bedford palmer is helping clients do this also . >> i often see people that are primarily black men. >> reporter: there is a stigma around black men and mental health and less emphasis should be placed on the seeking therapy and focus on the why. >> there is a lot of messages that say black men are lacking in some way . >> reporter: for decades they have been mentally and physically abused by society. it gets internalized. it is not surprising to him black men harbor feelings of mistrust. >> we are supposed to pick ourselves up. >> reporter: he has no problem sharing his story. >> just knowing who la-quan is . >> reporter: no matter how good he makes his clients look on the outside , the real image is making sure minds are mended. that is his peace of mind. i am justin andrews, kpix 5 . >> dr. bedford palmer said they were with talk about this the more we shatter the stigma. >>> this is a view from the top of the mark hopkins and it shows you an example of how unique the weather is for us right now. we do not get this often around here, but because we have a storm coming, yes they ar

bedford palmer is helping clients do that too. >> primarily ice people of color primarily black people in primarily black men at this point. >> there is a stigma and he says that less emphasis should be placed on whether they resist and focus on why. >> there are a lot of messages that say black men are lacking in some way. >> that can get caught up in the way we talk about mental health. >> reporter: for decades lacks have been mentally and physically abused by society. it gets internalized leaving wounds and trauma mentally. it is not surprising take him to black men harbor feelings of mistrust. >> we get caught up in this conflict of bootstrapping. >> even with his clie as no pro his story . >> i just know who la-quan is , and that is something i did not know before. >> reporter: no matter how good he makes his clients look on the outside, the real image is making sure that the mines are mended. >> slow down and take care of my mental health. >> reporter: that is his peace of mind. >>> dr. palmer also noted the more that we talk about this, the more we begin to shatter the stigma. k

bedford palmer is helping clients do that, too. >> i see people who are people of color, primarily black people, primarily black men at this point. >> reporter: a stigma around black men, he says less emphasis placed on whether black men resist therapy and focus on the why. >> there are a lot of messages that say that black men are looking in some way. >> reporter: for decades blacks have been mentally and physically abused by society, it gets internalized. it's not surprising to him that black men harbor feelings of mistrust. >> we get caught up in the concept of boot strapping. >> reporter: even with his clients, he has no problem unbuttoning his story. >> knowing who la quan is. that's something i didn't know before. >> reporter: undressing the importance of mental health in his life, because no matter how good he makes his clients look on the outside. >> i feel like 1 million bucks. >> reporter: the real image is making sure minds are mended. >> slow down and really take care of my mental health. >> reporter: that's his peace of mind. >> i wants to thank la quan for sharing with us.