Autistic Men’s Therapy Group

An in-person therapy group for autistic men who are tired of figuring it out alone.

About this group

Our therapy group f is a small, low-pressure space to connect with others who think and experience the world similarly, and to do so in the same room.

Our group blends clinical support, practical skills, and real community. Each session centers on a theme you'll know in advance (identity and unmasking, burnout, relationships, work, communication, emotional awareness, day-to-day life) with room for open discussion and optional structured elements like reflection prompts or brief exercises. You can show up however feels right: speaking, listening, or somewhere in between.

The group is open to autistic men who are formally diagnosed, self-identified, or still exploring whether autism is part of their story.

You might be a good fit if...

• You identify as autistic: formally diagnosed, self-identified, or still exploring

• You identify as male

• You've felt out of place in more neurotypical social or therapy environments

• You want to connect with others who think and experience the world similarly

• You want a space to participate at your own pace, without pressure to perform socially

Why in-person, and why men specifically

Virtual therapy groups are valuable, but there's something distinct about being physically present with other people. For many autistic men, this kind of in-person connection is something they've rarely had access to in a therapeutic context.

A men's group also creates something that's hard to find elsewhere. Autistic men are statistically the most recognized group in autism research, and also often wanting for emotional resources. The cultural script around male stoicism, self-sufficiency, and not asking for help runs headlong into what therapy actually requires. I’ve noticed that for autistic men, navigating this can be exhausting. Many autistic men have also spent their lives feeling like they don't quite fit the cultural script around meaningful platonic male relationships. Our group is built to provide a new experience from that.

Identity & belonging

This group is affirming across race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and background. Being autistic doesn't exist in isolation from the rest of who you are. The experience of autism looks and feels different depending on your racial and cultural background, your sexuality, the expectations placed on you around masculinity, and the many other identities you carry, and those intersections shape everything from how autism presents, to how it's been recognized or missed, to how you've been treated in clinical and social spaces. Our group pays active and respectful attention to all of this.

Why I created this group

In my work with autistic adults, including assessment and therapy with people at every stage of that journey, isolation was almost always part of the picture. Not just being alone, but the specific exhaustion of moving through a world that wasn't built for the way your brain works, without anyone to say they've felt the same way. But I also kept seeing something specific in the men I worked with. Many of them had spent years being told, explicitly or implicitly, that needing support was a weakness, that struggling quietly was just what you did, that the kind of depth and honesty they craved in connection wasn't something they were supposed to want. Autism added its own layer to that. And the combination had often been lonely in a very particular way.

Group Details

• In-person, West Village

• 60 minutes

• 5–7 members

• Ongoing

• Tuesdays at 6:30pm

Getting started

If you're interested, feel free to reach out via the contact form. We'll set up a brief consultation to make sure the group feels like a good fit.