Damon Dodge (he/him)

Modern masculinity comes with contradictory expectations and unspoken rules that create stress and isolation. I work with men questioning traditional masculine scripts, navigating relationship challenges, career pressures, and emotional expression. Whether you're dealing with partner dynamics, fatherhood, identity questions, or feeling stuck in outdated stereotypes, we'll explore authentic ways to be a man in today's world.

Adult ADHD is more than focus problems—it affects executive function, emotional regulation, and rejection sensitivity. I help people understand their ADHD brain patterns and build systems that work with their wiring rather than against it. Whether you're newly diagnosed or seeking better strategies, we'll leverage your strengths while addressing challenges like time management, emotional intensity, and workplace dynamics.

LGBTQ+ people deserve therapy that understands their full context. I provide affirming care for identity exploration, coming out challenges, relationship dynamics, and mental health concerns within an LGBTQ+ framework. Whether you're working through identity-specific issues or universal challenges like depression and anxiety, your sexual orientation and gender identity will be honored as strengths, not problems to solve.

Narrative therapy views problems as separate from people's identities. We explore how cultural messages, family stories, and social expectations have shaped your self-perception, then identify moments you've resisted those limiting narratives to define yourself. This approach helps you author your own story rather than feeling trapped by others' definitions. It's valuable for people feeling constrained by roles that no longer fit, or people focused on expansion at any phase of life.

CBT explores connections between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to identify patterns keeping you stuck. We examine thinking traps, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and develop alternative perspectives supporting your goals. This structured approach can includes homework assignments (for those who are amenable) and behavioral experiments between sessions to test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is research-backed for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Reality Therapy centers on evaluating whether your current choices are creating the life you want. Instead of analyzing past events, we focus on present-day decisions and their effectiveness. This approach emphasizes personal responsibility and what's within your control—that's where your power and agency live. We examine your core needs—connection, achievement, freedom, fun, survival—and select the actions to help you meet them.