Therapy for Men
Most men arrive at therapy late — after the marriage got quiet, after the anger found a target it regrets, after the drinking or the numbness or the 60-hour weeks stopped covering the gap. Not because the problems were small, but because handling it alone was the only model on offer.
This practice was built by two male clinicians who work with men every day. The work is direct, concrete, and free of the vague hand-holding that makes many men write therapy off.
What brings men in
- Pressure that has nowhere acceptable to go
- Anger that's really something else wearing armor
- Marriages and relationships running on low power
- Sex and performance concerns — treated clinically here, not awkwardly
- Career identity: the win that didn't deliver, the loss that did damage
- Fatherhood, divorce, and the transitions in between
How we work with men
Expect questions with a point, honest observations, and things to actually do between sessions. CBT and Motivational Interviewing give structure; EMDR addresses what experience left behind; and when the concern touches sex or intimacy — as it does for many men — you're with a clinician who holds a doctorate in exactly that, so nothing needs to be talked around.
No one will make you cry on cue or translate your life into jargon. Show up as you are; the work meets you there.
Practical details
55-minute sessions, $215 with sliding scale from $150–194. In person downtown at One Franklin Square or telehealth anywhere in DC. The free 15-minute consultation is a low-stakes way to see whether this feels workable.
Common questions
Ready to begin?
The 15-minute consult is where most people begin.