSD, and depression. I also provide Christian-based counseling. I also provide psychological testing for ADHD and autism.
Hi- I look forward to meeting you! I am a licensed psychologist and work with children and adults. For adults, I specialize in life coaching, depression, and anxiety related issues. For children, I specialize in behavior disorders, autism, ADHD, PTSD, and depression. I also provide Christian-based counseling. I also provide psychological testing for ADHD and autism.
Matt Lehman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Forest, CA 92630
I have worked as a mental health practitioner for over 10 years. I began my career working with adolescents with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health needs in an inpatient treatment setting. I continued working with a variety of populations including homeless and at-risk families with children with mental health disorders. I currently provide individual, family and couples therapy. I have worked with populations throughout the lifespan including children, teens, adults and clients facing end-of-life related issues and have taught courses on Anger Management, Parenting and Drug and Alcohol Education.
I have worked as a mental health practitioner for over 10 years. I began my career working with adolescents with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health needs in an inpatient treatment setting. I continued working with a variety of populations including homeless and at-risk families with children with mental health disorders. I currently provide individual, family and couples therapy. I have worked with populations throughout the lifespan including children, teens, adults and clients facing end-of-life related issues and have taught courses on Anger Management, Parenting and Drug and Alcohol Education.
Rich Wayne
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, LMFT, CCHt
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lake Forest, CA 92630 (Online Only)
I'm a integrative counselor who will help you get more satisfaction out of life. I've helped hundreds of people to dramatically improve how they feel and relate to others. Whether you're challenged by relationship problems, depression, anxiety, phobias, guilt, grief, anger, addictions, eating disorders, spiritual issues, trauma, PTSD, compulsive behaviors or communication challenges, I can help you with powerful techniques including: Rapid Resolution Therapy, CBT, TCT, Hypnosis and EFT, among others. Importantly, I treat the whole person, including your spiritual side if desired. I'll help you feel better and get better fast.
I'm a integrative counselor who will help you get more satisfaction out of life. I've helped hundreds of people to dramatically improve how they feel and relate to others. Whether you're challenged by relationship problems, depression, anxiety, phobias, guilt, grief, anger, addictions, eating disorders, spiritual issues, trauma, PTSD, compulsive behaviors or communication challenges, I can help you with powerful techniques including: Rapid Resolution Therapy, CBT, TCT, Hypnosis and EFT, among others. Importantly, I treat the whole person, including your spiritual side if desired. I'll help you feel better and get better fast.
James J. Sanders
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, CCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Forest, CA 92630
I am a licensed and certified therapist in both California and Nebraska to help individuals, couples, and families. We all want to be heard and understood. We all want to be validated as a hu man in this unpredictable world of unfulfilled expectations. I provide that confidential, non-judgemental safe place for you to heal past wounds and/or clarify and accomplish goals. I will help you do this at your pace and on your unique path. My website is www.SandersTherapy.com.
I am a licensed and certified therapist in both California and Nebraska to help individuals, couples, and families. We all want to be heard and understood. We all want to be validated as a hu man in this unpredictable world of unfulfilled expectations. I provide that confidential, non-judgemental safe place for you to heal past wounds and/or clarify and accomplish goals. I will help you do this at your pace and on your unique path. My website is www.SandersTherapy.com.
I have a strong Christian faith commitment but work with many people that don't.
It is important that my patients feel respected and encouraged. My job is to really listen and help you feel understood. I also think my role is to give you lots of feedback and not just be a passive listener saying, "uh, uh, hmm, I see, hmm". I am a coach, cheerleader, teacher, confidante, and accountability partner. The biggest complaint I have heard over the years about any past therapists whom patients felt were not helpful was the complaint that the past therapist was way too passive. I work best with those that want a therapist high in empathy but is not passive.
I have a strong Christian faith commitment but work with many people that don't.
It is important that my patients feel respected and encouraged. My job is to really listen and help you feel understood. I also think my role is to give you lots of feedback and not just be a passive listener saying, "uh, uh, hmm, I see, hmm". I am a coach, cheerleader, teacher, confidante, and accountability partner. The biggest complaint I have heard over the years about any past therapists whom patients felt were not helpful was the complaint that the past therapist was way too passive. I work best with those that want a therapist high in empathy but is not passive.
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Male Therapists
As a man, why might I want to see a male therapist?
There are many reasons a man might wish to work with a male therapist, including a degree of shared identity, which may help client and therapist connect to each other and allow for a more free-flowing discussion of issues that can be deeply personal. Some men may feel more comfortable talking to a male therapist about relationship concerns, the pressures they feel around the roles society and family place on men, career or job challenges, self-esteem, or anger problems. For some men who have not had a male role models in their lives, a good male therapist may be especially helpful.
How can I find out about a therapist’s experience treating men?
Individuals looking for treatment should feel comfortable directly asking a therapist about their history treating men overall and the issues that arise in therapy with men. A good therapist will be happy to discuss such matters as well as their educational background, approach to treatment, and how they think they can aid a prospective client. Prospective clients should also ask what the expectation is for treatment, and what the fee structure is, and whether and which insurance plans are accepted.
Can clients benefit from having a therapist of the same gender?
Therapy is not gender-specific, but some men as well as women feel more comfortable opening up about their experiences and history with a male therapist. An individual may feel that they have to explain less background information and be on the same page more quickly, particularly when discussing gender-specific challenges, in the case of male clients. Some women have prior negative experiences with women that predispose them to prefer working with a male in therapy. That said, a good clinician can transcend most if not all gender concerns. Ultimately, the most important factor in therapy is the connection and trust the client is able to build with the practitioner.
Would a male therapist have specific training in treating men?
Generally, no. There are no certifications for treating men specifically, but there are continuing education classes that therapists may take that focus on treating men as a group. There are many therapists who focus on men and male issues in their treatment and therefore have experience and expertise in this domain.