Male Therapists in Congress Park, Denver, CO
Ever find your need to be logical getting in the way of being emotionally present? Ever find yourself stuck on the outside, seeing your experience from afar? Ever find yourself lost in the forest, knowing the right path for you is just the other side of the darkness? You do not have to go through any of this alone. Using a person-centered, non-judgmental and hu manistic approach, my job is to assist you in ascertaining your priorities, goals, and the best way to help you make those dreams into reality.
Ever find your need to be logical getting in the way of being emotionally present? Ever find yourself stuck on the outside, seeing your experience from afar? Ever find yourself lost in the forest, knowing the right path for you is just the other side of the darkness? You do not have to go through any of this alone. Using a person-centered, non-judgmental and hu manistic approach, my job is to assist you in ascertaining your priorities, goals, and the best way to help you make those dreams into reality.
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Martin Solis Conrado
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206 (Online Only)
I approach therapy in a pretty open manner and let you decide what directions we can take, the whole point of therapy should be to do what you find actually helpful.
Hi there! I've been a therapist since 2017 and have really come to find my niche in helping folks through grief, trauma, and cultural/family issues. I try to make therapy as non-intimidating as possible as I see lots of people that are coming to therapy for the first time or that have avoided it due to bad past therapists. Let's be real, being vulnerable can be hard as hell and so I don't put any expectations or pressure on how we do our sessions. Whether you're just looking for general support, tools to cope with life, or to figure out/process the deep stuff, we can have space for it all.
I approach therapy in a pretty open manner and let you decide what directions we can take, the whole point of therapy should be to do what you find actually helpful.
Hi there! I've been a therapist since 2017 and have really come to find my niche in helping folks through grief, trauma, and cultural/family issues. I try to make therapy as non-intimidating as possible as I see lots of people that are coming to therapy for the first time or that have avoided it due to bad past therapists. Let's be real, being vulnerable can be hard as hell and so I don't put any expectations or pressure on how we do our sessions. Whether you're just looking for general support, tools to cope with life, or to figure out/process the deep stuff, we can have space for it all.
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Bryce Jennings
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206
I work primarily (but not exclusively) with men.
People I work well with often experience prolonged feelings of sadness or anxiety and want to feel more satisfaction in their lives. They can have behaviors that they can’t seem to rationalize or are counter to their values and goals. My clients often seek help with relationship problems, intense feelings of anger, fear, or shame, traumatic histories, isolation tendencies, or technology issues. Clients with these concerns have found support during my sessions as we build an insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so that they can make informed and conscious decisions as they navigate life's stressors.
I work primarily (but not exclusively) with men.
People I work well with often experience prolonged feelings of sadness or anxiety and want to feel more satisfaction in their lives. They can have behaviors that they can’t seem to rationalize or are counter to their values and goals. My clients often seek help with relationship problems, intense feelings of anger, fear, or shame, traumatic histories, isolation tendencies, or technology issues. Clients with these concerns have found support during my sessions as we build an insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so that they can make informed and conscious decisions as they navigate life's stressors.
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Kevin Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206
I specialize in helping men regain control, find calm, and rediscover joy and purpose in their lives.
I have a decade of experience working in a variety of clinical settings including inpatient substance use treatment, outpatient therapy, community mental health, and as a first responder crisis therapist. We all experience crisis in our lives, both large and small, and my goal is to help navigate this distress while building resilience and expanding insight. If you desire tools to navigate life more effectively, build more meaningful relationships with others and deepen the connection to yourself, I would love to hear from you.
I specialize in helping men regain control, find calm, and rediscover joy and purpose in their lives.
I have a decade of experience working in a variety of clinical settings including inpatient substance use treatment, outpatient therapy, community mental health, and as a first responder crisis therapist. We all experience crisis in our lives, both large and small, and my goal is to help navigate this distress while building resilience and expanding insight. If you desire tools to navigate life more effectively, build more meaningful relationships with others and deepen the connection to yourself, I would love to hear from you.
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Powell Burke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206 (Online Only)
As hu man beings, we often find ourselves wanting more freedom, or perhaps wanting more purpose in our lives, or craving a sense of inner peace. Other times, we find ourselves caught up in difficult and challenging relationships in our personal lives or at work. Whether your life feels overwhelming or underwhelming, I believe that care and courage, along with some healthy curiosity can go a long way in helping you locate new possibilities and finding solutions that work for you. Treating depression, gender dysphoria, relationship problems, and more. Online therapy available statewide in Georgia, Florida, and Colorado.
As hu man beings, we often find ourselves wanting more freedom, or perhaps wanting more purpose in our lives, or craving a sense of inner peace. Other times, we find ourselves caught up in difficult and challenging relationships in our personal lives or at work. Whether your life feels overwhelming or underwhelming, I believe that care and courage, along with some healthy curiosity can go a long way in helping you locate new possibilities and finding solutions that work for you. Treating depression, gender dysphoria, relationship problems, and more. Online therapy available statewide in Georgia, Florida, and Colorado.
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Ricardo Berrelez
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206 (Online Only)
I have experience with mood and stress regulation, anger management, behavioral modification, interpersonal and social skills and breaking the cycles of anxiety and depression.
A skillful and supportive approach can help a person overcome the challenges of stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and irritability. The obstacles of life can sometimes feel overwhelming, isolating and debilitating. Through a supportive therapeutic relationship, a person can learn the skills needed to make the changes one desires to achieve. As we work together on your specific goals, we will take a problem-solving approach to process and identify challenges you want to overcome by making changes, learning new skills, and supporting healing and wellbeing. Online Services Only
I have experience with mood and stress regulation, anger management, behavioral modification, interpersonal and social skills and breaking the cycles of anxiety and depression.
A skillful and supportive approach can help a person overcome the challenges of stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and irritability. The obstacles of life can sometimes feel overwhelming, isolating and debilitating. Through a supportive therapeutic relationship, a person can learn the skills needed to make the changes one desires to achieve. As we work together on your specific goals, we will take a problem-solving approach to process and identify challenges you want to overcome by making changes, learning new skills, and supporting healing and wellbeing. Online Services Only
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Welcome! I imagine you’re facing some challenges. Maybe you're struggling with relationship issues or dating. Maybe you're having upsetting memories of traumatic experiences you've been through. Or, maybe you’re feeling anxious or insecure. Everyone struggles sometimes, and sometimes we all need help. We need someone who will listen, understand, and accept us. Someone who cares, who can help us heal. Someone who can help us make sense of what’s happening so we can see things more clearly. I’m passionate about being there for my clients in these ways, and I’m glad you’re here. I work with both individuals and couples.
Welcome! I imagine you’re facing some challenges. Maybe you're struggling with relationship issues or dating. Maybe you're having upsetting memories of traumatic experiences you've been through. Or, maybe you’re feeling anxious or insecure. Everyone struggles sometimes, and sometimes we all need help. We need someone who will listen, understand, and accept us. Someone who cares, who can help us heal. Someone who can help us make sense of what’s happening so we can see things more clearly. I’m passionate about being there for my clients in these ways, and I’m glad you’re here. I work with both individuals and couples.
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Kenneth Pranoto
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206 (Online Only)
Hello, I'm Kenneth W. Pranoto, a Licensed Master’s Social Worker in Texas and Colorado. I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate emotional and mental health challenges using evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. My focus is on empowering clients to discover their strengths, develop resilience, and achieve personal goals, particularly in areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationships. I strive to create a safe, compassionate environment where clients feel supported and empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives.
Hello, I'm Kenneth W. Pranoto, a Licensed Master’s Social Worker in Texas and Colorado. I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate emotional and mental health challenges using evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. My focus is on empowering clients to discover their strengths, develop resilience, and achieve personal goals, particularly in areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationships. I strive to create a safe, compassionate environment where clients feel supported and empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives.
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You can read about my counseling and my first co-therapist Afghan hound, Baltho, or Balthazar, in my popular new memoir, Baltho, The Dog Who Owned a Man, available directly from me at www.
Your mind, body, & spirit are important components of a good life. I work with relationships, abuse, bullying, developing a strong and healthy sense of self, sex & gender, & spirituality. Having had a number of experiences with loss and the survival of the soul, I also do lots of grief and hope work over the passing of beloved animals and people. I find that this helps people with anxiety, especially important in our time. I am fully supportive of various orientations and paths to fulfillment, aware of the roles that class, race, and gender play in our lives. Most of all, I want you to find your true self, not a mask imposed on you.
You can read about my counseling and my first co-therapist Afghan hound, Baltho, or Balthazar, in my popular new memoir, Baltho, The Dog Who Owned a Man, available directly from me at www.
Your mind, body, & spirit are important components of a good life. I work with relationships, abuse, bullying, developing a strong and healthy sense of self, sex & gender, & spirituality. Having had a number of experiences with loss and the survival of the soul, I also do lots of grief and hope work over the passing of beloved animals and people. I find that this helps people with anxiety, especially important in our time. I am fully supportive of various orientations and paths to fulfillment, aware of the roles that class, race, and gender play in our lives. Most of all, I want you to find your true self, not a mask imposed on you.
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I work outside of managed care and insurance contracts.
Are you feeling stuck in a painful place in your life? I use results oriented techniques to help you grow through your pain and become more authentic and vital in your life. I am a compassionate man with over 35 years of experience helping people grow into their potential. I can help you live according to your life's deepest values. I have worked with hundreds of couples in all stages of conflict. Please come in and and request a copy of my booklet: "The Care and Feeding of Your Relationship." It includes 30 practices for promoting loving connections.
I work outside of managed care and insurance contracts.
Are you feeling stuck in a painful place in your life? I use results oriented techniques to help you grow through your pain and become more authentic and vital in your life. I am a compassionate man with over 35 years of experience helping people grow into their potential. I can help you live according to your life's deepest values. I have worked with hundreds of couples in all stages of conflict. Please come in and and request a copy of my booklet: "The Care and Feeding of Your Relationship." It includes 30 practices for promoting loving connections.
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Travis Boland
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206
Counseling can be a very rewarding experience and help with many different concerns that you may be facing. I believe that balance is an essential part of happiness, and when one aspect of our life becomes out of balance, we often experience distress and discontent. It is important that therapeutic work be tailored to your specific needs to address your concerns. Everyone is unique and the problems that people are facing are never the same. My purpose is to restore balance back into your life by using an integrative approach. When selecting interventions I take many factors into consideration.
Counseling can be a very rewarding experience and help with many different concerns that you may be facing. I believe that balance is an essential part of happiness, and when one aspect of our life becomes out of balance, we often experience distress and discontent. It is important that therapeutic work be tailored to your specific needs to address your concerns. Everyone is unique and the problems that people are facing are never the same. My purpose is to restore balance back into your life by using an integrative approach. When selecting interventions I take many factors into consideration.
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I respect that you will share what you deem necessary for our work together in a manner and within a timeframe that is comfortable for you.
I take a non-judgmental, empathic, compassionate, and insight-oriented approach to therapy. Current research, as well as my experience and training help me to determine the treatment strategies from psychodynamic, relational, hu manistic, existential, cognitive and behavioral approaches that will be most effective in addressing your concerns.
I work to create a supportive environment that facilitates reflectiveness, creativity and that helps you increase insight into your present struggles.
I believe that your view of yourself and the issues that have lead to their seeking therapy are influenced by your unique life experiences.
I respect that you will share what you deem necessary for our work together in a manner and within a timeframe that is comfortable for you.
I take a non-judgmental, empathic, compassionate, and insight-oriented approach to therapy. Current research, as well as my experience and training help me to determine the treatment strategies from psychodynamic, relational, hu manistic, existential, cognitive and behavioral approaches that will be most effective in addressing your concerns.
I work to create a supportive environment that facilitates reflectiveness, creativity and that helps you increase insight into your present struggles.
I believe that your view of yourself and the issues that have lead to their seeking therapy are influenced by your unique life experiences.
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Rotem Brayer
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206
Struggling with trauma, depression, and anxiety? These are treatable conditions! With effective EMDR treatment, we can relieve your pain and foster integrative experiences. As your therapist, I'll challenge you to step out of your comfort zone and focus on healing (EMDR therapists call it "adaptive resolution") beyond intellectual understanding. Together, we'll create a treatment plan with a beginning, middle, and end, ensuring long-lasting transformative changes. My specialty in EMDR has been helpful to many of my clients, including those who believed that they were untreatable.
Struggling with trauma, depression, and anxiety? These are treatable conditions! With effective EMDR treatment, we can relieve your pain and foster integrative experiences. As your therapist, I'll challenge you to step out of your comfort zone and focus on healing (EMDR therapists call it "adaptive resolution") beyond intellectual understanding. Together, we'll create a treatment plan with a beginning, middle, and end, ensuring long-lasting transformative changes. My specialty in EMDR has been helpful to many of my clients, including those who believed that they were untreatable.
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Our office strives to help each individual use their visual system (not just their eyes) to gather and process information quicker, more efficiently, with less energy. Our office sees children who have been labelled, adults with head injuries and anyone who wants to perform better. Better perfor mance in the Therapy Room should lead to better perfor mance in the real world.
Our office strives to help each individual use their visual system (not just their eyes) to gather and process information quicker, more efficiently, with less energy. Our office sees children who have been labelled, adults with head injuries and anyone who wants to perform better. Better perfor mance in the Therapy Room should lead to better perfor mance in the real world.
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Christopher Loeffler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206
Ideal for those with some knowledge of psychotherapy yet still struggling with creativity, relationships, and intimacy, e mancipation work allows us to finally understand how we came to be as we are.
Today's confused, often over-stimulating times can be depressing, certainly anxiety provoking. Core questions surface. Who am I? My "image" aka my socially acceptable self?
Yes, but much more. How do I find out? Become the most creative, productive individual I can be? How do I get beyond the apathy and life's daily frustrations, step into the fire of my meant-to-be self? A "foray" is an excursion into the unknown, a stretch and reach for the new and undiscovered. Employing "emotional courage" as the fulcrum, we work hard together to make recovery and growth the adventures they are meant to be.
Ideal for those with some knowledge of psychotherapy yet still struggling with creativity, relationships, and intimacy, e mancipation work allows us to finally understand how we came to be as we are.
Today's confused, often over-stimulating times can be depressing, certainly anxiety provoking. Core questions surface. Who am I? My "image" aka my socially acceptable self?
Yes, but much more. How do I find out? Become the most creative, productive individual I can be? How do I get beyond the apathy and life's daily frustrations, step into the fire of my meant-to-be self? A "foray" is an excursion into the unknown, a stretch and reach for the new and undiscovered. Employing "emotional courage" as the fulcrum, we work hard together to make recovery and growth the adventures they are meant to be.
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Male Therapist @Adelante Familias/Forward Families
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206
Having an impactful counseling experience is important to you. You're looking for someone who is understanding, knowledgeable, and experienced. For over 32 years, I have dedicated myself to honing my ability to provide you a counseling experience that is empowering and successful. I aim at collaboration and transparency in working with families, couples and individuals. To accomplish this, I ask clients for feedback at the end of each session, and I actively talk with those whom I serve about any changes they feel need to be made to improve their client experience.
Having an impactful counseling experience is important to you. You're looking for someone who is understanding, knowledgeable, and experienced. For over 32 years, I have dedicated myself to honing my ability to provide you a counseling experience that is empowering and successful. I aim at collaboration and transparency in working with families, couples and individuals. To accomplish this, I ask clients for feedback at the end of each session, and I actively talk with those whom I serve about any changes they feel need to be made to improve their client experience.
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Birch Psychology is a practice devoted to helping individuals and families grow, discover and reach their potential. This is the primary focus of all the clinicians in practice at Birch. Through specialties in working with adults, adolescents and children.
Birch Psychology is a practice devoted to helping individuals and families grow, discover and reach their potential. This is the primary focus of all the clinicians in practice at Birch. Through specialties in working with adults, adolescents and children.
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Christian Lee Vasquez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206 (Online Only)
There are many ways I use therapy to help support your goals and give you direct actionable steps to obtain those goals while in a safe space.
With over 11 years of clinical experience, I've found ways to provide authentic therapeutic support in a professional setting that allows my energetic and caring personality to shine through. I see counseling as a way to gain support while you process & reprocess significant life events from your past while making a plan and taking steps for change. If you feel comfortable partnering with a someone who tries to avoid shaming, judging, and guilting, all while utilizing empathy alongside clinical expertise, we'll be a good match.
There are many ways I use therapy to help support your goals and give you direct actionable steps to obtain those goals while in a safe space.
With over 11 years of clinical experience, I've found ways to provide authentic therapeutic support in a professional setting that allows my energetic and caring personality to shine through. I see counseling as a way to gain support while you process & reprocess significant life events from your past while making a plan and taking steps for change. If you feel comfortable partnering with a someone who tries to avoid shaming, judging, and guilting, all while utilizing empathy alongside clinical expertise, we'll be a good match.
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As a psychologist committed to strength-based approaches, I help clients see and utilize their existing knowledge and skills to create better lives. My work with clients both supports and challenges them, affirming who they are, what they believe, and how they think they can change. I take an approach that focuses much more on possibility than pathology, and as such I help clients find creative ways to approach problems and develop personal stories that fulfill them. I consider it an honor to do the work I do, and I strive to not only respect, but enhance, clients' dignity.
As a psychologist committed to strength-based approaches, I help clients see and utilize their existing knowledge and skills to create better lives. My work with clients both supports and challenges them, affirming who they are, what they believe, and how they think they can change. I take an approach that focuses much more on possibility than pathology, and as such I help clients find creative ways to approach problems and develop personal stories that fulfill them. I consider it an honor to do the work I do, and I strive to not only respect, but enhance, clients' dignity.
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Glen Willis
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Congress Park, Denver, CO 80206
Life can be difficult at times to say the least. Every single one of us face challenges that we need help with from time to time. I am fully committed to helping you find the most effective methods to achieve the lasting changes you desire, resulting in improved happiness, sustained contentment, and a higher quality of life. Asking for help is a sign of strength, courage, and emotional intelligence.
Life can be difficult at times to say the least. Every single one of us face challenges that we need help with from time to time. I am fully committed to helping you find the most effective methods to achieve the lasting changes you desire, resulting in improved happiness, sustained contentment, and a higher quality of life. Asking for help is a sign of strength, courage, and emotional intelligence.
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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.