Somatic Therapy for Deeper Change
Therapy for men who feel stuck, disconnected,
or tired of holding everything in.
If you’re dealing with anxiety, burnout, relationship stress, or a sense
that something isn’t working anymore, you’re in the right place.
Mind-body therapy that helps you work through what
you’ve been carrying, not just talk about it.
Free 20-minute consultation. No pressure to commit.
A short welcome from John
If this sounds familiar
You might recognize some of these.
- You feel anxious, stressed, or burned out, even though you keep getting things done.
- You spend a lot of time in your head, replaying conversations, decisions, or what might go wrong.
- You feel distant from your partner, friends, or yourself.
- You become irritable, shut down, or pull away when things feel emotionally loaded.
- You keep problems to yourself because you do not want to burden anyone.
- You have trouble saying what you need or asking for support.
- Something from the past may still affect how you feel or relate today.
- Life may look okay from the outside, but you do not feel like yourself.
When the pattern runs deeper
Talking can help. It doesn’t always reach what’s underneath.
Anxiety, burnout, relationship stress, and feeling disconnected are real. Sometimes they are also signs that something deeper has not had room to be felt or worked through.
Talk can name the problem. This work is about what sits underneath it.
Mind-body therapy helps you make contact with what you’ve been carrying and begin to work through it, rather than continuing to push it down or carry it alone.
Free 20-minute consultation. No pressure to commit.
What becomes possible
Less stuck. More connected to yourself and the people who matter.
You feel less stuck in your head
Anxiety and overthinking take up less space, and it becomes easier to stay connected to what is actually happening.
You stay more present in difficult conversations
Conflict feels less likely to pull you into shutdown, irritability, withdrawal, or hours of replaying what happened.
You begin working through what has been building underneath
Feelings and experiences that once stayed pushed down become easier to recognize, express, and move through.
You feel more connected to yourself and others
You can show up with more honesty and presence without constantly managing, avoiding, or holding yourself back.
From a fellow clinician
"John pays attention to what is happening beneath the surface, not just what is being said. His work is thoughtful, grounded, and deeply human."
How I work
Therapy that goes beyond talking about the problem.
You do not have to be good at talking about your feelings to start therapy. We’ll talk about what has been going on, but the work does not stop at analyzing the problem, venting, or learning another coping skill.
My approach is somatic and experiential. We pay attention to how the pattern shows up in your thoughts, emotions, body, nervous system, and relationships, then work with it while it is happening.
Somatic therapy A mind-body approach.
Somatic therapy helps us pay attention to what is happening in your body, emotions, and nervous system, not only what you understand intellectually. We may notice tension, breath, restlessness, shutdown, or the urge to pull away, then slow the experience down enough to work with it.
Gestalt therapy Present-moment, experiential work.
Gestalt therapy brings the work into the present moment. We pay attention to what gets said, what gets held back, and what becomes difficult to feel or express while it is actually happening.
Attachment-informed therapy How old patterns shape present relationships.
Attachment-informed therapy looks at how earlier experiences of closeness, distance, safety, rejection, or emotional availability may still shape the way you connect, withdraw, guard yourself, or ask for support.
Parts work Understanding the parts that protect you.
Parts work helps us understand the sides of you that shut down, criticize, perform, keep the peace, or try to stay in control. Instead of fighting those parts, we get curious about what they are protecting and what may be underneath.
I believe many of our deepest wounds happen in relationship, and that healing also happens through relationship.
This work is not only about understanding why a pattern exists. It is about creating room to feel, express, and work through what has been carried underneath.
Before you commit
What happens in a free consultation
We talk for about 20 minutes
A relaxed phone or video call. Nothing to prepare. Just show up as you are.
You share what's bringing you in
As much or as little as you'd like. I'll ask a few questions and listen for what you're hoping to change.
We see if it's a fit
If it feels right, we schedule. If not, there's no pressure, and I'm glad to point you toward someone who might fit better.
Free 20-minute consultation. No pressure to commit.
About
Hi, I'm John.
I work with men who are used to handling things, staying composed, and keeping a lot to themselves, even when something underneath feels off.
My own therapy and healing have shaped the way I sit with clients. I know what it is like to feel stuck in patterns I could not fully see or think my way out of. Somatic and experiential therapy helped me pay attention to what I was feeling, not just what I was thinking, and begin to work through what I had been carrying underneath it all.
My work goes beyond traditional talk therapy. Trained at Naropa University with an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, I draw on somatic, Gestalt, attachment, and parts-based approaches to help you make contact with the patterns that keep repeating.
My style is grounded, relational, and direct. You do not need to arrive knowing exactly what to say. We can start with what is actually happening and work from there.
In clients' words
What it's been like to work together.
"Working with John felt different from talk therapy I'd done before. We didn't just talk through everything. He helped me slow down and notice what was actually happening for me. I'm more honest with myself now, and it's changed how I show up in my relationships."
Luke"Finding a good male therapist isn't easy, but John felt relatable, grounded, and easy to talk to. He helped me open up about things I usually keep to myself, and I never felt judged. His somatic approach really helped with my anxiety and getting out of my head."
Michael"I came to John feeling stuck and not really like myself. He helped me notice when I was shutting down or just pushing through. I never felt judged or rushed, and I feel more present in my life now."
TroyTestimonials shared with permission. Names and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. Individual experiences vary.
Fees
What sessions cost
That's the full private-pay rate. If you have out-of-network health insurance benefits, your actual cost is often lower once your deductible is met.
Private-pay keeps your care confidential and directed entirely by what you need. We can talk it through during the free consultation.
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Location
Men's therapy in Boulder. Online across Colorado.
I offer in-person therapy for men in Boulder and online therapy throughout Colorado.
Serving Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Broomfield, Arvada, Denver, and communities across Colorado through online therapy.
Questions
Good things to know
Do I need to know exactly what is wrong before starting therapy?
No. Many men begin therapy with a general sense that something is off.
You may feel anxious, burned out, disconnected, irritable, or unlike yourself without knowing exactly how to explain it.
We can begin with what you are noticing and work from there.
What do men come to therapy for?
Men come to therapy for many different reasons.
I commonly work with anxiety, overthinking, burnout, low mood, relationship difficulties, emotional shutdown, difficulty expressing needs, life transitions, and experiences from the past that continue to affect the present.
You do not need to fit into one specific category to begin.
What if I'm not ready to open up?
That is okay. You do not have to share everything at once or talk about anything before you are ready.
We can begin with what feels accessible and move at a pace that allows trust to develop.
Sometimes the starting point is simply noticing that something feels off, even if you do not yet have the words for it.
What is somatic psychotherapy?
Somatic psychotherapy, often called somatic therapy, is a mind-body approach.
Instead of only talking about what happened or analyzing the problem intellectually, we also pay attention to what is happening in your body, emotions, attention, and nervous system.
That may include noticing tension, breath, restlessness, shutdown, or the urge to pull away. The goal is to work with the experience as it is happening, not only talk about it afterward.
Is this different from traditional talk therapy?
We will talk, but the work does not stop at analyzing the problem or telling the same story again.
My approach is experiential, relational, and somatic. We may slow down and work with body cues, emotions, protective patterns, boundaries, or what becomes difficult to express while it is happening.
The goal is not only to understand the pattern, but to begin working through what has been held underneath it.
Is this therapy for trauma?
My work is informed by developmental trauma, relational trauma, attachment wounds, and nervous system awareness, but you do not need to identify with the word trauma to begin.
We can explore the deeper roots of these patterns at a pace that feels grounded and manageable.
Do you offer online therapy for men in Colorado?
Yes. I offer secure online therapy for men throughout Colorado, along with in-person sessions in Boulder.
Somatic and experiential therapy can work well online because we are paying attention to your own experience, including emotions, breath, tension, shutdown, and what comes up as we talk.
What does Integral Path Counseling mean?
Integral means essential to the whole. To me, that points to a simple but important idea. The feelings, needs, memories, and protective patterns you have had to push down, hide, or ignore are not separate from your healing. They are part of it.
Therapy is not about fixing one part of you or becoming a more polished version of yourself. It is about coming back into relationship with more of who you are. Healing often begins when these places can be met with more compassion instead of being pushed aside.
Path reflects that healing is not always linear. It unfolds differently for each person, through awareness, honesty, and learning to stay present in the places where you may have learned to shut down, please, perform, or pull away.
Schedule
Ready when you are.
If any of this resonated, let's talk through what's been going on and what support might look like.
Schedule a free consultationNo pressure. No commitment.
Just a conversation.
Not ready to book? Send a private, HIPAA-secure message instead. Tell me a little about what's bringing you in, and we'll go from there.