Therapy for Men in Walnut Creek

Men’s Health Issues

Many men seek therapy during periods of transition—mid‑career pressure, leadership responsibility, parenting demands, or the quiet realization that the life they built no longer feels sustainable. On the outside, things may look stable or successful. Internally, men often describe feeling irritable, tense, disconnected, or exhausted, unsure why motivation has dropped or patience feels thinner than it used to.

When emotional strain has no place to land, it often shows up indirectly. Men may withdraw from partners or children, become more reactive or controlling, rely heavily on work to cope, or turn to substances, distraction, or overfunctioning to manage stress. Depression in men rarely looks like sadness—it more often looks like anger, numbness, burnout, or a sense of being emotionally absent in one’s own life. You can read more about how mood and loss intersect on my Depression and Grief page.

“I don’t feel like myself anymore—but I don’t know what’s wrong.”

Therapy offers a private, grounded space where men can slow things down without having to perform, explain, or hold everything together. The work is both reflective and practical. Together, we look beneath anger and shutdown, identify long‑standing patterns around responsibility and self‑reliance, and explore how these patterns affect work, intimacy, and fatherhood. As emotions become more understandable, men often feel more steady under pressure, more present with their families, and more confident in their decisions.

My psychotherapy practice in Walnut Creek provides individual therapy for men navigating midlife transitions, fatherhood, relationship strain, and professional stress. The goal is not to dismantle what you’ve built, but to help you feel more connected, capable, and alive within it. To learn more about how I work, visit my Therapy Approach page, or reach out through the Contact page to schedule a consultation.