Male Therapists in Swisher County, TX
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Charles Vela
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Vigo Park, TX 79088 (Online Only)
Greetings! My name is Charles Vela, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor here in the state of Texas. It has been my life’s passion to support and encourage individuals in living their fullest life and healing from past trauma. I received my undergraduate degree in philosophy and psychology at the University of Texas-Austin and went on to my graduate studies at UTRGV.
Greetings! My name is Charles Vela, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor here in the state of Texas. It has been my life’s passion to support and encourage individuals in living their fullest life and healing from past trauma. I received my undergraduate degree in philosophy and psychology at the University of Texas-Austin and went on to my graduate studies at UTRGV.
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My name is Eddie Traughber, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in East Texas but working with clients statewide via telehealth. Through my faith-based approach, I work with adults and couples and specialize in anxiety, sexual addiction, trauma, and grief counseling, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy to help my clients achieve their goals and improve their lives.
My name is Eddie Traughber, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in East Texas but working with clients statewide via telehealth. Through my faith-based approach, I work with adults and couples and specialize in anxiety, sexual addiction, trauma, and grief counseling, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy to help my clients achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Online Therapists
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The experiences throughout our lives help to shape and mold us. At times, the stories we tell ourselves keep us shackled to the limiting beliefs we become anchored to. Engaging in a safe and empathetic conversation can help in uncovering the root of these unhealthy beliefs/habits and propel you forward with better meaning and understanding as you embark on a more hopeful path. This journey need not be traveled alone and through counseling, can be effective in remapping your life and how you perceive it.
The experiences throughout our lives help to shape and mold us. At times, the stories we tell ourselves keep us shackled to the limiting beliefs we become anchored to. Engaging in a safe and empathetic conversation can help in uncovering the root of these unhealthy beliefs/habits and propel you forward with better meaning and understanding as you embark on a more hopeful path. This journey need not be traveled alone and through counseling, can be effective in remapping your life and how you perceive it.
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Everyone is faced with obstacles at some point in their lives. Sometimes these challenges bring up different emotions or you feel “stuck” and you find yourself having a difficult time processing them. They may even be affecting your work/school, relationship, family, or day-to-day activities. I provide a safe space to work through these challenges. I believe therapy is a collaborative effort where we work together to navigate through difficult emotions, patterns and behaviors that may be contributing to problems, and any obstacles in the way of change for the better.
Everyone is faced with obstacles at some point in their lives. Sometimes these challenges bring up different emotions or you feel “stuck” and you find yourself having a difficult time processing them. They may even be affecting your work/school, relationship, family, or day-to-day activities. I provide a safe space to work through these challenges. I believe therapy is a collaborative effort where we work together to navigate through difficult emotions, patterns and behaviors that may be contributing to problems, and any obstacles in the way of change for the better.
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I help create work-life stability, improve job and relationship satisfaction, and build leadership and communication skills. No matter what is ailing you right now - whether burnout, trauma, depression, or conflict - working with a trusted professional can help. There is a path forward.
I help create work-life stability, improve job and relationship satisfaction, and build leadership and communication skills. No matter what is ailing you right now - whether burnout, trauma, depression, or conflict - working with a trusted professional can help. There is a path forward.
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Clifford McCormick-Zenor
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Amarillo, TX 79101
Now excepting new clients! Evening and weekend appointments available! I'm experienced in counseling individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and many other problems. My goal is to help you identify and overcome obstacles in your life that may be blocking your path to healing and happiness.
Now excepting new clients! Evening and weekend appointments available! I'm experienced in counseling individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and many other problems. My goal is to help you identify and overcome obstacles in your life that may be blocking your path to healing and happiness.
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It is no secret, reaching out for help is the hardest step, but what a difference it can make. We live in a fast-paced world and at times it is difficult to find healing by yourself for stress, trauma, anxiety, burnout, and many other feelings that impact our daily functioning. We all want to work to build the life we want and live according to our values.
It is no secret, reaching out for help is the hardest step, but what a difference it can make. We live in a fast-paced world and at times it is difficult to find healing by yourself for stress, trauma, anxiety, burnout, and many other feelings that impact our daily functioning. We all want to work to build the life we want and live according to our values.
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J Mark Ford
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MEd, LPC-A, LCDC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lubbock, TX 79423
A motivating force for me in counseling is my discovery that we experience a normal response to abnormal conditions and these normal responses may not serve us in future experiences. In my six decades I’ve learned that Life happens for us not to us. This led me to my new path of counseling and service to others. My personal approach is that of compassion, unconditional acceptance, wisdom, and desire to learn more. My clinical focus areas are in addiction/recovery/relapse, complex trauma, LGBTQIA issues, religious trauma, narcissistic abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, and thriving in life.
A motivating force for me in counseling is my discovery that we experience a normal response to abnormal conditions and these normal responses may not serve us in future experiences. In my six decades I’ve learned that Life happens for us not to us. This led me to my new path of counseling and service to others. My personal approach is that of compassion, unconditional acceptance, wisdom, and desire to learn more. My clinical focus areas are in addiction/recovery/relapse, complex trauma, LGBTQIA issues, religious trauma, narcissistic abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, and thriving in life.
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I see couples, individuals, and families and specialize in couple's communication, conflict, and families living with addiction/codependency. Additionally, I work with individuals living with symptoms of unhappiness, worry, and grief. In therapy, I help my clients identify underlying patterns that cause distress and then use their strengths to create new experiences that facilitate growth, understanding, and fulfillment.
I see couples, individuals, and families and specialize in couple's communication, conflict, and families living with addiction/codependency. Additionally, I work with individuals living with symptoms of unhappiness, worry, and grief. In therapy, I help my clients identify underlying patterns that cause distress and then use their strengths to create new experiences that facilitate growth, understanding, and fulfillment.
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Dr. Mark White
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-S, CSAT-S, CMAT-S, CPTT-S, LSOTP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lubbock, TX 79423
Searching for hope and healing from experiencing the trauma of betrayal, infidelity, compulsive sexual behavior, or relationship distress? Lasting, long-term recovery requires expert guidance. Individually, are you experiencing anxiety or depression? With a focus on your context, experience, and emotion, I specialize in deconstructing your presenting issues to clarify specific problems that you desire to change or respond to. I offer services by video conferencing, phone, and in-person. With similarly qualified colleagues, we offer collaborating therapists for each partner and for the relationship.
Searching for hope and healing from experiencing the trauma of betrayal, infidelity, compulsive sexual behavior, or relationship distress? Lasting, long-term recovery requires expert guidance. Individually, are you experiencing anxiety or depression? With a focus on your context, experience, and emotion, I specialize in deconstructing your presenting issues to clarify specific problems that you desire to change or respond to. I offer services by video conferencing, phone, and in-person. With similarly qualified colleagues, we offer collaborating therapists for each partner and for the relationship.
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Richard Paul Loveless
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, LCDC, CCTS-I, CPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lubbock, TX 79413
** Now Full Time and Taking New Clients** Don't let my last name deceive you! Haha ! I am a passionate, person centered therapist, who believes that building rapport and finding solutions together is the most powerful way an individual can transform their life. I use solution focused, motivational interviewing, and person centered therapy techniques that is individualized for each person in therapy. I believe in peoples power to heal themselves with help from both human and spiritual sources and to be resilient.
** Now Full Time and Taking New Clients** Don't let my last name deceive you! Haha ! I am a passionate, person centered therapist, who believes that building rapport and finding solutions together is the most powerful way an individual can transform their life. I use solution focused, motivational interviewing, and person centered therapy techniques that is individualized for each person in therapy. I believe in peoples power to heal themselves with help from both human and spiritual sources and to be resilient.
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Tommy L. Pool
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, LCDC, CART
Verified Verified
Lubbock, TX 79413
Do you have stress and anxiety related to a pending divorce, infidelity, pornography addiction, drugs/alcohol, or violence? Often these "adult" issues become problematic in households where children are involved. Are your children caught in the middle? Poor grades and oppositional/defiant behaviors can result from differing parenting styles or other conflicts between adults in the home. I understand the difficulty of seeking help in situations where feelings of embarrassment, guilt, anger, fear, or shame are involved, and assist my clients in resolving them.
Do you have stress and anxiety related to a pending divorce, infidelity, pornography addiction, drugs/alcohol, or violence? Often these "adult" issues become problematic in households where children are involved. Are your children caught in the middle? Poor grades and oppositional/defiant behaviors can result from differing parenting styles or other conflicts between adults in the home. I understand the difficulty of seeking help in situations where feelings of embarrassment, guilt, anger, fear, or shame are involved, and assist my clients in resolving them.
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Greg Johnston
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lubbock, TX 79413
Connection, compassion, hope, and change are the guiding principles of Every Story Counseling, private practice of Dr. Greg Johnston housed within the Playroom Lubbock. Greg practices from the belief that importance should be given to the client's current story, but that most importantly hope exists for everyone to write new pages and chapters.
Connection, compassion, hope, and change are the guiding principles of Every Story Counseling, private practice of Dr. Greg Johnston housed within the Playroom Lubbock. Greg practices from the belief that importance should be given to the client's current story, but that most importantly hope exists for everyone to write new pages and chapters.
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Robert Brown Fortney
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, MDiv, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lubbock, TX 79410
Waitlist for new clients
After twenty years of practice, I continue to find that people are best served by a counselor who is emotionally and psychologically available to them in a time of need. I have enjoyed strong effectiveness working with depression, relationship conflict, grief, and anger management. I work with couples, older adults, teens, and children. These experiences have inspired me to incorporate multiple approaches that fit the personalities, interests and needs that people bring to my practice.
After twenty years of practice, I continue to find that people are best served by a counselor who is emotionally and psychologically available to them in a time of need. I have enjoyed strong effectiveness working with depression, relationship conflict, grief, and anger management. I work with couples, older adults, teens, and children. These experiences have inspired me to incorporate multiple approaches that fit the personalities, interests and needs that people bring to my practice.
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I offer therapy as a way of straightening out your life. I want to help you in developing and defining your goals in life and collaborate with you on ways to achieve these goals. My aim is to go through the difficulties of life with you and help you in understanding who you are and developing meaning and purpose around that.
I offer therapy as a way of straightening out your life. I want to help you in developing and defining your goals in life and collaborate with you on ways to achieve these goals. My aim is to go through the difficulties of life with you and help you in understanding who you are and developing meaning and purpose around that.
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Beginning Change Counseling (Chris Medley, LPC-S)
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Lubbock, TX 79423
Hello! I bring 16 years of mental health experience along for your sessions. I consider myself a generalist and I'm happy to help you with any need or concern that you might have. Some of the areas where I have the most experience are depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and grief and loss. I am unable to accommodate couples therapy at this time, but I am happy to assist you with a referral. I do not typically work with minors. If you are under the age of 18, I will consider your need and my areas of expertise. Please have your parent or guardian contact me for a consultation.
Hello! I bring 16 years of mental health experience along for your sessions. I consider myself a generalist and I'm happy to help you with any need or concern that you might have. Some of the areas where I have the most experience are depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and grief and loss. I am unable to accommodate couples therapy at this time, but I am happy to assist you with a referral. I do not typically work with minors. If you are under the age of 18, I will consider your need and my areas of expertise. Please have your parent or guardian contact me for a consultation.
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Timothy James White
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LSOTP, ASAT, APTT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lubbock, TX 79423
Are you hurting? Are you or a loved one struggling with compulsive or addictive behavior? Has some tragedy or family revelation blindsided you and now you are wondering what to do next? Please reach out to Tim with Dr. White and Associates, P.C. He is passionate about providing counseling for individuals, couples, and families. His desire is to help you and yours find flourishing and abundant life. He is standing by to serve your needs in addiction and recovery, anxiety and depression, and general couples therapy. Whatever is troubling you in life call Tim at Dr. White and Assoc. and see what he can do for you.
Are you hurting? Are you or a loved one struggling with compulsive or addictive behavior? Has some tragedy or family revelation blindsided you and now you are wondering what to do next? Please reach out to Tim with Dr. White and Associates, P.C. He is passionate about providing counseling for individuals, couples, and families. His desire is to help you and yours find flourishing and abundant life. He is standing by to serve your needs in addiction and recovery, anxiety and depression, and general couples therapy. Whatever is troubling you in life call Tim at Dr. White and Assoc. and see what he can do for you.
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John Allen Moore
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Amarillo, TX 79106
GLADLY TAKING NEW CLIENTS! AFTER HOURS AND WEEKEND SESSIONS AVAILABLE! Each person's journey is filled with stories of both triumph and tragedy. Our stories should be honored and explored in a safe and accepting environment. Depending on where you are on your journey, you might be feeling discouraged, disconnected, or depressed. Sometimes when we are in these places we can feel stuck in negative patterns or lost in unhealthy coping. Counseling can help a person find the support they need and discover the skills for empowerment and healing. I specialize in attachment and trauma-related issues in both children and adults.
GLADLY TAKING NEW CLIENTS! AFTER HOURS AND WEEKEND SESSIONS AVAILABLE! Each person's journey is filled with stories of both triumph and tragedy. Our stories should be honored and explored in a safe and accepting environment. Depending on where you are on your journey, you might be feeling discouraged, disconnected, or depressed. Sometimes when we are in these places we can feel stuck in negative patterns or lost in unhealthy coping. Counseling can help a person find the support they need and discover the skills for empowerment and healing. I specialize in attachment and trauma-related issues in both children and adults.
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Joey Sorenson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Amarillo, TX 79106
Are you struggling to find motivation or purpose? Is it hard getting out of bed in the morning some or most days? Do you feel like your life isn't where you had hoped it would be by now? You're not alone, and you've come to the right place. Every person needs help sometimes, and it takes courage to acknowledge it when that person is ourselves. I've helped many people in the same boat that you're in. Utilizing scientifically-proven approaches, I empower burnt-out professionals and young adults to prioritize their long-term health and happiness and take concrete steps to reach their goals in life, work, and love.
Are you struggling to find motivation or purpose? Is it hard getting out of bed in the morning some or most days? Do you feel like your life isn't where you had hoped it would be by now? You're not alone, and you've come to the right place. Every person needs help sometimes, and it takes courage to acknowledge it when that person is ourselves. I've helped many people in the same boat that you're in. Utilizing scientifically-proven approaches, I empower burnt-out professionals and young adults to prioritize their long-term health and happiness and take concrete steps to reach their goals in life, work, and love.
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Sean Lanegan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Canyon, TX 79015
Waitlist for new clients
Do you feel overwhelmed, worried, anxious, and are having trouble managing the emotional impact in your life? Do you feel sad, lonely, depressed or are you experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one? Are you struggling with your relationships? Have you experienced trauma in your past that continues to affect your daily life? Do you feel lost? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, you have come to the right place. In therapy with me I will guide you and teach you how to be the best version of yourself. I take a psychodynamic approach in looking at your past and applying skills to help you in your present.
Do you feel overwhelmed, worried, anxious, and are having trouble managing the emotional impact in your life? Do you feel sad, lonely, depressed or are you experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one? Are you struggling with your relationships? Have you experienced trauma in your past that continues to affect your daily life? Do you feel lost? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, you have come to the right place. In therapy with me I will guide you and teach you how to be the best version of yourself. I take a psychodynamic approach in looking at your past and applying skills to help you in your present.
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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.