June is for Men’s Mental Health: How Toronto Men Can Get Support

Jun 17

Written By Dawid G

Silence Isn’t Strength — It’s Stress in Disguise

We’ve built a culture where men are supposed to handle it on their own. Push through. Suck it up. Don’t talk about it. Don’t ask for help. And it’s killing us—quietly.

In Canada, June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, but for most guys, it’s just another month of white-knuckling through stress, burnout, depression, or loneliness. Not because they don’t feel it—but because they’ve been taught not to name it.

Let’s call that what it really is: isolation.

The Stats Don’t Lie!

Here’s what we’re up against:

Males are almost three times more likely to die by suicide than females
1 in 10 Canadian men experience major depression in their lifetime.
Men are significantly less likely to access mental health services—even when they need them.

📚 Source: StatCan - Statistical Checkup of Canadian Mens Health
📚 Source: StatCan - Men’s Mental Health: How Are Canadian Men Doing?

That’s not about weakness. That’s about pressure. Pressure to perform, provide, compete. Pressure to “man up” even when you’re crumbling inside.

And here’s what doesn’t help: workplaces that praise burnout, relationships where vulnerability is misunderstood, and a healthcare system that still doesn’t speak men’s language.

Not All Pain Looks Like Sadness

Men’s mental health struggles often go unnoticed because they don’t always look like the clichés.

It’s not always crying in the dark or staying in bed. For a lot of guys, it looks like:

Irritability that seems to come out of nowhere
Snapping at loved ones over small things
Withdrawing from friends and family
Obsessing over work or overtraining at the gym
Substance use just to slow the mind down
Feeling numb, like nothing really matters

You tell yourself you’re just tired. That you need a vacation. That other people have it worse. But deep down, something’s not right. You know it. Your body knows it.

This is what we mean when we say silence isn’t strength. It’s just another way of carrying pain alone.

What Stops Men From Getting Help?

Let’s be real: for a lot of guys, therapy doesn’t exactly feel like a natural next step. That’s not your fault. Therapy’s been marketed like it’s only for people who are “falling apart.”

But here’s the truth:

Therapy is not about venting. It’s about understanding your stress patterns and building tools to deal with them.
It’s not about fixing you. It’s about helping you make sense of what’s happening internally—so you stop spinning.
You don’t have to “hit rock bottom” to go. You just need to feel like something could be better.

The biggest barrier for most men isn’t time or money. It’s the belief that they have to solve everything themselves. That admitting struggle equals failure.

But how’s that been working?

A Better Way Forward

If you’ve been feeling like something’s off but don’t know where to start, this month is your opportunity. Therapy is a quiet space where the mask can come off. Where nobody expects you to have all the answers.

At NuHu Therapy, we offer virtual therapy for men across Ontario—including Toronto. That means you can talk to a therapist from your own space. No waiting rooms. No awkward small talk. Just a real conversation.

Whether you’re dealing with burnout, anger, anxiety, past trauma, or a full-blown identity crisis—we’ve got therapists who speak your language.

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What Men’s Therapy Actually Looks Like—and Why It Works

Let’s talk about what happens after you say yes to help.

Because for most men, the hardest part isn’t the therapy itself—it’s just getting in the door. It’s breaking through the idea that you should already have it together. That somehow asking for help means you’ve failed.

Here’s the truth: therapy isn’t weakness. It’s training. Just like you go to the gym to get stronger physically, therapy is how you get stronger mentally and emotionally. And in the long run, it builds the kind of clarity, confidence, and calm that changes everything.

Why Men Are Wired for Strategy, Not Sympathy

A lot of men avoid therapy because they think it’ll be all emotions and no action. But therapy, especially with the right therapist, is far from a pity party.

You want answers? A plan? A way to stop circling the drain? Good therapy gives you exactly that.

At NuHu Therapy, we work with men who are used to holding it together for everyone else. Executives, tradesmen, creatives, caregivers. Guys who’ve had to carry their own trauma, manage other people’s emotions, and still show up every day. We build sessions that respect your time and get to the point.

Therapy with us is:

Direct, but never cold
Strategic, but always human
Structured, but flexible to your life

This isn’t about labeling you. It’s about liberating you from the patterns you’re stuck in.

The Stuff You Didn’t Know Was Trauma

Men often downplay what they’ve been through.

It wasn’t “that bad.”

It happened a long time ago.

I turned out fine.

But trauma isn’t about how dramatic something looks on the surface. It’s about what your nervous system had to do to survive it.

A dad who yelled all the time
A boss who made you feel worthless
A partner who manipulated or shut you down
A childhood where affection came with conditions
Never being allowed to cry, question, or slow down

These things don’t always leave scars—but they leave patterns. Emotional reactivity, shutdowns, perfectionism, control, anxiety. Therapy helps you trace those patterns back to the root so you can finally stop living on autopilot.

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3 Indian men sitting by river — Therapy isn’t soft, it’s solid ground for men who are tired of sinking.

What Therapy Actually Looks Like

Let’s say you book that first session. You’re wondering—what happens next?

Here’s a breakdown of what it’s really like when you start therapy with us:

You pick a time that works for you. We meet virtually, from wherever you’re most comfortable.
You don’t have to explain everything perfectly. You talk. We listen. We ask questions that get to the root.
There’s no judgment, no checklist, no pressure.
We build a roadmap together. You decide what matters most.

We might use evidence-based approaches like CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to help you shift thinking traps. Or somatic and mindfulness tools to help regulate anger, panic, or sleep issues. But the biggest part? You finally feel seen.