Therapy for Men in Portland, Oregon
Services available virtually throughout Oregon & Florida.
Maybe your partner encouraged you to seek support. Or maybe you’ve grown restless with the polarizing, isolating way our society defines what a man should be. You’re tired of feeling like you don’t “measure up,” or of being expected to be both caring and tough.
You may have learned to hold it together and “handle it.” From a very young age, men are taught to suppress how we feel, and culture’s idea of manhood often stops at puberty. Maybe you’ve tried to say how you felt and it fell flat. The people most likely to understand, other men, are often the ones we’ve learned to keep at a distance.
Therapy for men starts with taking this seriously. Exploring your thoughts, feelings and beliefs as a man takes real bravery. What would it feel like to be met with nonjudgment and empathy, with no expectations, just room to take up space? You deserve that, and I welcome you here.
Men’s therapy isn’t just therapy that happens to be for men. It’s about practicing new ways of showing up for yourself and others as a man, balancing accountability with expression, and finding a home within a deeper understanding of who you are.
Men’s therapy addresses things like:
You struggle to know what you feel.
You struggle to express what you feel to others.
You lash out in anger, avoid, or shut down.
You carry low self-esteem and low self-worth.
You feel like you have either impenetrable emotional walls or no walls at all.
You’re a mystery to yourself, and so too is the idea of “manhood.”
We’ve all heard “be a man,” which usually means button up those feelings and prove you’re strong. In therapy, we discover how much strength it takes to face difficult topics, feelings and behaviors as a man.
- Build confidence and self-esteem
- Ease anger and avoidance
- Gain a clearer understanding of the man you are
- Deepen connections with the people you love
Grief Therapy In Portland Oregon Helps You…
Meet your Portland Trauma Therapist
Hi, I’m Kemper Gottshall, a licensed professional counselor (LPC) helping adults find a way through grief, in Portland, Oregon. Feelings of devastation, fixation, or guilt can be common, and you deserve relief.
I’ve helped many people navigating profound grief for those both living and those passed. Whether it’s been a weight you’ve carried for years, or sudden and affecting your ability to function.
Here’s why I have a focus with grief: I understand the complexity and myriad aspects of grief, and its profound impact on life it can have. To fight, ride and dance with it. To watch it change you.
I believe you deserve a shared space to hold, and honor this profound experience. Greater calm, peace and understanding is possible.
Men's Therapy in Portland, Oregon
Frequently Asked Questions
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Men’s therapy offers a space for men to explore what it means to “be a man” in today’s world. Oftentimes this means separating toxic traits, many of them rooted in patriarchy, from your authentic self. It’s about creating a space where you can arrive fully, and practice the bravery and strength of looking at the things you’ve been holding in for so long.
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Therapy isn’t only for a crisis, when something is clearly wrong and needs fixing. It’s also a space to explore the parts of you that feel neglected or hidden. You might be a high-functioning man and still feel restless, and don’t know why. Therapy can help bridge the gap between our inner landscape and the one the world sees.
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No. Therapy can also be practical, providing tangible solutions and tools to apply. That said, how we feel often holds valuable information about a situation, and many men are taught to ignore or suppress it as “irrational” or “unproductive.” Therapy is one place to see that this couldn’t be further from the truth.
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My rates are:
$150 for individual sessions
$200 for Couples/Family Sessions
Insurance participation changes over time. Reach out today to review currently accepted payment options and insurance availability.
We can walk this path together!
You truly don’t have to do this alone. You’re worth this, you deserve relief. Connect with me today.
Trauma Therapy in Portland, Oregon
Trauma Therapy
Trauma doesn’t always look the way we expect. It can show up as a body that’s always on alert, trouble sleeping, sudden irritability, or feeling numb and far from your own life.
Trauma therapy helps your mind and body learn that the danger has passed.
Grief Therapy in Portland, Oregon
Grief Therapy
Grief doesn’t move neatly through five stages and then end.
In grief therapy, we don’t try to make your loss smaller. We look at how you’ve been carrying it: what you’ve held in, what you’ve been afraid to feel, and what still needs to be said.
Addiction & Recovery Therapy in Portland, Oregon
Addiction Recovery
Addiction rarely exists on its own. It often begins as a way to survive pain that felt too big to face: grief, trauma, or shame. Therapy can help you explore what’s underneath the drinking or using and build a life you don’t need to escape from.
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