Men’s attitudes to mental health and counselling are changing.
Men are now more likely to go for therapy. Our Public Perceptions Survey earlier this year found that 27% of men had sought help from a counsellor or psychotherapist.
Our survey found that 24% of men agreed that it’s self-indulgent to seek counselling or psychotherapy if you don’t have a serious problem.
It also found that 83% of men agreed it’s a good idea to seek counselling or psychotherapy for a problem before it gets out of hand.
And 71% of men agreed people might be happier if they talked to a counsellor or psychotherapist about their problems.
We’re sharing the results for Men’s Health Month.
Our member Will Davies agrees that men’s attitudes are changing.
He said: “There’s so much more in the media, there’s so much more out there, there are role models who are coming forward and telling their stories.
“And that’s fantastic and I do think that means there’s a knock-on effect on counselling.”
Hear more from Will in this video.
Research we carried out in 2014, meanwhile, found that 23% of men had sought help from a therapist.
That particular research found that 35% of men agreed that it’s self-indulgent to seek therapy if you don’t have a serious problem.
It found that 72% of men agreed it’s a good idea to seek therapy for a problem before it gets out of hand.
And 66% of men agreed people might be happier if they talked to a therapist about their problems.
