Steve Irsay, LPC provides counseling and therapy for Men in Austin, TX. His practice, Real Men's Work, is your destination for men's mental health. Steve helps busy professional guys who are feeling stressed out by the many demands of their work and home lives. By teaching men to stop holding it all in until they either shut down in depression or blow up in anger, Steve will help you make more sense of all the pressures and gain more mastery over your mind and your mood. By doing this, guys will get a clearer sense of what they really want and the actions to take to get it in all important areas of life. The truth is, for most men, asking for help isn’t our first step. First, we try to do it ourselves. We find our own “solutions.” Work harder. Drink. Zone out. Yell. Shut down. Steve's approach to better solutions has three main pieces. The first is cognitive, meaning understanding how our mind creates our so-called “reality,” for better or for worse. The second is mindfulness, or learning better ways of paying attention to what matters. And finally, existential, meaning we consider “big questions" like “Who am I really?” The ultimate goal is to be a more integrated man: head and heart; wants and actions; goals and results. As a male therapist, Steve gets the many roles and stresses in mens' lives. He gets the desire to do it ourselves. And he gets the courage it takes to reach out. Call or message Steve for a free 20-minute chat about what’s going on and how counseling designed specifically for men can help.