Male Therapists in Nevada County, CA
Thank You for your time. Over the years I have worked with people from varied walks of life including children with social and emotional difficulties, adolescents facing their own unique challenges, adults, couples and entire families. I have been fortunate to train with experts in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Object Relations, Self Psychology, Play and Sand Tray Therapy as well as, Family Systems, Structural Family Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In addition, I am certified in the clinical application of hypnotherapy through, and former Vice President of, the American Psychotherapy & Medical Hypnosis Association.
Thank You for your time. Over the years I have worked with people from varied walks of life including children with social and emotional difficulties, adolescents facing their own unique challenges, adults, couples and entire families. I have been fortunate to train with experts in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Object Relations, Self Psychology, Play and Sand Tray Therapy as well as, Family Systems, Structural Family Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In addition, I am certified in the clinical application of hypnotherapy through, and former Vice President of, the American Psychotherapy & Medical Hypnosis Association.
My approach to therapy is grounded in depth-oriented, imaginal and hu manistic perspectives.
We are in the midst of difficult times, filled with uncertainty, unsettling emotions and new challenges. You do not have to be alone in finding, creating, and examining solutions. I work with individuals, couples, and families in confidential and supportive telehealth and nature-based in person sessions. We can collaborate to find the most effective approach to meet your specific needs and goals. I treat anxiety, depression, relational difficulties, family conflict, grief, and provide parenting guidance. I also provide support and guidance through life transitions through customized ritual and ceremony creation and enactment.
My approach to therapy is grounded in depth-oriented, imaginal and hu manistic perspectives.
We are in the midst of difficult times, filled with uncertainty, unsettling emotions and new challenges. You do not have to be alone in finding, creating, and examining solutions. I work with individuals, couples, and families in confidential and supportive telehealth and nature-based in person sessions. We can collaborate to find the most effective approach to meet your specific needs and goals. I treat anxiety, depression, relational difficulties, family conflict, grief, and provide parenting guidance. I also provide support and guidance through life transitions through customized ritual and ceremony creation and enactment.
You are on a path toward healing. I would love to partner with you and bring my training and experience to support your healing and growth. Individuals, couples, families, and children are all welcome. I work with Narrative, Existential, and Strengths Based modalities to help you find meaning in suffering, create a new narrative, and capitalize on the strengths you already have. I am trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. I provide therapy in English and in Spanish.
You are on a path toward healing. I would love to partner with you and bring my training and experience to support your healing and growth. Individuals, couples, families, and children are all welcome. I work with Narrative, Existential, and Strengths Based modalities to help you find meaning in suffering, create a new narrative, and capitalize on the strengths you already have. I am trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. I provide therapy in English and in Spanish.
Zachary Daniel Arnold
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, SUDCC
Verified Verified
Nevada City, CA 95959
It can be really challenging to keep up with de mands and the pressure of the lives. The world we live in doesn’t always value our authentic selves or our emotional needs. It is up to each of to do the work to uncover our needs, to value them and find healing. Healing involves awakening to our emotions, processing the events that have shaped us and finding/creating new meaning in our lives. Join me on this journey to explore and connect with the deep emotional content that shapes our existences. Until we fully feel and come to terms with what has happened in the past, we will be driven by it.
It can be really challenging to keep up with de mands and the pressure of the lives. The world we live in doesn’t always value our authentic selves or our emotional needs. It is up to each of to do the work to uncover our needs, to value them and find healing. Healing involves awakening to our emotions, processing the events that have shaped us and finding/creating new meaning in our lives. Join me on this journey to explore and connect with the deep emotional content that shapes our existences. Until we fully feel and come to terms with what has happened in the past, we will be driven by it.
Joseph Weinstein
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Truckee, CA 96161
Waitlist for new clients
I offer a grounded person-centered approach to therapeutic work that is highly collaborative and rooted in depth psychology, the healing power of nature, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness. I provide a therapeutic experience that is non-directive, compassionate, and authentic. I specialize in assisting highly creative and sensitive youth and adults interested in personal growth and healing. I have tremendous respect for those willing to embrace their own vulnerability and embark upon the dynamic and challenging journey of psychotherapy.
I offer a grounded person-centered approach to therapeutic work that is highly collaborative and rooted in depth psychology, the healing power of nature, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness. I provide a therapeutic experience that is non-directive, compassionate, and authentic. I specialize in assisting highly creative and sensitive youth and adults interested in personal growth and healing. I have tremendous respect for those willing to embrace their own vulnerability and embark upon the dynamic and challenging journey of psychotherapy.
I believe that within each of us lies strengths that can allow us to move towards positive change: To become happier, heal from emotional pain, improved self-esteem, greater independence, feeling more empowered, improved relationships with ourselves and others, and many other possibilities. I utilize both Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people to improve their lives. I have been providing counseling for over 15 years for individual adults and couples on a variety of issues including separation/divorce, communication, parenting, depression, anxiety, life transitions and men's issues.
I believe that within each of us lies strengths that can allow us to move towards positive change: To become happier, heal from emotional pain, improved self-esteem, greater independence, feeling more empowered, improved relationships with ourselves and others, and many other possibilities. I utilize both Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people to improve their lives. I have been providing counseling for over 15 years for individual adults and couples on a variety of issues including separation/divorce, communication, parenting, depression, anxiety, life transitions and men's issues.
I work with folks on managing transitions big and small; healing wounds old and new.
Time to work on YOU! Here for those battling depression, anxiety and mood swings; broken hearts; lack of confidence on what to do or who to be. Here for those launching into adulthood (our twenties are a rollercoaster). Here for those recovering from specific and chronic trauma, or familial dysfunction; disaffected teens and young adults; identity loss and reformation. Here for the travails of marriage and middle life; infertility; addiction; parenting struggles; work stress, career confusion, and of course, the Grand Interpersonal Rollercoaster of sex, ro mance and relationships.
I work with folks on managing transitions big and small; healing wounds old and new.
Time to work on YOU! Here for those battling depression, anxiety and mood swings; broken hearts; lack of confidence on what to do or who to be. Here for those launching into adulthood (our twenties are a rollercoaster). Here for those recovering from specific and chronic trauma, or familial dysfunction; disaffected teens and young adults; identity loss and reformation. Here for the travails of marriage and middle life; infertility; addiction; parenting struggles; work stress, career confusion, and of course, the Grand Interpersonal Rollercoaster of sex, ro mance and relationships.
Algiu Mihai
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nevada City, CA 95959
I have extensive experience working with men, wo men and youth in crisis, as well as incarcerated men.
Besides individual sessions, couples work sessions and Group Work, I also train clinicians in awareness based somatic psychotherapy. I also, hold two types of weekly groups that are ongoing, although they are open to new people from time time. Check my website and youtube channel (Circle of Being Somatic Shadow Work) to understand more about my work and different modules I have available. Before booking sessions with me, please watch the video called 'Watch this video before booking 1:1 sessions with Mihai Intro to somatic therapy vs talk therapy' (cannot insert this video here but you can find on my above mentioned youtube channel)
I have extensive experience working with men, wo men and youth in crisis, as well as incarcerated men.
Besides individual sessions, couples work sessions and Group Work, I also train clinicians in awareness based somatic psychotherapy. I also, hold two types of weekly groups that are ongoing, although they are open to new people from time time. Check my website and youtube channel (Circle of Being Somatic Shadow Work) to understand more about my work and different modules I have available. Before booking sessions with me, please watch the video called 'Watch this video before booking 1:1 sessions with Mihai Intro to somatic therapy vs talk therapy' (cannot insert this video here but you can find on my above mentioned youtube channel)
Aaron Galloway
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, EMDR-II
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Nevada City, CA 95959
If you've tried talk therapy, meditation, and other cognitive approaches yet keep lapsing into old cycles, it's time to try something new! Our "state drives story," meaning our nervous system and primitive brain directs our thinking; often, it's not the other way around. Also, the healing journey is not a one-size-fits-all experience, so I draw on my training in EMDR, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, attachment therapy, somatic therapy, wilderness therapy, Polyvagal theory, and addictions counseling to best meet you where you are in your process. You can heal and thrive through experiential therapies.
If you've tried talk therapy, meditation, and other cognitive approaches yet keep lapsing into old cycles, it's time to try something new! Our "state drives story," meaning our nervous system and primitive brain directs our thinking; often, it's not the other way around. Also, the healing journey is not a one-size-fits-all experience, so I draw on my training in EMDR, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, attachment therapy, somatic therapy, wilderness therapy, Polyvagal theory, and addictions counseling to best meet you where you are in your process. You can heal and thrive through experiential therapies.
Support and Solutions, Steve Navisky, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Grass Valley, CA 95945 (Online Only)
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Clear communication, taking risks and responsibility for one's actions and feelings, allow natural, self-healing resources to emerge from within us.
Clients are encouraged to face fear and pain, live in the present moment, and not retreat into the past; thus, finding strength, courage and trust, leading to wholeness. A belief in a POWER, greater than our smaller selves, connects us to our healthier and truer SELF. This is a key factor in the healing process. We have experienced this greater SELF, often in times of great trial and/or great joy. It works!
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Clear communication, taking risks and responsibility for one's actions and feelings, allow natural, self-healing resources to emerge from within us.
Clients are encouraged to face fear and pain, live in the present moment, and not retreat into the past; thus, finding strength, courage and trust, leading to wholeness. A belief in a POWER, greater than our smaller selves, connects us to our healthier and truer SELF. This is a key factor in the healing process. We have experienced this greater SELF, often in times of great trial and/or great joy. It works!
Walter Swartz
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, CADC-1
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nevada City, CA 95959
Finding a therapist can be a challenge on its own, let alone finding one with whom you feel comfortable enough to share the intimate details of your life. It takes courage to ask for help and embark on a path of personal growth. If you’re reading this you’ve passed a threshold and are ready to put in the work of examining the parts of yourself, and your life, that you’d like to change. The next step is to find out if the therapist you’ve chosen is the right fit.
Finding a therapist can be a challenge on its own, let alone finding one with whom you feel comfortable enough to share the intimate details of your life. It takes courage to ask for help and embark on a path of personal growth. If you’re reading this you’ve passed a threshold and are ready to put in the work of examining the parts of yourself, and your life, that you’d like to change. The next step is to find out if the therapist you’ve chosen is the right fit.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Nevada City, CA 95959 (Online Only)
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over thirty years of experience providing psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults and families. I have helped hundreds of clients overcome or manage a variety of life stressors. I work diligently with each client to help him or her achieve their own personal therapeutic goals. I believe in the innate healing powers of each individual and the dramatic benefits that a professional therapeutic relationship can provide. I strive to enable each client to reach their own hu man potential, thus living with greater meaning, purpose and satisfaction.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over thirty years of experience providing psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults and families. I have helped hundreds of clients overcome or manage a variety of life stressors. I work diligently with each client to help him or her achieve their own personal therapeutic goals. I believe in the innate healing powers of each individual and the dramatic benefits that a professional therapeutic relationship can provide. I strive to enable each client to reach their own hu man potential, thus living with greater meaning, purpose and satisfaction.
Laine uses cognitive behavioral, Gestalt, Hu manistic along with mindful awareness orientations in his private practice.
Psychotherapy is one way to promote change which examines attitude, feelings, emotions and motivation when the individual, couple or family experience is less than funtional. The work is mainly to encourage the patient to talk and explore their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts which develops integrated mindful awareness. In other words emotional growth. Additionally, this is a process which seeks to help gain an increased capacity for choice, through which the patient becomes more autonomous,functional and self-determined. Dr. Laine strongly believes that this challenging work is best accomplished in an atmosphere of safety, caring, support and is dedicated to providing this for all patients.
Laine uses cognitive behavioral, Gestalt, Hu manistic along with mindful awareness orientations in his private practice.
Psychotherapy is one way to promote change which examines attitude, feelings, emotions and motivation when the individual, couple or family experience is less than funtional. The work is mainly to encourage the patient to talk and explore their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts which develops integrated mindful awareness. In other words emotional growth. Additionally, this is a process which seeks to help gain an increased capacity for choice, through which the patient becomes more autonomous,functional and self-determined. Dr. Laine strongly believes that this challenging work is best accomplished in an atmosphere of safety, caring, support and is dedicated to providing this for all patients.
I have 30 years of experience as a therapist, as well as having trained interns for many of these years.
I would be honored to help you in self-discovery and change. It takes a lot of courage to travel down that path. I often can intuit the key issues underlying a person’s suffering, which are often relational-both within ourselves and with others. To be kind and yet direct, and to really see you-both as you are now and how you want to become more whole. Finding clarity, compassion, and new ways to effectively deal with problems are essential in therapy. I will help you find where you are stuck and ways to get unstuck, by changing how you process both your thoughts and feelings. I work with both adults and couples.
I have 30 years of experience as a therapist, as well as having trained interns for many of these years.
I would be honored to help you in self-discovery and change. It takes a lot of courage to travel down that path. I often can intuit the key issues underlying a person’s suffering, which are often relational-both within ourselves and with others. To be kind and yet direct, and to really see you-both as you are now and how you want to become more whole. Finding clarity, compassion, and new ways to effectively deal with problems are essential in therapy. I will help you find where you are stuck and ways to get unstuck, by changing how you process both your thoughts and feelings. I work with both adults and couples.
I have been practicing psychotherapy since 2004 and am currently serving as the Director of the Center for Transformational Therapy in Nevada City. I have developed a process called Awareness-Based Emotional Processing to help my clients expand their feeling capacity and establish emotional well-being individually and in relationship.
I have been practicing psychotherapy since 2004 and am currently serving as the Director of the Center for Transformational Therapy in Nevada City. I have developed a process called Awareness-Based Emotional Processing to help my clients expand their feeling capacity and establish emotional well-being individually and in relationship.
Brian Allen
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Nevada City, CA 95959 (Online Only)
Whether you are looking for deep healing and transformation or support with life’s daily challenges, I seek to hold a space based on respect and care for you and your process. My experience ranges from private practice therapy working with individuals, couples, and children to working with people experiencing psychiatric crisis and providing psychedelic peer support.
Whether you are looking for deep healing and transformation or support with life’s daily challenges, I seek to hold a space based on respect and care for you and your process. My experience ranges from private practice therapy working with individuals, couples, and children to working with people experiencing psychiatric crisis and providing psychedelic peer support.
Keith D. McCourtney
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nevada City, CA 95959
I have been a licensed therapist for 19 years. I believe that the most important part of therapy is the therapeutic relationship. The therapeutic relationship is formed in a collaboration between myself and my clients in an environment of mutual acceptance and respect. In addition to my education, training and experience as a therapist, I rely on my innate skills as an active listener, my good memory and genuine caring to guide me in my approach to therapy.
I have been a licensed therapist for 19 years. I believe that the most important part of therapy is the therapeutic relationship. The therapeutic relationship is formed in a collaboration between myself and my clients in an environment of mutual acceptance and respect. In addition to my education, training and experience as a therapist, I rely on my innate skills as an active listener, my good memory and genuine caring to guide me in my approach to therapy.
I'm hu man, and empathic.
I prefer to work with adult males, couples, and families, but I will work with anyone that needs help. I've done extensive work on myself, and have lots of first hand experience with most of the issues people face. I work with emotions, behaviors, and beliefs, especially the ones that are hardest to face. I am a lifelong student of Ericksonian Hypnosis, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, self-psychology, self-love, self-acceptance, conflict resolution, personal growth, forgiveness and change. I can help you find inner peace, self-love, and forgiveness.
I'm hu man, and empathic.
I prefer to work with adult males, couples, and families, but I will work with anyone that needs help. I've done extensive work on myself, and have lots of first hand experience with most of the issues people face. I work with emotions, behaviors, and beliefs, especially the ones that are hardest to face. I am a lifelong student of Ericksonian Hypnosis, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, self-psychology, self-love, self-acceptance, conflict resolution, personal growth, forgiveness and change. I can help you find inner peace, self-love, and forgiveness.
Keith Paul Thompson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grass Valley, CA 95945
I enjoy walking alongside individuals, couples, and families as they navigate through life's difficult pathways to those of change, healing, and growth. Deciding to come to counseling is a courageous decision which offers the opportunity to focus on oneself and to sort out the issues. I help: couples and families shift from fighting with each other to enjoying each other; individuals to step away from damaging behaviors and patterns; and adolescents to gain and enhance their strengths and identity. I provide a safe, supportive environment to help you take the next right step towards a happier and healthier life.
I enjoy walking alongside individuals, couples, and families as they navigate through life's difficult pathways to those of change, healing, and growth. Deciding to come to counseling is a courageous decision which offers the opportunity to focus on oneself and to sort out the issues. I help: couples and families shift from fighting with each other to enjoying each other; individuals to step away from damaging behaviors and patterns; and adolescents to gain and enhance their strengths and identity. I provide a safe, supportive environment to help you take the next right step towards a happier and healthier life.
Rob Steffke
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nevada City, CA 95959
My clients are people of all ages who find themselves ready to move into a way of being and relating that they know in their hearts is possible. Experience has shown me that a trusted relationship is medicine that catalyzes our ability to meet our pain, question our beliefs, refine our visions, celebrate our joy—all of which are part of becoming ourselves. Within many frames of psychology, I have seen how easy it can be to become locked into identity structures that reinforce limitation. Energy wants to move. Experiences want to be known. Visions want to be honed. These intensifying days call to us whispering- time to transform.
My clients are people of all ages who find themselves ready to move into a way of being and relating that they know in their hearts is possible. Experience has shown me that a trusted relationship is medicine that catalyzes our ability to meet our pain, question our beliefs, refine our visions, celebrate our joy—all of which are part of becoming ourselves. Within many frames of psychology, I have seen how easy it can be to become locked into identity structures that reinforce limitation. Energy wants to move. Experiences want to be known. Visions want to be honed. These intensifying days call to us whispering- time to transform.
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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.