The Fathers’ Round Table
A men’s therapy group for fathers.
The Fathers' Round Table is an online men's therapy group for fathers, facilitated by Licensed Professional Counselor DJ Bishop. It brings together six to eight men in a structured, confidential setting to work with the emotional and relational patterns that fatherhood stirs up — the disconnection, the reactivity, the quiet sense of being surrounded and still alone.
While the group meets virtually, the work is experiential and relational, with the depth, cohesion, and accountability of in-person group therapy. Sessions run biweekly for ninety minutes, with rolling admission until the group fills. Open to fathers across Colorado, at any stage of the road.
If you're curious whether this group might be a fit, you’re welcome to reach out to learn more.
Why a group, and why now?
Most men don't go looking for help. Something eventually makes it impossible to look away.
You're doing all the things. Provider, partner, the dad who shows up to the games. From the outside it looks like you have it handled — and mostly, you do. That's the problem. Competence becomes the costume you can't take off, even at home.
So you go quiet. And the quiet gets mistaken for steadiness.
Becoming a father reorganizes everything — your marriage, your time, your sense of who you are when no one needs anything from you. Most men have nowhere to put what that stirs up. So it comes out sideways: the short fuse, the second drink, the scrolling at midnight, the distance you can feel growing but can't name.
A group is the one place built to interrupt that. Not because someone hands you the answer — because you stop carrying it alone, in a room of men who recognize exactly what you're describing.
What makes this men’s group different?
This is not a drop-in support group and it isn’t a parenting class. It's process-oriented therapy aimed at real change. No one's teaching you to swaddle, and no one's going to let the hour dissolve into venting that goes nowhere. In group, we work experientially with the things that actually keep men stuck:
Emotional reactivity and shutdown
Shame and self-criticism — the sense that no matter what you do, it's never enough
Repeating patterns in your marriage and with your kids
Trauma still held in the body
Learning how to stay present in connection, instead of managing it from a distance
Rather than just talking about your relationships, you practice new ways of relating in real time — inside a safe, contained room.
What to expect?
The group follows a trauma-informed arc — built for safety first, then depth.
We begin by building trust and finding your footing: the strengths, resources, and internal supports you already carry, even if you've lost sight of them.
As the group deepens, we move into narrative work, sociometry, and experiential group psychotherapy — the full-contact work that gets men out of their heads and into something real.
Over time, that process tends to produce the same things, in the same order: steadier emotions, a wider capacity for honesty, a sense of what your life actually means to you, and the slow turn from shame and isolation toward connection and belonging.
Who is this for?
This group is built for the father who:
Carries a loneliness he can't quite explain — surrounded by family, and still alone in itStruggle with relationships, intimacy, or communication
Numbs more than he used to — the extra drink, the endless scroll, the checking outAre navigating life transitions, parenting, or career pressure
Feels responsible for everyone and everything, with no one holding him
Lives caught between the boy he still is inside and the man everyone needs him to be
Wants real connection, not one more set of coping strategies
Written plainly: the man reading this in silence, who'd never comment or like a post about it. He's the one I built it for.
Requirements to join
Because experiential group work is a powerful relational process, a few things keep it safe and effective.
Ongoing individual therapy (weekly or biweekly) with me or another therapist
Consistent attendance to support group cohesion
A willingness to engage honestly and respectfully
Substance Use:
If you carry a history of substance use, a minimum of six months sober before joining. I ask because I've walked it. The work the group does needs solid ground under it.
How to join?
Because this is real relational work, joining is a process — not a checkout button.
Step 1 — A free 20 minute consultation call: We talk on the phone. I answer your questions and help you understand what the group actually is — and isn't.
Step 2 — A one-hour individual session: We meet to assess mutual fit, clarify what you'd be working toward, and make sure the group is the right container for you right now.
Step 3 — Placement: The fit session doesn't guarantee a spot — the makeup of the group matters for the work to hold. If it's right, you're in. If it isn't, I'll help you find what is.
Testimonials
“D.J.’s therapy groups have led me to experience some of my deepest and most profound therapy work I have ever done. His care of clients is the most sincere I have experienced in my years of therapy work. He has the ability to listen closely, comprehend fully, and give a perspective that is extremely considerate.”
— Stephen H.
“Working with DJ, both individually and in a group, helped me develop the tools and resources to become a functioning adult in society. DJ helped me find happiness and contentment internally, rather than looking to others for it. Because of him and the tools he shared with me, I am approaching four years sober and have built a fulfilling and happy life.”
- Ryan K.
“Having worked directly with D.J. and having co-facilitated numerous group therapy sessions with him, I can confidently say that D.J. is an incredibly skilled and gifted clinician. He is warm and empathetic, quick-witted and charismatic. D.J. doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations – he will always tell a client what they need to hear (even if it’s not what they want to hear) and does so in a direct yet gentle way in which the client feels supported and empowered.”
— Pat Young, MA, LAC, Landing Program Supervisor at Jaywalker Lodge
“DJ brings knowledge , compassion and care to his groups. His ability to connect with the guys and foster connection amongst others is a true gift. He is a kind, caring , funny guy that makes getting vulnerable a bit less scary. I love when I get the chance to be in a group with him.”
- Jill Krush MS, LPC, NCC, CAC III, Chief Clinical Officer at Choice HouseWhen can I join?
The group is forming now, with limited openings.
Reach out and I'll let you know what's available, and help you decide whether this group feels like the right one for where you are. Admission is rolling — there's no cohort to wait for, and no perfect moment that's coming later. The moment a man usually reaches out is the one that finally made it impossible to look away. That moment, however it arrives, is the beginning — not the end.
The first step
Start with a conversation. Nothing more.
A free 20-minute consult — just you and me. No pitch, no pressure. We'll talk about where you are and whether this group is the right one for you. If it isn't, I'll tell you, and I'll help you find what is.