The therapy experience is very different for men in comparison to women. Men have a different experience walking through the world. It is important to explore how your socialization has affected your abilities to connect and hold space for your emotional background. Connecting with your emotions for the first time is hard. Finding a place to explore your emotions and how you have learned to cope and handle or avoid them is important. Men have been taught to avoid emotions whether this is due to not being allowed to be emotional or being shamed or told your emotions are not important. My goal when working with men is to provide a safe way to explore the emotional experience and gently challenge patterns and beliefs that are no longer serving you or supporting the life you are building.