Trauma Therapy for Men
You leave your keys at home, and suddenly your whole day is ruined. Your partner asks you the same question twice, and before you know it, you're arguing over something that shouldn't have been a big deal.
You know your reactions don't always match what's happening, but knowing that hasn't made them any easier to change.
I'm Dr. Brittany Shannon, a licensed psychologist specializing in trauma and PTSD treatment for men. I help men understand how past experiences are affecting their lives today and, more importantly, what they can do about it.
Virtual Individual Therapy available in 46 states.
If you're picturing therapy as sitting across from someone who asks you how you feel every five minutes, I'm probably going to surprise you.
I'm pretty conversational. I'll ask questions, explain things in ways that actually make sense, and challenge you when I think there's something worth looking at more closely. You don't have to cry, have all the right words, or walk into your first appointment ready to tell me everything that's ever happened to you.
A big part of our work is learning to be curious about your experiences instead of critical of yourself. What happened will always be what happened. We won't try to change that. But we can, and will, look at how you've made sense of those experiences and what you've come to believe about yourself because of them.
You've done everything you can to shove what happened into a box and forget about it. But somehow, it keeps showing up in your relationships, your reactions, and the way you see yourself.
How I Help
You've probably had plenty of difficult experiences in your life. So why are some of those experiences taking up more headspace than others?
Sometimes, what keeps you stuck isn't just what happened. It's what you believe about yourself now because it happened.
Things like "I should be over this by now," "I'm weak," "I'm letting everyone down," or "I should have done something differently." These thoughts can feel incredibly convincing, especially when you've been repeating them for years. But just because something feels true doesn't necessarily mean it is.
In therapy, we'll take a closer look at those thoughts. Think of it like widening the lens on a camera. You've been looking at one small piece of the picture, and we're going to zoom out to see what else might be there. What happened doesn't change, but how you make sense of it can.
You Don't Have to Have It All Figured Out
Maybe you know exactly what happened and how it's affecting you. Or maybe you're just tired of reacting to things in ways you don't understand.
Either way, we can have a conversation.
I offer a free 20-minute consultation call where you can tell me a little about what's been bothering you, ask questions, and get a sense of what working together might look like.