Free 30 minute phone consult
available
Oakland Park, FL 33308
COMING TO TALK, COMING TO HEAL, COMING TO GROW
COMING TRUE
What's your story?
With thirteen years experience providing therapy for gay men, I am well prepared to help clients examine, challenge, and edit the stories we all carry around in our heads. The work is thorough and professional, with a little humor thrown in as well. If you are ready to work on the litany of challenges we face - relationships, family, work, sex, physical and mental health, aging - please reach out. Let's partner on writing the story of growth, peace, and contentment that you deserve!
Services
Individual Counseling
In individual therapy, we explore your innate strengths to tackle issues at hand. Together we re-examine the stories of the past, and write a story of a future with clarity and purpose. I strive to create a comfortable and collaborative environment where confidentiality is assured and goals are achieved.
Couples Counseling
Relationships can and will be hard at times, even the healthiest of relationships. Couples counseling lets relationship partners sit with a counselor to examine the ins and out of the relationship itself. Finding someone to help who fully understands the dynamics of relationships between men is important. If you are at the point of needing help, please reach out.
Individual Coaching
For anyone living outside of Florida or Georgia, one-on-one video coaching is available for men going through the coming out later process. Coaching is distinctive to counseling in that we focus on today and tomorrow. I provide structure, planning, and motivation as one considers their options.
Group Counseling
"Out Late" is group therapy for men coming out later in life. We meet once weekly for 90 minutes at my office in Fort Lauderdale. Group counseling provides connection and support with others on this same path. The work can be powerful and a great resource for peace. Schedule a free 30 minute consultation to determine if group is right for you.
You are not the first, and will not be the last to find yourself in this situation. It’s never too late to live openly and authentically. I have expertise in working with men in midlife and beyond who are navigating the emotional, relational, and practical challenges of coming out later in life. Therapy can provide the support, clarity, and courage to create a life that finally feels true and complete. You don’t have to do this alone — I offer a safe, confidential, and affirming space where every part of your truth is welcome.
Individual Counseling for residents of Florida and Georgia allows us to dive in deep to understand how we got here and what options exist for moving forward. I do not provide a one size fits all approach. We can carve out a plan together. I offer in-person sessions at my office in Fort Lauderdale, as well as virtual sessions for those further away.
Individual Coaching is available to those who reside outside Florida and Georgia. Under this umbrella we concentrate on the immediate issues at hand with a focus on developing solutions that move things forward. All coaching takes place virtually.
Group Counseling provides connection and support with others on this same path. The work can be powerful and a great resource for peace. Reach out via call or text at 770-828-5441 to set up a phone consultation to determine if group is right for you.
GET THE BOOK!
Coming True: Seeking Truth in Self Later in Life
by William Brown, LMHC, LPC
Coming True serves as a comprehensive and vital manual for men who come out later in life, from the first inkling to the day they live authentically across all spectrums of life. Topics cover the full range of this experience from the messages that drive some into the closet, the pathways and options to move forward, and the steps it takes to live a truly free and authentic life.
Coming Out Later in Life
About Me
Thanks so much for visiting my site and for diving in a little more deeply. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and I also hold a license in Georgia as well. I have been in private practice since 2012, working with gay men on a wide range of life and mental health challenges: depression, anxiety, substance and behavior issues, relationship and sexual challenges, career bumps - the stuff of life.
One specialty area in my practice is working with men who come out later in life, often after being in straight marriages with children. This is my story as well, so I bring personal and professional experience to this work. I have been honored and humbled to help so many men, and their families, charter these waters that can seem pretty frightening at first.
My education includes a Bachelor in Speech from Northwestern University and a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Georgia State University. My work life began in professional theater before transitioning to counseling in my early 40's. I was fortunate to be a stay at home dad for two great kids, and I am now happily partnered. A lifetime of varied experiences and roles fuels my passion in working with others in their own times of transition. I look forward to talking with you soon to see how I may be of service.
