Counseling for Depressed Guys

Feel like a big tire stuck in mud? Do you often feel flat and uninterested in things that used to make you happy? Have others, like your wife or girlfriend, started to tell you that they're worried about you?

If so, it may be depression that’s controlling you. If you experience any of these depression symptoms regularly, it may be time to ask for help:

Feel agitated or irritable a lot of the time
Eating and sleeping problems (too much or too little)
Poor focus and trouble concentrating
Overwhelmed by stress or sadness
Feel flat, fatigued and have little energy
Hopeless and helpless; scared to ask for help
Self-hatred or overly critical about yourself
Things that you used to like to do are harder to enjoy (including sex)
Avoiding others, either your partner, family, or friends
Social anxiety, or anxiety with depression

There is help for your depression, and you can feel better. For us guys, the first hurdle is just admitting that you might be feeling depressed. The second hurdle is asking for help, which is just as hard. That’s where I can help.

As a counselor specializing in men’s issues, I have an intimate knowledge of the kinds of pain caused by depression. I know how it affects not just the guys I work with, but their whole families. Your wife or girlfriend feels helpless and wants to see their you feeling better. And you want to feel better, too. So make the call.

Call me today to talk about how we can work on helping you lift the depressed feelings that have been lingering in your life. Let’s work to pry you out of the mud for good, and back on the road of your life.

Call me now at 602.309.0568, or
e-mail me, to find out how I can help you feel happier again.

I look forward to helping you.

Depression

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) says that about six million American men suffer from depression every year. Depressed men generally have a hard time asking for help. Men and depression are linked to other psychological and personal problems, such alcoholism, domestic violence, anxiety, cheating and infidelity. When looking for mental health clinics in Phoenix, it’s important to make sure that depression is their speciality, so that you know you’ll be helped quickly. Depression counseling, along with antidepressant medication, can be effective treatments for the alleviation of depressed feelings, or feeling blue. Phoenix Men’s Counseling works with men to feel happy, less depressed and to get back into their lives.

Anxiety

Feeling anxious? Chest pain stress is sometimes anxiety or anxious feelings communicating with you. Signs of stress include anxiety, worrying or worrisome thoughts, angry feelings, stress pain sweating, or having an anxiety attack. You may have a generalized anxiety disorder that needs therapy. Social anxiety and anxiety disorders are effectively treated with both psychotherapy and medication for anxiety. Choosing a counselor for anxiety in Phoenix, you can get help with your anxiety problems quickly. Learn stress management, relaxation techniques and coping skills to help reduce your anxious feelings. Even though exercise reduces stress, anxiety counseling can help in a different way. As a Phoenix EMDR therapist, Jason Fierstein, MA, LPC. is trained to work with anxiety and trauma to help you cope.