Male Therapists in 79935
New Leaf Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, PMHNP, LPC-S, LCSW, QMHP
Verified Verified
El Paso, TX 79935
We provide medication management and therapeutic services.
We want to help you turn over a New Leaf in your life. The goal is for you to reach overall wellness. We will help you develop the skills you need to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of your happiness. As a mental health clinic, we have multiple male and female nurse practitioners and clinicians that specialize in a variety of treatments. Care coordination services are also available to help provide a full team of providers. Our practice is growing, just like our clients. Come grow with us!
We provide medication management and therapeutic services.
We want to help you turn over a New Leaf in your life. The goal is for you to reach overall wellness. We will help you develop the skills you need to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of your happiness. As a mental health clinic, we have multiple male and female nurse practitioners and clinicians that specialize in a variety of treatments. Care coordination services are also available to help provide a full team of providers. Our practice is growing, just like our clients. Come grow with us!
I would like to help you to find effective ways to face your struggles. I believe counseling can help anyone to develop a new approach to daily stressors and frustrations that affect relationships and daily activities. I offer anger management sessions for court purposes.
I would like to help you to find effective ways to face your struggles. I believe counseling can help anyone to develop a new approach to daily stressors and frustrations that affect relationships and daily activities. I offer anger management sessions for court purposes.
I help you understand mindfulness, being present, managing, and changing thoughts to improve self-awareness and psychological health.
My approach to counseling is based on sound training, professional expertise, and personal growth. My goal is to provide experienced and compassionate care, to provide practical and problem-specific interventions to assist you in developing the tools needed to achieve your personal and mental health goals. I offer individualized, psychological care in a telehealth format to treat depression, marital, family, and teen issues, anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, and behavioral issues. My approach is evidence and strengths-based.
I help you understand mindfulness, being present, managing, and changing thoughts to improve self-awareness and psychological health.
My approach to counseling is based on sound training, professional expertise, and personal growth. My goal is to provide experienced and compassionate care, to provide practical and problem-specific interventions to assist you in developing the tools needed to achieve your personal and mental health goals. I offer individualized, psychological care in a telehealth format to treat depression, marital, family, and teen issues, anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, and behavioral issues. My approach is evidence and strengths-based.
Clients are the ultimate experts regarding their situations, and they have many perspectives on how to understand and intervene when they struggle.
John Funk is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 37 years of experience. He has worked with many different groups of people, including folks experiencing homelessness, folks experiencing major mental health issues, active-duty soldiers and veteran soldiers, and folks experiencing anxiety, depression, and PTSD. In more recent years when working as a therapist, he has mostly worked with couples doing couples therapy, and primarily using attachment theory and therapy, in addition to cognitive-behavioral therapies, and a PTSD treatment called gentle reprocessing therapy.
Clients are the ultimate experts regarding their situations, and they have many perspectives on how to understand and intervene when they struggle.
John Funk is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 37 years of experience. He has worked with many different groups of people, including folks experiencing homelessness, folks experiencing major mental health issues, active-duty soldiers and veteran soldiers, and folks experiencing anxiety, depression, and PTSD. In more recent years when working as a therapist, he has mostly worked with couples doing couples therapy, and primarily using attachment theory and therapy, in addition to cognitive-behavioral therapies, and a PTSD treatment called gentle reprocessing therapy.
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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.