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Counseling

The Men’s Resource Center provides a comprehensive array of specialized programs of individual and group counseling, psycho-educational classes, and assessment/evaluation services.  We provide effective therapy for issues including:

Although men can be smart, strong, focused and efficient, they can also struggle with personal limitations and are likely to face certain personal issues and psychological challenges particular to their gender:

We have developed a therapeutic approach which helps men overcome these obstacles so that they can achieve progress in counseling and live a more fulfilling life.  

Specialized Counseling Programs

Life is harder for many men than it needs to be.  Our programs are designed to help men make personal change resulting in improved self-esteem, healthier relationships, decreased problematic behavior, and improved management of thoughts and feelings. We want to help men break out of the shackles of traditional masculinity.  Our counseling programs are tailored to address particular behavioral patterns so that men receive maximum benefit from their counseling experience.

Although we offer individual counseling, we have found that groups are particularly effective in treating men’s issues. All of our ongoing groups have goals and approaches tailored to individual needs.  They provide opportunities for support, education, challenge, and growth. And while many men are initially reluctant to enter groups, they quickly become comfortable in group settings and enjoy the interaction with other men who have similar personal struggles. This experience paves the way for effective living outside of the group. 

Transformations Toward a Healthy Sexuality Program - 20 weeks

Treatment for sexual addiction is a journey in recovery ... one that begins with personal accountability and self-management and expands to character and emotional development, relationship healing and increased intimacy. We believe that men who have lost themselves to the cyclone of sexual addiction can be responsible husbands, fathers, partners, employees and citizens, but they need help. Transformations is a comprehensive program including psycho-education, support, and psychotherapy groups. We work to help addicted men increase their ability to manage addictive thoughts and feelings so that they can eliminate the addictive process and live their lives more fully. We also provide education, guidance, and counseling for partners, children, and other family members of sexually-addicted men.

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Domestic Relationships Program - 26 weeks

We designed the Domestic Relationships Program to help men who struggle with abusive, controlling, and angry behavior toward their domestic partners. The program engages, encourages, and confronts men in self-examination so that they can transform into respectful and disciplined men. The primary objective: accountability for their own behavior and development of empathy for their impact on others. Through this program, men learn that abusive and controlling behavior is a choice and that they can make better choices through education, discussions with other men, mentoring, and support. Men who follow this program can ultimately experience more love, respect, intimacy, and satisfaction in their domestic relationships.

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Anger Management Program - 12 weeks

Men who have difficulty controlling their anger and whose rage has resulted in family problems, job difficulties, violence and legal problems can benefit from this program. . Because they are socialized to be more comfortable with anger than with other emotions, men are at risk of transforming all negative feelings into anger. In Anger Management counseling, we help them understand the emotional dynamics of anger, observe and deconstruct their negative and distorted thinking patterns, and identify their anger triggers. We assist them in learning to handle conflict situations and teach them how to manage their feelings, ultimately enabling them to create a more healthy and accountable lifestyle.

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Men's Psychotherapy Program - On-going

Participants in men’s psychotherapy almost always make dramatic strides in their lives. They may enter suffering from debilitating depression and leave with healthy self-esteem. They may have partners who are ready to leave them and, after learning to listen with empathy and speak with feeling, find themselves reconciled. Or, they may suffer from paralyzing compulsiveness and learn to let go of the anxiety that has ruled their lives. Psychotherapy helps men begin to understand, heal and manage deeper emotional, relational and character issues. Whether in group or individually, it provides a safe and confidential environment for sharing personal struggles. By working on emotional awareness and expression, self-esteem, intimacy, and assertiveness men can fully-develop as individuals.

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Nurturing Dads Program - 16 weeks

Fatherhood is at once our most important and difficult job. We are seldom trained to be both disciplinarians and nurturers in our homes. Our own issues are often triggered by our children, and we act out, harming them and creating shame in us. Nurturing Dads teaches us skills to be firm but loving fathers.

Nurturing Dads is a parenting program in which men learn about and support each other to become caring and accountable parents. The sessions cover issues that men bring to the group as well as regularly scheduled topics:

• Changing roles of men and parenting

• Child and adolescent development

• Boundaries with our kids

• Anger management while parenting

• Why kids and teens act the way they do

• What to say to your kids and teens to get back “in charge”

• Healing our relationship with our own father

We also discuss questions such as “Why do kids act that way?” and “How do I get and stay ‘in charge’ without getting angry?” Men who have participated in this program call it “life-changing.”

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Substance Abuse Program - 16 weeks

In spite of increased awareness and education, men continue to turn to substances as ways to cope with the difficulties of life. Many use alcohol and drugs in an attempt to feel happier, more alive, and socially adept. These substances can eventually end up replacing the intimacy and passion the men are looking for. We are all aware that excessive use of alcohol and drugs contributes to consequences such as violent behavior, drunken driving, poor performance at work, and strained and failed relationships.

The Substance Abuse program teaches the basics of addiction, relapse prevention, and recovery. It helps men break out of shame, addictive patterns and isolation.