Please note that I use the words "London counselling for men", "male psychotherapy London", "male therapy", "male counselling London", "counselling men", "psychotherapy men", "therapy men", "abortion counselling for men", "psychotherapy for men", "men's psychotherapeutic counselling" & "men's talking therapy" and also "London counsellor for men", "London psychotherapist for men", "men's psychotherapeutic counsellor" & "men's talking therapist" interchangeably. I am trained & accredited as a male counsellor, psychotherapist & talking therapist for males and I am happy to discuss their differences with you.
Counselling London Psychotherapy
Male Counselling, Male Psychotherapy, Male Therapy, Counselling Men, Psychotherapy Men, Therapy Men – Central London, Camden
Counselling For Men
Male Behaviour Patterns
- Men often use aggression when hurt
- Approx 75% of suicides are male
- Men may need to reflect more before acting
- Many men find it hard to relate, communicate & engage with other men
- Some men struggle how to fully engage in the world as men, partners or fathers
- Some men struggle how to be naturally sexual & healthily aggressive
- Some men only see intimacy - vulnerability or tenderness as a weakness, yet rarely as strength
- Some men find it difficult to be in touch their needs or express them
- Some men can have a passion for ideas & inanimate things, and may struggle with being intimate with people
- Some men find it hard to integrate competitiveness & co-operation
- Many men report a sort of "archetypal restlessness, grief, pain or anger"
Men's Issues
Being a man presents its own confusions, challenges, inner & outer conflicts:
- When to keep things inside, and when not to
- What it means to be "man enough"
- What drives us (including the advantages & downsides of being competitive)
- The impact of our relationship with our father
- Feeling like a man at work, yet not at home
- Relating & communicating with other men or women, including whether or how to let people in
- Loosing our sense of power in relationships with women or other men
- The differences & similarities between men & women
- Unwanted habits & addictions
- Sexuality
- The notion of weakness & strength
- The different ways of being men
- Being strong in our own authority as a man
- Balancing our logical side – rational mind with our emotions
- The balance between competitiveness & cooperation
- Struggling with how much to listen & how much fix things in relationships
- Abortion counselling for men
- Fatherhood – being a father, dad
- How responsibility sits with us
- Inner loneliness
- Our Identity as a man
- Existential grief
- What it means to be a man & be with our grief, pain, anger, power, joy & love
- How to acknowledge, respect or express our emotions, without being ruled by them
- What to do with difficult feelings, maybe depression, stress
- Male midlife crisis & existential concerns
- Other men's issues …
Male Therapy You may be seeking male psychotherapy & have very specific men's problems or concerns:
- Competent in some areas, e.g. work, yet struggle in other areas, e.g. relationships
- A need to belong, yet feel separate
- Abuse
- Bullying
- Hurt or pain
- Impact of our past
Psychotherapy Men I'm experienced in working with men & the range of mens issues you bring, the counselling & psychotherapy can offer an opportunity to ruminate over what concerns you.