Male Therapists in Paramount, CA
Taking the first step toward therapy can feel overwhelming but you don’t have to navigate it alone. I believe that healing begins with a genuine non-judgmental connection. In our sessions, you’ll find a space where you can show up exactly as you are. Life doesn’t come with a manual, and sometimes the tools we’ve used in the past stop working, it may be time for a new strategy. Often, the challenges we face in the present are rooted in stories we’ve been carrying for a long time. I work with individuals who are ready to look beneath the surface to understand the ‘why’ behind their emotions and relationships.
Taking the first step toward therapy can feel overwhelming but you don’t have to navigate it alone. I believe that healing begins with a genuine non-judgmental connection. In our sessions, you’ll find a space where you can show up exactly as you are. Life doesn’t come with a manual, and sometimes the tools we’ve used in the past stop working, it may be time for a new strategy. Often, the challenges we face in the present are rooted in stories we’ve been carrying for a long time. I work with individuals who are ready to look beneath the surface to understand the ‘why’ behind their emotions and relationships.
Not accepting couples...fully accepting you! I work exclusively with adults in individual therapy in both California and Colorado. Wondering why you feel overwhelmed all the time? Why you can't stop worrying about everything? Or why you get so frustrated over small things? More than happy to unpack with you. I support adults facing life’s challenges, anxiety, depression, men’s issues, and life transitions. Additionally, I work with first responders, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) clients, and student-athletes. Ready to start? You can book a session or free consultation through my website below.
Not accepting couples...fully accepting you! I work exclusively with adults in individual therapy in both California and Colorado. Wondering why you feel overwhelmed all the time? Why you can't stop worrying about everything? Or why you get so frustrated over small things? More than happy to unpack with you. I support adults facing life’s challenges, anxiety, depression, men’s issues, and life transitions. Additionally, I work with first responders, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) clients, and student-athletes. Ready to start? You can book a session or free consultation through my website below.
It is both courageous and wise that you have noticed a need and are seeking help. Your mental health is a huge part of your overall well-being and life fulfillment. The following is a partial list of the types of folks I have worked with and the challenges we have addressed together: • The LGBTQ+ community • Spiritual seekers/crises of faith/religious abuse • College students/those transitioning to adulthood • Creatives • Death and dying • Depression • Anxiety • Addiction • Infertility • Adoption • Men’s mental health • Life transitions • Trauma • Disability/learning disability • Domestic violence/conflict
It is both courageous and wise that you have noticed a need and are seeking help. Your mental health is a huge part of your overall well-being and life fulfillment. The following is a partial list of the types of folks I have worked with and the challenges we have addressed together: • The LGBTQ+ community • Spiritual seekers/crises of faith/religious abuse • College students/those transitioning to adulthood • Creatives • Death and dying • Depression • Anxiety • Addiction • Infertility • Adoption • Men’s mental health • Life transitions • Trauma • Disability/learning disability • Domestic violence/conflict
License number LCSW 101795. My approach to Psychotherapy is a Person-centered approach and tailored to each person depending on their needs. I work with each individual as per the goals they want to achieve, and we make them realistic goals which help my clients build confidence, self-reliance, and healthy coping skills to manage and address their symptoms.
License number LCSW 101795. My approach to Psychotherapy is a Person-centered approach and tailored to each person depending on their needs. I work with each individual as per the goals they want to achieve, and we make them realistic goals which help my clients build confidence, self-reliance, and healthy coping skills to manage and address their symptoms.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience working with children, youth, and families. I have experience in a child welfare setting and a clinical mental health setting. I look forward to working with you and assisting you with accomplishing your therapeutic goals. My approach is strength-based and person-focused. Let us work together to find the strengths you may not know you have and use them to attack the problems you have identified.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience working with children, youth, and families. I have experience in a child welfare setting and a clinical mental health setting. I look forward to working with you and assisting you with accomplishing your therapeutic goals. My approach is strength-based and person-focused. Let us work together to find the strengths you may not know you have and use them to attack the problems you have identified.
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Seeking therapy takes courage and strength. Are you experiencing feeling stuck due to childhood trauma? I am here to provide you with unconditional support to process through your anxiety, depression, and other unresolved feelings at your pace. Sometimes we may need someone who is there for us and there are no problems in life that are too big or small. You have taken the first step to seek help, I can help you discover your inner strength to bounce back and deep inside you may be wishing for peace and equilibrium. As a therapist, I aim to help you reach those goals together to bring about inner peace.
Seeking therapy takes courage and strength. Are you experiencing feeling stuck due to childhood trauma? I am here to provide you with unconditional support to process through your anxiety, depression, and other unresolved feelings at your pace. Sometimes we may need someone who is there for us and there are no problems in life that are too big or small. You have taken the first step to seek help, I can help you discover your inner strength to bounce back and deep inside you may be wishing for peace and equilibrium. As a therapist, I aim to help you reach those goals together to bring about inner peace.
My ideal client is an adult who wants therapy to be supportive and structured, and is ready to understand themselves more deeply. I work best with people navigating stress, life transitions, or patterns that leave them feeling stuck. Clients who appreciate direct guidance delivered with warmth, and who are open to mind–body exploration, reflective work, and practical skill‑building tend to thrive with me. I’m a strong fit for those who value culturally informed therapy and want to feel understood, supported, and gently challenged toward meaningful change.
My ideal client is an adult who wants therapy to be supportive and structured, and is ready to understand themselves more deeply. I work best with people navigating stress, life transitions, or patterns that leave them feeling stuck. Clients who appreciate direct guidance delivered with warmth, and who are open to mind–body exploration, reflective work, and practical skill‑building tend to thrive with me. I’m a strong fit for those who value culturally informed therapy and want to feel understood, supported, and gently challenged toward meaningful change.
Seeking therapy takes courage and strength. Are you experiencing feeling stuck due to childhood trauma? I am here to provide you with unconditional support to process through your anxiety, depression, and other unresolved feelings at your pace. Sometimes we may need someone who is there for us and there are no problems in life that are too big or small. You have taken the first step to seek help, I can help you discover your inner strength to bounce back and deep inside you may be wishing for peace and equilibrium. As a therapist, I aim to help you reach those goals together to bring about inner peace.
Seeking therapy takes courage and strength. Are you experiencing feeling stuck due to childhood trauma? I am here to provide you with unconditional support to process through your anxiety, depression, and other unresolved feelings at your pace. Sometimes we may need someone who is there for us and there are no problems in life that are too big or small. You have taken the first step to seek help, I can help you discover your inner strength to bounce back and deep inside you may be wishing for peace and equilibrium. As a therapist, I aim to help you reach those goals together to bring about inner peace.
You are successful, driven, and capable, yet inside you constantly question yourself. No matter how much you achieve, it never quite feels earned. You worry that at some point you will be exposed as not good enough. Maybe your mind is busy with self-doubt, intrusive thoughts, or health worries that scare you.
You may also be struggling with deeply personal concerns around sex, performance anxiety, or feeling disconnected from your body or partner. These issues can feel isolating and difficult to talk about. What you want is relief, confidence, and a sense of calm, not just to function, but to feel at ease in your own mind.
You are successful, driven, and capable, yet inside you constantly question yourself. No matter how much you achieve, it never quite feels earned. You worry that at some point you will be exposed as not good enough. Maybe your mind is busy with self-doubt, intrusive thoughts, or health worries that scare you.
You may also be struggling with deeply personal concerns around sex, performance anxiety, or feeling disconnected from your body or partner. These issues can feel isolating and difficult to talk about. What you want is relief, confidence, and a sense of calm, not just to function, but to feel at ease in your own mind.
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Are you ready to step beyond boring and repetitive talk therapy? As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 17 years of experience, I specialize in empowering mid-to-senior-level professionals and entrepreneurial thinkers through ADHD, Psychedelic Integration, and Ketamine-Assisted Therapy. My holistic approach, grounded in mindfulness, neuroscience, and ancient wisdom, helps you clear mental clutter, harness your strengths, and foster resilience.
Takling Clients Online Anywhere in California!
Are you ready to step beyond boring and repetitive talk therapy? As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 17 years of experience, I specialize in empowering mid-to-senior-level professionals and entrepreneurial thinkers through ADHD, Psychedelic Integration, and Ketamine-Assisted Therapy. My holistic approach, grounded in mindfulness, neuroscience, and ancient wisdom, helps you clear mental clutter, harness your strengths, and foster resilience.
Reaching out for help is one of the most humbling experiences we can go through in life. In a world that is constantly pushing narratives on us based on race, gender, sexuality and/or dominant cultural beliefs, it is life-affirming to engage preferred narratives that support and empower our own values. In difficult times it is easy to feel misunderstood or lost, longing to reconnect with our own resources. My work aims for those reconnections. My approach is collaborative, working from a place of respectful curiosity. I am not the expert on your lived experience. You are.
Reaching out for help is one of the most humbling experiences we can go through in life. In a world that is constantly pushing narratives on us based on race, gender, sexuality and/or dominant cultural beliefs, it is life-affirming to engage preferred narratives that support and empower our own values. In difficult times it is easy to feel misunderstood or lost, longing to reconnect with our own resources. My work aims for those reconnections. My approach is collaborative, working from a place of respectful curiosity. I am not the expert on your lived experience. You are.
Christopher A. Myrick, MS, LMFT 151006. Therapy is a collaborative effort to identify the challenges that continue to disrupt the functioning that prevents the lifestyle that curves you most effectively. I am a symptom-focused therapist who utilizes Solution-focused and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and an Adlerian Psychology core. Creating a holistic perspective in treatment that develops interpersonal growth, distress management, and rebuilding one's life perspective. I am an assertive and direct communicator who understands active listening and integrates a calm and intuitive experience in counseling.
Christopher A. Myrick, MS, LMFT 151006. Therapy is a collaborative effort to identify the challenges that continue to disrupt the functioning that prevents the lifestyle that curves you most effectively. I am a symptom-focused therapist who utilizes Solution-focused and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and an Adlerian Psychology core. Creating a holistic perspective in treatment that develops interpersonal growth, distress management, and rebuilding one's life perspective. I am an assertive and direct communicator who understands active listening and integrates a calm and intuitive experience in counseling.
Our goal at Los Angeles DBT is to make DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) accessible to everyone. We are psychotherapists who are "Intensively Trained" in DBT and provide DBT skills groups, individual sessions, and coaching. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a skills-based treatment which helps you better regulate your emotions, especially the difficult ones. With DBT you will learn how to have more successful relationships with family, friends, & loved ones. DBT will also provide tools to increase your ability to manage distress, and be more mindful of your thoughts, feelings, and overall environment.
Our goal at Los Angeles DBT is to make DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) accessible to everyone. We are psychotherapists who are "Intensively Trained" in DBT and provide DBT skills groups, individual sessions, and coaching. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a skills-based treatment which helps you better regulate your emotions, especially the difficult ones. With DBT you will learn how to have more successful relationships with family, friends, & loved ones. DBT will also provide tools to increase your ability to manage distress, and be more mindful of your thoughts, feelings, and overall environment.
My ideal clients are strong, capable people who feel weighed down by trauma, stress, or sudden life changes. They often appear high-functioning but inside feel anxious, disconnected, or burned out. What they need most is a safe, judgment-free space with someone who understands their struggles. Their goals are to regain control, ease symptoms, reconnect with loved ones, and rediscover who they are beyond the pain. Above all, they want real relief, hope, and a path forward they can trust.
My ideal clients are strong, capable people who feel weighed down by trauma, stress, or sudden life changes. They often appear high-functioning but inside feel anxious, disconnected, or burned out. What they need most is a safe, judgment-free space with someone who understands their struggles. Their goals are to regain control, ease symptoms, reconnect with loved ones, and rediscover who they are beyond the pain. Above all, they want real relief, hope, and a path forward they can trust.
I am a licensed clinical social worker, with 10+ years of experience within the mental health services industry. My clinical experience has focused primarily on helping individuals in the adolescent, young adult age, and middle-aged adults. I have a strong trauma-informed approach when working with my clients. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment, and help understand aspects of lived experiences. My extensive clinical training includes working with children, teenagers, and adults, with an array of mental health challenges.
I am a licensed clinical social worker, with 10+ years of experience within the mental health services industry. My clinical experience has focused primarily on helping individuals in the adolescent, young adult age, and middle-aged adults. I have a strong trauma-informed approach when working with my clients. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment, and help understand aspects of lived experiences. My extensive clinical training includes working with children, teenagers, and adults, with an array of mental health challenges.
Free At Heart Therapy is a group practice of highly skilled and trained therapists. Each therapist offers a compassionate and non judgmental environment for healing. Our team focuses on training to deliver high quality therapy for treating a variety of mental health issues in individuals, couples and families. We are currently taking Caloptima, Blue Cross Medi-Cal, California Health and Wellness, Healthnet and MHN. All of our services are available through tele-health in the comfort of your home and in our new office in Fullerton. Therefore we offer a personal and high-quality service that is affordable and accessible.
Free At Heart Therapy is a group practice of highly skilled and trained therapists. Each therapist offers a compassionate and non judgmental environment for healing. Our team focuses on training to deliver high quality therapy for treating a variety of mental health issues in individuals, couples and families. We are currently taking Caloptima, Blue Cross Medi-Cal, California Health and Wellness, Healthnet and MHN. All of our services are available through tele-health in the comfort of your home and in our new office in Fullerton. Therefore we offer a personal and high-quality service that is affordable and accessible.
Life is a long and difficult journey.
At some point, we all face challenges ( whether personal, relational, cultural, situational, or spiritual) that can leave us feeling confused, overwhelmed, or even knocked off course. When we are at most vulnerable times, seeking help can feel like the hardest thing to do. But therapy can be one of the most powerful and life-changing investments you make in yourself.
It certainly was for me decades ago.
I see therapy as a process rooted in trust-building, empathic understanding and mutual endeavor to reach therapeutic goals.
Life is a long and difficult journey.
At some point, we all face challenges ( whether personal, relational, cultural, situational, or spiritual) that can leave us feeling confused, overwhelmed, or even knocked off course. When we are at most vulnerable times, seeking help can feel like the hardest thing to do. But therapy can be one of the most powerful and life-changing investments you make in yourself.
It certainly was for me decades ago.
I see therapy as a process rooted in trust-building, empathic understanding and mutual endeavor to reach therapeutic goals.
If you or a loved one needs help, insight, or support, my office provides a comfortable and confidential place for us to explore the issues or problems. I've been helping teens and adults with a variety of issues for over 30 years, with particular experience with anxiety, depression, relationships, personality testing, career testing, substance abuse, and disordered eating. I am currently taking new patients and would be happy to help you or the person you are concerned about assess & work through the issues. Please don't hesitate to call or email.
If you or a loved one needs help, insight, or support, my office provides a comfortable and confidential place for us to explore the issues or problems. I've been helping teens and adults with a variety of issues for over 30 years, with particular experience with anxiety, depression, relationships, personality testing, career testing, substance abuse, and disordered eating. I am currently taking new patients and would be happy to help you or the person you are concerned about assess & work through the issues. Please don't hesitate to call or email.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in CA (PSY27345) and NM (PSY2024-0053), providing individual or group psychotherapy and consultation. Therapy is Relational. I find that the exploration of our interpersonal relationships, including the relationship between the therapist and client, can help to overcome internal conflicts we face in our lives. Furthermore I believe psychotherapy is a collaborative process which brings something unique to each patient-therapist relationship. Working together, we can uncover your personal needs, in real time, to better understand how to express yourself in your everyday life.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in CA (PSY27345) and NM (PSY2024-0053), providing individual or group psychotherapy and consultation. Therapy is Relational. I find that the exploration of our interpersonal relationships, including the relationship between the therapist and client, can help to overcome internal conflicts we face in our lives. Furthermore I believe psychotherapy is a collaborative process which brings something unique to each patient-therapist relationship. Working together, we can uncover your personal needs, in real time, to better understand how to express yourself in your everyday life.
In my work with clients, I focus on anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues, difficulties with self-expression & OCD. I'm here to help you experience the healing and lasting change that you want. Many of us spend years and years suffering, experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and negative self-talk. Sadly, we will often navigate this suffering alone and without any company or support. As a result, we find ourselves stuck in patterns and cycles of pain, stress and emotional overwhelm. I work from a depth-oriented approach that helps individuals and couples overcome these painful patterns and cycles.
In my work with clients, I focus on anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues, difficulties with self-expression & OCD. I'm here to help you experience the healing and lasting change that you want. Many of us spend years and years suffering, experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and negative self-talk. Sadly, we will often navigate this suffering alone and without any company or support. As a result, we find ourselves stuck in patterns and cycles of pain, stress and emotional overwhelm. I work from a depth-oriented approach that helps individuals and couples overcome these painful patterns and cycles.
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FAQ - Therapist Gender
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.