Pushing

Boundaries

Mental Health

"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
- Soren Kierkegaard

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Sometimes all you need is a push...

An Introduction

My goal is to provide better, more relatable services to men than what is typically offered in the mental health field. Men make up half of the population, so they should have services that are catered to their needs. Men don't need to change the way they are to fit the dominant theories in therapy...psychology needs to change for them. Are you looking for a safe and secure environment to deal with what you have going on? Are you seeking a better path for you and the ones you love by proxy? Are you searching for meaning amongst the chaos, and purpose in an ever evolving world? Then you might be in the right place. Men are important...it's time the world starts to recognize this again.

Services

Initial Assessments

Initial assessment to go over outlook of therapy, modality, and consent agreements.

**Must be completed before other types of sessions.**

Individual Psychotherapy

One on one therapy with you and the therapist. 60 minute sessions.

Group/Couples Therapy

Can either be on the same device or different devices. Offering couple's counseling at this current time. Will be starting a Men's Group soon...

Currently offering individual counseling sessions, as well as couple or group therapy. Every new client needs to have an initial assessment session where we can go over confidentiality, consent agreements, modality of therapy, schedule going forwards, and begin to create a treatment plan that will set the foundation for individualized services.

You are the 'captain of the ship' in counseling, and your personal goals matter. If you already have goals in mind, that is ideal...but if not I can help you to flesh them out and refine them to make them more attainable. As time progresses we will check in on these goals to see where you are out with them and if they need to be checked off, restructured, or changed altogether.

I look forward to helping along your journey.

Depression and Anxiety

Nearly 1 in 10 men experience anxiety or depression on a daily basis, but less than half of those men will ever seek treatment.

Trauma

60% of men will face a trauma within their lives. Most commonly, they will experience accidents, physical assault, combat, disaster, or to witness death or injury

Suicide

Men contribute to 75% of suicides GLOBALLY.

White males accounted for almost 70% of deaths by suicide in 2019.

Mental Illness

About 16.3% of men 18 or older were diagnosed with a mental illness, but only 36% of those men sought treatment.

Fatherless Epidemic

Around 1 in 4 children grow up in homes with absent fathers.

Children of these homes are more prone to behavioral issues, including are 297% more likely to tote guns and deal drugs

Anger

Men express anger outwardly, leading to a higher risk of violent outbursts and drug use

Body Image

Men's cosmetic surgeries have increased 325% since 1997.

Muscles and muscle growth are a dominant influence on perceived strength and "manliness"

Gender Disparity

There are currently around 198,811 therapist in the U.S.

Of those, over 75% are women.

"The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong."

- Carl Jung

General questions or interested in a group?

Let me know!

austinpoh@pushingboundariesmh.com

(602)-492-2936

"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced." - Soren Kierkegaard