Male Therapists in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, BC
Do you often feel anxious without a clear cause, find it hard to slow down, feel emotionally overwhelmed or disconnected? These experiences often signal deeper emotions that are hard to access due to unresolved past experiences or trauma. Throughout life, especially in early relationships, we develop strategies to maintain connections and manage anxiety around our emotions. While adaptive, these strategies often become barriers in relationships and to living authentically. By collaboratively uncovering these protective strategies and processing underlying emotions, we can help you move toward a more connected and fulfilling life.
Do you often feel anxious without a clear cause, find it hard to slow down, feel emotionally overwhelmed or disconnected? These experiences often signal deeper emotions that are hard to access due to unresolved past experiences or trauma. Throughout life, especially in early relationships, we develop strategies to maintain connections and manage anxiety around our emotions. While adaptive, these strategies often become barriers in relationships and to living authentically. By collaboratively uncovering these protective strategies and processing underlying emotions, we can help you move toward a more connected and fulfilling life.
Spencer Walker
Counsellor, MA, CCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, BC V5N
My client focus is working with neurodivergent people with conditions such as ADHD, Autism and Learning Disabilities. Although these differences can be an asset in many situations, individuals may have difficulty navigating a world not necessarily designed for them. Feelings of depression, anxiety, anger, and low self esteem may linger from years of feeling misunderstood or being under-equipped in social, school or work settings. Exploring your strengths, obstacles and goals allow you to take charge of your mental health and work with your difference rather than against it.
My client focus is working with neurodivergent people with conditions such as ADHD, Autism and Learning Disabilities. Although these differences can be an asset in many situations, individuals may have difficulty navigating a world not necessarily designed for them. Feelings of depression, anxiety, anger, and low self esteem may linger from years of feeling misunderstood or being under-equipped in social, school or work settings. Exploring your strengths, obstacles and goals allow you to take charge of your mental health and work with your difference rather than against it.
HI, I’m Josh, I know what it's like to be in crisis, in addiction, in depression, anxiety, to live in toxic relationships, to feel unworthy. I also know that we can change our lives and be free. I’m here to help you and empower you to start making healthy choices in your life, so that you can find true peace and happiness. For the past 9 years, I’ve been helping clients find their true path. Who is counseling and therapy for: If you are looking for relief from Anxiety and panic attacks,Grief and Loss, Stress ,Distress tolerance and Resilience,Sleep disturbance- let’s set up a clarity call and determine what best suits you.
HI, I’m Josh, I know what it's like to be in crisis, in addiction, in depression, anxiety, to live in toxic relationships, to feel unworthy. I also know that we can change our lives and be free. I’m here to help you and empower you to start making healthy choices in your life, so that you can find true peace and happiness. For the past 9 years, I’ve been helping clients find their true path. Who is counseling and therapy for: If you are looking for relief from Anxiety and panic attacks,Grief and Loss, Stress ,Distress tolerance and Resilience,Sleep disturbance- let’s set up a clarity call and determine what best suits you.
These brains of ours don't come with instruction manuals - figuring out how to navigate life is tough enough, but can sometimes seem impossible when we experience mental health difficulties. I specialize in working with people with BPD (attachment trauma), anxiety and OCD, couples, and folks who have complex difficulties and may have received multiple diagnoses. Therapy can be a strange process, I try to make it simple and straightforward. We get to know each other, and figure out if we’re a good fit. We get a clear picture of what the problems are, and what’s going wrong (and what’s going right) in your life.
These brains of ours don't come with instruction manuals - figuring out how to navigate life is tough enough, but can sometimes seem impossible when we experience mental health difficulties. I specialize in working with people with BPD (attachment trauma), anxiety and OCD, couples, and folks who have complex difficulties and may have received multiple diagnoses. Therapy can be a strange process, I try to make it simple and straightforward. We get to know each other, and figure out if we’re a good fit. We get a clear picture of what the problems are, and what’s going wrong (and what’s going right) in your life.
Although the adults whom I assist come with a wide range of presenting problems - such as sexual dysfunctions, mental health issues, relationship conflict, and addictions, the underlying problem is that we are all suffering emotionally, longing to feel understood, and to acquire the tools that will relieve our distress.
Although the adults whom I assist come with a wide range of presenting problems - such as sexual dysfunctions, mental health issues, relationship conflict, and addictions, the underlying problem is that we are all suffering emotionally, longing to feel understood, and to acquire the tools that will relieve our distress.
Derek Taylor
Counsellor, RTCc
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, BC V5N
I support all the issues that are present for Men and Women facing issues with harmful coping behaviors, the causes of them, and significant life challenges.
As a tradesperson who's walked the path of recovery and reinvention, I understand facing challenges that impact every aspect of our lives and relationships. My clients, whether in suits or work boots, find someone who speaks their language. I don't just offer therapy; I bring professional training and lived experience. My toolkit? Integrated Wellness and Life Skills Counselling – the same fundamentals that turned my life around. Here, real talk leads to real change.
I support all the issues that are present for Men and Women facing issues with harmful coping behaviors, the causes of them, and significant life challenges.
As a tradesperson who's walked the path of recovery and reinvention, I understand facing challenges that impact every aspect of our lives and relationships. My clients, whether in suits or work boots, find someone who speaks their language. I don't just offer therapy; I bring professional training and lived experience. My toolkit? Integrated Wellness and Life Skills Counselling – the same fundamentals that turned my life around. Here, real talk leads to real change.
Are drugs and alcohol interfering with your life? Thinking about making some changes but now sure where to start? Are you concerned about a loved one and need some guidance and support? Call me - I can help. Together we can discover choice, find hope, and create a road map for what to do next. Compassion, understanding and empowerment have been central to my own journey of recovery and are at the heart of my approach. I'm a Nationally Certified Addictions Counsellor and have been involved in all facets of Addiction Recovery for over 15 years.
Are drugs and alcohol interfering with your life? Thinking about making some changes but now sure where to start? Are you concerned about a loved one and need some guidance and support? Call me - I can help. Together we can discover choice, find hope, and create a road map for what to do next. Compassion, understanding and empowerment have been central to my own journey of recovery and are at the heart of my approach. I'm a Nationally Certified Addictions Counsellor and have been involved in all facets of Addiction Recovery for over 15 years.
Jefferson Smith
Counsellor, RCC, MCP, BA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, BC V5N
Waitlist for new clients
Life is really hard and often painful. We all need support to find our way through this confusing and challenging existence. It truly helps to let our walls down and share what we are going through in safe, caring, and genuine relationships. This is what I am offering. From this place, you can find firm footholds and solid ground inside of yourself, empowering you to confidently move toward the future that you want. At times, the coping mechanisms we develop aren’t as effective, sustainable, or healthy as we need them to be. I want to help you learn how to care for yourself and get the most out of your life and relationships.
Life is really hard and often painful. We all need support to find our way through this confusing and challenging existence. It truly helps to let our walls down and share what we are going through in safe, caring, and genuine relationships. This is what I am offering. From this place, you can find firm footholds and solid ground inside of yourself, empowering you to confidently move toward the future that you want. At times, the coping mechanisms we develop aren’t as effective, sustainable, or healthy as we need them to be. I want to help you learn how to care for yourself and get the most out of your life and relationships.
Working together, I can support you in cultivating compassion for yourself and others, taking pride in who you are, navigating relationships and moving through the difficulties that arise in life. As a queer trans person, I use a trauma-informed, intersectional framework, supporting the queer, trans, and non-monogamous communities in unpacking trauma, sex and relationship concerns, emotional dysregulation, depression, anxiety and addiction.
Working together, I can support you in cultivating compassion for yourself and others, taking pride in who you are, navigating relationships and moving through the difficulties that arise in life. As a queer trans person, I use a trauma-informed, intersectional framework, supporting the queer, trans, and non-monogamous communities in unpacking trauma, sex and relationship concerns, emotional dysregulation, depression, anxiety and addiction.
Hello there! My name is Husain! I am a strength-based, multicultural, Registered Clinical Counselor with years of experience in the mental health field. I work with Anxiety, Panic attacks, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Complex-PTSD or other stress-related disorders. I also work with with mood disorders, depression, grief, brain injuries, relationship issues and substance misuse. I have plenty of experience with complex health presentations like: suicidal thoughts and/or self-harm; brain injury (TBI) or other nervous system injury. I provide counselling to victims of assault. This may include ICBC or CVAP clients.
Hello there! My name is Husain! I am a strength-based, multicultural, Registered Clinical Counselor with years of experience in the mental health field. I work with Anxiety, Panic attacks, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Complex-PTSD or other stress-related disorders. I also work with with mood disorders, depression, grief, brain injuries, relationship issues and substance misuse. I have plenty of experience with complex health presentations like: suicidal thoughts and/or self-harm; brain injury (TBI) or other nervous system injury. I provide counselling to victims of assault. This may include ICBC or CVAP clients.
David Yates
Registered Professional Counselor - Candidate, RPC-C
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
Men in particular seem to be attracted to me, and we can certainly delve into men's issues.
As a dancer for over 20 years, I have a strong connection to the body and to the way emotions and thought patterns express through the body. I'm extremely empathic, and can help guide clients into and through their own feelings, to greater understanding of their own nervous systems, often leading to new clarity and solutions, relief from stress, and beyond.
Men in particular seem to be attracted to me, and we can certainly delve into men's issues.
As a dancer for over 20 years, I have a strong connection to the body and to the way emotions and thought patterns express through the body. I'm extremely empathic, and can help guide clients into and through their own feelings, to greater understanding of their own nervous systems, often leading to new clarity and solutions, relief from stress, and beyond.
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Grant M. Waldman - Healing Works Counselling
Counsellor, PhD, MCP, CCC
Verified Verified
Online Only
I’d like you to know that the act of reaching out for help is a deeply courageous act, especially for most men, as most of us are conditioned to self-isolate and suffer in silence.
As a highly skilled ecopsychologist, my approach is client-centred, strengths-based, solution-focused, and grounded in nature. The foundation of my work is trauma-informed, holistic, and mindfulness-based. I use active listening skills that will leave you feeling acknowledged witnessed, and heard. You can expect attunement, empathy, and compassion.
I’d like you to know that the act of reaching out for help is a deeply courageous act, especially for most men, as most of us are conditioned to self-isolate and suffer in silence.
As a highly skilled ecopsychologist, my approach is client-centred, strengths-based, solution-focused, and grounded in nature. The foundation of my work is trauma-informed, holistic, and mindfulness-based. I use active listening skills that will leave you feeling acknowledged witnessed, and heard. You can expect attunement, empathy, and compassion.
For over 40 years I've worked with individuals, couples and groups facing a full range of the many challenges that life presents such as: depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, couple conflicts, all manner of traumas etc. My clientele includes people from all walks of life, ages, sexual preferences, ethnic and religious backgrounds. In addition, I provide consultation and counselling to those wanting to optimize their talents and abilities. I see clients as social, physical, intellectual and spiritual beings, thus all of these areas are potentially addressed in our work together.
For over 40 years I've worked with individuals, couples and groups facing a full range of the many challenges that life presents such as: depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, couple conflicts, all manner of traumas etc. My clientele includes people from all walks of life, ages, sexual preferences, ethnic and religious backgrounds. In addition, I provide consultation and counselling to those wanting to optimize their talents and abilities. I see clients as social, physical, intellectual and spiritual beings, thus all of these areas are potentially addressed in our work together.
Our team aims to help you create and discover a life worth living for and have fulfilling relationships with yourself and with others. Living from a place of fear/anger/resentment right now might be impacting how you see the world every single day. It may also affect your relationships with your family members, partners, and/or children (young and adults), friends, even coworkers, and you need help to make sense of it all. Every day, you may experience conflict, lack of connection, fear of something, or other challenges that gets in the way of you finding that sense of belonging and ownership over your life.
Our team aims to help you create and discover a life worth living for and have fulfilling relationships with yourself and with others. Living from a place of fear/anger/resentment right now might be impacting how you see the world every single day. It may also affect your relationships with your family members, partners, and/or children (young and adults), friends, even coworkers, and you need help to make sense of it all. Every day, you may experience conflict, lack of connection, fear of something, or other challenges that gets in the way of you finding that sense of belonging and ownership over your life.
Feeling stuck in a repeating loop, like you're constantly ending up in the same frustrating place? You're not alone. We all develop patterns over a lifetime, some of which can hold us back from achieving our full potential.
As a trained and empathetic guide I'm here to help identify these subtle, limiting patterns where you get to break free. Imagine a life of holistic wealth – a thriving balance of health, understanding, motivation, vitality, and a fulfilling lifestyle. It's achievable, but often requires support to navigate. Tangible and profound change that lasts and creates your own navigation tools moving forward.
Feeling stuck in a repeating loop, like you're constantly ending up in the same frustrating place? You're not alone. We all develop patterns over a lifetime, some of which can hold us back from achieving our full potential.
As a trained and empathetic guide I'm here to help identify these subtle, limiting patterns where you get to break free. Imagine a life of holistic wealth – a thriving balance of health, understanding, motivation, vitality, and a fulfilling lifestyle. It's achievable, but often requires support to navigate. Tangible and profound change that lasts and creates your own navigation tools moving forward.
Thank you for taking a moment to look at my profile. I am a clinical counsellor who primarily provides care to populations that have more difficulty accessing health services. I am referring to people living in small towns and rural areas, the population that has an aversion to the healthcare system due to having previously faced barriers and prejudices, and also to populations who often find it difficult to access the system itself, such as immigrant and refugee communities. Beyond the principles that guide clinical practice, in the therapeutic space that I strive to provide, perhaps my greatest concerns are hope and human dignity.
Thank you for taking a moment to look at my profile. I am a clinical counsellor who primarily provides care to populations that have more difficulty accessing health services. I am referring to people living in small towns and rural areas, the population that has an aversion to the healthcare system due to having previously faced barriers and prejudices, and also to populations who often find it difficult to access the system itself, such as immigrant and refugee communities. Beyond the principles that guide clinical practice, in the therapeutic space that I strive to provide, perhaps my greatest concerns are hope and human dignity.
I offer Jungian / Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to people with a wide range of backgrounds and mental health concerns. Whether you are looking for support through a difficult time or to embark on a deeper healing journey, my aim is to help you more fully meet, explore, feel, and process the root causes of the issues that get in your way - those blocks, conflicts, patterns and wounds that keep you from moving towards realizing who you truly are and are longing to become. We work through this together within the context of a genuine, creative and secure therapeutic relationship that develops as we meet for the purposes of your healing.
I offer Jungian / Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to people with a wide range of backgrounds and mental health concerns. Whether you are looking for support through a difficult time or to embark on a deeper healing journey, my aim is to help you more fully meet, explore, feel, and process the root causes of the issues that get in your way - those blocks, conflicts, patterns and wounds that keep you from moving towards realizing who you truly are and are longing to become. We work through this together within the context of a genuine, creative and secure therapeutic relationship that develops as we meet for the purposes of your healing.
Striving to maintain a healthy life while struggling with stress, anxiety, or mood can feel like an endless uphill battle; but it doesn’t need to be. In your journey towards mental well-being, you are the real hero, and I’m here to support you every step of the way.
Striving to maintain a healthy life while struggling with stress, anxiety, or mood can feel like an endless uphill battle; but it doesn’t need to be. In your journey towards mental well-being, you are the real hero, and I’m here to support you every step of the way.
"Problems" in our lives often try to lead us to focus solely on resolving or avoiding them at all cost. In both cases, we are forced to sacrifice other parts of ourselves as a result. However, the more we sacrifice, the more "problems" take up of our space and time, leading us to feel overwhelmed and trapped. Despite the pressure to immediately "fix" things, reconnecting instead with our values, core beliefs, needs and aspirations can help create alternatives to problem-saturated narratives and, ultimately, can lead us towards solutions.
"Problems" in our lives often try to lead us to focus solely on resolving or avoiding them at all cost. In both cases, we are forced to sacrifice other parts of ourselves as a result. However, the more we sacrifice, the more "problems" take up of our space and time, leading us to feel overwhelmed and trapped. Despite the pressure to immediately "fix" things, reconnecting instead with our values, core beliefs, needs and aspirations can help create alternatives to problem-saturated narratives and, ultimately, can lead us towards solutions.
Trying to cope with the pressures and stresses of life leaves us anxious, depressed, and disconnected from ourselves and others. Many of us fall into self-sabotaging behaviours or repeat unhealthy relationships. Many of us face the limitations of psychiatric treatment and are forced to carry the weight and stigma of diagnosis. Many of us struggle simply to maintain our creativity and our sense of self against overwhelming pressures to conform or perform. We all need the chance to check in and process our feelings and reactions, to work through the struggles of our personal history, and find new and creative ways to move forward.
Trying to cope with the pressures and stresses of life leaves us anxious, depressed, and disconnected from ourselves and others. Many of us fall into self-sabotaging behaviours or repeat unhealthy relationships. Many of us face the limitations of psychiatric treatment and are forced to carry the weight and stigma of diagnosis. Many of us struggle simply to maintain our creativity and our sense of self against overwhelming pressures to conform or perform. We all need the chance to check in and process our feelings and reactions, to work through the struggles of our personal history, and find new and creative ways to move forward.
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Male Counsellors
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.
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 therapists of a specific gender. 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. 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.