Online Therapy for Individuals & Couples • ADHD • Trauma • California • Puerto Rico • Louisiana • Florida
THERAPY FOR MEN
YOU’VE BEEN HANDLING THINGS. THAT’S NEVER BEEN THE PROBLEM.
The short fuse. The 2 a.m. math. The conversations that end with “I’m fine.”
You’re functioning. Maybe even functioning really well. That doesn’t mean everything is working.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
None of this looks like a problem from the outside.
01. You’re the most patient person in the meeting and the least patient person at dinner.
04. It’s 2 a.m. and you’re running the numbers again. Money, the kids, what happens if.
02. Your partner says you shut down. From your side, you were just trying not to make it worse.
05. Your friendships have quietly turned into a group chat and a text on birthdays.
03. Anger gets there first. Whatever’s underneath it takes a lot longer to show up.
06. You’ve been called lazy or inconsistent for most of your life. Lately you suspect it’s something else.
You don’t need to have a crisis to have a reason. “I’m tired of feeling like this” counts.
WHAT WE WORK ON
Pressure, anger, love, identity. The usual suspects.
Most men don’t come in with one neat problem. Things tend to overlap, and that’s usually where the useful work is.
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Being the provider, the fixer, the one who stays calm. What it costs to carry all of that, and what it would look like to put some of it down.
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Not anger-management worksheets. Figuring out what sets it off, what it’s protecting, and how to catch it before it runs the conversation.
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The fight you keep having. The distance you can’t quite name. Saying what you mean without it turning into a debate.
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Wanting to parent differently than you were parented, and still hearing your father’s voice come out of your mouth.
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When the plan worked and something still feels off. Career, body, marriage, meaning: the questions that tend to show up around 40 and stick around.
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Especially if it went unnoticed for decades. Less about productivity hacks, more about the frustration, shame, and relationship fallout that came with it.
You don’t have to be good at therapy.
WORKING TOGETHER
A lot of men expect to sit on a couch while someone nods and asks how that makes them feel. That’s not how I work.
I’m an active therapist. I’ll notice patterns, ask direct questions, and sometimes point out the thing you’ve been talking around.
You’ll get honesty, some explanation of what’s actually going on, the occasional laugh, and practical tools you can use between sessions.
We’ll look at the past when it helps explain the present: what a habit once did for you, and what it’s costing you now.
The point isn’t endless digging. It’s having more choice in how you respond.
Maegan Jones, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
Founder and Therapist
QUESTIONS
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No. Most people start because something has been bugging them for a while, not because everything fell apart. If you’re noticing a pattern you’d like to change, that’s reason enough.
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You don’t need to be. We can start with what’s actually happening (the argument, the stress, the thing you keep doing) and work backward. The words usually come later, and they don’t have to sound like therapy.
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Yes. Some men start on their own and later bring in a partner; some start as a couple. We can sort out what makes sense during your consultation.
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For some men it does, and that’s worth taking seriously. Plenty of others find it easier than they expected. The free consultation is a low-stakes way to find out which is true for you.
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