Toronto Men's Therapy Clinic

What Are Men’s Mental Health Issues?

There are few mental health issues that only affect men, although some do exist, like perinatal mental health issues related to becoming an expectant or new father.

When we say ‘men’s mental health,’ we’re referring to a constellation of issues that seem to affect men at higher rates than other folx. Because of this, therapy for men’s issues can require a different approach than we use for others.

Health issues that are more likely to affect men include:

  • Being victims and perpetrators of physical violence

  • Misusing alcohol and drugs

  • Having fewer social supports

  • Dying by suicide

  • Engaging in more risky and unsafe behaviours

  • Using healthcare services less frequently, mental healthcare in particular

  • Having less effective long-term coping strategies for managing distress

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How Do We Approach Men’s Issues In Therapy?

The treatment strategies that we use at our Toronto men’s therapy clinic will depend on what the presenting concerns are. For example, a man presenting for therapy with depression and social anxiety will need different strategies than one presenting for anger and alcohol use issues.

In general, though, the style with which we approach men’s issues in therapy can sometimes be different than the style we use with others. For example, at our psychotherapy clinic in Toronto we’ll be more likely to:

  1. Talk about the ways in which traditional ideas of masculinity influence our mental health, both for better and for worse

  2. Take a ‘strengths-based approach’ that capitalizes on traditionally masculine approaches to solving problems, like teaching specific skills to navigate distress and relationships

  3. Use an action-oriented, directive style in men’s therapy by focusing more on doing rather than just talking (we’ll still be doing lots of talking too!)

Read our blog post about Engaging Men in Mental Healthcare to learn more about men’s therapy approaches and feel free to contact us to learn more about our psychotherapy clinic in downtown Toronto!

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We continue to advocate for men’s issues and men’s mental health. Check out our op-eds in The Toronto Star!

What Services Do We Offer?

Like in our general service, we offer individual therapy for men’s issues like:

  • Anxiety (e.g., panic attacks, social anxiety,
    generalized anxiety and worry, phobias, health anxiety)

We also run a specialized CBT Group for Anxiety and Depression.

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Seeking Men’s Mental Health Support In Toronto?

WG Psychology is a mental health clinic dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy services for adults. We offer therapy for men’s mental health issues for adults aged 18-65. Our clinic’s approach to therapy for men’s issues pulls from numerous psychotherapy orientations, including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). WG Psychology’s skilled clinicians treat men’s mental health issues in Toronto both in-person at our downtown location and virtually for anyone located in Ontario. Connect with us to learn more!

Toronto Men’s Therapy Team