Money is one of the leading causes of stress, anxiety, and worry. It can cause a serious strain on relationships and is often cited as one of the key reasons for divorce. If you're stressed about your financial situation, it's time to sit down and get real about your finances. Whether it's overspending, living beyond your means, not balancing a budget, or simply not saving properly, these are issues that not only affect you but your entire family as well. But there are ways to help. As a therapist with a significant history in the financial sector, I understand the challenges money creates and offer therapy services geared towards breaking the cycle of worry and stress.

Financial Therapy For Men

As you grew up, you were taught money scripts by your parents, teachers, and society. These scripts may have included phrases like "Money doesn't grow on trees,", "You work for your money.", or "Save for a rainy day." Money can be a powerful tool, and how you approach it will make all the difference in your life. However, when those money scripts weren't financially helpful, it can lead to unhealthy spending and saving habits. This can create stress, fear, and anxiety.

Negative Feelings Create Unhealthy Habits

These negative feelings can then lead to worse habits, such as overspending, stress eating, and relying on unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with the pressure. Which can affect everyone in your family. For example, you're stressed about money so you don't want to talk about it, which in turn causes your wife to become overwhelmed and anxious. Or,  you've taken on a loan to cover some unexpected expenses, but now you're working more and don't see your children as much.

Find A Solution That Works for You

That's why it's important to find a solution that works for you, your family, and your finances. Financial Therapy is one way to do that. A Financial Therapist is a mental health professional who can help you address your financial stress, understand why it's happening, and develop healthy coping mechanisms.

Understanding Your Feelings and Beliefs About Money

At its core, Financial Therapy is about understanding your feelings and beliefs about money and then using that understanding to create a healthy financial lifestyle. But also using those skills to better communicate and manage finances with your family.

Gain Tools and Skills to Help, Not Exacerbate the Problem

Money can be a sensitive and emotional topic. It can be hard to talk about and it can feel like a huge burden on your shoulders. But that doesn't mean you should ignore how it makes you feel and what those feelings trigger you to do. Instead, you should learn and develop skills to help you and your family manage their financial worries.

By using these coping skills, you will reduce the stress you have. You will be able to think more clearly and not rely on your previous, unhealthy coping mechanisms. This can include budgeting, saving, and developing healthy habits that will help you reach your financial goals. This way your family can have a healthy foundation and feelings around money.

Financial Health is Mental Wealth

As I stated, finances are the top reason for stress and divorce. It's no secret yet it can be hard to talk about. This is why financial therapy can be invaluable to individuals, families, and couples. By talking to a financial therapist, you can learn more about your instilled money scripts with your therapist and how this affects your life. You can understand your triggers, how to communicate with your family and learn why you might be so traumatized by money, and how to manage it better.

Understanding how to rewrite the scripts and behaviors around money is key. This can be done by developing skills, gaining knowledge, and getting support from a professional who understands what it's like to be in your shoes. At the end of the day, it's important to remember that financial health is mental wealth. Feeling confident in your financial decisions and taking control of your finances is a way to reduce the stress and anxiety that can arise from it.

Begin Therapy for Men or Financial Therapy in Kansas City, MO

If you're ready to look at your money scripts, learn how to reduce financial stress, and begin communicating better with your family about money, then I'm here to help. Or if you're a man who's not quite there and struggles with the cultural expectations around money, then I'm also here to give you support.  I've lived through it, I worked through it, and now I'm helping others do the same.  Let's get started. If you are ready to begin therapy:

• Schedule Your Free Phone Consultation

• Learn More About Me and My Services

• Begin Reducing Your Financial Stress Today!

Other Therapy Services Offered by Gary Wolf

I stand by the phrase "Financial Health is Mental Wealth" and I'm here to help you achieve both. This is why I offer Financial Therapy, Therapy for Men, and Online Therapy. To support you and your family through the emotional trauma money is the source of and to create a healthy relationship with money. If you have any questions or want to learn more about these services, please feel free to reach out. You can change your mental wealth and I'm here to help.

About the Author

Gary Wolf is a therapist who has been in a Social Justice Organization for 10 years and spent 25+ years in wealth management. So he has seen the pain, baggage, and conflict money has caused in all types of relationships. Gary works with all types of clients to help them develop practical skills and emotional healing to empower themselves. He is not a coach but someone to support you and your loved ones with the treatment of financial stress. Enhancing your financial literacy and emotional well-being.