Welcome
This website is your resource and destination for learning about and studying the psychology of men.
Why Psychology of Men?
It wasn't until I was in my mid-20s that I ever really reflected on my gender. I also discovered a bit later that most of my friends, colleagues, or male therapy clients had not thought about it either, and if they did they were afraid to discuss it for fear of appearing insensitive. Shorty after, I began reading extensively on the psychology of men and men's issues, which proved not only to be personally powerful, but was very helpful to my clients.
I stumbled on two general frameworks of understanding the psychology of men: those that existed from a male-empowerment perspective (embraces masculinity, often sees much of gender as an outgrowth of biological sex, and encourages mature expansion of these traits) and those that emerged as a results of new perspectives from the women's movement (masculinity is purely a social construction based on dominance that although has some positives for individuals, causes major problems for self, others, and culture, and leads to oppression of women).
It became obvious to me that both of these threads had importance, but I found very few quality sources of information that ever incorporated both into a framework of understanding that explained who I was as a man, or could be helpful to my clients, professional colleagues, and non-psychologists in my life. So I started this website to accomplish that.
About Me
This site was created by Will Meek, PhD. I am a licensed psychologist in the state of Washington, am currently employed as the director of Counseling Services at Washington State University Vancouver, I have a private counseling practice in Vancouver, WA, and I reside in Portland, Oregon. I am always interested in other ideas and collaborations, and plan to begin a research program related to some of the concepts discussed on this page, so please do not hesitate to contact me at willmeekphd @ gmail.com.
Why Psychology of Men?
It wasn't until I was in my mid-20s that I ever really reflected on my gender. I also discovered a bit later that most of my friends, colleagues, or male therapy clients had not thought about it either, and if they did they were afraid to discuss it for fear of appearing insensitive. Shorty after, I began reading extensively on the psychology of men and men's issues, which proved not only to be personally powerful, but was very helpful to my clients.
I stumbled on two general frameworks of understanding the psychology of men: those that existed from a male-empowerment perspective (embraces masculinity, often sees much of gender as an outgrowth of biological sex, and encourages mature expansion of these traits) and those that emerged as a results of new perspectives from the women's movement (masculinity is purely a social construction based on dominance that although has some positives for individuals, causes major problems for self, others, and culture, and leads to oppression of women).
It became obvious to me that both of these threads had importance, but I found very few quality sources of information that ever incorporated both into a framework of understanding that explained who I was as a man, or could be helpful to my clients, professional colleagues, and non-psychologists in my life. So I started this website to accomplish that.
About Me
This site was created by Will Meek, PhD. I am a licensed psychologist in the state of Washington, am currently employed as the director of Counseling Services at Washington State University Vancouver, I have a private counseling practice in Vancouver, WA, and I reside in Portland, Oregon. I am always interested in other ideas and collaborations, and plan to begin a research program related to some of the concepts discussed on this page, so please do not hesitate to contact me at willmeekphd @ gmail.com.