You might feel detached, self-critical, and have problems forming deep relationships with the people around you. Our men’s group is a place where you can drop your mask(s), where you can be honest about what you think and what you feel, where you can help men with their blind spots and they can help you with yours. This is not a club to chit chat. This is a forum for working on your deeper issues so you can have the life and relationships you really desire.
You might feel detached, self-critical, and have problems forming deep relationships with the people around you. Our men’s group is a place where you can drop your mask(s), where you can be honest about what you think and what you feel, where you can help men with their blind spots and they can help you with yours. This is not a club to chit chat. This is a forum for working on your deeper issues so you can have the life and relationships you really desire.
An open-ended process group for men (25-55 y/o). Group focus on emotional expression and relationship building. Ideally for men with intact social skills but struggling with emotional range or opportunities for developing close relationships. Group seeks to provide a safe and supportive setting for emotional expression as well as a setting for discussing issues of identity, friendships, romantic/marital relationships, parenting, and professional development. Group members must have 6 months of individual therapy experience. This group is co-facilitated with Dr. Rolando Díaz, each Wednesday night from 5:15-6:30PM.
An open-ended process group for men (25-55 y/o). Group focus on emotional expression and relationship building. Ideally for men with intact social skills but struggling with emotional range or opportunities for developing close relationships. Group seeks to provide a safe and supportive setting for emotional expression as well as a setting for discussing issues of identity, friendships, romantic/marital relationships, parenting, and professional development. Group members must have 6 months of individual therapy experience. This group is co-facilitated with Dr. Rolando Díaz, each Wednesday night from 5:15-6:30PM.
In our close-knit men’s group, we weave bonds that defy time. We’re more than just allies; we’re soul navigators. Together, we explore the depths—the raw, unfiltered conversations that carve lasting grooves in our hearts. Our mission? To lift each other, to hold space for vulnerability, and to build relationships that echo across years. Welcome to a sanctuary where authenticity reigns and lasting connections find their home!
In our close-knit men’s group, we weave bonds that defy time. We’re more than just allies; we’re soul navigators. Together, we explore the depths—the raw, unfiltered conversations that carve lasting grooves in our hearts. Our mission? To lift each other, to hold space for vulnerability, and to build relationships that echo across years. Welcome to a sanctuary where authenticity reigns and lasting connections find their home!
Led by Roland Scheppske, LPC, this weekly* virtual process group is for those identifying as gay cis men ages 18+ years old. This group is capped at 8 participants and focuses on boundary setting, families of origin, self-compassion, trauma, self-esteem, relationships, interpersonal skills building, self-advocacy, identity formation, and more. This group only meets 3 weeks out of the month.
Hosted by Roland Scheppske
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC, NCC
Group meets in Arlington, VA 22207
Led by Roland Scheppske, LPC, this weekly* virtual process group is for those identifying as gay cis men ages 18+ years old. This group is capped at 8 participants and focuses on boundary setting, families of origin, self-compassion, trauma, self-esteem, relationships, interpersonal skills building, self-advocacy, identity formation, and more. This group only meets 3 weeks out of the month.
Online Groups
This (online) group is for high achieving smart men who struggle with depression and are ready to ease their suffering, and learn to love themselves so that they can fully connect in their relationships. For more information please check out the blog I wrote: The Masculinity Dilemma: covert depression and self-sabotage
Hosted by Adina Silvestri
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC
Group meets in Richmond, VA 23229
This (online) group is for high achieving smart men who struggle with depression and are ready to ease their suffering, and learn to love themselves so that they can fully connect in their relationships. For more information please check out the blog I wrote: The Masculinity Dilemma: covert depression and self-sabotage
Do you avoid hard conversations or important decisions? Do you feel triggered by certain people or dynamics? Do you feel lonely or alienated in your relationships? This is a weekly, process-focused group for men who want to expand their ability to share their story and form more meaningful connections with others. The group will provide a supportive environment for breaking old patterns of behavior, understanding the impact of past relationships, and exploring new and more effective ways of relating. This group complements individual therapy, providing a space for practicing skills and building self-awareness to make real-world changes.
Do you avoid hard conversations or important decisions? Do you feel triggered by certain people or dynamics? Do you feel lonely or alienated in your relationships? This is a weekly, process-focused group for men who want to expand their ability to share their story and form more meaningful connections with others. The group will provide a supportive environment for breaking old patterns of behavior, understanding the impact of past relationships, and exploring new and more effective ways of relating. This group complements individual therapy, providing a space for practicing skills and building self-awareness to make real-world changes.
Our Virginia certified domestic violence intervention program provides trauma-informed care for voluntary and court-ordered participants. Rather than a ons-size-fits-all approach, our program is tiered from 24 to 52 weeks. We offer a sliding fee scale, based upon household income. Program graduates may continue attending free of charge. Our acceptance-based program fosters healthy boundaries, effective communication, mindfulness training, conflict resolution, emotional regulation, parenting skills, attachment security, healthy coping strategies, and personal agency. Participant workbooks are available on Amazon: EMAP: Emotionally Intelligent Mindful Acceptance-Based Program and Mindful Workbook for Women
Our Virginia certified domestic violence intervention program provides trauma-informed care for voluntary and court-ordered participants. Rather than a ons-size-fits-all approach, our program is tiered from 24 to 52 weeks. We offer a sliding fee scale, based upon household income. Program graduates may continue attending free of charge. Our acceptance-based program fosters healthy boundaries, effective communication, mindfulness training, conflict resolution, emotional regulation, parenting skills, attachment security, healthy coping strategies, and personal agency. Participant workbooks are available on Amazon: EMAP: Emotionally Intelligent Mindful Acceptance-Based Program and Mindful Workbook for Women
Whether you're facing mental health challenges or seeking meaningful connections, this group provides a path to healing. With the support of others, you’ll be empowered to manage stress, face challenges, and create movement towards the life you want. What to Expect: A Safe Space: A non-judgmental environment to express yourself and know you're not alone. Effective Stress Management: Techniques drawing from CBT, mindfulness, and Christian counseling to improve emotional regulation. Mutual Support: Build a network of understanding and camaraderie. Email: nexumcounseling@gmail.com for more information.
Whether you're facing mental health challenges or seeking meaningful connections, this group provides a path to healing. With the support of others, you’ll be empowered to manage stress, face challenges, and create movement towards the life you want. What to Expect: A Safe Space: A non-judgmental environment to express yourself and know you're not alone. Effective Stress Management: Techniques drawing from CBT, mindfulness, and Christian counseling to improve emotional regulation. Mutual Support: Build a network of understanding and camaraderie. Email: nexumcounseling@gmail.com for more information.
This group is a space for men to come together, be heard, and work through life’s challenges without judgment. Whether you’re dealing with stress, past trauma, relationship struggles, emotional disconnect, or simply feeling stuck—this is a place to unpack it and build forward. Men are often taught to suppress, avoid, or “push through.” Here, we do something different. We create space to understand emotions, strengthen identity, and develop healthier ways to cope, communicate, and lead in life. This is not about weakness—this is about growth, ownership, and becoming a better version of yourself. Therapy and Coaching Model Group
Hosted by Centre for Holistic Therapies, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Group meets in Fredericksburg, VA 22408
This group is a space for men to come together, be heard, and work through life’s challenges without judgment. Whether you’re dealing with stress, past trauma, relationship struggles, emotional disconnect, or simply feeling stuck—this is a place to unpack it and build forward. Men are often taught to suppress, avoid, or “push through.” Here, we do something different. We create space to understand emotions, strengthen identity, and develop healthier ways to cope, communicate, and lead in life. This is not about weakness—this is about growth, ownership, and becoming a better version of yourself. Therapy and Coaching Model Group
This exploratory group and promotes the growth of self and how to have healthy relationships in which there is mutual understanding and the ability to take care of oneself, while maintaining a sensitivity to the needs of others. Work on emotional awareness and understanding of self and others, and self-assertion, and we learn about our impact on others and their impact on us. As well, we develop our ability to speak to these issues. We learn that ways of feeling about oneself, way we feel we are perceived by others, and knowing oneself are related to early trauma.
Hosted by Mary Jean Kane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Alexandria, VA 22305
This exploratory group and promotes the growth of self and how to have healthy relationships in which there is mutual understanding and the ability to take care of oneself, while maintaining a sensitivity to the needs of others. Work on emotional awareness and understanding of self and others, and self-assertion, and we learn about our impact on others and their impact on us. As well, we develop our ability to speak to these issues. We learn that ways of feeling about oneself, way we feel we are perceived by others, and knowing oneself are related to early trauma.
For men of all ages, this group focuses on developing skills to help when you become emotionally overwhelmed You will learn simple techniques to help you act from the peaceful place within you. Whether it's the family you grew up in, your wife, friends or the guy who just cut you off in traffic, you'll learn that you are never separated from a quiet wisdom which can solve the problem at hand.
Hosted by Robert C Rannigan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Group meets in Charlottesville, VA 22901
For men of all ages, this group focuses on developing skills to help when you become emotionally overwhelmed You will learn simple techniques to help you act from the peaceful place within you. Whether it's the family you grew up in, your wife, friends or the guy who just cut you off in traffic, you'll learn that you are never separated from a quiet wisdom which can solve the problem at hand.
This weekly group is 90 minutes and focuses on helping clients build a strong recovery from sexual addiction. The small group environment is excellent for creating trust and safety to address sobriety challenges and explore solutions. It is also a great compliment to a 12 step program and provides an immediate boost to clients' sober support networks. This group is virtual.
This weekly group is 90 minutes and focuses on helping clients build a strong recovery from sexual addiction. The small group environment is excellent for creating trust and safety to address sobriety challenges and explore solutions. It is also a great compliment to a 12 step program and provides an immediate boost to clients' sober support networks. This group is virtual.
In a world where struggle often goes unseen and the fight for recovery feels like a solo battle, you are not alone. Our Sex Addiction Recovery Workgroup is designed from the ground up to provide a haven for healing, growth, and transformation. Led by Duane Osterlind and his compassionate team, we offer a safe space for individuals struggling with sex addiction, porn addicts, and persons on the path to recovery. You can heal yourself and your relationships. Start now! Call for a free 15-minute consultation.
Hosted by Duane Philip Osterlind
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CSAT-S
Group meets in Great Falls, VA 22066
In a world where struggle often goes unseen and the fight for recovery feels like a solo battle, you are not alone. Our Sex Addiction Recovery Workgroup is designed from the ground up to provide a haven for healing, growth, and transformation. Led by Duane Osterlind and his compassionate team, we offer a safe space for individuals struggling with sex addiction, porn addicts, and persons on the path to recovery. You can heal yourself and your relationships. Start now! Call for a free 15-minute consultation.
A group for men suffering from sexually compulsive sexual behavior and sexual addictions who are seeking an alternative to self-help or 12 step groups. Facilitated by a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience in the treatment of problematic sexual behaviors. All virtual.
Hosted by Steven Joseph Maurno
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CSOTP
Group meets in Bumpass, VA 23024
A group for men suffering from sexually compulsive sexual behavior and sexual addictions who are seeking an alternative to self-help or 12 step groups. Facilitated by a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience in the treatment of problematic sexual behaviors. All virtual.
Do you avoid hard conversations or important decisions? Do you feel triggered by certain people or dynamics? Do you feel lonely in your relationships? This group is for men who want more meaningful connections with others. Group will provide a supportive environment for breaking old patterns, understanding the impact of past relationships, exploring more effective ways of relating, navigating interpersonal conflict, increasing productive expression of difficult emotions, addressing stressors that impact emotional regulation, gaining experience relating to others on difficult topics, healing in a supportive community of peers, improving insight into needs in relationships, improving self-advocacy and boundary setting.
Hosted by Fairfax Integrative Therapy, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Group meets in Fairfax, VA 22030
Do you avoid hard conversations or important decisions? Do you feel triggered by certain people or dynamics? Do you feel lonely in your relationships? This group is for men who want more meaningful connections with others. Group will provide a supportive environment for breaking old patterns, understanding the impact of past relationships, exploring more effective ways of relating, navigating interpersonal conflict, increasing productive expression of difficult emotions, addressing stressors that impact emotional regulation, gaining experience relating to others on difficult topics, healing in a supportive community of peers, improving insight into needs in relationships, improving self-advocacy and boundary setting.
Open group for college age/young adult's struggling with pornography and compulsive sexual behaviors and/or legal involvement.
Hosted by Tracey E Guard
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CSOTP, CSAT
Group meets in Fairfax, VA 22030
Open group for college age/young adult's struggling with pornography and compulsive sexual behaviors and/or legal involvement.
The AR is primarily a psychoeducation group that covers various topics including but not limited to family-of-origin, relationship styles, personality, relationship injury repair, culture, and sex.
Hosted by The Family Counseling Center of Greater Washington
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, DCPC, LPC
Group meets in Vienna, VA 22182
The AR is primarily a psychoeducation group that covers various topics including but not limited to family-of-origin, relationship styles, personality, relationship injury repair, culture, and sex.
Our gathering is designed around the wisdom of the individuals. Developing leadership from within the individual, we resolve cyclic dissatisfaction, loneliness, insatiable desire, addiction, rage, inaction, confusion, and so on. The group shares leadership, each man is a leader; this being central to the group’s functioning. No one has institutional power over another. We revision the dynamics of leadership and voice in the circle of the group. The result is a deeply rich and transformative experience, empowering us to be the men that we want to be.
Hosted by Fabian Kuttner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Group meets in Charlottesville, VA 22902
Our gathering is designed around the wisdom of the individuals. Developing leadership from within the individual, we resolve cyclic dissatisfaction, loneliness, insatiable desire, addiction, rage, inaction, confusion, and so on. The group shares leadership, each man is a leader; this being central to the group’s functioning. No one has institutional power over another. We revision the dynamics of leadership and voice in the circle of the group. The result is a deeply rich and transformative experience, empowering us to be the men that we want to be.
You feel stuck, wishing things would change but unsure of what to change, or how. Nothing you do seems to be enough to make others happy and your efforts feel unseen or unappreciated. Maybe you’re unsure of how you feel or can’t seem to find the right words to describe your emotions to others. This group can help you to learn more about what you need and feel clear about how to share this, understand your relationships better, and explore the messages you have received about "how men should be".
Hosted by Shana Avery, LMFT, Individual & Couples Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Group meets in Fairfax, VA 22030
You feel stuck, wishing things would change but unsure of what to change, or how. Nothing you do seems to be enough to make others happy and your efforts feel unseen or unappreciated. Maybe you’re unsure of how you feel or can’t seem to find the right words to describe your emotions to others. This group can help you to learn more about what you need and feel clear about how to share this, understand your relationships better, and explore the messages you have received about "how men should be".
This structured, confidential group supports male survivors in addressing present-day challenges connected to childhood sexual abuse. Limited to six participants, members are carefully screened for readiness and must also be in individual therapy. Sessions emphasize safety, grounding, and mutual respect, beginning with guided meditation and brief check-ins. Details of abuse is not discussed in group. Members share present and past life experiences at their own pace, with space for feedback if desired. To respect each member, consistent attendance is expected. The group fosters connection, resilience, and healing through shared stories, mindful practices, and honoring each member’s journey.
This structured, confidential group supports male survivors in addressing present-day challenges connected to childhood sexual abuse. Limited to six participants, members are carefully screened for readiness and must also be in individual therapy. Sessions emphasize safety, grounding, and mutual respect, beginning with guided meditation and brief check-ins. Details of abuse is not discussed in group. Members share present and past life experiences at their own pace, with space for feedback if desired. To respect each member, consistent attendance is expected. The group fosters connection, resilience, and healing through shared stories, mindful practices, and honoring each member’s journey.
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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.