Male Therapists in Telluride, CO
Jim Riley Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC, NCC
Verified Verified
Telluride, CO 81435
In my Telluride based practice, I've supported others working on a range of concerns to foster self-acceptance, enhance communication and relationship-building skills, overcome perfor mance obstacles, address identity struggles, manage substance use, and integrate life transitions.
Are you seeking support for yourself, your child or family? Have current challenges become overwhelming? Are thoughts, emotions and "old" ways of doing things holding you back from realizing something more for yourself? Do you seek to not only overcome current obstacles but also create opportunities for personal growth? I’d like to help you be empowered, find clarity and have the confidence to identify and achieve your goals.
In my Telluride based practice, I've supported others working on a range of concerns to foster self-acceptance, enhance communication and relationship-building skills, overcome perfor mance obstacles, address identity struggles, manage substance use, and integrate life transitions.
Are you seeking support for yourself, your child or family? Have current challenges become overwhelming? Are thoughts, emotions and "old" ways of doing things holding you back from realizing something more for yourself? Do you seek to not only overcome current obstacles but also create opportunities for personal growth? I’d like to help you be empowered, find clarity and have the confidence to identify and achieve your goals.
Mancos Valley Center for Trauma and Attachment
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Telluride, CO 81435
You've heard of PTSD. You think you might have it. You don't know what to do about it. Your sleep is an issue because you have nightmares. Even when you don't have nightmares, you don't feel rested in the morning. You avoid pieces and parts of your life because you fear being triggered by past trauma. When the stress increases in your life, you notice higher anxiety and scarier thoughts. You want to let go of the abuse and trauma of the past. Maybe you've heard about EMDR, but you don't know where to start. When you're ready to deal with trauma, you want to start as soon as possible.
You've heard of PTSD. You think you might have it. You don't know what to do about it. Your sleep is an issue because you have nightmares. Even when you don't have nightmares, you don't feel rested in the morning. You avoid pieces and parts of your life because you fear being triggered by past trauma. When the stress increases in your life, you notice higher anxiety and scarier thoughts. You want to let go of the abuse and trauma of the past. Maybe you've heard about EMDR, but you don't know where to start. When you're ready to deal with trauma, you want to start as soon as possible.
Russ Patten Of Mind-Body Connections Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, CMHC, LPC, EMDR
Verified Verified
Telluride, CO 81435
I am licensed in Colorado and Utah. I work with adults and couples. I specialize in working with clients struggling with PTSD, symptoms informed by trauma, depression, anxiety and grief and loss. I often utilizes EMDR, parts work, body centered psychotherapy, principles grounded in mindfulness, and CBT. Solution Focused counseling and Motivational Interviewing can also be helpful to clients seeking more short term, immediate solutions. I am a client-centered therapist with a strength in acknowledging, supporting and respecting the unique view points and perspectives of each individual client.
I am licensed in Colorado and Utah. I work with adults and couples. I specialize in working with clients struggling with PTSD, symptoms informed by trauma, depression, anxiety and grief and loss. I often utilizes EMDR, parts work, body centered psychotherapy, principles grounded in mindfulness, and CBT. Solution Focused counseling and Motivational Interviewing can also be helpful to clients seeking more short term, immediate solutions. I am a client-centered therapist with a strength in acknowledging, supporting and respecting the unique view points and perspectives of each individual client.
I am an LPCC providing holistic therapy for adults and adolescents covering a wide range of psychological and emotional issues. I use existential and somatic mindfulness based approaches to help create a better sense of purpose, meaning, and connection in our lives. This helps to promote the building of a stronger and more resilient self as we navigate the ever changing landscape of life. I am interested in helping people develop healthy life, relational, and communication skills which in turn makes for healthier and more satisfying relationships whether they be intimate, parent-child, business, or friendships.
I am an LPCC providing holistic therapy for adults and adolescents covering a wide range of psychological and emotional issues. I use existential and somatic mindfulness based approaches to help create a better sense of purpose, meaning, and connection in our lives. This helps to promote the building of a stronger and more resilient self as we navigate the ever changing landscape of life. I am interested in helping people develop healthy life, relational, and communication skills which in turn makes for healthier and more satisfying relationships whether they be intimate, parent-child, business, or friendships.
My upbringing, education, and many years spent living and working abroad have given me a great appreciation for cultural diversity and sensitivity.
Life inevitably involves struggle, pain, and loss. The question is how do we respond to these things so that pain doesn't morph into long-term suffering, and so that meaning, joy, and connection can still be found, even amidst our struggles. That's where I can help. The foundation of my work is building a collaborative and compassionate therapeutic relationship where you feel understood. From there we can begin to craft effective responses to whatever is troubling you: depression, anxiety, trauma, relationships, loss, chronic pain, or more existential concerns about life direction and meaning.
My upbringing, education, and many years spent living and working abroad have given me a great appreciation for cultural diversity and sensitivity.
Life inevitably involves struggle, pain, and loss. The question is how do we respond to these things so that pain doesn't morph into long-term suffering, and so that meaning, joy, and connection can still be found, even amidst our struggles. That's where I can help. The foundation of my work is building a collaborative and compassionate therapeutic relationship where you feel understood. From there we can begin to craft effective responses to whatever is troubling you: depression, anxiety, trauma, relationships, loss, chronic pain, or more existential concerns about life direction and meaning.
These are things that all hu mans will experience at one point in their life, which means there is nothing wrong with you.
Are you bothered by constant worry, fear, nervousness or anxiety? Feeling down, depressed, hopeless or like life is always going wrong? Having difficulty focusing or concentrating and feeling like you are always on the move? Is procrastinating or always putting things off until the last minute something you struggle with? These are all a part of being hu man, and there is nothing wrong with you. Let me help you better how to understand these thoughts, and feelings and drop the struggle against them. I can help you better understand how you can change behaviors and live a better life, even with these thoughts and feelings.
These are things that all hu mans will experience at one point in their life, which means there is nothing wrong with you.
Are you bothered by constant worry, fear, nervousness or anxiety? Feeling down, depressed, hopeless or like life is always going wrong? Having difficulty focusing or concentrating and feeling like you are always on the move? Is procrastinating or always putting things off until the last minute something you struggle with? These are all a part of being hu man, and there is nothing wrong with you. Let me help you better how to understand these thoughts, and feelings and drop the struggle against them. I can help you better understand how you can change behaviors and live a better life, even with these thoughts and feelings.
Are you feeling stuck in your life? Are you ready for a change for the better? Then let me help you. I work with people who feel unfulfilled and dissatisfied; people who feel frustrated in their ability to connect with others or themselves; people who feel ashamed, inauthentic, blocked, or unable to live to their fullest potential. I believe in your ability to make a difference in your life and with your life; I have devoted my career to helping people like you.
Are you feeling stuck in your life? Are you ready for a change for the better? Then let me help you. I work with people who feel unfulfilled and dissatisfied; people who feel frustrated in their ability to connect with others or themselves; people who feel ashamed, inauthentic, blocked, or unable to live to their fullest potential. I believe in your ability to make a difference in your life and with your life; I have devoted my career to helping people like you.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who focuses on the needs of men in their twenties and thirties. Some of my clients are experiencing interpersonal crises, or require talk therapy as part of psychiatric care, but many of my clients simply find it beneficial to meet once a week and discuss what is going on in their lives. My clients come to see therapy as a way to connect and accept the values and desires that make them who they are, and also to find the power to cast away habits that are not resonate with who they are. The goal is more genuine freedom.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who focuses on the needs of men in their twenties and thirties. Some of my clients are experiencing interpersonal crises, or require talk therapy as part of psychiatric care, but many of my clients simply find it beneficial to meet once a week and discuss what is going on in their lives. My clients come to see therapy as a way to connect and accept the values and desires that make them who they are, and also to find the power to cast away habits that are not resonate with who they are. The goal is more genuine freedom.
Welcome, and thanks for reaching out. I hope you, your family and friends are safe and healthy. Leading with compassion, courage and curiosity, I support individuals and couples working to improve their relationships with themselves, their loved ones and their community. Focusing on understanding you, your desires and your hesitations, I offer support and insight through dynamic, client-focused, body-centered psychotherapy. We all want more happiness and less suffering. Let’s explore what that means for your unique self. Together, we can support habits that help and better manage habits that hinder.
Welcome, and thanks for reaching out. I hope you, your family and friends are safe and healthy. Leading with compassion, courage and curiosity, I support individuals and couples working to improve their relationships with themselves, their loved ones and their community. Focusing on understanding you, your desires and your hesitations, I offer support and insight through dynamic, client-focused, body-centered psychotherapy. We all want more happiness and less suffering. Let’s explore what that means for your unique self. Together, we can support habits that help and better manage habits that hinder.
Robert Michael Saunders
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CAC II, DAPA
Verified Verified
Telluride, CO 81435
If you feel you have PTSD or c-PTSD possibly with substance abuse, anxiety-depression, personality disorder or sexual compulsivity/acting out it need not be the "normal" of your life. After 23 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Addiction Specialist I have helped teen and adult individuals as well as couples and families to overcome blockages, which ultimately prevent the joyful experiences of healthy living. I find that by respecting your natural and inherent healing powers most goals are obtainable.
If you feel you have PTSD or c-PTSD possibly with substance abuse, anxiety-depression, personality disorder or sexual compulsivity/acting out it need not be the "normal" of your life. After 23 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Addiction Specialist I have helped teen and adult individuals as well as couples and families to overcome blockages, which ultimately prevent the joyful experiences of healthy living. I find that by respecting your natural and inherent healing powers most goals are obtainable.
Aaron J. Thomas
Registered Psychotherapist, CHT, NLC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Telluride, CO 81435
Sometimes the issues and struggles we encounter in life are almost impossible to resolve on our own. Whether it’s depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, lack of purpose, deep loss, or something else - you deserve personal guidance and support through the hardships you encounter. I offer a safe place where you can be yourself and learn powerful tools to manage and overcome life's stressors. I'll guide you in discovering the deeper currents that are influencing your life, and together we can get you unstuck by using an integrative body/mind approach that will take you beyond simply trying to "think your way to better."
Sometimes the issues and struggles we encounter in life are almost impossible to resolve on our own. Whether it’s depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, lack of purpose, deep loss, or something else - you deserve personal guidance and support through the hardships you encounter. I offer a safe place where you can be yourself and learn powerful tools to manage and overcome life's stressors. I'll guide you in discovering the deeper currents that are influencing your life, and together we can get you unstuck by using an integrative body/mind approach that will take you beyond simply trying to "think your way to better."
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSW, MBA
Verified Verified
Telluride, CO 81435 (Online Only)
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The Gott mans, Esther Perel, and the University of Michigan's sexual health program all inform my style of psychotherapy.
I work with people who want better relationships. I specialize in working with clients who are facing stay or go decisions in their relationships. The options are to stay and suffer, rebuild together, or say goodbye. I can help with the second and third options. I am LBGTQIA friendly, polyamory friendly, and kink friendly.
The Gott mans, Esther Perel, and the University of Michigan's sexual health program all inform my style of psychotherapy.
I work with people who want better relationships. I specialize in working with clients who are facing stay or go decisions in their relationships. The options are to stay and suffer, rebuild together, or say goodbye. I can help with the second and third options. I am LBGTQIA friendly, polyamory friendly, and kink friendly.
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I have spent over a decade working with older adolescents and young adults, and their families, to help them build an identity that they are proud of, to navigate novel challenges, control problematic impulses, and to manage the transition into a fulfilling adult life.
When I was 18, I was kicked out of college because of substance abuse that was masking my personal struggles. The gap between 15 and 30 is often seen as the "best" time in people's lives, but I know how challenging it can be. Navigating new relationships, responsibilities, independence, identity issues and social pressures is so de manding. I am proud to have pulled myself out of that negative spiral, and I now strive to support young people - and their families - in doing the same.
I have spent over a decade working with older adolescents and young adults, and their families, to help them build an identity that they are proud of, to navigate novel challenges, control problematic impulses, and to manage the transition into a fulfilling adult life.
When I was 18, I was kicked out of college because of substance abuse that was masking my personal struggles. The gap between 15 and 30 is often seen as the "best" time in people's lives, but I know how challenging it can be. Navigating new relationships, responsibilities, independence, identity issues and social pressures is so de manding. I am proud to have pulled myself out of that negative spiral, and I now strive to support young people - and their families - in doing the same.
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David Hayden
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CAS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Grand Junction, CO 81506 (Online Only)
Do you struggle with symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, or challenges with addictive behaviors that are harming your ability to enjoy relationships and reach your goals? If so, I am here to help you identify the root causes of these problems and form solutions that will move you ahead towards meaning and fulfillment.
Do you struggle with symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, or challenges with addictive behaviors that are harming your ability to enjoy relationships and reach your goals? If so, I am here to help you identify the root causes of these problems and form solutions that will move you ahead towards meaning and fulfillment.
Trauma is something that affects many and at different levels of intensity.
My ideal client dares to do the work in therapy and integrate that work outside of the session. I facilitate the creation of secure functioning relationships. For individual clients, that means strong attachment bonds to their sense of self so they can self-regulate and begin to create new opportunities to live a life of beauty, excitement, and exploration. While for my couples therapy clients, we will work on building secure functioning relationships within the partnership through the processes of non-violent communication skills and repairing ruptures promptly.
Trauma is something that affects many and at different levels of intensity.
My ideal client dares to do the work in therapy and integrate that work outside of the session. I facilitate the creation of secure functioning relationships. For individual clients, that means strong attachment bonds to their sense of self so they can self-regulate and begin to create new opportunities to live a life of beauty, excitement, and exploration. While for my couples therapy clients, we will work on building secure functioning relationships within the partnership through the processes of non-violent communication skills and repairing ruptures promptly.
BE's specialties, training, and certifications include: Trainer for Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior, Psychologist in Hospice Care, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team, Depression Treatment Group, Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy.
Dr. BE connects well with people who you might not traditionally associate with counseling services to guide them through their struggles and life challenges. That drive to "have it all" that so many professionals demonstrate can also make it hard to ask for help at times when it's needed most. With both a unique "no BS" attitude and a demeanor that's connectable, Dr. BE has become a valuable asset for clients who typically didn't expect to find therapy beneficial.
BE's specialties, training, and certifications include: Trainer for Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior, Psychologist in Hospice Care, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team, Depression Treatment Group, Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy.
Dr. BE connects well with people who you might not traditionally associate with counseling services to guide them through their struggles and life challenges. That drive to "have it all" that so many professionals demonstrate can also make it hard to ask for help at times when it's needed most. With both a unique "no BS" attitude and a demeanor that's connectable, Dr. BE has become a valuable asset for clients who typically didn't expect to find therapy beneficial.
We offer evidence-based therapy methods, including EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Gott man Couples Counseling.
Are you feeling lost? Struggling with grief, trauma, anxiety, or relationship issues? Stuck in repeating cycles, seeking more than symptom management? At Made Known Counseling in Denver, Colorado, we provide a compassionate, understanding environment to deeply explore and address your struggles' root causes. Our goal is lasting healing, personal growth, and improved relationships. We offer personalized care to help you build a fulfilling life. Invest in your future well-being and let us help you mourn, mend, and find meaning.
We offer evidence-based therapy methods, including EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Gott man Couples Counseling.
Are you feeling lost? Struggling with grief, trauma, anxiety, or relationship issues? Stuck in repeating cycles, seeking more than symptom management? At Made Known Counseling in Denver, Colorado, we provide a compassionate, understanding environment to deeply explore and address your struggles' root causes. Our goal is lasting healing, personal growth, and improved relationships. We offer personalized care to help you build a fulfilling life. Invest in your future well-being and let us help you mourn, mend, and find meaning.
Addictive behaviors can be overcome. Our community has many stories of success and recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Everyone's recovery experience is unique and can be successful with proper respect and care. I offer tools and strategies from several modalities and traditions with a special focus on resolution of trauma, ptsd, and loss. Adults, young adults, Teenagers, and veterans are my client specialty.
Addictive behaviors can be overcome. Our community has many stories of success and recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Everyone's recovery experience is unique and can be successful with proper respect and care. I offer tools and strategies from several modalities and traditions with a special focus on resolution of trauma, ptsd, and loss. Adults, young adults, Teenagers, and veterans are my client specialty.
I believe that we each have what it takes to move forward and succeed in life. Sometimes things happen to us beyond our control. Other times, we simply get in our own way. I've experienced both of these situations in my life, and I believe I can help you respond to life in a way that moves you forward in the direction you want to go. The type of therapy I practice, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) provides the framework for how to live your best life. ACT's principles provide a new approach to life, a way of being in the world. I learned them as a client years ago, and I still practice them everyday in my own life.
I believe that we each have what it takes to move forward and succeed in life. Sometimes things happen to us beyond our control. Other times, we simply get in our own way. I've experienced both of these situations in my life, and I believe I can help you respond to life in a way that moves you forward in the direction you want to go. The type of therapy I practice, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) provides the framework for how to live your best life. ACT's principles provide a new approach to life, a way of being in the world. I learned them as a client years ago, and I still practice them everyday in my own life.
You want to have a better life. You want better relationships. You want to get up and get going. You're feeling overwhelmed and stuck. You're dealing with loss. You need to figure out what's next. You want to get a good night's sleep. You want to feel like yourself again. You want to get rid of habits. You want to start new habits. You need relief from the uncertainty. You want to be more confident. You want to break the cycle. You want to be calmer. You want to have better health. Counseling can help.
You want to have a better life. You want better relationships. You want to get up and get going. You're feeling overwhelmed and stuck. You're dealing with loss. You need to figure out what's next. You want to get a good night's sleep. You want to feel like yourself again. You want to get rid of habits. You want to start new habits. You need relief from the uncertainty. You want to be more confident. You want to break the cycle. You want to be calmer. You want to have better health. Counseling can help.
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Male Therapists
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. Prospective clients should also ask what the expectation is for treatment, and what the fee structure is, and whether and which insurance plans are accepted.
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 a male therapist. 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, in the case of male clients. Some women have prior negative experiences with women that predispose them to prefer working with a male in therapy. 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.