by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Mar 15, 2020 | Individual Counseling, Psychotherapy for men
There’s a cliche that women become mothers the moment they discover they’re pregnant. Men become fathers when they first hold their child. I like this cliche, and I use it with my clients, to highlight the visceral difference in experience between men and...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Mar 14, 2020 | Couples Therapy, Individual Counseling, Psychotherapy for men
More than any other task, your brain’s job is to keep you alive. It’s wired for survival. It does this, in part, by recognizing patterns that signal a threat and convincing you to avoid them. When working optimally, this system might convince you not to walk...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Mar 11, 2020 | Anger Management, Individual Counseling, Psychotherapy for men
Depression in men does not alway look the way we expect it should. We tend to think of it as an oppressive sadness. In the media it is frequently shown as a lack of energy, a desire to withdraw from the world, and uncontrollable crying. These can all be true about...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Mar 10, 2020 | Individual Counseling, Psychotherapy for men
Many men hesitate to go to therapy. Some worry that it makes them look weak, or crazy. Most simply think it won’t work for them. A lot of talking about feelings, or my mother, isn’t going to help me figure out how to be happy at work or quit fighting with...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Dec 13, 2019 | Anger Management, Individual Counseling, Psychotherapy for men
Stress is the single most common presenting complaint for men starting counseling. Everyone feels stress from time to time. When it becomes overwhelming, or saturates your work and home life, it can cause a lot of problems. Chronic stress can literally shorten your...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Dec 11, 2019 | Anger Management, Individual Counseling, Psychotherapy for men
Let’s face it. Most people don’t want to be in therapy. In my practice, I see a lot of men who are there at the request (or insistence) of a loved one who got tired of their irritability, pessimism, resentment or angry outbursts. They’re told: “You...
