Men's Issues

Steve Harper (He)

Professional Counselor

LPC, MCOUN, MED

Men's issues are often commonly misunderstood because we have our own evolutionary wiring. Becoming the man we want to be is not as easy as simply choosing a singular path. Changing behaviors from the inside out is a process. Validating your own experience, life purpose, and sense of dignity is crucial. Uncovering the mental, emotional, and intuitive obstacles is often a matter of establishing deeper internal commitments to growth. This is a matter of process over perfection.

David Hanna (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Being a man in this culture is not easy. There's a myriad of mixed messages about how we are supposed to act, think, feel, not-feel and behave. Our roles seem to be increasingly narrowed, as advertisers and media outlets continue to target our insecurities, therefore our sense of personal power can begin to diminish. I work with men to help them identify and understand their authentic selves.

Jordan Curtis (He/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, NCC

I help men navigate the complexity & nuance of their experience within the current complicated culture of masculinity, postmodernism, and patriarchy. I understand that men are often not what they appear to be & hold the unfolding of men's personal growth as sacred and tender. Together we can explore your relationship to power, sex, assertiveness, anger, & anything else. As a gender-fluid human, & a man who has embraced my assigned gender, I hope that I can be an ally to you on your journey.

AJ Bruce

Professional Counselor Associate

MA

I specialize in helping men build emotional intelligence, express their emotions, manage anger and stress, improve communication, and navigate relationships and personal growth challenges.

Leif Moa-Anderson (He/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC

I have participated in several men's groups and was elected leader of the men's group at my graduate school my second year. I have spent many years working through my own issues with masculinity and have found comfortable place with it, but I know from personal experience that the journey is not easy. Cultural ideas about masculinity are changing and much of what used to be taught about being a man is now seen as negative, but it is still possible to be a good man and I can help with that.

Graham Borgman (He/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

The rites of passage which have existed in nearly every culture across time and place and function to provide the male-identified person with a coherent understanding of how to organize one's life have all but vanished for many of us. An impoverished mythology of heroic economic achievement has come to fill this void, providing many with a vague emotional undercurrent of longing and frustration.

Mitch Bacon, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Men's work is an area of focus within my practice. Many men have been conditioned to experience emotions in an unhealthy manner. I work with men of all kinds to become more aware and grounded in who they are within their masculinity. Additionally, by meeting in my yurt office and being able to go outdoors into the garden, I offer an alternative to the traditional talk therapy setting.

Harley Steen (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I am dedicated to working with clients with complex trauma, intimacy disorders, dissociation, attachment issues, relationship issues, grief, anxiety, and depression. A passion of mine is facilitating men's psychotherapy process group which meets weekly. Get in touch right away if you'd like to join!

Casey Campbell, LPC (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Men are being asked by our society to engage in a delicate balancing act of change that requires they break out of calcified conceptions of traditional masculinity and settle into a new form that leaves behind destructive values and embraces the best men have to offer. I love helping men identify what being a man means and then striving to be the best man they can.

Carolyn Peterson (she/her/hers)

Clinical Psychologist

PhD

I work with men to empower them to overcome barriers to seeking help, cultivate self-compassion, and develop healthier emotional expression, ultimately leading to greater fulfillment and connection in their lives. My approach focuses on helping recognize and challenge unhelpful narratives that contribute to feelings of shame and disconnection. I'm familiar with the presentation of cooccurring disorders in men and how this may present differently than in women.

Jed Rendleman (he/him)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MFT

Both women and men suffer because of patriarchal systems that reinforce toxic masculinity. Many men are led to believe that masculinity itself is toxic. This, of course, is untrue and leaves men feeling even more isolated, ashamed, and confused. So what does "positive" masculinity look like? What does it mean to be a good man? I work with male-identifying folks both individually and in men's groups to explore these questions in a safe, gender-affirming, healing space.

Blake Locher (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CRC

Living as a man in our society comes with unique limits and opportunities. We develop and strengthen parts of ourselves to survive struggle and meet expectations of masculinity. While these parts can be incredibly effective, they can also lead to frustration, relationship issues, and unhelpful coping strategies. Specializing in Men's Issues means creating a space that's to comfortably explore these issues, while becoming better at addressing feelings, meeting needs, and connecting with others.

Simon Yugler (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, LPC-A, LPF

My approach to working with men draws from my training in Jungian and depth psychology, and what is now called the "mythopoetic" men's movement. I integrate masculine archetypes and mythology to help you chart your inner landscape. I also incorporate Internal Family Systems to help uncover and integrate the wounded or reactive “parts” of you that may be the source of your problems. This work extends to all sexual orientations and male-identified people.

Liam Woods (he/him)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Masters In Counseling

I specialize in helping men redefine what masculinity can be. As men we can work to strip away the conditioning that keeps us isolated and that makes us feel that the empowerment of other men, women, and different cultures is a threat to us. In the retreats, workshops, and individual sessions that I lead for men, we work to understand what this conditioning has stolen from us and how to rediscover healthy masculinity and the healing it can bring to ourselves, our families, and everyone around us

Lucas Wenker MS LPC (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

I enjoy working with men and exploring what masculinity means for the individual and for society as a whole. I find that many men struggle with having an emotional language. Helping men be better versions of themselves for their loved ones and families is wonderful work I enjoy.

Sam Trillo (He/Them)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Men often hold unconscious beliefs that they must hold in their emotions lest they be perceived as "weak." Or that the only acceptable emotions to express are anger and aggression. I believe vulnerability is a sign of strength. I have worked with men to uncover repressed emotions and put a name to them, allowing them new ways of being.

Matthew Geraths (They/Him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

I major component of my work is helping male identified folk cultivate a masculinity that does not incorporate toxic elements such as misogyny, violence or isolation

Sam Wilson

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LCSW-C

'Men's issues' is a broad umbrella. Men often face overlapping issues such as chronic anger, role strain, dysfunctional stress-management strategies, sexual performance issues, social isolation, and difficulty finding healthy and satisfying outlets. I have experience sorting out these issues and connecting you with your power and intention.

Rani Gupta (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I work with numerous men who care deeply about the world around them, their loved ones, and their community. They tend to work in fields where their sensitivity and empathy aren't valued, so they end every work day wondering, "Ugh, what am I actually doing this job for, aside from the paycheck?" When we work together, you build greater awareness and gain skills to move from dissatisfaction, disconnection, or frustration to compassion, knowledge, and understanding of the body’s wisdom.

Michael Running (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, MS, NCC

I enjoy working one-on-one and in groups with men, whether they struggle with emotional awareness or regulation, relationship issues, life purpose, complex PTSD symptoms, or the like. I offer a safe, curious, and caring relational space to explore what it is like to be you and what might be holding you back from the life you wish for.

Lolo Halman (he/him)

Professional Counselor

M.A., Diploma of Process Work

Stepping into personal growth work initially through men's work, I specialize in supporting men on their journey of self-discovery, emotional exploration, and nurturing healthy relationships. With a perspective rooted in advocating for gender equality and understanding the diverse experiences of all genders, I offer compassionate guidance to men seeking personal growth and authentic connections.

Aaron Buchholz

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Masculinity, emotional vulnerability, anger, self-respect, intimacy, courage, and reason. I offer a space to examine what that might mean in your life.

Travis Wright (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I have worked with men over the years in most of stages of their development. With this work I find exploring cultural and social perspectives along with the pressures of being male very helpful. Exploring male roles and finding deeper connections to who you really are is a core of the work that I focus on. Because of my humanistic and existential perspective exploring "what is a man" can be quite interesting and illuminating as well.

Alex MacLeod (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, NCC, CRC

Even as the primary beneficiaries of patriarchy, men suffer under it. Much of this suffering comes from a disconnection with the self, taught during childhood and reinforced throughout adolescence and adulthood. Most of my clinical experience has been in working with men on a variety of issues including boundary setting, navigating gender roles, accountability, harm and repair, trauma and recovery, loneliness, and slowing down from ‘doing’ to ‘being.’

Brad Creel (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have a keen interest in men's issues and have facilitated men's process groups groups for 6 years.

Jeremy Manalis (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, FEA

I have worked for decades helping men heal from trauma and become more embodied and familiar with their emotions.

Kyle Butler

Professional Counselor Associate

As a father, husband, brother, and son I know there are many expectations life can throw at you and see the pressure that can create.

Douglas Counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor

Douglas Counseling has been working with and specializing in men's issues for over a decade. We have developed tried and trusted methods for helping men gain valuable insights, change harmful thinking, and develop practical skills that lead to lasting change. Areas we address in men's issues include relationship struggles, dealing with stress, working with anger, parenting challenges, finding balance in life, navigating family issues, and improving self-esteem.

Guy Burstein (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MSW, LCSW

Since 2002 I have offered ongoing weekly Men’s Groups designed for men to embrace and explore our struggles with anger, shame, fear, grief, loneliness and sense of personal power -- in service of a life with passion and connection. By supporting each other's experience we explore deeply our own unique expression of masculinity, learning how to feel increased aliveness while holding our struggles with compassion and heart.

ANDREW HAUCKMANN (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS

I know there are a lot of things that are difficult to talk about as men, especially with other men. What we're taught about strength and weakness makes it difficult to open up and talk about our true, underlying feelings. It makes it hard to even know what those feelings are. There is a lot that society expects of men, much of it contradictory and outdated. No topic is out-of-bounds.

Jeannie Balenger (She/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, NCC, CRC

Men experience higher rates of completed suicide, and addiction. Additionally, boys and men are often expected to appear strong and stoic, and I believe this leads to disconnection and isolation. Many men do not feel comfortable or safe expressing their feelings and so they suffer alone. My goal is to help men reduce shame, increase emotional vulnerability, improve their relationships, and explore their goals and values.

Art Chaklader (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

The identity of man seems to have changed so much in modern times. It sometimes seems feels completely out of place today. Men's roles in work, relationships, even hobbies have been impacted. This is the place where we reconnect with your goals and dreams, and find actual workable ways of reaching them. No matter what place you are in life, there is always hope of moving forward.

Jonathan E Scarboro (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, NCC

Men in this culture are socialized — often brutally — to disconnect from their feelings at an early age, and this is reinforced both covertly and overtly throughout adolescence and adulthood. We peel back the layers of shitty enculturation and trauma to unearth parts that have been shut away for years or decades. However painful, this process is a necessary part of healing and can deepen the quality of your relationships with your community, other men, your partner(s), and yourself.

Jeremy Jones (They/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC-II, BC-TMH

Suicide for males is on the rise significantly in the United States. This has been related to the struggle of males being able to reach out for help and support due to barriers related to social stigma or previously held notions about the counseling process. I work to normalize and validate male struggles and toxic male messages through all aspects of treatment.

James Whalen (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

C8765

I specialize in working with people who identify as male, and am interested in exploring the intersection between your own concepts of masculinity, society's expectations, and mental health. I enjoy helping men find ways to relate to and regulate emotion that utilize the strength and resilience that masculinity can provide, while also recognizing the ways that expectations of men and the ways we relate to emotion can harm us. I am also comfortable addressing concerns about male sexual health.

Adam Benjamin

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, CHT

I have a particular interest in working with men to overcome the legacy of toxic masculinity and the persistent burden of shame that it engenders.

Ryan Grassmann, M.A., LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

As men, we're being asked to change, and we are. With effort and focused commitment, we can achieve a much more enriched way of life; a life that's free of emotional restriction. This work is best done individually with a therapist AND in a supportive group of other men. I facilitate a quarterly 10 week men's support group called Modern Man. 6-7 men work together for 10 weeks. We process and resolve issues involved contemporary masculine life. Please see my website for more information.

Gabi Villaseñor (She/Her)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.A. in Professional Mental Health Counseling

I received a certificate from the center of community engagement from Lewis & Clark college for a training called "Creating a Safe Space: Working with Latino & Black Men in Therapy" in 2022.

Lucius Wheeler (He/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

With a male gender identification comes certain social norms and expected roles. What does it mean to you to be authentically yourself in a male body? For over a decade, I have been a participant in and facilitator of men's circles and rites of passage ceremonies. In groups and individual sessions, I take an experiential, relational approach to men's work, helping you to connect with your inner wisdom so you can craft a life of integrity, meaning, and purpose.

sandeep kumar

Licensed Professional Counselor

Feminism has rightly challenged women's oppression. However, patriarchy impacts men as well as women. Gender roles are shifting in our society, and I offer a space to unpack and examine what that might mean in your life and how you can live a more authentic life, free of social expectations.

Christopher Marquardt (he/his/they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I recognize the unique social constructs and constraints present for a man in our modern society. I encourage my male clients to accept their maleness and work towards a more holistic version of themselves.

Stuart Malkin (he/him/they)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC

I help men build better relationships, build skills and confidence in fully expressing themselves, and feel more holistically empowered with their masculinity. In the past, I have facilitated a men's process group exploring all of these issues and more.

Michael Viola (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, MA, BA

Men need support. Men have feelings and need to feel and share them. Feeling vulnerable is part of that process. What are the imprints you've inherited as a man and how may they be preventing you from living and feeling vital and empowered? The fact that I have gone there myself allows me to hold the energy permitting my clients to go there as well.

Slade Wolf (he/him/his)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have worked with men for over a decade to build the skills they need to live healthy lives and have happy, intimate relationships.

Andrew Conner (He/Him/His)

Marriage and Family Therapist

MA

I believe that it is important for men to reexamine the standards of masculinity that have been put forth by our cultures. I offer a non-judgmental space for male-identified persons to process their feelings regarding their place in a changing world. I take inspiration from Robert Bly, Joseph Campbell, Robert A. Johnson, and the mythopoetic men's movement.

Casey Crowley (He/Him/His)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.S.

Casey is especially dedicated to trying to support men in dealing with their mental health and relationship as societal stigma and barriers often impact our ability to live emotionally fulfilling lives.