Now accepting new clients in West Hartford, CT — in-person & virtual.
Now accepting new clients in West Hartford, CT — in-person & virtual.
I have worked with men throughout my career and have a particular understanding of the barriers men face when considering therapy. I’ve heard them all: I can handle this myself. Going to therapy means I’m weak. I know what I need to do — I just need to do it. The past is in the past. I’m not the problem — it’s my wife, my boss, my kids (though sometimes there’s a quiet voice underneath that says: I might not be helping matters much.
These are not character flaws. They are the product of how most men are raised and what is expected of them. And they are worth examining honestly.
Mindfulness Meditation — learning to work skillfully with thoughts, feelings, and the present moment men’s Issues & Concerns — a space for men to talk honestly about the things men rarely discuss substance Use & Recovery — support for those rethinking their relationship to alcohol, cannabis, or other substances emotion Regulation — practical and depth-oriented approaches to working with difficult feelings
The relationship with our fathers — whether they were present, absent, warm, distant, difficult, or simply human — tends to leave a powerful mark. Many men arrive at midlife carrying patterns they learned from their fathers without ever having examined them. Some are determined not to repeat those patterns. Others don’t yet realize they already are. Either way, there is often important work to be done here.
Many of the men I work with have very few genuine friends — or none. The social structures that supported male friendship earlier in life tend to erode: school, sports teams, the workplace. What remains is often a kind of isolation that is rarely named and rarely addressed. This matters more than most men realize.
Men are often taught that anger is the acceptable emotion — the one that is socially sanctioned, expected, even admired. But anger is frequently a surface. Underneath it are things that were never taught to be expressed: sadness, fear, shame, old wounds, loneliness. Peeling back those layers requires some willingness to be uncomfortable. It also tends to be some of the most important work a man can do.
These are the things men often research quietly online but rarely bring into honest conversation with another human being. The relationship to alcohol. The role that sex plays — whether that’s excessive pornography use, compulsive behavior, or simply a confusion between sex and love that has never been examined. I work with these topics directly and without judgment.
The first step is simply a conversation. A free 20- minute phone call — no pressure, no commitment. Most people find that one conversation makes the decision considerably easier.
