Men's Issues Support Groups in Bristol

Welcome to the Stop Watching It Men’s Online Support Group This is a safe, non-judgmental space for men who want to stop or reduce their use of pornography and reclaim control over their lives. Here, you can share your experiences, challenges, and successes, and receive support from others who understand the journey. Our focus is on encouragement, accountability, and practical strategies to help you move forward, one step at a time.
Photo of Asa Sanderson, Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP Accred
Hosted by Asa Sanderson
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP Accred
Group meets in Bristol BS1
Welcome to the Stop Watching It Men’s Online Support Group This is a safe, non-judgmental space for men who want to stop or reduce their use of pornography and reclaim control over their lives. Here, you can share your experiences, challenges, and successes, and receive support from others who understand the journey. Our focus is on encouragement, accountability, and practical strategies to help you move forward, one step at a time.
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Trauma-informed yoga offers a gentle, supportive space prioritising emotional/physical safety. Unlike traditional yoga, it emphasises choice, agency, and body awareness rather than achieving movements. There is no “right/wrong” way—clients are encouraged to listen to their bodies and honour personal boundaries. No prior yoga experience is required, and there will be no physical touch or adjustments. Wear whatever feels comfortable. Sessions run in six-week blocks within a closed group of no more than eight clients, ensuring an intimate, supportive environment. This practice supports nervous system regulation, fosters reconnection, and nurtures safety and empowerment for personal healing.
Photo of Paulette Carvalho, Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Hosted by Paulette Carvalho
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Group meets in Bristol BS3
Trauma-informed yoga offers a gentle, supportive space prioritising emotional/physical safety. Unlike traditional yoga, it emphasises choice, agency, and body awareness rather than achieving movements. There is no “right/wrong” way—clients are encouraged to listen to their bodies and honour personal boundaries. No prior yoga experience is required, and there will be no physical touch or adjustments. Wear whatever feels comfortable. Sessions run in six-week blocks within a closed group of no more than eight clients, ensuring an intimate, supportive environment. This practice supports nervous system regulation, fosters reconnection, and nurtures safety and empowerment for personal healing.
0117 463 6350 View 0117 463 6350
A therapy group offers a unique opportunity to explore how we relate to ourselves and others. In this group, we support queer, gay, bi and trans men and non-binary folk to explore their wounds and celebrate their identities. Work on your relationship to self and others. Receive support and feedback. Increase interpersonal confidence. Develop deep, genuine connections. We meet weekly, in central Bristol.
Photo of Jack Mason-Goodall, Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Hosted by Jack Mason-Goodall
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Group meets in Bristol BS2
A therapy group offers a unique opportunity to explore how we relate to ourselves and others. In this group, we support queer, gay, bi and trans men and non-binary folk to explore their wounds and celebrate their identities. Work on your relationship to self and others. Receive support and feedback. Increase interpersonal confidence. Develop deep, genuine connections. We meet weekly, in central Bristol.
0117 463 7954 View 0117 463 7954
A men-only online, fortnightly therapy group of 6-8 guys. Explore issues that matter to you with the unconditional support of fellow men. Share, listen and learn from others' experiences in a safe, structured way. Often, men haven't been allowed to discover their full emotional range, with societal pressures of success, masculinity and fatherhood. Members of this group will undergo a short induction, to make sure you and us will be a good fit and to set ground rules.
Photo of Michael F Harris, Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Hosted by Michael F Harris
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Group meets in Bristol BS8
A men-only online, fortnightly therapy group of 6-8 guys. Explore issues that matter to you with the unconditional support of fellow men. Share, listen and learn from others' experiences in a safe, structured way. Often, men haven't been allowed to discover their full emotional range, with societal pressures of success, masculinity and fatherhood. Members of this group will undergo a short induction, to make sure you and us will be a good fit and to set ground rules.
01454 803912 View 01454 803912

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Photo of Gary McFarlane, Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Hosted by Gary McFarlane
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Group meets in Weston-super-Mare BS24
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Online Groups

This is a safe, non-judgmental space for men who want to stop or reduce their use of pornography and reclaim control over their lives. Here, you can share your experiences, challenges, and successes, and receive support from others who understand the journey. Our focus is on encouragement, accountability, and practical strategies to help you move forward, one step at a time.
Photo of Asa Sanderson, Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Hosted by Asa Sanderson
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Group meets in Birmingham B3
This is a safe, non-judgmental space for men who want to stop or reduce their use of pornography and reclaim control over their lives. Here, you can share your experiences, challenges, and successes, and receive support from others who understand the journey. Our focus is on encouragement, accountability, and practical strategies to help you move forward, one step at a time.
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This is a therapy group for men who are tired of carrying things alone. On the surface, life may look fine, but underneath something isn’t working: anger, disconnection, anxiety, or repeating the same patterns in relationships. This is not a course or a place for advice. It is a small, consistent group where we speak honestly and pay attention to what happens between us in the room. That’s where real change tends to happen. You don’t need to have the right words. You just need to be willing to show up. Over time, something shifts.
Photo of David Edwards - David Edwards (Being in it Together) , Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Hosted by David Edwards (Being in it Together)
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Group meets in Taunton TA4
This is a therapy group for men who are tired of carrying things alone. On the surface, life may look fine, but underneath something isn’t working: anger, disconnection, anxiety, or repeating the same patterns in relationships. This is not a course or a place for advice. It is a small, consistent group where we speak honestly and pay attention to what happens between us in the room. That’s where real change tends to happen. You don’t need to have the right words. You just need to be willing to show up. Over time, something shifts.
01823 212696 View 01823 212696

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Men's Issues Support Groups
Is therapy for men different than it is for women?
Therapeutic treatments and types are the same for men as they are for women, with the same protocols followed and the same strategies employed. Discussing one’s feelings and emotions is an integral part of most therapies, and some men find doing so more challenging. Therapists can help clients through the process; some specialize in treating men for this reason.

How do you encourage a man to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual’s behavior affected either himself or others should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.

How can men prepare for therapy?
Men can prepare for therapy by approaching the process with an open mind, being willing to talk about their challenges, and giving treatment the time to work. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. It can be useful for men who struggle to recall their emotional states to write down notes between sessions about their response to a given event or how they were feeling at a particular time.

What should men know about the process of therapy?
One of the most common reasons men don’t seek therapy is the notion that there’s something wrong with them if they do. Men should know that just because they’re seeking therapy doesn’t mean they’re mentally ill or damaged in some way. In the same way people work on their bodies through exercise or a craft through practice, therapy can be a way to improve the mental and emotional skills needed to be productive and effective partners, employees, and people in all realms of life.