Brian Mason

My communication style

In therapy, there are times when you need to vent or problem solve, there are quiet times with deep thinking and feeling, and other times when you just need support while calming down from an overwhelming experience. I try to honor where you are by listening, teaching, and reflecting on what you have shared.

My journey to mental healthcare

My counseling skills have been growing since before graduate school. It has been a journey where listening was always fundamental. In the beginning, I felt like I was doing things more by the book and had to grow into trusting my intuition. Over the past ten years, my practice has become more of a vocation with an increasing passion than just a job

My goals for you

Success in therapy is a balance between reaching for explicit, agreed-upon long-term goals, like fewer panic attacks, improved mood, or better decision making, combined with staying in the moment to explore feelings, thoughts, and experiences that will take us in unknown directions. Therapy goals are flexible and change as you move forward.

Our first session

First sessions can be hard, especially if you have not done therapy in the past. There may be a lot of anxiety and even confusion that needs to be managed. Everybody starts therapy differently. Some want to tell stories immediately, and others want to just answer questions from the intake list.

I identify as...

• Male
• Caucasian or White
• Agnostic, Christian, Interfaith, Spiritual