Oskari Counselling
SOME THEMES AND ISSUES IN MEN'S WORK:
Being and becoming a man
Taking responsibility for one’s life experience
Search for masculine identity
“Second birth” to manhood
Integrating feminine and masculine energies
Becoming whole. Healing and growing.
Connecting with one’s own power and authority
Repressed feelings.
Expressing the unspoken, unsayable.
Unpicking conditioning (“men don’t cry”)
Embracing and mastering own dangerousness.
Controlling behaviours.
Compulsive behaviours
Finding purpose
Honesty.
Faith. Spirituality.
(Re-)learning vulnerability.
Emotional literacy
(Re-)learning to grieve, cry.
Fears and phobias
Core shame and wound.
Past hurts and inner child work.
Depression
Life stages
(In)fidelity
Preoccupation with online porn.
Addictions.
Sexual fantasies and dreams.
Relationships.
Boundaries
Commitment
Family issues
Fatherhood
Fatherlessness
Fathering and parenting oneself
Anger. Rage.
Violence.
Masturbation
Substance misuse.
Feeling stuck. Trapped.
(Un)healthy coping mechanisms
Assertiveness vs aggression
Male love, bond and camaraderie;
Repressed feelings
Regrets
Loneliness
Intimacy
Love
Sex and sexuality
Sexual orientation
Internet pornography
Work-life balance
Stress. Anxiety.
Learning about own holistic needs.
Forgiveness.