Ty Hicks | MentalHealthCoaching.com Reviews 6

Before I started working with Ty, anxiety was running my life. Years of deployments had taken a toll. When I came home, my wife had everything handled and I felt like my role as a husband and father had shrunk. I was constantly in fight‑or‑flight, barely sleeping, and struggling to function at work. Even simple things I used to enjoy, like working on cars or doing projects around the house, felt like heavy chores. My nervous system was on high alert 24/7.

Underneath that, I’d started telling myself some ugly stories: that my wife didn’t really need me, that she could “lift me out” of the family and they’d be fine, that my expertise wasn’t really valued at work. My self‑worth was completely tied to other people’s reactions. At home, I stepped out of my role as a leader and my wife unconsciously stepped into it just to keep things running. I took almost everything she said as criticism, then I’d shut down and isolate for hours or days. It made her feel emotionally unsafe and made me feel even smaller.

I’d tried meds and traditional routes. The side effects and “treat the symptoms” approach just left me more discouraged. So when a stranger on Facebook DM’d me a link to Ty’s group, I was skeptical. I’d done a lot of “solutions” that didn’t solve anything. But on our first call, the questions Ty asked were unlike anything I’d heard from a provider before. In one hour he helped me see how my nervous system was chasing certainty and external validation above everything else, and how that was driving my anxiety. That was the first time I felt real hope, so I decided to go all in.

Over the next months we unpacked my values, my archetypes, and the core memories that had wired my nervous system to live in permanent threat mode. I learned how to actually convince my body I’m safe, instead of white‑knuckling my way through panic. As I got centered, I started reclaiming my role at home in a healthy, secure way. I stopped looking to my wife for constant reassurance and stopped taking her emotions personally. That gave her permission to relax out of the “I have to be in charge of everything” mode and back into her natural feminine energy.

Today, life feels completely different. I’ve started a new job with a ton of autonomy and I’m excited to get up and go to work. At home, I lead from service, not from fear or passivity. My wife feels safer and more supported, our connection and desire are stronger, and my kids are getting a calmer, more present dad instead of a man hiding in the bedroom with his thoughts. Most importantly, my sense of worth comes from who I choose to be, not from whether everyone around me is happy every second.

If you’re a guy whose anxiety, deployments, or self‑doubt have slowly hollowed out your marriage and your confidence – especially if meds and talk therapy haven’t gotten to the root – I can’t recommend working with Ty strongly enough. This process didn’t just manage my symptoms; it gave me back my marriage, my family, and my identity as a man.

When I first found Ty’s work, my life was at rock bottom. I was on heavy medication, drinking at least a bottle and a half of liquor a day (often more), and had been labeled with bipolar, schizoaffective disorder, and complex PTSD. I hated myself and pretty much everyone else. I was suicidal, self‑harming, and genuinely believed the world was out to get me. My self‑worth was on the floor, I had almost no friends, and I honestly thought the rest of my life would just be a cycle of psychiatrists, meds, and threats of being hospitalized.
I tried doing “all the right things”: endless therapy, changing medications, even losing 30 kilos with a personal trainer after a doctor warned me I might not live to see 31. On the outside I looked better, but inside nothing had changed. I still drank, still felt broken, and still believed my mental health problems were permanent and unsolvable.
So when I first saw Ty’s program through a Facebook link, I assumed it was a scam. I’d been conditioned to think there was no other way apart from the mental health system. But I was also exhausted and out of options. I tried some of his free exercises around focus, language, and physiology once a day for a couple of weeks, and to my surprise I actually started to feel a bit better. That was the first time in years I felt even a small sense of hope, so I decided, “I’ve got nothing to lose,” and signed up.
The changes since then have been huge and, more importantly, lasting. I’ve been sober for nearly three years. I live on my own. I work as a collections officer and stay calm with difficult people instead of exploding or taking everything personally. I stopped people‑pleasing in dating, set clear boundaries, and now I’m in a healthy relationship that actually aligns with my values. I even volunteer as a SMART Recovery facilitator, running groups for people struggling with alcohol, drugs, and other behaviors.
Internally, I’m a completely different person. I no longer walk around with constant rage and self‑hatred. I question my thoughts instead of believing every story my mind throws at me. I use the tools Ty taught me, like centering myself and “turning the dials down” in my internal control room, almost automatically now. Things that used to trigger days or weeks of obsessing just pass through. I’m careful about what I give my energy to, and I’m slowly rebuilding my relationships with my family from a place of love instead of blame.
If you feel trapped in diagnoses, labels, and coping mechanisms that aren’t really changing anything, I would absolutely recommend working with Ty. His tools helped me go from wanting to hurt myself and others to genuinely wanting to help people and build a life I’m proud of.

One night, my daughter came up to me after spilling her juice and said, “I’m sorry, Mommy. I’ll be better next time.” It broke my heart because I knew she was mirroring me—my constant apologies, my belief that I wasn’t good enough. That was the moment I realized I couldn’t keep living like this.
Therapy helped me talk through some things, but it didn’t show me how to change. Ty’s program was eye-opening. He helped me see how my thoughts were shaping not just my life, but my family’s too. He doesn’t sugarcoat—he tells you what you need to hear and then gives you the tools to make real changes. Today, I feel confident and capable, and I see my daughter growing up with that same energy. It’s priceless.

I was in a dark place. I was anxious and depressed. January of 2025 my dog passed. I felt as if my world was over. I put so much love and attention into her and I couldn't save her from the cancer. She provided me more emotional support than I understood until after I lost her. She was my mom's dog so that made it doubly tough. I felt stuck, could not seem to lose weight like I could before. Also I couldn't I couldn't seem to relax. I felt like I was on edge constantly. I didn't enjoy the things I used to enjoy. At first I wasn't sure about Ty's program because there's a lot of programs out there that claim to eliminate anxiety. I didn't necessarily feel like spending any more money right now. Therapy has helped me to degree in the past and present. I decided to work with Ty because he was having a promotion that made it a bit less expensive. Since I worked with his program, I feel better prepared to deal with stress, change and self-discovery. Ty's program, coupled with other things I do like exercise breathing and my own form of spirituality which in my case is Christianity, has given me a much better ability to deal with life. However with Ty's program, I feel the freshness of his program really help me a lot. I don't feel the fear I used to in dealing with potential problems or challenges. While I'm still a guy that likes to be active, I also feel better equipped to relax and enjoy the world and ground myself at the beach. For a long time I struggled to relax, my old self years ago was better at relaxing but certain curveballs threw me off and I feel that with this program, time, and my other health Mental Health activities and physical activities I am in a much better position than I was a half a year ago. I do plan to keep talking to Ty in sessions at least monthly as opposed to our weekly sessions as I feel like I'm doing better and do not need the sessions as frequently. However I like to check in with him and bounce any possible problems that may come up in the future. If you're struggling with any mental health concerns, I can honestly recommend Ty Hicks. However you do need to put in the work (self discovery, face your demons head on and he honest with yourself and others).

I’ve had anxiety for a long time, but it mostly showed up at work.
Constant overthinking. Second-guessing everything. If I made a mistake, even a small one, my brain acted like it was a disaster.

I was always tense. Always “on.”
And I honestly thought if I slowed down at all, everything would fall apart.

I did therapy for years.
It helped me understand why I’m like this, but it didn’t stop the anxiety. I was still replaying emails, conversations, decisions. Still bringing that stress home.

What was different with Ty is that we didn’t just talk about it.
He showed me how my anxiety was basically a conditioned response. My brain learned to treat mistakes like danger.

Once we worked on that, things started to change pretty quickly.

I still care about my work. I didn’t lose motivation like I was afraid of.
I’m just not anxious all the time anymore.

My wife noticed before I did. I’m calmer. More present.
And months later, it hasn’t come back.

I’m not managing anxiety now. It’s just not running my life anymore.

I remember sitting in my car on the side of the road, gripping the steering wheel, shaking, and sobbing because I was too afraid to drive the rest of the way home. That was the moment I realized anxiety had completely taken over my life.

Every day felt like survival. I couldn’t sleep, I was snapping at my family over little things, and my mind never stopped running through every possible “what if.”

I was skeptical because I’d already tried therapy and medication, and neither worked for me. I honestly didn’t believe anything could help anymore.

What made me decide to work with you was how different your approach felt. It didn’t sound like more “coping”—it was focused on getting to the real source of the problem and making the results sustainable.

Since doing this program, my life feels completely different. I drive again without fear, I sleep through the night, and my home feels peaceful instead of tense.

The best moment came when my son looked at me and said, “Mom, you’re smiling more lately.” That’s when I knew I wasn’t just healing for me—I was healing for my family too.