Male Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate it by yourself.
I work with teens (16+) and adults who are coping with anxiety, stress, ADHD, trauma, and depression. Whether you’re facing a tough life transition, struggling with self-worth, or trying to manage the weight of perfectionism or burnout, I offer support that’s compassionate, collaborative, and focused on helping you feel more grounded and empowered — not just for now, but in the long term.
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate it by yourself.
I work with teens (16+) and adults who are coping with anxiety, stress, ADHD, trauma, and depression. Whether you’re facing a tough life transition, struggling with self-worth, or trying to manage the weight of perfectionism or burnout, I offer support that’s compassionate, collaborative, and focused on helping you feel more grounded and empowered — not just for now, but in the long term.
Sometimes life can feel a little overwhelming. This holds true for young kids, teens, and adults. In my therapy, I use a variety of techniques and approaches to meet my clients where they are and utilize their strengths in order to get them to achieve their goals regardless of their age, gender, or orientation. Together, we will identify strengths, skills, and resources that you will turn into opportunity and growth. We will focus on the solution and not the problem. Greatness is just being better than you were yesterday!
Sometimes life can feel a little overwhelming. This holds true for young kids, teens, and adults. In my therapy, I use a variety of techniques and approaches to meet my clients where they are and utilize their strengths in order to get them to achieve their goals regardless of their age, gender, or orientation. Together, we will identify strengths, skills, and resources that you will turn into opportunity and growth. We will focus on the solution and not the problem. Greatness is just being better than you were yesterday!
At the ACLD Evaluation Center in Pittsburgh, we help children, teens, and adults better understand how they learn, think, and thrive. We offer Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs) as well as Comprehensive Educational and Neuropsychological Evaluations to help clarify learning, attention, emotional, social, or behavioral needs.
At the ACLD Evaluation Center in Pittsburgh, we help children, teens, and adults better understand how they learn, think, and thrive. We offer Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs) as well as Comprehensive Educational and Neuropsychological Evaluations to help clarify learning, attention, emotional, social, or behavioral needs.
Using a mindfulness-based cognitive approach, I help people deal with self-concept, self-esteem, identity formation and develop the ability to make conscious choices. I deal with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression. I have been successful with my own full impact mindfulness technique in dealing with disassociation and psychosis, PTSD and trauma.
Using a mindfulness-based cognitive approach, I help people deal with self-concept, self-esteem, identity formation and develop the ability to make conscious choices. I deal with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression. I have been successful with my own full impact mindfulness technique in dealing with disassociation and psychosis, PTSD and trauma.
“Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong.” -Les Brown To give you some insight into me, my formal education is a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. My passion stems from wanting to help others. It is my personal belief that everyone has a story and everyone has the capacity for change. Together, we can work on constructing that person’s narrative.
“Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong.” -Les Brown To give you some insight into me, my formal education is a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. My passion stems from wanting to help others. It is my personal belief that everyone has a story and everyone has the capacity for change. Together, we can work on constructing that person’s narrative.
No matter what you are going through, whether it's anxiety, depression, trauma, or men's issues, I want to help you move forward. I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania. I pride myself on bringing honesty, dedication, accountability, and unconditional positive regard for you and your experiences to every session. I'd love to connect and see how we can work together. Schedule a free consultation now and take the first step toward your future.
No matter what you are going through, whether it's anxiety, depression, trauma, or men's issues, I want to help you move forward. I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania. I pride myself on bringing honesty, dedication, accountability, and unconditional positive regard for you and your experiences to every session. I'd love to connect and see how we can work together. Schedule a free consultation now and take the first step toward your future.
I have 15+ years experience supporting teens and adults moving through significant life transitions such as grief & loss, identity development, relationship growth, managing loneliness, and career changes. When embraced as part of a healthy developmental curve, these transitions can be springboards for deep meaning-making that enriches everyday life. Through a conversational approach integrating Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and humanism, you will be received as a whole person as we work towards empowering you to make values-based decisions in your future-oriented goals.
I have 15+ years experience supporting teens and adults moving through significant life transitions such as grief & loss, identity development, relationship growth, managing loneliness, and career changes. When embraced as part of a healthy developmental curve, these transitions can be springboards for deep meaning-making that enriches everyday life. Through a conversational approach integrating Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and humanism, you will be received as a whole person as we work towards empowering you to make values-based decisions in your future-oriented goals.
My ideal clients are couples who feel stuck in recurring conflict or emotional distance but still care deeply about their relationship. They may struggle to communicate without escalating, shutting down, or repeating the same arguments. They want help understanding what’s happening beneath the surface and learning how to reconnect in more meaningful ways. Their goal is not just to argue less, but to feel safer, closer, and more secure as a team while building a stronger, more intentional relationship.
My ideal clients are couples who feel stuck in recurring conflict or emotional distance but still care deeply about their relationship. They may struggle to communicate without escalating, shutting down, or repeating the same arguments. They want help understanding what’s happening beneath the surface and learning how to reconnect in more meaningful ways. Their goal is not just to argue less, but to feel safer, closer, and more secure as a team while building a stronger, more intentional relationship.
My work centers on helping you understand and engage whatever it is that gets in the way of simply feeling comfortable in your own skin, and along with this, revealing a deeper and more vital sense of self. Psychotherapy is an opportunity to engage these blockages and imbalances in order to bring about a more natural, and more meaningful, way of relating to oneself and to others.
My work centers on helping you understand and engage whatever it is that gets in the way of simply feeling comfortable in your own skin, and along with this, revealing a deeper and more vital sense of self. Psychotherapy is an opportunity to engage these blockages and imbalances in order to bring about a more natural, and more meaningful, way of relating to oneself and to others.
Christopher Moncadaleiden
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CAADC
5 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and addiction are issues often too intense to cope with alone, especially when shame creeps in and says you are to blame.
I am passionate about creating a safe space where we can face these issues at a pace that you set. It can be intimidating to start. Many of my clients enter therapy for the first time, and I work hard to make sure it is a comfortable and meaningful experience.
Therapy can be a cathartic place where you can speak freely to someone outside of your circle. I work to treat you as the expert of your own life and encourage things you are doing that are already working.
Trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and addiction are issues often too intense to cope with alone, especially when shame creeps in and says you are to blame.
I am passionate about creating a safe space where we can face these issues at a pace that you set. It can be intimidating to start. Many of my clients enter therapy for the first time, and I work hard to make sure it is a comfortable and meaningful experience.
Therapy can be a cathartic place where you can speak freely to someone outside of your circle. I work to treat you as the expert of your own life and encourage things you are doing that are already working.
My job is to help you figure out your Work. What do you need to do? How do you need to do it? What's getting in the way of a full life experience? How can you just be you? I would like to help you reach the longer-lasting effects that are the consequences of an insight-based and action-oriented approach to counseling. Let's figure out what happened, how it's affecting you, and what we can do together to help you overcome it, learn from it, and grow.
I find trauma work extremely rewarding. I attempt to help clients increase their awareness of their responses to trauma and get them back to meeting their needs in an independent way.
My job is to help you figure out your Work. What do you need to do? How do you need to do it? What's getting in the way of a full life experience? How can you just be you? I would like to help you reach the longer-lasting effects that are the consequences of an insight-based and action-oriented approach to counseling. Let's figure out what happened, how it's affecting you, and what we can do together to help you overcome it, learn from it, and grow.
I find trauma work extremely rewarding. I attempt to help clients increase their awareness of their responses to trauma and get them back to meeting their needs in an independent way.
At Summit Psychological Services, we are commited to providing a postive experience while you start or continue your journey to a more healthy, happy you. Whether you are looking for assistance with an immidiate problem or to gain a greater understanding of yourself, we would like to help you on your journey.
At Summit Psychological Services, we are commited to providing a postive experience while you start or continue your journey to a more healthy, happy you. Whether you are looking for assistance with an immidiate problem or to gain a greater understanding of yourself, we would like to help you on your journey.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am passionate about supporting caregivers who often find themselves balancing the needs of others. My objective is to help navigate the emotional, physical, and relational demands of caregiving by providing a compassionate space to collaboratively explore barriers to self-care, support systems, and challenges that can lead to stress and burnout.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am passionate about supporting caregivers who often find themselves balancing the needs of others. My objective is to help navigate the emotional, physical, and relational demands of caregiving by providing a compassionate space to collaboratively explore barriers to self-care, support systems, and challenges that can lead to stress and burnout.
I am a LCSW specializing in working with the 2SLGBTQ+ community and complex trauma survivors. As a queer individual and trauma therapist, I strive to demonstrate the importance of relationships and community in complex trauma recovery. I understand the feelings of loneliness and hopelessness that often stems from complex relational trauma, and to others feeling this way, you're not alone! If you find yourself ruminating on past events, worrying about future social situations, or face struggles with identity and authenticity, know that we have been there too and are working towards a better future together.
I am a LCSW specializing in working with the 2SLGBTQ+ community and complex trauma survivors. As a queer individual and trauma therapist, I strive to demonstrate the importance of relationships and community in complex trauma recovery. I understand the feelings of loneliness and hopelessness that often stems from complex relational trauma, and to others feeling this way, you're not alone! If you find yourself ruminating on past events, worrying about future social situations, or face struggles with identity and authenticity, know that we have been there too and are working towards a better future together.
I love working with people exploring queerness, navigating trauma, or processing grief. My clients often carry shame, disconnection, or survival-mode patterns that once kept them safe but now feel limiting. You may want to feel at home in your own skin, trust yourself again, and reclaim parts of yourself you’ve hidden. Grounded in equity, vulnerability, authenticity, and empowerment, I use Gestalt Therapy, IFS, and somatic practices to help you reconnect with your body, deepen awareness, and live with more presence, intimacy, and self-trust.
I love working with people exploring queerness, navigating trauma, or processing grief. My clients often carry shame, disconnection, or survival-mode patterns that once kept them safe but now feel limiting. You may want to feel at home in your own skin, trust yourself again, and reclaim parts of yourself you’ve hidden. Grounded in equity, vulnerability, authenticity, and empowerment, I use Gestalt Therapy, IFS, and somatic practices to help you reconnect with your body, deepen awareness, and live with more presence, intimacy, and self-trust.
I work with clients who are highly motivated to change and are active participants in their treatment. I use approaches that are research-based such as cognitive behavior therapy, cognitive processing disorder and mindfulness.
I work with clients who are highly motivated to change and are active participants in their treatment. I use approaches that are research-based such as cognitive behavior therapy, cognitive processing disorder and mindfulness.
I work with adolescents and adults who want therapy that is both evidence-based and deeply human. Many of my clients come to me seeking skills and insight while also needing a space where they feel fully heard. I believe that attention and validation can be transformative, and that therapy should leave you with more perspective than when you came in. My approach balances critical thinking and science with respect for the complexities of lived experience, creating a space that is flexible, collaborative, and focused on what matters most to you.
I work with adolescents and adults who want therapy that is both evidence-based and deeply human. Many of my clients come to me seeking skills and insight while also needing a space where they feel fully heard. I believe that attention and validation can be transformative, and that therapy should leave you with more perspective than when you came in. My approach balances critical thinking and science with respect for the complexities of lived experience, creating a space that is flexible, collaborative, and focused on what matters most to you.
Everyone comes to a point in their life where they find themselves struggling to reach their potential. Whether this struggle includes feelings of depression or anxiety, or it involves a deeper issue, no one has to go through the struggle alone. Sometimes we go through unexpected changes, whether in our professional life, our personal relationships, or even the state of the world. It is times like these where having the right support matters most.
Everyone comes to a point in their life where they find themselves struggling to reach their potential. Whether this struggle includes feelings of depression or anxiety, or it involves a deeper issue, no one has to go through the struggle alone. Sometimes we go through unexpected changes, whether in our professional life, our personal relationships, or even the state of the world. It is times like these where having the right support matters most.
The most important element in healing is finding a space where you can explore the past, process the present, and find hope for the future. Creating that safe space with you is my number one goal! I practice from a person-centered, strengths-based orientation, and the quality of our therapeutic relationship is paramount in my work. We will focus not only on your challenges but on your personal strengths and resiliency. I am empathic, non-judgmental, calming, and have a deep interest in your life and worldview. I have assisted many people dealing with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship difficulties.
The most important element in healing is finding a space where you can explore the past, process the present, and find hope for the future. Creating that safe space with you is my number one goal! I practice from a person-centered, strengths-based orientation, and the quality of our therapeutic relationship is paramount in my work. We will focus not only on your challenges but on your personal strengths and resiliency. I am empathic, non-judgmental, calming, and have a deep interest in your life and worldview. I have assisted many people dealing with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship difficulties.
Are you having difficulties managing your stress and mood due to family, relationships, work, school or the daily grind of life?
Are you having difficulties managing your stress and mood due to family, relationships, work, school or the daily grind of life?
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FAQ - Therapist Gender
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve your therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
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.
Why might an individual seek a male therapist?
Clients, particularly men, may look for a male therapist because they may share life experiences that help them connect well and understand each other more immediately. Some men might feel more comfortable talking to a male therapist about gender-specific issues, such as fatherhood or the social pressures around masculinity. Men who have experienced trauma or abuse, sexual or otherwise, may find it more comfortable to talk through their memories of these experiences with a male therapist. 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.
Is therapy different for men and women?
Therapy can be different for men and women insofar as gender plays a role in the challenges an individual faces and the events in life an individual has experienced. Men often face different expectations from their families, friends, and society than women do. In some cases, men might feel most comfortable expressing themselves differently from how women do. Talking about one’s feelings and emotions is a critical part of most therapies, and some men might find it comes more naturally when talking to a male therapist. Ultimately, though, therapeutic treatment should be tailored to the individual’s specific needs.
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.
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.