Virtual Therapy for Men in BC — What to Expect
Virtual therapy for men in BC works through a secure video platform — similar to a video call — where you connect with a registered counsellor from wherever you are in the province. Sessions are the same length and quality as in-person appointments, cover the same therapeutic approaches, and are available to men anywhere in […]
Signs You Have Anxiety as a Man (And What to Do About It)
Anxiety in men often looks nothing like the textbook definition. Instead of visible worry or panic, it shows up as irritability, overworking, physical tension, emotional withdrawal, and a chronic sense of restlessness that never quite goes away. If you’ve been feeling on edge, unable to slow down, or disconnected from the people around you — […]
What Is IFS Therapy — And Why It Works So Well for Men
There’s a moment that happens in therapy with men — usually a few sessions in — where something shifts. A man who came in talking about his anger, or his anxiety, or his marriage falling apart, suddenly starts talking about a part of himself. Not himself as a whole — a part. A younger version. A […]
Why Men Don’t Go to Therapy — And Why It’s Changing | The Reflectere
Jeremy Vaughan MPCC There’s a stat that doesn’t get talked about enough: men make up roughly 75% of suicide deaths in Canada — yet they access mental health support at far lower rates than women. That gap isn’t because men don’t suffer. It’s because most men have been taught, in ways both obvious and subtle, […]
Walk & Talk Therapy vs. Office Therapy for Men: Finding the Right Fit for How You Actually Open Up
There’s a reason a lot of men hesitate before starting therapy—and it’s not always resistance, denial, or stigma. Sometimes, it’s simpler than that. It just doesn’t feel natural to sit in a quiet room, across from another person, and start talking about things you’ve spent years pushing down, working through alone, or avoiding altogether. For […]
Men, Get Out of Your Head.
There’s a pattern that shows up again and again in men’s therapy and men’s counselling: highly capable, intelligent men who understand themselves logically, but still feel stuck in the same emotional loops. They’ve read the books. They’ve listened to the podcasts. They can explain their patterns, their childhood, even their triggers. On paper, it looks […]
Why Therapy Feels Non-Linear for Men
For many of us men, we come into therapy wanting to resolve internal issues that are causing an undesirable impact on our lives. Whether it be something within the relationship we’re in, at work, with friends, or most importantly, something negatively impacting how we are experiencing our own lives. This is often where men begin […]
Why Men Need to Do Hard Things Together: The Mental Health Power of Shared Challenge
Across British Columbia—from Kelowna to the coast and the north—many men are quietly carrying heavy internal loads. Work stress, family responsibility, financial pressure, unresolved trauma, and the silent weight of expectations can accumulate over time. Yet many men have never been given a healthy outlet to process these pressures. In Men’s Therapy, one theme emerges again […]
Healthy Shame vs. Toxic Shame in Men: Understanding the Difference and How to Heal
Shame is one of the most powerful emotional forces in a man’s life. It quietly shapes how men see themselves, how they show up in relationships, and how they respond to failure, criticism, and vulnerability. For many men seeking therapy, shame sits just beneath the surface of their struggles—fueling patterns of withdrawal, anger, perfectionism, or emotional […]
Shame-Based Identity in Men: How It Forms, How It Hurts, and How to Heal
If you work hard, provide well, stay composed, and rarely ask for help, you might look like you’re doing fine. But beneath the surface, many men carry something far heavier than stress. They carry shame. Not guilt. Not regret. Shame. Guilt says, “I did something bad.”Shame says, “I am bad.” As a provider of Men’s counselling in Kelowna and […]