Therapy for Men in Brighton and Hove

Men's Mental Health Matters - Why It Matters

Men's mental health has a problem — and it isn't that men don't struggle. It's that they often have nowhere to take it. 

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In 2019, I worked with filmmaker Ben Akers on a documentary called Steve, exploring male suicide in the UK. The statistics are stark: men account for around three-quarters of suicides in the UK, yet they are far less likely than women to seek professional support. The reasons are complex — expectations about what it means to be a man, not wanting to appear weak, not knowing what to say or how to start. 

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I've spent years creating a space where men can bring the things they haven't said elsewhere. 

What men bring to therapy: Work pressure, burnout, and feeling like you're falling behind · Relationship breakdown · Anger that feels out of proportion or hard to control · Anxiety · Depression and numbness · Identity questions · Addiction or reliance on substances or alcohol · Trauma · Shame · Fatherhood · Life transitions · Grief · 

There is no script, and I won't push you somewhere you're not ready to go. I draw on CBT and psychodynamic approaches — working both practically and more exploratively, depending on what you need. 

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The first session is low-pressure. We talk about what's brought you in, I explain how I work, and you decide whether it feels like the right fit. There's no obligation to continue.