Male Therapists in Evanston, IL
Scott Conklin
Counselor, LCPC, MEd, NCC, MFA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Evanston, IL 60201
Waitlist for new clients
I've worked extensively with men and fathers, women and children, using a range of therapeutic tools.
Many of us want to have closer, happier, more genuine relationships with our children, spouses, partners, and friends. We may feel stuck, unsatisfied or trapped in our careers or in school, overwhelmed by a strong sense of pressure coming from all directions. There are feelings of stress, anger, guilt or a sense of loneliness that get in the way, too. Often we compare ourselves to others and fall short of expectations. We may look "fine" on the outside, but on the inside, we don't feel fine.
I've worked extensively with men and fathers, women and children, using a range of therapeutic tools.
Many of us want to have closer, happier, more genuine relationships with our children, spouses, partners, and friends. We may feel stuck, unsatisfied or trapped in our careers or in school, overwhelmed by a strong sense of pressure coming from all directions. There are feelings of stress, anger, guilt or a sense of loneliness that get in the way, too. Often we compare ourselves to others and fall short of expectations. We may look "fine" on the outside, but on the inside, we don't feel fine.
David H. Johnson, L.C.S.W. Are you in pain either emotionally or relationally or both? Psychotherapy is a way to stop the suffering and live life more fully both personally and relationally. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and am certified and have training in the following disciplines: Addictions, Hypnotherapy, and Gestalt Therapy. I hold a M.A. degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago. For over 20 years, I have been counseling with individuals, couples, and has a specialty in mixed gender groups. I utilize a holistic approach, emphasizing healing of mind, body, spirit.
David H. Johnson, L.C.S.W. Are you in pain either emotionally or relationally or both? Psychotherapy is a way to stop the suffering and live life more fully both personally and relationally. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and am certified and have training in the following disciplines: Addictions, Hypnotherapy, and Gestalt Therapy. I hold a M.A. degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago. For over 20 years, I have been counseling with individuals, couples, and has a specialty in mixed gender groups. I utilize a holistic approach, emphasizing healing of mind, body, spirit.
Would you like a step by step plan to break free from depression, anxiety, or post traumatic stress? I've developed a 3 phase model that integrates neuroscience, trauma research, and evidence based interventions to help adults of all ages to: 1. Stabilize, 2. Resolve the root causes of symptoms, and 3. Expand skills and agency over their lives. I've laid out this plan for free on my website for anyone to use. Within this framework I integrate careful listening, skill building, and memory re-processing to help clients achieve their goals. I am also equipped to weave faith and spirituality into the work if clients wish.
Would you like a step by step plan to break free from depression, anxiety, or post traumatic stress? I've developed a 3 phase model that integrates neuroscience, trauma research, and evidence based interventions to help adults of all ages to: 1. Stabilize, 2. Resolve the root causes of symptoms, and 3. Expand skills and agency over their lives. I've laid out this plan for free on my website for anyone to use. Within this framework I integrate careful listening, skill building, and memory re-processing to help clients achieve their goals. I am also equipped to weave faith and spirituality into the work if clients wish.
Are you feeling lost or stuck? I would love to work with you to gain a greater understanding of your experiences, so that you can find space for self-compassion and clarity to gain the freedom to live the life you really want. You may have had a painful childhood and had to learn ways to cope to survive - like pushing yourself really hard, burying your pain, or anything else just to get by. You may be exhausted by the struggle. Let's find that inner wisdom - what you really need to bring ease to your life and allow yourself to find a path that works for you, step by step.
Are you feeling lost or stuck? I would love to work with you to gain a greater understanding of your experiences, so that you can find space for self-compassion and clarity to gain the freedom to live the life you really want. You may have had a painful childhood and had to learn ways to cope to survive - like pushing yourself really hard, burying your pain, or anything else just to get by. You may be exhausted by the struggle. Let's find that inner wisdom - what you really need to bring ease to your life and allow yourself to find a path that works for you, step by step.
Throughout life, there are many challenges and decisions to navigate while we process and learn from our own experiences. How we make sense of them and give experiences meaning is crucial in moving from feeling stuck towards being fully authentic and present in life. Together, we can work through barriers and move towards a place of self-compassion. I work with adults experiencing life transitions, chronic pain, ADHD, depression, anxiety, and self esteem concerns. My own background as a musician informs my approach to working with performance anxiety as well as my interest in working with other creatives and performing artists.
Throughout life, there are many challenges and decisions to navigate while we process and learn from our own experiences. How we make sense of them and give experiences meaning is crucial in moving from feeling stuck towards being fully authentic and present in life. Together, we can work through barriers and move towards a place of self-compassion. I work with adults experiencing life transitions, chronic pain, ADHD, depression, anxiety, and self esteem concerns. My own background as a musician informs my approach to working with performance anxiety as well as my interest in working with other creatives and performing artists.
I enjoy working with men individually and in a group.
I specialize in couples counseling, family counseling, counseling with men, and premarital counseling. I help clients make meaning of their struggles, articulate their desires, and collaborate to reach their goals. I normalize and interpret conflict in terms of differences, identity, connection, and power issues. Intimacy and anger, stress and time constraints, are often the focus of our work together. I tend to be fairly transparent and strengths-focused. I also specialize in the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy.
I enjoy working with men individually and in a group.
I specialize in couples counseling, family counseling, counseling with men, and premarital counseling. I help clients make meaning of their struggles, articulate their desires, and collaborate to reach their goals. I normalize and interpret conflict in terms of differences, identity, connection, and power issues. Intimacy and anger, stress and time constraints, are often the focus of our work together. I tend to be fairly transparent and strengths-focused. I also specialize in the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy.
Hi! My name is Cillian Green (he-him). As a therapist, it is important to me to work with my clients to understand the present day through the lens of past experiences, including significant relationships and our families of origin. The stories we tell ourselves about the past can have such an impact on our present! My sessions characterized by humility, curiosity, and humor. My clients come from a variety of backgrounds and use their therapy time to work through challenges related to stress, anxiety, depression, identity, sexuality, and executive functioning.
Hi! My name is Cillian Green (he-him). As a therapist, it is important to me to work with my clients to understand the present day through the lens of past experiences, including significant relationships and our families of origin. The stories we tell ourselves about the past can have such an impact on our present! My sessions characterized by humility, curiosity, and humor. My clients come from a variety of backgrounds and use their therapy time to work through challenges related to stress, anxiety, depression, identity, sexuality, and executive functioning.
Thomas Arthur Ross
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CADC
Verified Verified
Evanston, IL 60201
Approximately 50% of my clients have an addiction or are friends/family of an addicted individual. I am able to help you assess the addiction, understand how it is affecting you and your family, and help you develop a plan for recovery. If you are already in recovery, your counseling can further help you understand any underlying issues that may contribute to or drive the compulsions. This may include such things as anxiety, depression, life stressors, trauma, to name a few.
I have a positive approach that focuses on strengths and success, building on those assets, more than pathology.
Approximately 50% of my clients have an addiction or are friends/family of an addicted individual. I am able to help you assess the addiction, understand how it is affecting you and your family, and help you develop a plan for recovery. If you are already in recovery, your counseling can further help you understand any underlying issues that may contribute to or drive the compulsions. This may include such things as anxiety, depression, life stressors, trauma, to name a few.
I have a positive approach that focuses on strengths and success, building on those assets, more than pathology.
I am a dynamic and dedicated individual who focuses on helping clients find meaning and purpose in their lives. Through an existential lens, I integrate a variety of approaches, including CBT, mindfulness, and solutions-focused therapy to help clients discover their wants and needs and the inner resources and self-compassion to pursue them.
I am a dynamic and dedicated individual who focuses on helping clients find meaning and purpose in their lives. Through an existential lens, I integrate a variety of approaches, including CBT, mindfulness, and solutions-focused therapy to help clients discover their wants and needs and the inner resources and self-compassion to pursue them.
The purpose of therapy is to help you get beyond a state of elementary survival -to a place where there's energy to be creative, the drive to motivate yourself, some space to take a walk, and perhaps time to attend a class. You may ask yourself constantly: "Isn't there more to life than struggle? Instead of walking in circles wouldn't it be nice to expand your horizons and gain a new perspective? Therapy is the place to do such things. It's a safe environment to become more awake and to develop more fully your genuine Self.
The purpose of therapy is to help you get beyond a state of elementary survival -to a place where there's energy to be creative, the drive to motivate yourself, some space to take a walk, and perhaps time to attend a class. You may ask yourself constantly: "Isn't there more to life than struggle? Instead of walking in circles wouldn't it be nice to expand your horizons and gain a new perspective? Therapy is the place to do such things. It's a safe environment to become more awake and to develop more fully your genuine Self.
While no two clients' circumstances, struggles, or concerns have ever been exactly the same, in my career I have found a central theme in what seems shared universally by those seeking support: Confusion. Why am I this way? Why are they this way? Why is this happening to me? What can I do? My practice is built on the belief that a trusting relationship can offer the space needed for better understanding. With insight, more thoughtful, actionable change can be enacted, when ready. Digging through complexity together with the seriousness and focus it deserves, but not without humor and flexibility, is paramount in my work.
While no two clients' circumstances, struggles, or concerns have ever been exactly the same, in my career I have found a central theme in what seems shared universally by those seeking support: Confusion. Why am I this way? Why are they this way? Why is this happening to me? What can I do? My practice is built on the belief that a trusting relationship can offer the space needed for better understanding. With insight, more thoughtful, actionable change can be enacted, when ready. Digging through complexity together with the seriousness and focus it deserves, but not without humor and flexibility, is paramount in my work.
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Lonny Levin is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois. He has a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northeastern Illinois University. Lonny approaches every client with warmth, empathy, compassion, and without judgment. He firmly believes in working collaboratively with clients to help find the style of therapy that works best for their personality. Lonny strives to provide a space where a person can feel safe to be their true self and trust him to help guide them through their struggles and successes.
Lonny Levin is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois. He has a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northeastern Illinois University. Lonny approaches every client with warmth, empathy, compassion, and without judgment. He firmly believes in working collaboratively with clients to help find the style of therapy that works best for their personality. Lonny strives to provide a space where a person can feel safe to be their true self and trust him to help guide them through their struggles and successes.
Therapy is a place to be with what hurts while stepping into being fully yourself. In the presence of a skillful, non-judgmental, compassionate therapist, you will have the opportunity to face these aspects of yourself so that new ways of living emerge.
Therapy is a place to be with what hurts while stepping into being fully yourself. In the presence of a skillful, non-judgmental, compassionate therapist, you will have the opportunity to face these aspects of yourself so that new ways of living emerge.
Amar Davé
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Evanston, IL 60201 (Online Only)
You are the expert on your experience, I simply serve as a guide to the process. - Therapy is a partnership between you and me, (and my corgi Bennett who may make an appearance now and then - don’t worry, he’s bound by HIPAA too). - I am honored to be in a position where I am able to support my community. The community served include those struggling with a variety of relationship, intimacy, and sexual issues. I also work well with those who are navigating cultural transitions, such as self-identity / exploration, marriage, blended families, immigrants, and refugees. Navigating various domains of life is tough and you are not alone.
You are the expert on your experience, I simply serve as a guide to the process. - Therapy is a partnership between you and me, (and my corgi Bennett who may make an appearance now and then - don’t worry, he’s bound by HIPAA too). - I am honored to be in a position where I am able to support my community. The community served include those struggling with a variety of relationship, intimacy, and sexual issues. I also work well with those who are navigating cultural transitions, such as self-identity / exploration, marriage, blended families, immigrants, and refugees. Navigating various domains of life is tough and you are not alone.
Do you struggle with problems that are difficult to change and seem to repeat endlessly? Issues of depression, anxiety, traumatic histories, and grief are more common than you might realize. Working with a compassionate and experienced therapist can bring relief and a greater understanding of the self.
Do you struggle with problems that are difficult to change and seem to repeat endlessly? Issues of depression, anxiety, traumatic histories, and grief are more common than you might realize. Working with a compassionate and experienced therapist can bring relief and a greater understanding of the self.
I provide empathic, effective psychotherapy for individuals and families. My style is very easy-going, direct, and practical. I am adept at creating a strong rapport early in therapy, putting clients at ease to open up, and then helping them find practical solutions to fully realize their potential. Additionally, I provide comprehensive, specialized psychological assessments to help people and companies achieve their goals, including pre-employment, risk assessment, parenting capacity, gender re-assignment/transgender, and bariatric surgery evaluations.
I provide empathic, effective psychotherapy for individuals and families. My style is very easy-going, direct, and practical. I am adept at creating a strong rapport early in therapy, putting clients at ease to open up, and then helping them find practical solutions to fully realize their potential. Additionally, I provide comprehensive, specialized psychological assessments to help people and companies achieve their goals, including pre-employment, risk assessment, parenting capacity, gender re-assignment/transgender, and bariatric surgery evaluations.
Hi! My name is Jake. Therapy can be a great source of support when managing symptoms of anxiety, depression or ADHD. It also can be a place to engage in self-discovery, get support managing life changes, or to chart out a path for the future. I am a fully-licensed, trauma-informed therapist who works to provide care to a diverse group of clients. I have experience working with individual across many gender, racial, and sexual identities. I have particular experience working with men of all sexual orientations, as well as members of the LGBTQ+ community. I am neurodivergent-friendly and informed!
Hi! My name is Jake. Therapy can be a great source of support when managing symptoms of anxiety, depression or ADHD. It also can be a place to engage in self-discovery, get support managing life changes, or to chart out a path for the future. I am a fully-licensed, trauma-informed therapist who works to provide care to a diverse group of clients. I have experience working with individual across many gender, racial, and sexual identities. I have particular experience working with men of all sexual orientations, as well as members of the LGBTQ+ community. I am neurodivergent-friendly and informed!
I'm fully empathic with the emotional suffering that comes with being human. I always approach whatever my patient comes in with from the perspective that they are right to be having the emotional experience they're having; i.e., there ARE reasons for it. No judgment. No blame. As I engage in a therapeutic alliance with them, we explore together for understandings and meanings to learn those reasons, which no one can do alone. Thru the alliance with me as a trusted professional, my patient gains early symptom relief and is fostered in higher functioning thru feeling better, within ever increasing depths of emotional learning.
I'm fully empathic with the emotional suffering that comes with being human. I always approach whatever my patient comes in with from the perspective that they are right to be having the emotional experience they're having; i.e., there ARE reasons for it. No judgment. No blame. As I engage in a therapeutic alliance with them, we explore together for understandings and meanings to learn those reasons, which no one can do alone. Thru the alliance with me as a trusted professional, my patient gains early symptom relief and is fostered in higher functioning thru feeling better, within ever increasing depths of emotional learning.
I am Ed O'Hara and I am a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. I am aware that life can be very challenging and that we are all affected by trauma and stress. My style is to listen empathically and offer support and ideas that may help. I belive in the importance of self-compassion and healthy self-care. My ideal client is someone who is struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma issues, and relationship issues. I also have experience working with individuals with Bipolar and addiction issues.
I am Ed O'Hara and I am a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. I am aware that life can be very challenging and that we are all affected by trauma and stress. My style is to listen empathically and offer support and ideas that may help. I belive in the importance of self-compassion and healthy self-care. My ideal client is someone who is struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma issues, and relationship issues. I also have experience working with individuals with Bipolar and addiction issues.
I am a very experienced, energetic, interactive psychologist who listens carefully and empathically in order to assist in creating solutions to your life difficulties. For relationship difficulties-marital, pre-marital or employment based- I focus on previous and current relationship experiences to clarify expectations and characteristic modes of interacting that are unproductive and unrewarding. Treating anxiety, depression and low self-esteem and are my forte. I offer evening hours Monday-Thursday to accommodate hectic and demanding schedules.
I am a very experienced, energetic, interactive psychologist who listens carefully and empathically in order to assist in creating solutions to your life difficulties. For relationship difficulties-marital, pre-marital or employment based- I focus on previous and current relationship experiences to clarify expectations and characteristic modes of interacting that are unproductive and unrewarding. Treating anxiety, depression and low self-esteem and are my forte. I offer evening hours Monday-Thursday to accommodate hectic and demanding schedules.
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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.