INITIATIONS COUNSELING
 

Counseling for Men

 
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Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

-C.G. Jung

 

There’s a good chance that you’ve found your way here because something in your life feels off.

Maybe you feel a deep lack of purpose and meaning, or that you haven’t been able to find your true calling yet. Perhaps you’re struggling with communicating and connecting with your partner. Or, you don’t have a partner at all, and want to figure out who you need to become to find the right kind of person.

I am passionate about helping men who have a burning desire for self-transformation and the journey of inner work. Men who understand the value of introspection, and aspire to become the best version of themselves. Men who want to offer their gifts to the world and be of service, and won’t shy away from facing the dragons that might block their way.  

My experience as an experiential educator and guide put me in contact with many young men who found themselves deep in transformative waters. As a graduate student I worked with men from all over the world- refugees adjusting to life in the United States. My masters thesis focused on exploring the toxic masculine shadow, and how initiation & rites of passage are essential but missing aspects within the psyches of most modern men.

My approach to working with men draws from my training in Jungian and depth psychology. I integrate masculine archetypes and mythology to help you chart your inner landscape. I also incorporate Internal Family Systems to help uncover and integrate the wounded or reactive “parts” of you that may be the source of your problems. This work extends to all sexual orientations and male-identified people.

I also offer weekly men’s groups. Gathering together with a group of other men can be a powerful first step on the journey of understanding what masculinity means to you. Learn more by clicking the link below.