Jake Cooper | Source | Co-Founder & CEO at Grow Therapy at Grow Therapy

Clinical efficacy in behavioral health comes down to the connection between a therapist and their client. We often see better connections, and accordingly improved outcomes, when a client is able to relate to their provider due to a shared identity, be it gender, ethnic, religious, or socioeconomic. Mental health is not gender specific. Men are often reluctant to seek care due to the stigmatization around admitting vulnerability, and those who have the courage to are discouraged by the limited selection of male providers available.