We offer appointments Monday through Friday, starting as early as 7:15 AM and as late as 6:15 PM (Pacific Standard Time/PST). If you’re in a different time zone, please adjust accordingly. Meeting lengths are either 45 or 90 minutes, and can be done by video (FaceTime or Google Meet), phone, or in-person. Because of the high demand for our services, availability is limited and often we have a waiting list.

It varies depending upon the problem, person, and amount effort put in. We tell everyone to plan on having 6 meetings to start. After your first meeting and Dr. Kurt has been able to assess your situation, he’ll be able to give you a more specific answer. 

Please keep in mind the following – 

• Some problems can be resolved faster than others.

• Choosing 90-minute meetings are going to give you twice as much time with Dr. Kurt than are 45-minutes, and so progress can go faster.

• If you take notes during your meetings and do the homework he gives, then you’re going to see quicker results than if you don’t.

Yes, we offer both. In fact, the majority of Dr. Kurt’s meetings are by video using either FaceTime or Google Meet. Guy Stuff makes it easy for you to get the help you need without having to come to our office to get it. A lot of people just find an empty room at home or work and close the door, step outside, or go to their car and have their counseling meeting. Guys have used phone counseling to meet with us while on vacation, traveling on the other side of the country, or while stuck in traffic. No matter where you live or work or what your schedule is like, the Guy Stuff's help is available to you. Video or phone counseling may seem impersonal, but a lot of people find they really like it. It's convenient, easy, and just as effective as in-person meetings.

You can make an appointment right now on our website. Click here to checkout our online calendar.

At Guy Stuff we believe counseling costs should be clear, simple, and straightforward. So, our counseling and coaching costs the same whether you come alone or together with a partner. A 45-minute meeting with Dr. Kurt is $260, and 90-minute meetings are $520. Counseling fees are the same whether sessions are done in-person, by video, or over the phone. We also don’t charge extra for couples or families. We realize our fees are on the high end, but Guy Stuff Counseling offers very unique and specialized expertise, and because of our approach, we get great results. We do offer free resources on our website (articles and quizzes), and low-fee digital products (under $50) to make our help accessible to everyone. 

Guy Stuff Counseling accepts all major credit cards, as well as HSA (Health Savings Account) and FSA (Flexible Spending Account) cards.

Yes, most health insurance will reimburse for counseling (according to the policy limits). However, at Guy Stuff Counseling we don't take insurance as payment or bill insurance companies in order to protect your privacy and prevent other risks to you. If you'd like to use your insurance to pay for counseling with us, you'll need to check your insurance plan and find out if it will reimburse you for out-of-network mental health counseling. Many insurance plans have reimbursed Guy Stuff patients, so it's possible yours may too.

Here are a few important things to consider as you decide whether or not to use your insurance:

• Your therapist has to give you a mental disorder diagnosis in order for you to use your insurance. This goes in your medical record and can negatively affect you in the future by potentially increasing the cost of your medical and life insurance, as well as your ability to qualify for coverage.

• Your therapist has to disclose your treatment records and write reports to your insurance company about what you work on together. We value your privacy and the patients we work with want their counseling treatment kept private, so we will not do this.

• Your insurance company can dictate treatment, both in what problems you can work on and for how long. We believe that this should be your choice, not theirs.

• If you were ever involved in any kind of court case and your medical records were subpoenaed, your having a mental disorder diagnosis could negatively affect you.

• Insurance companies have provider lists of therapists they have contracted with which they want you to see. We believe you should choose who you work with, not your insurance company. By using their list of counselors you may not find the best one for you, one with the expertise and experience you need, and thus not get the best results.

Men's counseling at Guy Stuff Counseling is like talking to a buddy in your living room. Only this buddy really knows what he's talking about and will give you advice that’s been proven it works. We’re here to be your partner and resource while we walk you through the process of addressing your challenges in a safe, non-judgmental environment. It’s counseling designed specifically for guys and their ‘stuff,’ by guys who’ve dealt with a lot of the same ‘stuff.’

Our men's counseling is:

• 'Guy-friendly'

• Focused on problem solving

• All about taking action

• Conducted in a 'guy style' that's conversational but also direct and goal focused

It's not:

• 'Touchy-feely'

• Talking things to death

• A lot of talk about your childhood

• Techniques that don't work for men

Over 97% of Guy Stuff Counseling patients and clients have told us they were satisfied or highly satisfied with the help they received and the results they achieved.

Regardless of the reasons you’re seeking counseling, we’re not here to judge – and we won’t. Whether you’re struggling with an affair, addiction, or anger management, our primary goal is to help you deal with your problems head on and find solutions as quickly as possible.

Every kind of man has come to Guy Stuff for help. Here are some examples:

• Business owners
• Teachers
• Executives
• Sales professionals
• Engineers
• Contractors
• Doctors
• Truck drivers
• Pilots
• Guys in college

What kind of men go to counseling?

• Men who are 19 and men who are 71.

• Guys who've been married for 47 years, guys who are dating or engaged, and guys who are single.

• Guys who struggle with communication, anger management, addiction, infidelity, and everything in between.

• Men just like you. If you're a guy, we work with you.

If you're a woman in a relationship with a guy, we work with you too (check out our Counseling for Women page).

Our mission is to help men become the man they want to be, and their partners to get back the man they fell in love with. If that's what you're looking for, you're at the right place.

Yes. Actually, we work with just as many women as men. Women come to Guy Stuff along with their partners, without him if he won't participate (yet), or even when they're not in a relationship. Many women value our direct, non-'touchy-feely,' solution focused, and action orientated approach.

No, Guy Stuff Counseling doesn’t offer individual counseling for boys or teens. We only work individually with men and women 18 years of age and older. However, Guy Stuff does work with men and women all the time on parenting issues. We will also meet together with men and women and their children, as well as with whole families to address parenting problems.

Dr. Kurt has found through his years of counseling that when parents think their boys or teens need counseling, what’s often really needed is counseling for the parents. It's been our experience that most problems with kids are related to parenting and can be best addressed by working individually with the parents. Raising children is a challenge for everybody. Some men struggle with being a parent and father, and many haven’t had any positive role models that showed them how to do it. One of Guy Stuff's goals is to help men become better fathers so that counseling for their kids isn't necessary.

Either. You can come to men's counseling alone or together, whichever is most comfortable for you. At Guy Stuff Counseling we work with men and women in individual counseling or together as a couple. Often one partner, man or woman, comes first alone and we meet a few times before their partner joins. It's not that important whether you go to counseling together or alone – what's most important is that you go.

It's possible that you've been told to go by yourself, or that your wife or girlfriend will only go after you go first. If this is the case, don't worry about it. We deal with this all the time. A lot of women want their man to show he's serious about changing things and they want to see him prove this by his going to counseling by himself. Don't get caught up in whether you go alone or together, we'll still deal with all the issues regardless of who comes. We do couples counseling with only one person present all the time. We can also do couples counseling simultaneously with individual counseling. Some couples alternate between joint meetings and individual meetings. This gives them the opportunity to work on personal issues as well as the relationship challenges.

We get asked this all the time – a lot of people are in this situation. If your partner won't go to counseling, then you should go without them. We can still equip you with tools you can use to change your relationship.

If you're a woman and your guy refuses to go to counseling, we've found that a lot of men will come to counseling only after their partner shows them how serious they are by going without them. Some men want to come in after their partner goes so they can tell their side of the story or to set the counselor straight about the truth. Other men take longer to come around, but eventually agree after they see that they can't stop their partner.

If you're a guy and your partner won't go to counseling, it may be that she wants you to prove you really will go to counseling and start make some changes before she'll join you. Almost all women want to go to counseling, so if she's refusing right now that will probably change. Just focus first on making some changes with yourself. Once she sees firsthand the difference that counseling is making for you, she'll most likely join you.

Whatever your circumstance, if your partner refuses go to counseling, don't let them stop you from getting the changes you need. You can change your relationship by yourself with the right strategies and tools.