Male Therapists in Carbondale, IL

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Robert F Cook
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62901
It is my mission as a psychologist to make psychological services available to all and to provide the highest quality of service I can to anyone who is willing to take a chance and trust me, a complete stranger, to help them. It is not easy to ask for help and it is even harder to make changes, even if the changes are necessary. My ideal client is anyone who is willing to take a chance on trying therapy and who will embrace it as a possible step towards improving themselves.
It is my mission as a psychologist to make psychological services available to all and to provide the highest quality of service I can to anyone who is willing to take a chance and trust me, a complete stranger, to help them. It is not easy to ask for help and it is even harder to make changes, even if the changes are necessary. My ideal client is anyone who is willing to take a chance on trying therapy and who will embrace it as a possible step towards improving themselves.
(618) 627-5719 View (618) 627-5719
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Dr. Matt Denis
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62903
I provide counseling and psychotherapy for adults, teens, preteens, and couples, across a broad range of issues, including Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, Life Transitions, Family Issues, Stress, Anger Management, Substance Use, Grief, and Social Skills . I consider the client’s way of understanding themselves to be very important in our work together. My approach is collaborative, tailored for each client, and can include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Humanistic, Psychodynamic, and Mindfulness elements. A primary goal is always to help people live their lives in ways that are fulfilling and healthy.
I provide counseling and psychotherapy for adults, teens, preteens, and couples, across a broad range of issues, including Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, Life Transitions, Family Issues, Stress, Anger Management, Substance Use, Grief, and Social Skills . I consider the client’s way of understanding themselves to be very important in our work together. My approach is collaborative, tailored for each client, and can include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Humanistic, Psychodynamic, and Mindfulness elements. A primary goal is always to help people live their lives in ways that are fulfilling and healthy.
(618) 552-9297 x105 View (618) 552-9297 x105
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Seth Erickson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSCSW, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Carbondale, IL 62901  (Online Only)
Are you feeling down or worse...not feeling anything at all. Depression is no joke and I get it. My name is Seth and I deeply respect your courage in seeking therapy—it's a powerful stride toward your overall well-being. After providing therapy services for the last 9 years, I have found that asking for help is difficult but most of the people I work with are glad they did. I specialize in treating depression and aiding in trauma recovery.
Are you feeling down or worse...not feeling anything at all. Depression is no joke and I get it. My name is Seth and I deeply respect your courage in seeking therapy—it's a powerful stride toward your overall well-being. After providing therapy services for the last 9 years, I have found that asking for help is difficult but most of the people I work with are glad they did. I specialize in treating depression and aiding in trauma recovery.
(618) 202-5868 View (618) 202-5868
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Paul Shawler
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62903
Parenting doesn't come with a manual; raising children and adolescents often raises many questions. Whether you have a child who isn't talking or you keep getting calls from school about concerns about their behavior - treatment can support you in your role of raising you child. As parents, sometimes you may want to pull your hair out or you feel like others don't understand. You may benefit from coming in and learning ways to manage stress, help your child with coping skills, and find the life you'd like to be living. Psychological services are designed around your well-being, you aren't crazy - life is just sometimes hard.
Parenting doesn't come with a manual; raising children and adolescents often raises many questions. Whether you have a child who isn't talking or you keep getting calls from school about concerns about their behavior - treatment can support you in your role of raising you child. As parents, sometimes you may want to pull your hair out or you feel like others don't understand. You may benefit from coming in and learning ways to manage stress, help your child with coping skills, and find the life you'd like to be living. Psychological services are designed around your well-being, you aren't crazy - life is just sometimes hard.
(618) 408-1705 View (618) 408-1705
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Adam Jackson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62901  (Online Only)
My hope is to offer clients a new and different perspective, and empower them to attain greater insight. I believe that every client possesses the ability to find their own path that leads to meaning, joy, and fulfillment in their life. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, or other traumatic experiences. We also address family and relationship issues, such as boundary setting, difficult life transitions, emotional abuse, and social trauma. My ideal client is one who is ready to do the hard work of self-reflection, and to seize control and responsibility for living their own best life.
My hope is to offer clients a new and different perspective, and empower them to attain greater insight. I believe that every client possesses the ability to find their own path that leads to meaning, joy, and fulfillment in their life. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, or other traumatic experiences. We also address family and relationship issues, such as boundary setting, difficult life transitions, emotional abuse, and social trauma. My ideal client is one who is ready to do the hard work of self-reflection, and to seize control and responsibility for living their own best life.
(618) 243-0502 View (618) 243-0502
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Steve Baltrukonis
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62901  (Online Only)
I identify as deeply spiritual, queer, an artist, a mindfulness teacher, and a therapist deeply committed to the art of healing through empathy and conversation. I believe too many people go through life confusing their true self with the person folks would like them to be. I feel honored to walk alongside his clients as they parse their identities, meeting the authentic individual as they uncover new parts of their self. I take pride in bringing compassion and care to sessions with my clients. I also work with couples through an EFT lens.
I identify as deeply spiritual, queer, an artist, a mindfulness teacher, and a therapist deeply committed to the art of healing through empathy and conversation. I believe too many people go through life confusing their true self with the person folks would like them to be. I feel honored to walk alongside his clients as they parse their identities, meeting the authentic individual as they uncover new parts of their self. I take pride in bringing compassion and care to sessions with my clients. I also work with couples through an EFT lens.
(847) 469-9466 View (847) 469-9466
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Patrick Prewit
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62902  (Online Only)
As a therapist, I work from a relational model that considers both individual and systematic aspects of life to create a better understanding of what is brought into session. In collaboration, I'm a firm believer in showing up authentically as a queer/neurodiverse therapist and welcome clients to do the same as we work together. Therapy is work, but it's not something you have to do alone.
As a therapist, I work from a relational model that considers both individual and systematic aspects of life to create a better understanding of what is brought into session. In collaboration, I'm a firm believer in showing up authentically as a queer/neurodiverse therapist and welcome clients to do the same as we work together. Therapy is work, but it's not something you have to do alone.
(773) 839-5915 View (773) 839-5915
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Peter Agostino
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62902
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who is passionate about supporting my clients as they each walk through their individual journeys. Above all else, I believe in empowerment of my clients to be the best, most self-aware, versions of themselves. I am particularly skilled in bringing a warm and comforting approach as we dive into difficult topics. I have also done extensive work with domestic violence.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who is passionate about supporting my clients as they each walk through their individual journeys. Above all else, I believe in empowerment of my clients to be the best, most self-aware, versions of themselves. I am particularly skilled in bringing a warm and comforting approach as we dive into difficult topics. I have also done extensive work with domestic violence.
(773) 974-6896 View (773) 974-6896
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Buehler Wellness Center
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62901
I provide counseling services to clients in Southern Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. In 2021, I founded the Buehler Wellness Center to introduce NeurOptimal neurofeedback to individuals. I strongly believed that combining neuro-somatic techniques like ART, EMDR, and Brainspotting with neurofeedback would further enhance the flexibility and resilience of our clients' brains. The positive outcomes of our services are evident in our Google reviews, and our main goal has always been to promote overall wellness by delivering effective solutions that produce noticeable results.
I provide counseling services to clients in Southern Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. In 2021, I founded the Buehler Wellness Center to introduce NeurOptimal neurofeedback to individuals. I strongly believed that combining neuro-somatic techniques like ART, EMDR, and Brainspotting with neurofeedback would further enhance the flexibility and resilience of our clients' brains. The positive outcomes of our services are evident in our Google reviews, and our main goal has always been to promote overall wellness by delivering effective solutions that produce noticeable results.
(618) 389-5254 View (618) 389-5254
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Dhru Mukherjee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62901
I have experience treating a diverse range of clients across all life stages. I assist clients in addressing depression, anxiety, trauma (PTSD), self-worth issues, identity stressors, suicidality and couples therapy. I am also a board-certified clinical supervisor for clinicians working toward their LCSW.
I have experience treating a diverse range of clients across all life stages. I assist clients in addressing depression, anxiety, trauma (PTSD), self-worth issues, identity stressors, suicidality and couples therapy. I am also a board-certified clinical supervisor for clinicians working toward their LCSW.
(817) 242-9951 View (817) 242-9951
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Great Oak Counseling
PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Carbondale, IL 62901
Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile. Great Oak Counseling is a multi-disciplinary treatment facility for mental health, relationships, and addiction recovery. We provide outpatient counseling for individuals, couples and families, group counseling, psychological testing and assessment. We believe in holistic treatment and have a staff of doctoral and master's level clinicians with specialties in addiction, anxiety/depression, group counseling, and other forms of counseling.
Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile. Great Oak Counseling is a multi-disciplinary treatment facility for mental health, relationships, and addiction recovery. We provide outpatient counseling for individuals, couples and families, group counseling, psychological testing and assessment. We believe in holistic treatment and have a staff of doctoral and master's level clinicians with specialties in addiction, anxiety/depression, group counseling, and other forms of counseling.
(573) 880-4463 View (573) 880-4463
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Richard Scott
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62901
I enjoy working with a variety of individuals and a wide range of concerns and issues. I have experience working primarily with adults in multiple settings including university counseling centers and private practice. It's important that you feel there is a trusting, cooperative relationship where we can create hope for a better future, find purpose for your life, and work together to reach your goals. We will work collaboratively to empower you to create meaningful change in your life through encouragement, support, and understanding your concerns and perspective. Clients find me to be personable, honest, and compassionate.
I enjoy working with a variety of individuals and a wide range of concerns and issues. I have experience working primarily with adults in multiple settings including university counseling centers and private practice. It's important that you feel there is a trusting, cooperative relationship where we can create hope for a better future, find purpose for your life, and work together to reach your goals. We will work collaboratively to empower you to create meaningful change in your life through encouragement, support, and understanding your concerns and perspective. Clients find me to be personable, honest, and compassionate.
(618) 262-0747 View (618) 262-0747
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W. Keith Jihan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, PCGC
Verified Verified
Carbondale, IL 62901  (Online Only)
Are you managing recent concerns or long term problems in your life? Are you struggling with understanding, managing, or accepting your own thoughts or feelings? Regardless of what bring us to therapy we are seeking to reduce our own suffering or the suffering of those we love. We may have been struggling so long we have become skeptical about our ability to change or our ability to tolerate our circumstances. We can all learn to face difficulties and our own emotions and situations skillfully.
Are you managing recent concerns or long term problems in your life? Are you struggling with understanding, managing, or accepting your own thoughts or feelings? Regardless of what bring us to therapy we are seeking to reduce our own suffering or the suffering of those we love. We may have been struggling so long we have become skeptical about our ability to change or our ability to tolerate our circumstances. We can all learn to face difficulties and our own emotions and situations skillfully.
(309) 228-2833 View (309) 228-2833
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Tyler Goldsberry
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, ALMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Carbondale, IL 62901
You feel stuck. You want aspects of your life to be different, but are unsure how to make that happen. A major life transition within your relationships, parenting, health, or career may have you feeling lost and overwhelmed. Maybe you're at a point where you don't know where to go from here. You’re questioning yourself or your purpose in life. You don’t have to navigate this time in your life alone. Therapy with me offers you a place of support and connection while you explore the challenges you’re facing and work toward your goals.
You feel stuck. You want aspects of your life to be different, but are unsure how to make that happen. A major life transition within your relationships, parenting, health, or career may have you feeling lost and overwhelmed. Maybe you're at a point where you don't know where to go from here. You’re questioning yourself or your purpose in life. You don’t have to navigate this time in your life alone. Therapy with me offers you a place of support and connection while you explore the challenges you’re facing and work toward your goals.
(312) 626-9851 View (312) 626-9851

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Kelly Schenk
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
Murphysboro, IL 62966
I offer trauma focused therapy in person, I work well with children and adolescents. I provide nature, art and play therapy. I see adults as well including bipolar and paranoid symptoms. I help solve self conflict and guide individuals through shadow work. I want my clients to trust their thoughts and emotions empowering them to reconnect to the world in a real way.
I offer trauma focused therapy in person, I work well with children and adolescents. I provide nature, art and play therapy. I see adults as well including bipolar and paranoid symptoms. I help solve self conflict and guide individuals through shadow work. I want my clients to trust their thoughts and emotions empowering them to reconnect to the world in a real way.
(618) 443-7231 View (618) 443-7231

Online Therapists

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Chad Thomas Welch
Counselor, LCPC, AMTP, CCTP
Verified Verified
10 Endorsed
Swansea, IL 62226
When choosing a therapist it is important to consider many different perspectives. First and most importantly, is this someone that you will be comfortable working with? Education and experience are other considerations? However, when it comes right down to it, it's about connecting. All the great tools that a therapist may have will be useless if you do not connect with them. I have heard from many of my clients about negative experiences in the past with therapists and how they feel like nothing really happened.
When choosing a therapist it is important to consider many different perspectives. First and most importantly, is this someone that you will be comfortable working with? Education and experience are other considerations? However, when it comes right down to it, it's about connecting. All the great tools that a therapist may have will be useless if you do not connect with them. I have heard from many of my clients about negative experiences in the past with therapists and how they feel like nothing really happened.
(618) 230-3123 View (618) 230-3123
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Rocky Mays
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Swansea, IL 62226
Hello, my name is Rocky Mays and I am currently accepting new clients. I have a sliding scale depending on household income ranging from $80-$130. I offer in-person and virtual appointments in the afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays. I specialize in working with teens, adults, parents, veterans, seniors, and couples on a wide range of identified concerns. I am currently a counselor for the Federal Government. My experiences also include working with youth in the justice system, providing clinical services for treatment centers, and working with veterans and their families struggling with various conditions.
Hello, my name is Rocky Mays and I am currently accepting new clients. I have a sliding scale depending on household income ranging from $80-$130. I offer in-person and virtual appointments in the afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays. I specialize in working with teens, adults, parents, veterans, seniors, and couples on a wide range of identified concerns. I am currently a counselor for the Federal Government. My experiences also include working with youth in the justice system, providing clinical services for treatment centers, and working with veterans and their families struggling with various conditions.
(618) 414-9514 View (618) 414-9514
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Christopher Vollmer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSW-G, ACHP-SW, CDP, PEL
Verified Verified
Belleville, IL 62223
Life can be difficult. It’s easy to become overwhelmed and to lose our sense of well-being and security. We look around each day and wonder why other people seem to have no trouble living life free from the sort of difficulties with which we struggle. We can begin to feel hopeless. But there is something inside each and every one of us, something beautiful and strong that cannot be touched by our trauma and recurring troubles, but can be obscured by them. Reconnecting with this part of ourselves in a safe, healing atmosphere can help us meet life’s challenges with a greater measure of peace with ourselves and the world.
Life can be difficult. It’s easy to become overwhelmed and to lose our sense of well-being and security. We look around each day and wonder why other people seem to have no trouble living life free from the sort of difficulties with which we struggle. We can begin to feel hopeless. But there is something inside each and every one of us, something beautiful and strong that cannot be touched by our trauma and recurring troubles, but can be obscured by them. Reconnecting with this part of ourselves in a safe, healing atmosphere can help us meet life’s challenges with a greater measure of peace with ourselves and the world.
(618) 230-4620 View (618) 230-4620
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Mason Greenwood
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LCP, NCC
Verified Verified
Belleville, IL 62221  (Online Only)
I believe everyone deserves the opportunity to heal and achieve their personal goals. I truly value the counseling experience and find that individuals who are open to it make the most progress. I firmly believe that therapy is a collaborative effort, and the more you invest in it, the more you get out of it. My approach is all about finding the right balance between validating experiences, increasing awareness, and challenging you to grow from it all. My clients describe me as supportive, reliable, thought-provoking, and funny. I consider each characteristic to be of great value in counseling.
I believe everyone deserves the opportunity to heal and achieve their personal goals. I truly value the counseling experience and find that individuals who are open to it make the most progress. I firmly believe that therapy is a collaborative effort, and the more you invest in it, the more you get out of it. My approach is all about finding the right balance between validating experiences, increasing awareness, and challenging you to grow from it all. My clients describe me as supportive, reliable, thought-provoking, and funny. I consider each characteristic to be of great value in counseling.
(618) 278-5168 View (618) 278-5168
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Ameir Zeidan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Are you tired of facing your problems alone, yet feeling unsure about discussing them with a stranger? Are you feeling trapped in your anxious and depressive thoughts, but feeling too embarrassed to talk, or express yourself in fear that you may be judged? You are not alone in this. I want to applaud your courage and bravery in taking that first step. I have helped those seeking help with a variety of issues, and work well with complex conditions. Some include depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, self-esteem, bullying, family conflict, defiant behaviors, anger management, and coping with stress.
Are you tired of facing your problems alone, yet feeling unsure about discussing them with a stranger? Are you feeling trapped in your anxious and depressive thoughts, but feeling too embarrassed to talk, or express yourself in fear that you may be judged? You are not alone in this. I want to applaud your courage and bravery in taking that first step. I have helped those seeking help with a variety of issues, and work well with complex conditions. Some include depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, self-esteem, bullying, family conflict, defiant behaviors, anger management, and coping with stress.
(217) 727-8631 View (217) 727-8631

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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.