A CLOSED ONLINE GROUP FOR AUTISTIC & AUDHD WOMEN
You’ve been holding it all together for a very long time.
The Unmasking Therapy Group is a small, closed circle of women learning to unmask, gently and on their own terms, and to find out who's been underneath it all along.
**NOW ENROLLING** Starts Thursday, August 6, 2026
Let's make sure it's the right fit, no pressure either way. Registration closes July 30, 2026.
You might be reading this and thinking, this probably is not for me.
Maybe you think you aren't autistic "enough" or you don't count without a formal evaluation. Other autistic people seem to have it much harder, so do you really need support? You've gotten this far by managing, so maybe you should just keep pushing through.
If any of that sounds familiar, you are exactly the woman this group is for. You don't need an official autism diagnosis to be tired. You don't need permission to want to feel like yourself again (or figure out who you truly are in the first place).
WHAT THIS GROUP IS ABOUT
Coming home to yourself, after a lifetime of performance.
Masking is exhausting in a way that's hard to explain to people who have never had to do it.
For a lot of us it started young. We learned to read the room, soften the edges, script the small talk, and swallow the sensory overwhelm so we could pass as "normal." It worked, mostly. It also cost us the thing it was protecting: a clear sense of who we actually are underneath all the adjusting and contorting ourselves into someone who wasn't too sensitive or too much.
This group is a place to figure out what was really you alongside other women who really get it. What was masking? What was survival? What was just you being you? We aren't here to rip the mask off all at once (which is really hard to do when you aren't sure what that looks like yet). Unmasking is a gradual process, and it looks a little different for everybody.
Along the way, many of the women who find this group are also untangling emotional or relational harm, because their autistic or neurodivergent traits often got used against them. We hold space for that. It's part of the picture, not the center of it. This is an unmasking and self-reclamation group first.
WHAT WE MAKE ROOM FOR
What masking has cost you
Naming the exhaustion, and the slow loss of knowing what you like, what you need, and who you are when no one is watching.
Autistic burnout
Recognizing the pattern, and recovering from it, using trauma-informed and nervous-system approaches. Building a life your system gets to rest inside of.
Shame, self-compassion, self-trust
Loosening the old shame, softening rejection sensitivity, and slowly learning to trust your own read on your own life again.
Your sensory life and real capacity
Honoring what your body is actually telling you, and letting rest be allowed, instead of pushing through until you crash.
Communicating across neurotypes
Being understood without constantly translating yourself, over-explaining, or managing how your words might land for everyone else.
Being genuinely witnessed
Sitting with other women who simply get it, and feeling what belonging is like when you finally stop performing to earn it.
THE DETAILS
Clear and simple, so you know what you are saying yes to.
WHO IT’S FOR
Autistic and AuDHD women, ages 21 and up. ADHD women are welcome too. Self-identified women are welcome, no formal diagnosis required.
SCHEDULE
Weekly on Thursdays
10 sessions: August 6, 2026 - October 8, 2026.
Time: 3:00 - 4:15 PM CT, 4:00 - 5:15 PM ET.
Session length: 75 minutes.
FORMAT
Online, over secure video. A closed cohort, which means the same small group of women meet together for the full run. That is what builds the safety and trust.
GROUP SIZE
Small and intentional, so everyone has room to be seen. Limited to 8 women.
WHERE YOU CAN JOIN FROM
Because this is a therapist-facilitated group, you will need to be located in a state where Amanda is licensed: Louisiana, Florida, or Virginia.
REGISTRATION CLOSES
July 30, 2026. Spots are limited by the size of the circle, so the earlier you book a consult, the more room there is to make sure it is a good fit.
MEET YOUR FACILITATOR
Amanda Morris, LCSW
I am a neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed therapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience, and I am an AuDHD woman myself. I know exactly what it is to spend decades being told you are too much, too sensitive, or overreacting, and to slowly realize how much of your life has been a performance.
My style is warm and genuine. I am not here to fix you, because you were never broken. I am here to sit with you while you set down what you no longer need to carry, and to help you build something steadier underneath. Read more about me here.
This is a support and unmasking space, not a place for formal testing or evaluations. If what you need most right now is assessment, I am glad to point you toward the right resources.
INVESTMENT
Three ways to pay, whichever feels easiest.
The group is $75 per session. You can choose the option that fits your life, and we can sort out the details together on your consult.
PAY IN FULL
$700
for all 10 sessions
One payment at registration. The simplest option, and a little lighter overall.
TWO PAYMENTS
$375
twice ($750 total)
$375 at registration, and $375 halfway through the group
This group is private pay. HSA / FSA cards accepted.
This group may not be the right fit if
You are in active crisis and need more immediate, individual support right now, or you are looking primarily for autism or ADHD testing and evaluation. If that is you, please still reach out. I can help you find the right next step.
WEEKLY
$75
per week ($750 total)
Drafted automatically each week, so there is nothing to remember.
What this group is and is not
This is a therapist-facilitated group, not a replacement for individual therapy or crisis care, and not a place for formal testing or evaluations. It is a warm, guided space to do this work alongside other women who understand.
A FEW ANSWERS
Questions you might be sitting with.
Do I need a formal diagnosis to join?
No. Self-identified women are genuinely welcome. So many of us went undiagnosed for decades, or came to understand ourselves long before any paperwork caught up. If you recognize yourself in this page, that’s enough.
Is this therapy?
It is a therapist-facilitated group, led by a licensed clinician, and it is also a supportive, therapeutic and psychoeducational space. It is not a substitute for one-on-one treatment or crisis care. If you are already in individual therapy, this can work well alongside it.
What states can join?
Because the group is therapist-facilitated, you will need to be located in Louisiana, Florida, or Virginia, the states where Amanda is licensed.
What actually happens in a session?
We meet online, as the same small group each week, with a bit of structure, but plenty of room. Amanda guides the themes, and you take part as much or as little as feels right on any given day. There is never pressure to perform here. Camera on or off, whichever feels more comfortable.
If you exhaled a bit, this group may be just what you need.
There is no commitment in a consult. Just twenty minutes to chat and find out whether the group is right for you.