This has a lot of overlap with the volunteer work I do. It's a charity for people with autism Once or twice a month me and a colleague gather and a couple of p

This has a lot of overlap with the volunteer work I do. It's a charity for people with autism Once or twice a month me and a colleague gather and a couple of people are invited to talk about themselves, their lives and usually their problems. We have no professional experience, the only requirement is that you're "familiar" in some sense with the problems and/or life of people with autism. Practically all we do is listen, and guide the conversation when it doesn't flow naturally. We're not bound by any therapeutical distance guidelines, we're allowed to become friends with visitors if it makes sense or if we wish to do so. It is in a group setting, so it's not one-on-one like the tea monk. We do serve (very basic!) tea and coffee though. Most of the time, visitors leave feeling better :)