Male Therapists in Chicago, IL
I am a gay therapist that finds meaning working with individuals with histories of trauma, complex family dynamics, and those in toxic relationships with themselves and others. I also work with LGBTQ couples and mixed neurotype couples who want to explore open relationships, polyamory, and how to feel more connected and safer with their partners. My role as a therapist is to help my clients understand the symptoms that once protected them from trauma with the wisdom and compassion of your present self and encourage them to feel confident while you practice new skills to look ahead.
I am a gay therapist that finds meaning working with individuals with histories of trauma, complex family dynamics, and those in toxic relationships with themselves and others. I also work with LGBTQ couples and mixed neurotype couples who want to explore open relationships, polyamory, and how to feel more connected and safer with their partners. My role as a therapist is to help my clients understand the symptoms that once protected them from trauma with the wisdom and compassion of your present self and encourage them to feel confident while you practice new skills to look ahead.
Benaiah has 15 years of experience in working with individuals and families impacted by various forms of trauma and anger management. He has extensive experience working with individuals in a crisis as well as those that are in an inpatient/outpatient setting.
Benaiah has 15 years of experience in working with individuals and families impacted by various forms of trauma and anger management. He has extensive experience working with individuals in a crisis as well as those that are in an inpatient/outpatient setting.
In a word, my approach to coaching and therapy is relational. I am at my best when I am centered, curious and genuinely engaged in my client's experience. I believe in the importance of finding the right "fit" and therefore, value authenticity very highly. My training, areas of specialization and personal style are well suited for those who might be seeking to go deeper in order to live and connect more fully.
In a word, my approach to coaching and therapy is relational. I am at my best when I am centered, curious and genuinely engaged in my client's experience. I believe in the importance of finding the right "fit" and therefore, value authenticity very highly. My training, areas of specialization and personal style are well suited for those who might be seeking to go deeper in order to live and connect more fully.
Erich H. Heintzen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60640
I believe that as we evolve and grow, our connections with ourselves, others and the world around us can become deeper and more fulfilling. However, when we are under stress, in a relationship crisis, or feel anxious or depressed, our connections to our loved ones and to ourselves are limited. We may be unable to communicate, feel angry, lack energy and feel overwhelmed. In order to relieve life's pressures, it is important to slow down, and become more self-aware--reconnecting with ourselves once again. Counseling fosters trust, and is a process that promotes growth and change.
I believe that as we evolve and grow, our connections with ourselves, others and the world around us can become deeper and more fulfilling. However, when we are under stress, in a relationship crisis, or feel anxious or depressed, our connections to our loved ones and to ourselves are limited. We may be unable to communicate, feel angry, lack energy and feel overwhelmed. In order to relieve life's pressures, it is important to slow down, and become more self-aware--reconnecting with ourselves once again. Counseling fosters trust, and is a process that promotes growth and change.
Choosing to pursue therapy can be a vulnerable choice and one that requires commitment and authenticity. As a gay man, I believe it is particularly important to find a space where you feel that you can be your authentic self. To me, therapy is a space to be vulnerable, learn about yourself, set goals, and develop skills. My goal is to create a collaborative space in which you feel heard, accepted, and adequately challenged to non-judgmentally explore whatever brings you to therapy. This includes ensuring that the space is inclusive of all genders, abilities, sexual orientations, racial/ethnic identities, and other identities.
Choosing to pursue therapy can be a vulnerable choice and one that requires commitment and authenticity. As a gay man, I believe it is particularly important to find a space where you feel that you can be your authentic self. To me, therapy is a space to be vulnerable, learn about yourself, set goals, and develop skills. My goal is to create a collaborative space in which you feel heard, accepted, and adequately challenged to non-judgmentally explore whatever brings you to therapy. This includes ensuring that the space is inclusive of all genders, abilities, sexual orientations, racial/ethnic identities, and other identities.
Life gets heavy. Stress builds up. Moods crash. Anxiety won’t let go. Old patterns keep repeating no matter what you try. If you’re worn out from holding it all together, you’re not alone. Are you ready to feel better? Ready to make real change? Reaching out takes courage, and I’m glad you’re here.
Therapy offers a space to slow down, sort through the noise, and reconnect with yourself, your values, and the people who matter most. Whether it’s anxiety, burnout, relationship struggles, or simply navigating life’s challenges, you don’t have to do it alone.
Life gets heavy. Stress builds up. Moods crash. Anxiety won’t let go. Old patterns keep repeating no matter what you try. If you’re worn out from holding it all together, you’re not alone. Are you ready to feel better? Ready to make real change? Reaching out takes courage, and I’m glad you’re here.
Therapy offers a space to slow down, sort through the noise, and reconnect with yourself, your values, and the people who matter most. Whether it’s anxiety, burnout, relationship struggles, or simply navigating life’s challenges, you don’t have to do it alone.
At the heart of my perspective is the idea that as a therapist I have a special kind of role and potential for influence on people's lives. At the same time, I am participating as a fellow human being with an array of emotions and personal tendencies not unlike those of the people who come to me for help. And indeed, as is common of people in the field, and even as is required in formal analytic training, I’ve been a patient myself (hopefully yielding enhanced self-awareness). So I know what it’s like from both sides.
At the heart of my perspective is the idea that as a therapist I have a special kind of role and potential for influence on people's lives. At the same time, I am participating as a fellow human being with an array of emotions and personal tendencies not unlike those of the people who come to me for help. And indeed, as is common of people in the field, and even as is required in formal analytic training, I’ve been a patient myself (hopefully yielding enhanced self-awareness). So I know what it’s like from both sides.
Therapy can provide a space for healing, clarity, and growth. The relationship between therapist and client has been found to be the most important ingredient in that process. I approach my work with flexibility, compassion, and a deep respect for self-determination. I believe you are the expert in your experience.
I help people with a range of concerns such as anxiety, trauma, identity, life transitions, grief/loss, sex and relationship issues. Currently, I am a first year psychoanalytic candidate at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. I eagerly welcome referrals from those interested in a psychoanalytic approach to therapy.
Therapy can provide a space for healing, clarity, and growth. The relationship between therapist and client has been found to be the most important ingredient in that process. I approach my work with flexibility, compassion, and a deep respect for self-determination. I believe you are the expert in your experience.
I help people with a range of concerns such as anxiety, trauma, identity, life transitions, grief/loss, sex and relationship issues. Currently, I am a first year psychoanalytic candidate at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. I eagerly welcome referrals from those interested in a psychoanalytic approach to therapy.
Josh Hetherington
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LCPC
Verified Verified
17 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60640
We all want to live happy and productive lives and we all have strengths that help us do this. Strengths lie in our relationships and inside of us. Sometimes blocks keep us from being able to use our strengths. I'm not currently accepting new clients, but at Chicago Center for Relationship Counseling, we have many excellent therapists who are available to help access strengths and lift blocks.
We all want to live happy and productive lives and we all have strengths that help us do this. Strengths lie in our relationships and inside of us. Sometimes blocks keep us from being able to use our strengths. I'm not currently accepting new clients, but at Chicago Center for Relationship Counseling, we have many excellent therapists who are available to help access strengths and lift blocks.
Everybody has had a moment where they did something wrong but had a genuine desire behind it. In that moment, people are often not given the chance they need to explain their intentions. I desire that each of my clients have compassion for their souls, which they needed in those moments but did not receive. I desire to help people process their trauma, understand their reactions, establish healthy boundaries, and build a thriving community. I am passionate about working with individuals and groups to provide lasting healing and self-leadership. I am passionate about working with trauma and compulsive behaviors
Everybody has had a moment where they did something wrong but had a genuine desire behind it. In that moment, people are often not given the chance they need to explain their intentions. I desire that each of my clients have compassion for their souls, which they needed in those moments but did not receive. I desire to help people process their trauma, understand their reactions, establish healthy boundaries, and build a thriving community. I am passionate about working with individuals and groups to provide lasting healing and self-leadership. I am passionate about working with trauma and compulsive behaviors
I am a relationship and sex therapist, and I believe that living authentically for self and community brings healing and joy. Such authenticity requires an exploration of sexual needs amidst robust boundary-making. I am a part of and love to work with folx in the LGBTQIA+ community. My clinical interests include out-of-control sexual behavior, men's sexual health, and exploring the intersection of religion, spirituality, and sex. I also have a growing specialization in working with kink, BDSM, polyamory, and consensual non-monogamy.
I am a relationship and sex therapist, and I believe that living authentically for self and community brings healing and joy. Such authenticity requires an exploration of sexual needs amidst robust boundary-making. I am a part of and love to work with folx in the LGBTQIA+ community. My clinical interests include out-of-control sexual behavior, men's sexual health, and exploring the intersection of religion, spirituality, and sex. I also have a growing specialization in working with kink, BDSM, polyamory, and consensual non-monogamy.
Meet Our Male Therapists
I am a bilingual/bicultural (English and Spanish speaking) Psychologist with 15 years of experience, with a primary focus on psychological and emotional wellness. I offer individual, family and couples therapy. My strategy is to utilize an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from a range of techniques and theories that best meet the particular and unique needs of the clients I serve. By creating collaborative relationships with my clients, I can help facilitate changes in people's lives that in turn, help them maintain healthy personal and professional relationships.
I am a bilingual/bicultural (English and Spanish speaking) Psychologist with 15 years of experience, with a primary focus on psychological and emotional wellness. I offer individual, family and couples therapy. My strategy is to utilize an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from a range of techniques and theories that best meet the particular and unique needs of the clients I serve. By creating collaborative relationships with my clients, I can help facilitate changes in people's lives that in turn, help them maintain healthy personal and professional relationships.
If you are an individual or couple who is experiencing trauma, grief, relational challenges, anxiety, or depression, then I am here to help you. I believe the journey towards healing starts with having a space where you are fully seen and accepted. I aim to create a relationship where you can authentically be who you are now and move towards who you are becoming. It takes courage to reach out for support, and you are absolutely worthy of making that first step on this journey.
If you are an individual or couple who is experiencing trauma, grief, relational challenges, anxiety, or depression, then I am here to help you. I believe the journey towards healing starts with having a space where you are fully seen and accepted. I aim to create a relationship where you can authentically be who you are now and move towards who you are becoming. It takes courage to reach out for support, and you are absolutely worthy of making that first step on this journey.
The choice to change your life's direction can be a challenging one, much like finding the right therapist. If you are looking for extra support through a difficult time or seeking to set out on a path of self-discovery, I can help you achieve your goals. So many of us struggle to experience the type of life we know we deserve; by working together in a relaxing and healing environment, you and I can come to a better understanding of what may be holding you back. Thank you for the opportunity to take part in your journey.
The choice to change your life's direction can be a challenging one, much like finding the right therapist. If you are looking for extra support through a difficult time or seeking to set out on a path of self-discovery, I can help you achieve your goals. So many of us struggle to experience the type of life we know we deserve; by working together in a relaxing and healing environment, you and I can come to a better understanding of what may be holding you back. Thank you for the opportunity to take part in your journey.
Sean Murphy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60622
Sean has worked with loss or grief, anxiety, people who feel stuck or in a rut and people with severe mental illness. He worked in a residential and nursing home where he helped people with severe and persistent mental illness and this gave him the opportunity to address the needs of a population facing many challenges.
Sean has worked with loss or grief, anxiety, people who feel stuck or in a rut and people with severe mental illness. He worked in a residential and nursing home where he helped people with severe and persistent mental illness and this gave him the opportunity to address the needs of a population facing many challenges.
Rich Jentzen LCSW, LISW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-IL, LISW-IA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60613
Who you are… straight, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay, queer, genderqueer, questioning… is an essential part of our work together. I welcome your whole self, supporting traditional and non-traditional families: blended, multiracial, multigenerational, foster, poly, leather, and members of kink communities. Therapy promotes healing, growth, and change. We'll focus together to understand your thoughts and behaviors. Our work together will help you develop new coping skills. Growth happens by reinforcing your strengths and values, increasing your self-awareness, and help you build a tolerance for distress and ambiguity.
Who you are… straight, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay, queer, genderqueer, questioning… is an essential part of our work together. I welcome your whole self, supporting traditional and non-traditional families: blended, multiracial, multigenerational, foster, poly, leather, and members of kink communities. Therapy promotes healing, growth, and change. We'll focus together to understand your thoughts and behaviors. Our work together will help you develop new coping skills. Growth happens by reinforcing your strengths and values, increasing your self-awareness, and help you build a tolerance for distress and ambiguity.
Starting therapy is a very personal decision and connecting with your therapist is the cornerstone to the work you will engage in. Mandala Counseling and Psychological Services is a group practice of independent clinicians in Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Each clinician works with individuals, ranging from adolescents to adults. Clinicians at Mandala are adaptive in style of psychotherapy to meet the varying needs of clients. Clinicians are comfortable utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing skills and other evidence-based therapeutic orientations.
Starting therapy is a very personal decision and connecting with your therapist is the cornerstone to the work you will engage in. Mandala Counseling and Psychological Services is a group practice of independent clinicians in Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Each clinician works with individuals, ranging from adolescents to adults. Clinicians at Mandala are adaptive in style of psychotherapy to meet the varying needs of clients. Clinicians are comfortable utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing skills and other evidence-based therapeutic orientations.
Pedro Segura-Moore
Marriage & Family Therapist, ALMFT
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Chicago, IL 60625
The decision to seek therapy can be difficult; however, you are here, and that's your first step. Do you struggle with sexual issues, gender identity, depression, or anxiety? I want to be able to help you go through that. My job is to provide a safe environment where we may learn and grow while promoting empowerment. I work with individuals and couples. I am sex worker-affirming and kink/BDSM aware. I am an Afro-Cuban/Dominican male-identified therapist working with the BIPOC transgender and LGBTQ community, helping with racial trauma, religious trauma, sex therapy, and LGBTQ Couples. My goal is to provide a healing space.
The decision to seek therapy can be difficult; however, you are here, and that's your first step. Do you struggle with sexual issues, gender identity, depression, or anxiety? I want to be able to help you go through that. My job is to provide a safe environment where we may learn and grow while promoting empowerment. I work with individuals and couples. I am sex worker-affirming and kink/BDSM aware. I am an Afro-Cuban/Dominican male-identified therapist working with the BIPOC transgender and LGBTQ community, helping with racial trauma, religious trauma, sex therapy, and LGBTQ Couples. My goal is to provide a healing space.
Throughout our lives we go through experiences that help us define who we are. These moments of connection and isolation, fulfillment and confusion are foundational events that make us, us. These can be life altering experiences; societal forces, traumatic events, difficult relationships, or a series of distressing events that we carry for the rest of our lives. Working through these experiences can be scary. Therapy can help us unpack these moments and lead more meaningful and fulfilling lives. In our sessions, we will explore who you are; your world, beliefs, and values.
Throughout our lives we go through experiences that help us define who we are. These moments of connection and isolation, fulfillment and confusion are foundational events that make us, us. These can be life altering experiences; societal forces, traumatic events, difficult relationships, or a series of distressing events that we carry for the rest of our lives. Working through these experiences can be scary. Therapy can help us unpack these moments and lead more meaningful and fulfilling lives. In our sessions, we will explore who you are; your world, beliefs, and values.
My practice focuses on helping people heal from trauma (PTSD, racial, identity based, complex, narcissistic abuse, childhood, sexual, etc). I am a good fit for people who struggle with identifying their internal feelings and needs, and are prone to feeling a sense of abandonment and chronic loneliness. I work well with folks struggling with internalized perfectionism. I help folks, especially in the marginalized or minority communities, come to terms with the hurt that exists in the world, and help them build a sense of self that is independent of external circumstances. My work is present-focused, past-honoring, and future-oriented
My practice focuses on helping people heal from trauma (PTSD, racial, identity based, complex, narcissistic abuse, childhood, sexual, etc). I am a good fit for people who struggle with identifying their internal feelings and needs, and are prone to feeling a sense of abandonment and chronic loneliness. I work well with folks struggling with internalized perfectionism. I help folks, especially in the marginalized or minority communities, come to terms with the hurt that exists in the world, and help them build a sense of self that is independent of external circumstances. My work is present-focused, past-honoring, and future-oriented
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