Male Therapists in West Valley, Boise, ID
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Matthew Hill Counseling LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
West Valley, Boise, ID 83713 (Online Only)
My name is Matt and I love helping people change. I see my role as a therapist to be a partner walking along side you, assisting you towards the path you wish to take. In each session I will listen with great purpose and without judgment to understand all that you are. I have experienced many milestones, changed careers, and through my background in athletics and schooling have acquired skills to tackle different situations.
My name is Matt and I love helping people change. I see my role as a therapist to be a partner walking along side you, assisting you towards the path you wish to take. In each session I will listen with great purpose and without judgment to understand all that you are. I have experienced many milestones, changed careers, and through my background in athletics and schooling have acquired skills to tackle different situations.
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Your symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger are your body's way of telling you something's not right! As a child, you may have experienced some sort of failure in your relationships or environment. As a child you compensate for these traumas by creating strategies for survival. Maybe you are a perfectionist, or maybe you find that you give more than you receive, or perhaps you just feel disconnected from yourself and everyone around you? The pain you are experiencing is real, and coping with it just isn't working anymore.
Your symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger are your body's way of telling you something's not right! As a child, you may have experienced some sort of failure in your relationships or environment. As a child you compensate for these traumas by creating strategies for survival. Maybe you are a perfectionist, or maybe you find that you give more than you receive, or perhaps you just feel disconnected from yourself and everyone around you? The pain you are experiencing is real, and coping with it just isn't working anymore.
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Bret Callinan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
West Valley, Boise, ID 83704
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ― Kahlil Gibran ― If you are seeking counseling to discover a better way forward, I am here as supporter and guide but you yourself will be the one who will have all the credit for the growth and improvement made during the process. The client's who get the most out of my services put forth the work and are rewarded by their own progress. And its okay to not know the answers to questions but I'm going to challenge you to find out.
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ― Kahlil Gibran ― If you are seeking counseling to discover a better way forward, I am here as supporter and guide but you yourself will be the one who will have all the credit for the growth and improvement made during the process. The client's who get the most out of my services put forth the work and are rewarded by their own progress. And its okay to not know the answers to questions but I'm going to challenge you to find out.
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MRL Counseling LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Valley, Boise, ID 83704
At MRL Counseling LLC we strives to provide clients a safe, calm, open therapeutic environment. We tailor the therapeutic treatment of our clients based on their current situations and their desired directions in life. Some of life's transitions can be difficult to cope with and treating those transitions may be the key to a happier way of life. Whatever the case may be we all need help, and somebody to talk with at times during our life's journey.
At MRL Counseling LLC we strives to provide clients a safe, calm, open therapeutic environment. We tailor the therapeutic treatment of our clients based on their current situations and their desired directions in life. Some of life's transitions can be difficult to cope with and treating those transitions may be the key to a happier way of life. Whatever the case may be we all need help, and somebody to talk with at times during our life's journey.
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Since 2007, I have been dedicated to helping individuals navigate their mental health journeys with compassion and understanding. With extensive experience in treating depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, psychosis, and LGBTQ+ issues, I create a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their concerns freely. My approach is rooted in a humanistic philosophy, using Client-Centered therapy within a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework to empower clients in developing the insight and coping skills they need. My broad life experiences enable me to quickly build rapport and connect deeply with those I work with
Since 2007, I have been dedicated to helping individuals navigate their mental health journeys with compassion and understanding. With extensive experience in treating depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, psychosis, and LGBTQ+ issues, I create a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their concerns freely. My approach is rooted in a humanistic philosophy, using Client-Centered therapy within a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework to empower clients in developing the insight and coping skills they need. My broad life experiences enable me to quickly build rapport and connect deeply with those I work with
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Has life become more bitter than sweet for you lately? Have the solutions you have been trying to make things better just making things worse? Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, judged, or stuck? You are not alone and while change is not easy, it is worth it. For over 30 years I have helped people find the resilience within them and the support they need to find more joy and productivity in their lives. I have been trained in Cognitive Behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment, and Solution-Focused therapies and with the Gottman approach to couples counseling but I mainly try to fit my style to what you need as a client.
Has life become more bitter than sweet for you lately? Have the solutions you have been trying to make things better just making things worse? Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, judged, or stuck? You are not alone and while change is not easy, it is worth it. For over 30 years I have helped people find the resilience within them and the support they need to find more joy and productivity in their lives. I have been trained in Cognitive Behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment, and Solution-Focused therapies and with the Gottman approach to couples counseling but I mainly try to fit my style to what you need as a client.
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A traumatic event, seen or experienced, can trigger lasting symptoms. You feel them in your body. While you can't always identify them, you do know that you feel their effects every day. Panic attacks, nightmares, flashbacks, and more. What you may be experiencing are the symptoms of trauma. They might be sudden and intense, ongoing, new, or stemming from childhood. Either way, their effects can be powerful and life-altering. It's true, some people may feel these symptoms and move forward with a peaceful, undisturbed existence. Unfortunately, for you, “peaceful and undisturbed” feels like it left your life long ago.
A traumatic event, seen or experienced, can trigger lasting symptoms. You feel them in your body. While you can't always identify them, you do know that you feel their effects every day. Panic attacks, nightmares, flashbacks, and more. What you may be experiencing are the symptoms of trauma. They might be sudden and intense, ongoing, new, or stemming from childhood. Either way, their effects can be powerful and life-altering. It's true, some people may feel these symptoms and move forward with a peaceful, undisturbed existence. Unfortunately, for you, “peaceful and undisturbed” feels like it left your life long ago.
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Dr. Sean Stokes
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
16 Endorsed
West Valley, Boise, ID 83714
Greetings! I am Dr. Stokes, and over the past 25+ years I have worked with clients seeking help with their relationships. I work with individuals and couples. Using a Structural Family Therapy approach, I address the six components of intimacy and help couples build connections across all six. I also incorporate Attachment Theory to address family-of-origin wounds that hinder intimacy. Lastly, because finances are one of the main causes of stress, I have recently added Financial Therapy & Financial Coaching to my skill set. I believe in providing "how to" skills so you feel more confident to handle whatever life throws at you.
Greetings! I am Dr. Stokes, and over the past 25+ years I have worked with clients seeking help with their relationships. I work with individuals and couples. Using a Structural Family Therapy approach, I address the six components of intimacy and help couples build connections across all six. I also incorporate Attachment Theory to address family-of-origin wounds that hinder intimacy. Lastly, because finances are one of the main causes of stress, I have recently added Financial Therapy & Financial Coaching to my skill set. I believe in providing "how to" skills so you feel more confident to handle whatever life throws at you.
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Alan G Neighbors
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, NLPP, MBA
Verified Verified
West Valley, Boise, ID 83704
My forte is a faith based marriage/family counseling process with emphasis upon a systems perspective of family dynamics. I am a LCSW certified in NLP with an MBA. This blend of education and experience allows me to offer a strong theoretical support and life experience to my clients who are seeking to improve their family as well as their personal development/growth. I use an eclectic blend of therapeutic processes that include but not limited to RT (Reality Therapy) CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) SFT (Solution-Focused Therapy) and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).
My forte is a faith based marriage/family counseling process with emphasis upon a systems perspective of family dynamics. I am a LCSW certified in NLP with an MBA. This blend of education and experience allows me to offer a strong theoretical support and life experience to my clients who are seeking to improve their family as well as their personal development/growth. I use an eclectic blend of therapeutic processes that include but not limited to RT (Reality Therapy) CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) SFT (Solution-Focused Therapy) and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).
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Are you at a turning point, looking to reinvent yourself and clean up the mess you have created? Have you or your loved one been out of control with regards to destructive behaviors (pornography, excessive internet use, affairs etc.) or are you simply no longer satisfied with the direction your life is headed. I offer effective psychotherapy that gets to the heart of the matter. I specialize in working with men who are looking for a new beginning. I also work with women impacted negatively by men they care about. I have been helping clients for over twenty years and draw upon both science and the deepest Christian tradition.
Are you at a turning point, looking to reinvent yourself and clean up the mess you have created? Have you or your loved one been out of control with regards to destructive behaviors (pornography, excessive internet use, affairs etc.) or are you simply no longer satisfied with the direction your life is headed. I offer effective psychotherapy that gets to the heart of the matter. I specialize in working with men who are looking for a new beginning. I also work with women impacted negatively by men they care about. I have been helping clients for over twenty years and draw upon both science and the deepest Christian tradition.
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I love the counseling that I do. For the last fifteen years I have been a witness to the courage, tenacity, and resiliency of my clients as they strive to improve their personal lives and relationships in their families. I am convinced that much of our life is determined by the lens that we choose to look through. I also believe counselors are most successful when they also have a healthy lifestyle and live the principles that they teach to their clients. I believe that when you meet me that you will find me to be grounded, healthy, and authentic.
I love the counseling that I do. For the last fifteen years I have been a witness to the courage, tenacity, and resiliency of my clients as they strive to improve their personal lives and relationships in their families. I am convinced that much of our life is determined by the lens that we choose to look through. I also believe counselors are most successful when they also have a healthy lifestyle and live the principles that they teach to their clients. I believe that when you meet me that you will find me to be grounded, healthy, and authentic.
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I am so blessed! Over 20 years of helping people heal, grow and experience a higher quality of life has been incredibly rewarding for me. I am passionate about being a counselor, coach and teammate, I regularly see quick and noticeable improvement in the vast majority of the people that I work with. My style is to be very interactive and connected in the counseling process. I will listen to you, support you, and seek to give clarity and guidance where you have been confused. This may mean helping you heal from wounds of the past, dealing with current stressors, or helping couples communicate with more understanding and unity.
I am so blessed! Over 20 years of helping people heal, grow and experience a higher quality of life has been incredibly rewarding for me. I am passionate about being a counselor, coach and teammate, I regularly see quick and noticeable improvement in the vast majority of the people that I work with. My style is to be very interactive and connected in the counseling process. I will listen to you, support you, and seek to give clarity and guidance where you have been confused. This may mean helping you heal from wounds of the past, dealing with current stressors, or helping couples communicate with more understanding and unity.
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James A Mhoon
Licensed Professional Counselor, MBA, MS MFT, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
West Valley, Boise, ID 83713
I help married couples in distress re-discover their passion for one another, bring peace to their home and reach a new level of relating and enjoying life together. Martin Luther King Jr is attributed as saying "Faith is taking the first step when you can't see the whole staircase." Sometimes taking that first step, like calling or emailing a therapist you've never met, is a bit daunting. But what might happen if you give it a try?
I help married couples in distress re-discover their passion for one another, bring peace to their home and reach a new level of relating and enjoying life together. Martin Luther King Jr is attributed as saying "Faith is taking the first step when you can't see the whole staircase." Sometimes taking that first step, like calling or emailing a therapist you've never met, is a bit daunting. But what might happen if you give it a try?
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Justin Hughes
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
West Valley, Boise, ID 83704 (Online Only)
Are you searching for a safe and understanding environment to address your thoughts and learn about mental health? I am a licensed therapist in Idaho, committed to providing personalized, compassionate care to each of my clients. I believe in treating everyone with the utmost respect and sensitivity. My approach to therapy places great importance on developing a tailored dialog and treatment plan designed to meet your unique, specific needs.
Are you searching for a safe and understanding environment to address your thoughts and learn about mental health? I am a licensed therapist in Idaho, committed to providing personalized, compassionate care to each of my clients. I believe in treating everyone with the utmost respect and sensitivity. My approach to therapy places great importance on developing a tailored dialog and treatment plan designed to meet your unique, specific needs.
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Shey Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Valley, Boise, ID 83704
New Clients Welcome! I believe that regardless of the challenge of the mountain one must climb, there is a way around it, through it, or over it. With my many years of experience in a variety of settings, I am adept at meeting a client right where they are on this personal and unique journey. I find creative solutions through person-centered, strengths-based, goal-oriented approaches and techniques, which ensures success.
New Clients Welcome! I believe that regardless of the challenge of the mountain one must climb, there is a way around it, through it, or over it. With my many years of experience in a variety of settings, I am adept at meeting a client right where they are on this personal and unique journey. I find creative solutions through person-centered, strengths-based, goal-oriented approaches and techniques, which ensures success.
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Shane Thomason
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
West Valley, Boise, ID 83713
Waitlist for new clients
I utilize a straight-forward and honest approach to therapy and I am direct in identifying real-life solutions to the presenting issues. I am an experienced counselor and I am often able to connect with and form positive relationships with those who are resistant to counseling or skeptical of the counseling process. I have found humor to be quite productive in treatment and will implement it often. I have experience in treating issues such as (but not limited to): depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, anger issues, parenting concerns, and marriage/couples issues.
I utilize a straight-forward and honest approach to therapy and I am direct in identifying real-life solutions to the presenting issues. I am an experienced counselor and I am often able to connect with and form positive relationships with those who are resistant to counseling or skeptical of the counseling process. I have found humor to be quite productive in treatment and will implement it often. I have experience in treating issues such as (but not limited to): depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, anger issues, parenting concerns, and marriage/couples issues.
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Marcus E John
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, CRC, NCC, CTMH
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Valley, Boise, ID 83704
Being deaf, I have a strong desire to help other deaf and hard of hearing people but this doesn't limit me from working with hearing people too. My clients are struggling to fit in in a world that's constantly changing and sometimes seems out to get us all. Clients who come to me are looking for support, knowledge, and growth to counter the challenges of every day life.
Being deaf, I have a strong desire to help other deaf and hard of hearing people but this doesn't limit me from working with hearing people too. My clients are struggling to fit in in a world that's constantly changing and sometimes seems out to get us all. Clients who come to me are looking for support, knowledge, and growth to counter the challenges of every day life.
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Hello, My name is Garrett Price. I do not think of people as sick or broken; I refuse to see others through the lens of disease. You are not your diagnosis, you are not your loss, you are not your thoughts, your feelings, or your actions. You are that which is behind your eyes, a wonderful mystery that is having this experience. This experience, or what we sometimes call life, can be hard, and in difficult times it's helpful to have a path or direction. This is the idea of Trailhead; a place to find a welcoming other, to discover new skills, heal the mind, strengthen the soul, and find a way forward.
Hello, My name is Garrett Price. I do not think of people as sick or broken; I refuse to see others through the lens of disease. You are not your diagnosis, you are not your loss, you are not your thoughts, your feelings, or your actions. You are that which is behind your eyes, a wonderful mystery that is having this experience. This experience, or what we sometimes call life, can be hard, and in difficult times it's helpful to have a path or direction. This is the idea of Trailhead; a place to find a welcoming other, to discover new skills, heal the mind, strengthen the soul, and find a way forward.
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David A Martin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, EMDR-T, RS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
West Valley, Boise, ID 83713
David Martin, MA, LPC, EMDR-T, is a psychotherapist with a private practice in Boise, Idaho who works with individuals and specializes in EMDR therapy. David is a graduate of Boise State University with a Masters degree in Counseling, Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies, and a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology. David is a cognitive behavioral therapist who uses a practical, interactive, solution-focused strength-based approach. He provides support and practical feedback, helping you find your individual tools for thinking about life in a new way and developing a wider range of possibilities.
David Martin, MA, LPC, EMDR-T, is a psychotherapist with a private practice in Boise, Idaho who works with individuals and specializes in EMDR therapy. David is a graduate of Boise State University with a Masters degree in Counseling, Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies, and a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology. David is a cognitive behavioral therapist who uses a practical, interactive, solution-focused strength-based approach. He provides support and practical feedback, helping you find your individual tools for thinking about life in a new way and developing a wider range of possibilities.
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Brian Lindner
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
West Valley, Boise, ID 83713
Waitlist for new clients
I love working with couples to help them rebuild connection and intimacy. I also enjoy providing premarital counseling to help couples start their marriage off on solid ground. I have an extensive background at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare where I worked for 18 years. I have experience treating people with mental illness including Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia. I've worked with child abuse and neglect, families with children with disabilities, people on felony probation, and people impacted by substance abuse and domestic violence.
I love working with couples to help them rebuild connection and intimacy. I also enjoy providing premarital counseling to help couples start their marriage off on solid ground. I have an extensive background at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare where I worked for 18 years. I have experience treating people with mental illness including Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia. I've worked with child abuse and neglect, families with children with disabilities, people on felony probation, and people impacted by substance abuse and domestic violence.
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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.