a free CE training for clinicians

Beyond “Man Up”

Introduction to Men’s Mental Health

Free · 1 NASW-Approved CE

Your male client may never say “I’m depressed.” He says he is fine, that everyone needs to get off his back, that he can’t shut his brain off. The distress is there — it is entering the room sideways.

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Not Weak

Many clinicians were trained to look for tears. So what happens when he walks in looking successful, composed, logical, completely in control?

A man at his desk, lost in thought

most graduate programs never covered this

Distress that arrives as anger, overwork, or silence

Depression that looks like anger. Anxiety that looks like overworking. Shame that looks like defensiveness. Loneliness behind a packed calendar. Trauma that looks like control. If we only listen for traditional mental health language, we miss the clinical picture.

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Shift

what if I told you…

This training changes how you hear him

Four shifts that make the next session different — and the one after that easier.

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Beyond
“Man Up”

Introduction to Men’s Mental Health

A practical framework that moves men from armor to honesty, silence to disclosure, reaction to choice

Learn to recognize how distress may present through anger, withdrawal, overwork, substances, sexual concerns, physical symptoms, relationship conflict, risk-taking, and high-functioning performances.

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Distress is rarely announced — it is translated

Anger, silence, sex, sleep, and success are the languages it gets translated into. After this training you will know how to hear it — and what to do next.

Underneath

what’s really underneath?

The presentations you learn to read

Training

what exactly is in this training?

Glad you asked. Here is what you get.

wait — there is more

The 5-R Engagement Model

A practical framework for earning traction with male clients at intake and in early treatment.

Respect the armor. Name the cost. Build the next move.

ask a better question

Questions that open the room

Instead of relying only on “are you depressed?”, “are you anxious?”, or “how does that make you feel?”

Curiosity improves disclosure. Specificity improves safety.

the steps are so easy to do

How does it work?

is this you?

Who this training is for

This is for you if

This is not a training about

You do not have to specialize in men’s mental health to benefit from this training.

If you work with clients, couples, or families, these issues are already entering your therapy room.

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Beyond “Man Up”

Introduction to Men’s Mental Health

Continuing education approval, eligibility, and acceptance may vary by profession, licensing board, and jurisdiction. Participants are responsible for reviewing course details and confirming acceptance with their applicable licensing authority.

Q & A

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Dr. Michael Stokes

the therapist behind the training

meet your instructor

Dr. Michael Stokes

LMHC, CST · Founder of MisterHealth®

A licensed mental health counselor, speaker, and educator specializing in men’s mental health, sexual functioning, intimacy, performance anxiety, shame, masculinity, and relationship concerns.

He is the therapist who talks to men about the things many of them were never taught how to discuss: mental health, sex, intimacy, shame, anger, pressure, identity, loneliness, risk, and the emotional cost of always needing to appear in control.

His teaching style is direct, sex-positive, shame-aware, culturally humble, and clinically grounded — research and clinical frameworks translated into language clinicians can actually use.

Helping clinicians become more prepared for the conversations graduate school too often avoided.

Next Session

before your next session

What will you do differently?

Go beyond “Man Up”

Recognize masked distress, reduce shame, improve engagement, assess risk, and build more effective next steps with male clients.

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Free training · 1 NASW-approved CE

MisterHealth Training Institute provides professional education and clinical training for behavioral health professionals. Continuing education approval, eligibility, and acceptance may vary by profession, licensing board, and jurisdiction. Participants are responsible for reviewing course details and confirming acceptance with their applicable licensing authority.

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