Male Therapists in Alaska
Edmore Mangena
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Wasilla, AK 99654 (Online Only)
I am fascinated by hu man transformation and growth.
My name is Edmore (Ed) Mangena, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Alaska. I have practiced in Alaska since 2006 and I have worked with all ages, children and families, individuals, and couples. I use an integrated approach to therapy that is anchored in Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I use person centered therapy for its emphasis on relationship and existential therapy for its supportive approach. I believe providing clients with a supportive non-judgmental space enables them to workout their issues to resolution or to clarity.
I am fascinated by hu man transformation and growth.
My name is Edmore (Ed) Mangena, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Alaska. I have practiced in Alaska since 2006 and I have worked with all ages, children and families, individuals, and couples. I use an integrated approach to therapy that is anchored in Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I use person centered therapy for its emphasis on relationship and existential therapy for its supportive approach. I believe providing clients with a supportive non-judgmental space enables them to workout their issues to resolution or to clarity.
Glen Williams
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Anchorage, AK 99501
Waitlist for new clients
I try to meet clients where there are at developmentally. We build on your strengths towards a better quality of life.
I work well with children, adolescents, and their families; especially teenagers. Many of the young people I have seen have had behavioral difficulties. I also see adults with both short and long term difficulties such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and addictive behaviors.
I try to meet clients where there are at developmentally. We build on your strengths towards a better quality of life.
I work well with children, adolescents, and their families; especially teenagers. Many of the young people I have seen have had behavioral difficulties. I also see adults with both short and long term difficulties such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and addictive behaviors.
Michael Pretz
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Anchorage, AK 99507 (Online Only)
Michael Pretz grew up in Friday Harbor, WA playing Wolverine Football and Wrestling. He worked for the state of Alaska for 7 years working in Anchorage. In therapy, Michael's goal is to help and support people through an individualized growth and healing process. Michael is a client-centered therapist with an existential philosophy. Michael believes an empathetic, judgement free space is essential to any therapeutic process. Michael is an evidence-based clinician and diagnostician that is healing-focused.
Michael Pretz grew up in Friday Harbor, WA playing Wolverine Football and Wrestling. He worked for the state of Alaska for 7 years working in Anchorage. In therapy, Michael's goal is to help and support people through an individualized growth and healing process. Michael is a client-centered therapist with an existential philosophy. Michael believes an empathetic, judgement free space is essential to any therapeutic process. Michael is an evidence-based clinician and diagnostician that is healing-focused.
Christopher Mark Glanzer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Your Story Matters. That is the philosophy behind Healthy Minds Counseling. Before any movement can occur, you need a safe and non-judgmental space where your concerns, fears, and goals can be identified and addressed for the singular purpose of positive personal growth.
Your Story Matters. That is the philosophy behind Healthy Minds Counseling. Before any movement can occur, you need a safe and non-judgmental space where your concerns, fears, and goals can be identified and addressed for the singular purpose of positive personal growth.
I provide therapy in a straight forward supportive manner, partnering with clients, and using research supported practices to help them find solutions for the challenges in their lives.
As the former clinical director of a community behavioral health in Anchorage, I have experience providing therapy to a range of ages including: children, youth, families and adults experiencing a variety of challenges. I work with youth who experience disruptive behaviors, acting out, and substance use. I provide care to individuals who have experienced trauma/ abuse, mood disorders, and the autism spectrum. I also provide forensic psychological evaluations for the court, and neuropsychological assessments illuminating an individuals treatment needs.
I provide therapy in a straight forward supportive manner, partnering with clients, and using research supported practices to help them find solutions for the challenges in their lives.
As the former clinical director of a community behavioral health in Anchorage, I have experience providing therapy to a range of ages including: children, youth, families and adults experiencing a variety of challenges. I work with youth who experience disruptive behaviors, acting out, and substance use. I provide care to individuals who have experienced trauma/ abuse, mood disorders, and the autism spectrum. I also provide forensic psychological evaluations for the court, and neuropsychological assessments illuminating an individuals treatment needs.
It can be difficult at times to ask for help, but there is no shame in it. As a therapist, I am not fixing your problems, I am providing you with tools and objective insights to aid you in solving the challenges that you are currently facing. You are the one in control of the journey and are the one setting the goals for your life. Each person is unique, whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, life crises, past or current trauma, or relationship issues I am here to listen and to provide feedback in an empathetic and objective manner.
It can be difficult at times to ask for help, but there is no shame in it. As a therapist, I am not fixing your problems, I am providing you with tools and objective insights to aid you in solving the challenges that you are currently facing. You are the one in control of the journey and are the one setting the goals for your life. Each person is unique, whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, life crises, past or current trauma, or relationship issues I am here to listen and to provide feedback in an empathetic and objective manner.
Peter Tallman- Snowbridge Wellness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CDC-I
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Anchorage, AK 99501
My approach goes beyond symptom management to heal the source of your problem so that you can reach your goals.
•Now Accepting New Clients• Do you go through the motions of life feeling stressed, anxious, exhausted, angry, or sad? Do you feel numb or worry about things that haven’t even happened yet? “Why did I say that”? "What's wrong with me?"What if it happens again"? "Why me"? The conflicts you feel - with yourself, your relationships, and life, are sapping your energy and robbing you of joy. Maybe you've tried dealing with it on your own- maybe in healthy ways and some not, and yet it remains. You feel exhausted and powerless. "Will it be like this forever?" It certainly could be -but it doesn't have to be. You are not alone, I can help.
My approach goes beyond symptom management to heal the source of your problem so that you can reach your goals.
•Now Accepting New Clients• Do you go through the motions of life feeling stressed, anxious, exhausted, angry, or sad? Do you feel numb or worry about things that haven’t even happened yet? “Why did I say that”? "What's wrong with me?"What if it happens again"? "Why me"? The conflicts you feel - with yourself, your relationships, and life, are sapping your energy and robbing you of joy. Maybe you've tried dealing with it on your own- maybe in healthy ways and some not, and yet it remains. You feel exhausted and powerless. "Will it be like this forever?" It certainly could be -but it doesn't have to be. You are not alone, I can help.
Confidentiality, trust, and therapeutic compatibility are essential for the successful resolution of a person's problems in counseling and psychotherapy. They form the foundation for an honest dialogue between client and therapist that enhances a person's ability to deal with what is true in their life. As a therapist, my job is to help clients identify and resolve those truths and move on, feeling better about themselves and more confident in their ability to handle the difficult problems and challenges that life presents.
Confidentiality, trust, and therapeutic compatibility are essential for the successful resolution of a person's problems in counseling and psychotherapy. They form the foundation for an honest dialogue between client and therapist that enhances a person's ability to deal with what is true in their life. As a therapist, my job is to help clients identify and resolve those truths and move on, feeling better about themselves and more confident in their ability to handle the difficult problems and challenges that life presents.
Does talk therapy in an office not feel like the right setting for you? Do you learn best through experience and movement? I facilitate the therapy process using a variety of experiential modalities to support healing and growth. I work with Children, Adolescents and young adults from various backgrounds supporting them with self-compassion, emotional resilience, feeling empowered in their identity and connecting to self. As we walk alongside each other on this path I will support you in accepting, embracing and nurturing even the scariest most challenging emotions; grief, anger, anxiety, loneliness, depression.
Does talk therapy in an office not feel like the right setting for you? Do you learn best through experience and movement? I facilitate the therapy process using a variety of experiential modalities to support healing and growth. I work with Children, Adolescents and young adults from various backgrounds supporting them with self-compassion, emotional resilience, feeling empowered in their identity and connecting to self. As we walk alongside each other on this path I will support you in accepting, embracing and nurturing even the scariest most challenging emotions; grief, anger, anxiety, loneliness, depression.
My therapeutic approach includes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Gott man Couples Theory, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness.
Hello! I believe therapy is an opportunity to begin healing and discovering important aspects of ourselves. I am dedicated to building positive therapeutic relationships with my clients.
My therapeutic approach includes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Gott man Couples Theory, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness.
Hello! I believe therapy is an opportunity to begin healing and discovering important aspects of ourselves. I am dedicated to building positive therapeutic relationships with my clients.
As a psychologist, licensed acupuncturist, and master addiction counselor, I offer an array of possibilities for people with concerns of mind, body, and spirit: psychotherapy, acupuncture, intuitive and energy medicine, qigong and somatic therapies, addiction recovery, meditation and other contemplative and imaginal practices. With an emphasis on trauma and intergenerational (generational) trauma, I work with people with emotional, physical, interpersonal, spiritual, and mind-body concerns of all kinds, drawing on Jungian, existential, and relational psychologies as well as on the Buddhist and contemplative psychology and practice.
As a psychologist, licensed acupuncturist, and master addiction counselor, I offer an array of possibilities for people with concerns of mind, body, and spirit: psychotherapy, acupuncture, intuitive and energy medicine, qigong and somatic therapies, addiction recovery, meditation and other contemplative and imaginal practices. With an emphasis on trauma and intergenerational (generational) trauma, I work with people with emotional, physical, interpersonal, spiritual, and mind-body concerns of all kinds, drawing on Jungian, existential, and relational psychologies as well as on the Buddhist and contemplative psychology and practice.
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My commitment to every client is that even when you share your problems with me, I will keep sight of your fundamental hu manity and potential to succeed.
Are you ready to change your life? I help people uncover the strength and motivation that lie beneath familiar habits and patterns. Together we develop new ways of looking at your life and new choices for you. Yes, you need to be willing to bravely face things that are uncomfortable or stuck in your life, but we do that as just one part of turning problems into opportunity and turning opportunity into success. Anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship problems -- they are all experiences we have; they do not have to define you or stop you.
My commitment to every client is that even when you share your problems with me, I will keep sight of your fundamental hu manity and potential to succeed.
Are you ready to change your life? I help people uncover the strength and motivation that lie beneath familiar habits and patterns. Together we develop new ways of looking at your life and new choices for you. Yes, you need to be willing to bravely face things that are uncomfortable or stuck in your life, but we do that as just one part of turning problems into opportunity and turning opportunity into success. Anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship problems -- they are all experiences we have; they do not have to define you or stop you.
Riley Hall
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Haines, AK 99827 (Online Only)
Intermittent anxiety is part of the hu man experience.
Anxiety feels can feel all-encompassing and overwhelming. It’s like wearing blinders that constrict your ability to focus on the things that you value and want to be doing with your time. It can come in so many different forms: repetitive thoughts that etch their way into your gray matter. Agonizing over social interactions in minute detail or feeling the need to censor yourself in all your relationships. Feeling plagued by memories of past events eliciting feelings of shame and terror. Feeling overwhelmed by an unsustainable pace in your work. You want to find a better way of existing but you feel trapped in your mind instead.
Intermittent anxiety is part of the hu man experience.
Anxiety feels can feel all-encompassing and overwhelming. It’s like wearing blinders that constrict your ability to focus on the things that you value and want to be doing with your time. It can come in so many different forms: repetitive thoughts that etch their way into your gray matter. Agonizing over social interactions in minute detail or feeling the need to censor yourself in all your relationships. Feeling plagued by memories of past events eliciting feelings of shame and terror. Feeling overwhelmed by an unsustainable pace in your work. You want to find a better way of existing but you feel trapped in your mind instead.
Justin Dobrenz
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Eagle River, AK 99577 (Online Only)
Many people I meet with began therapy because life became overwhelming. People pleasing, perfectionism, and “holding it together” for everyone else left them at a loss. Hiding their imperfections and needs did not lead to better relationships, it actually led to more stress, worry, and feeling alone. I’ve sat with people who have difficulty knowing even the seemingly simplest things about themselves, like where they’d like to go to dinner, or what color looks good on them. All of this reflecting a deeper problem.
Many people I meet with began therapy because life became overwhelming. People pleasing, perfectionism, and “holding it together” for everyone else left them at a loss. Hiding their imperfections and needs did not lead to better relationships, it actually led to more stress, worry, and feeling alone. I’ve sat with people who have difficulty knowing even the seemingly simplest things about themselves, like where they’d like to go to dinner, or what color looks good on them. All of this reflecting a deeper problem.
My name is John Sundeen, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Ketchikan, AK and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with teens and adults specializing in anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship issues, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness to help my clients find resolution to their problems and build the skills necessary to handle future challenges.
My name is John Sundeen, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Ketchikan, AK and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with teens and adults specializing in anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship issues, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness to help my clients find resolution to their problems and build the skills necessary to handle future challenges.
If you need a committed and competent professional to help you with making changes in your life and how you experience it, I'd be more than happy to talk with you about what that might look like. I'm a lifer, dedicated to my profession, my clients, and to making your efforts count so that they lead to real and lasting changes. I work hard to get you results that are as quick as possible, and that will last through the lifespan. I am licensed in both Washington State and Alaska. I offer conventional psychotherapeutic services, as well as Tier 2 services for the highly motivated individual.
If you need a committed and competent professional to help you with making changes in your life and how you experience it, I'd be more than happy to talk with you about what that might look like. I'm a lifer, dedicated to my profession, my clients, and to making your efforts count so that they lead to real and lasting changes. I work hard to get you results that are as quick as possible, and that will last through the lifespan. I am licensed in both Washington State and Alaska. I offer conventional psychotherapeutic services, as well as Tier 2 services for the highly motivated individual.
Telehealth Counseling and Coaching throughout the US. While working with people, I help them work through the process of engagement, healing, and growth. My initial approach is to see the greatness of a person. I work with people to help them see their own greatness noting that their behaviors do not define them. The behavior is unhealthy, not the person. Who a person is at the core is always great, healthy, and beautiful. As we pull apart maladaptive behaviors from the individual, I help people become actively engaged in their own therapeutic process beginning a journey of healing and growth.
Telehealth Counseling and Coaching throughout the US. While working with people, I help them work through the process of engagement, healing, and growth. My initial approach is to see the greatness of a person. I work with people to help them see their own greatness noting that their behaviors do not define them. The behavior is unhealthy, not the person. Who a person is at the core is always great, healthy, and beautiful. As we pull apart maladaptive behaviors from the individual, I help people become actively engaged in their own therapeutic process beginning a journey of healing and growth.
Kachemak Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCS, MSCP, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Homer, AK 99603
Licensed mental health services for individuals and couples. Traditional face-to-face and televideo therapy sessions are available. Treating mood, anxiety, ADHD, grief, trauma-related disorders and adjustment/life transition challenges.
Licensed mental health services for individuals and couples. Traditional face-to-face and televideo therapy sessions are available. Treating mood, anxiety, ADHD, grief, trauma-related disorders and adjustment/life transition challenges.
Many of my clients are dealing with trauma issues, whether recent or from childhood.
I provide a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) that combines standard "talk therapy" with Jungian-based tools and art/play therapy approaches that allow for greater exploration of the unconscious. With 25 years counseling experience using a variety of therapy techniques I have found this combination works far better than other approaches for getting good results. I work with clients ages 5 and up, as well as with couples and families. Please see my website www.utherapy,net for full details on me and my practice.
Many of my clients are dealing with trauma issues, whether recent or from childhood.
I provide a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) that combines standard "talk therapy" with Jungian-based tools and art/play therapy approaches that allow for greater exploration of the unconscious. With 25 years counseling experience using a variety of therapy techniques I have found this combination works far better than other approaches for getting good results. I work with clients ages 5 and up, as well as with couples and families. Please see my website www.utherapy,net for full details on me and my practice.
Refocus Counseling - Marriage
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wasilla, AK 99654
As a Couples, Marriage and Family Therapist, we want you to know that even if you are at “Divorce Door” , and the “D” word is getting thrown around, even if there has been infidelity in your marriage, it is NOT to late! In our time together, you will be introduced to some of the best ways to overcome marital/relationship conflicts and some of the quickest ways to restore the love you once had. The information we will work through has saved thousands of marriages from the pain of unresolved conflict and the disaster of divorce. Our successful approach to building UP relationship, can help you build up yours!
As a Couples, Marriage and Family Therapist, we want you to know that even if you are at “Divorce Door” , and the “D” word is getting thrown around, even if there has been infidelity in your marriage, it is NOT to late! In our time together, you will be introduced to some of the best ways to overcome marital/relationship conflicts and some of the quickest ways to restore the love you once had. The information we will work through has saved thousands of marriages from the pain of unresolved conflict and the disaster of divorce. Our successful approach to building UP relationship, can help you build up yours!
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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.