A male client with ADHD sits across from you. You can tell something is off. He minimizes. He deflects. He says it’s nothing. He’d rather not get into it. You want to push, but you know vulnerability is hard for him. Male clients with ADHD often arrive in the therapy room prepared to defend against becoming vulnerable, which makes sense. They were raised in a world where the prevailing message was that vulnerability in men is a sign of weakness. Not only that, they struggle with ADHD related emotional dysregulation, and a sensitivity to rejection that makes vulnerability feel dangerous. Getting these clients to open up is one of the most clinically challenging, but also one of the most rewarding things a therapist or coach can do. This session examines why vulnerability feels so threatening for men with ADHD, and what actually works to help them let their guard down. Drawing on research in masculinity, rejection sensitivity, and ADHD-specific emotional patterns, participants will gain a practical, evidence-based framework for identifying barriers to openness and applying targeted strategies — including therapist modeling, shame reduction, affect labeling, and communication techniques — that move male clients toward emotional engagement.