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Counselling and Therapy for Men
Explore your issues in a safe and confidential environment with someone who understands
Are you looking for a Therapist who works with men?
Perhaps you are you seeking help and are sceptical about talking with someone. Not sure what to say or where to start? More men attend counselling and therapy today than ever before.
Dr Adam McLean has been in practice for over 25 years working with men individually, in same sex couples and in groups. Change Happens provides a space where men who are single, in a relationship, who identify as straight, gay and bisexual, pan, trans or non-binary can openly talk through their issues without judgment or embarrassment.
For those unable to attend in person online therapy and counselling is available.
Group
Group Leadership Training
The training will delve into the realms of working at interpersonal processes, using Yalom’s Interpersonal group therapy process model as the foundation of the training and other theories of group will be offered.
Supervision
Supervision
Are you seeking a Supervisor or considering changing your supervisor? Supervision is available individually and in small groups, meeting PACFA, CAPA NSW and the Australasian Association of Supervisors (AAOS) guidelines.
Some of the common issues men bring to therapy include:
- Relationship difficulties including communication, self-esteem, loneliness, mistrust, anger, intimacy, and distancing behaviours.
- Compulsive behaviours to self-sooth, porn use, overuse of dating apps, alcohol, and recreational drug use.
- Past childhood wounding such as physical, sexual, and emotional abuse?
- Questions of a future direction or work-related stress impacting a work-life balance?
- Experiencing being stuck or in a rut, anxiety and depression.
- Sexuality including identity, kink, ‘coming out’ internalised homophobia or low/high sex drive?
- Considering an open, poly and non-consensual monogamous relationship?
If you are struggling and want resolution in your life, make an appointment today. I work with men who are motivated for change to happen in their lives rather than just going along hoping things will improve or, simply go away.
Taking time out to talk to a therapist especially for men has moved beyond being a secret, a weakness, or a taboo. Change Happens will help you to reflect and explore your life, identity, and relationship to help you make the change you want and need.
Group Leadership Training – Melbourne, August 2024
Deepening Your Understanding and Leadership with Emerging Group Process.
Thursday 22, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 August 2024
Dr Adam McLean
It is a pleasure to work with men who take the important step in coming to therapy. Traditional gendered roles and societal expectations of men are changing. These changes offer challenges as men come to terms with the issues in a modern era.
As an existential psychotherapist I hold the philosophy that all men who come to therapy are seeking to move beyond limitations impacting their lives and to be open to new possibilities and change. I have been working predominantly with gay and same sex attracted men including those men who identify as straight yet want to explore their inner world of relationship, fantasies, and beliefs. I provide a service that is discrete and confidential, a space where men can be themselves without judgement.
I enjoy what I do and love how the process of therapy works. I am committed to my journey of psychological wellness and to yours. I like to keep the sessions real and tailored to the client. Being an existential therapist, each client is unique and brings their distinct way of being in the world. I am committed to supporting you to find a way forward to enrich your life.
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