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Feeling confused, which direction to take?
Discover the right way forward for you.
Not confident in life?
Learn to grow through the group experience.
Are you working with challenging clients?
Supervision helps to be an effective therapist.
Does shame stop you?
Find how to have meaningful, lasting relationships.
Group
Group Leadership Training
The training will delve into the realms of working at interpersonal processes, using Yalom’s Interpersonal group therapy process model as the foundation of the training and other theories of group will be offered.
Supervision
Supervision
Are you seeking a Supervisor or considering changing your supervisor? Supervision is available individually and in small groups, meeting PACFA, CAPA NSW and the Australasian Association of Supervisors (AAOS) guidelines.
Dr Adam McLean
It is a pleasure to work with men who take the important step in coming to therapy. Traditional gendered roles and societal expectations of men are changing. These changes offer challenges as men come to terms with the issues in a modern era.
As an existential psychotherapist I hold the philosophy that all men who come to therapy are seeking to move beyond limitations impacting their lives and to be open to new possibilities and change. I have been working predominantly with gay and same sex attracted men including those men who identify as straight yet want to explore their inner world of relationship, fantasies, and beliefs. I provide a service that is discrete and confidential, a space where men can be themselves without judgement.
I enjoy what I do and love how the process of therapy works. I am committed to my journey of psychological wellness and to yours. I like to keep the sessions real and tailored to the client. Being an existential therapist, each client is unique and brings their distinct way of being in the world. I am committed to supporting you to find a way forward to enrich your life.
Recent Posts
Bullying and its Impact on Gay Men: Taking Back Control
For anyone who has an experience of being bullied, there are potential long standing consequences that follow into adulthood. Despite the advances towards inclusion and acceptance of LGBTQI+ people in the wider society, bullying remains an ongoing problem. It is not unusual for clients who come to therapy, as individuals or as a couple, to have experienced bullying in one form or another. Bullying discriminates against those who are different and in young men at school any deviation from the heteronormative culture, become a target and open to discrimination.
Straight Men and Pegging
More and more identified cis-straight men are taking pleasure in a type of anal sex that is taboo in many relationships. Pegging has been around for a considerable time having its claim to fame in the TV series Broad City and yet, remains mostly a secret between men and their partners. The societal pressures and homophobia concerns is that anal play is only for gay men and participating and having pleasure from being pegged is beyond most couples understanding. Any man who enjoys being pegged must be gay! More men are coming to my practice who enjoy pegging and yet are afraid to speak openly about it.
Relationship Intimacy: What can intimacy offer beyond sex?
Intimacy is essential for any relationship to thrive and can be confusing at times, with a range of complex emotional responses being experienced. Gay male relationships face intimacy challenges, especially for men who haven’t been exposed to significant male role models. When starting a new romantic-fuelled relationship, the experience of intimacy can be immediate. In contrast, some relationships take time for intimacy to develop. When intimacy is missing, taken for granted or avoided in a relationship, a stumbling block to having a lasting and meaningful relationship emerges.