"I am grateful to Gary for helping me to look within and see myself more clearly than ever before. After years of living in denial by suppressing grief and sadness, Gary helped me identify the cause of my fears and find the courage to confront them. Having watched and lost my entire family and many, many friends to cancer and AIDS, I realized with Gary's help that I could remember the good times with loved ones without being consumed with overwhelming grief and regret."

"I have learned the importance of understanding that many of my present day issues originated when I was young, and that to grow past them it is my responsibility to nurture those damaged parts of trauma in ways my parents were incapable of."

"After being in therapy I can look at myself with a sense of pride and love, rather than harsh cruel judgments full of shame."

"I have learned how to establish and maintain personal boundaries, and to use this knowledge to create healthy relationships with friends, family and romantic interests."

"Because of therapy I no longer look at the world as a dark depressing place full of hopelessness, but rather as a place of ups and downs that in general has more good than bad to offer."

"Because of therapy with Gary I now no longer shame myself and no longer have any sexual compulsion that almost destroyed my long term relationship. I truly take care of myself now. I am grateful to Gary for changing my life."

"I have become less fearful of criticism, receive constructive and caring feedback, and not ignore my feelings anymore."

"I saw how the way I relate to myself affects all my relationships. I am much kinder and compassionate with myself."

"After 11 months of being in his therapy group my anxiety with people was gone.I discovered tools to help me deal with expressing myself better."

"I wasted 10 years in another therapy group and joined Gary's group and I saw progress in 8 months!"

"I started to become connected to my feelings for the first time and now I take care of myself -I no longer sabotage myself after being in Gary's therapy group."

"I am now out to my family and I am no longer closeted - I recognize shame in my life: where it comes from, how it holds me back."

"I have developed skills to communicate better with others. I can now be more intimate in my life."

"I am now able to see clearly how others perceive me - I can now speak up for myself."

"I am learning ways to interact with others in a healthy and productive manner."

"I have embarked on a path of more serious self-examination to see how I hold myself back in life and made me accountable to work on these issues."

"Where previous counselors were not able or helpful, Gary worked with me to find the strength to speak up for myself while still having empathy and truly connecting with others. My relationship with my partner has grown deeper and healthier as a result. Instead of speaking AT each other, we are able to speak WITH each other and truly hear what the other is saying. We've achieved a level of communication that has allowed us to be more intimate with each other without fear of judgment or ridicule and have grown as a couple. That understanding of each other has removed an enormous amount of stress and false assumptions of each other and the world around us."

"This time last year I was in the darkest New Years Eve ever. Lost, emotionally cut off, sexually rapid, and overall not liking who and where I was in my life. On this New Years Eve, I felt alive for the first time in my life at the age of 42. I'm focused on my career, not acting out sexually, and I can say I really like myself now. The group has changed my life! My communication skills have improved beyond anything I was even aware of. My ability to listen to someone is now there, and all of my life I was unaware that I didn't listen, or connect emotionally. I can say today all of my relationships have improved across the board, including my most emotionally challenged ones. The funny thing about learning the skills in Mr. Prottas group/individual is that you really do learn awareness, and in some cases such as mine there are relationships I have had to walk away from because I could now view it as a unhealthy relationship, whereas before Mr.Prottas and his truly amazing skills, I couldn't see the difference between healthy behavior and unhealthy behavior, and that in itself is truly turned my life around. I have been accused of being a cheer leader in the past, but never has it been a more fit title for me then cheering Gary Prottas on in all his therapy skills. If you want to really take charge of your life and finally get off the roller coaster trust me when I say Gary Prottas is the difference."

"I've made progress since I started seeing Gary a year ago and I finally found the support I need to become the man I want to be. My family, friends and co-workers often comment on how much change they've seen in me. It's not easy but it's working...and that feels like a miracle. I'm relieved that I'm moving forward on a path to to life I've yearned for."

Facilitating groups since 1982. 15 years working with the GLBTQ community

Affordable individual and couples psychotherapy.

For more information, visit www.garymprottas.com