You have always been the one people count on.

You make plans, handle problems, and push through when things get hard. Lately, though, it may feel like the pressure is harder to shake, your relationships feel strained, or you are waking up wondering, “How did I get here, and why is this not working anymore?” Individual therapy gives you a place to pause, sort through what has changed, and build a different way of moving through your life.

What we will do in therapy

How therapy with Foundations Coaching helps

Therapy with me is not about fixing what is “wrong” with you. It is about understanding how you got here, what is no longer working, and what needs to change so your life fits who you are now. We will look at the rules you have been living by, the pressure you carry, and the stories you tell yourself about what you “should” be able to handle.

In our work together, we will:

Slow things down enough to see what is actually going on beneath the stress.
Sort through competing expectations from work, family, and your own standards.
Identify patterns that quietly keep you stuck in the same loop.
Build practical tools you can use in real situations, not just in the therapy room.

Below are some of the most common reasons men come to see me. No matter where you recognize yourself, we are still doing the same thing: one-on-one therapy tailored to you.

Emotion Management

When anger, stress, or shutdown start running the show, it can feel like everything is about to come apart. You may not “blow up” often, but internally you are wired tight, on edge, and one more demand away from snapping. Or you go the other direction and shut down completely, which creates its own problems at home and at work.

Therapy can help you:

Recognize early signs that you are getting flooded, instead of only noticing after you explode or shut down.
Understand what your body is doing in those moments and how to bring it back down.
Learn ways to respond that line up with your values, even when you are under pressure.
Feel more steady and less controlled by stress, frustration, or anxiety.

Relationship support

You may be successful in your career yet feel completely lost when it comes to communication at home. Maybe your partner says you are distant, defensive, or “never really here,” and you cannot quite explain your side without it turning into another argument. It is hard to admit that something this important feels out of your control.
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Therapy can help you:

Understand what is really happening underneath recurring arguments.
Put words to your experience so you can be understood, not just criticized.
Practice new ways of listening and responding that reduce tension instead of escalating it.
Rebuild trust and connection so home feels less like a battleground and more like a team.

Neurodivergence (ADHD, autism, and more)

If you are ADHD, autistic, or wondering if you might be, you have probably spent years working twice as hard just to keep up. You may be great in certain areas and constantly frustrated in others. People might see you as “too much,” “too intense,” or “in your head,” without understanding how much effort it takes to operate in a world that is not built for your wiring.
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Therapy can help you:

Make sense of how your brain works and why some strategies have never really fit.
Identify where masking, burnout, or sensory overload are showing up in your life.
Develop systems and routines that work with your strengths instead of against them.
Advocate for yourself in relationships and work without feeling like you have to apologize for who you are.

Parenting and fatherhood

Being a dad can bring up fears and doubts you did not expect. You may catch yourself repeating patterns you promised you would never pass on, or you may feel unsure what it looks like to be emotionally present without losing your cool. You want to be a solid, steady parent, but there are days you feel in over your head.

Therapy can help you:

Untangle where your parenting reactions come from and what you want to do differently.
Learn ways to set limits and follow through without relying only on anger or shutdown.
Show your kids that you are both strong and approachable
Build a family life that reflects your values, not just your stress level.

Young adult “stuckness”

Maybe you are technically an adult, but nothing feels like it has really started. You might be living at home longer than you planned, drifting between jobs or classes, or feeling like everyone else got the “how to be an adult” manual except you. The more stuck you feel, the harder it is to take any step at all.
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Therapy can help you:

Clarify what you actually want, separate from what everyone else expects.
Understand what keeps you frozen or overwhelmed when you try to move forward.
Build confidence through small, realistic steps instead of huge, impossible goals.
Create a path that feels like your own life, not just something you fell into.

Individual Therapy for Men in Idaho