Group Therapy

learn about yourself

Practice building awareness of your present moment experience in an environment of respectful self-responsibility.  Learn how you respond to what is emergent out of the group process.

connect with others

Offer your care and support to others, and be witnessed in your vulnerability and authenticity.  

build communication skills

Learn and practice nonviolent communication skills that allow you to express yourself in a self-responsible way.  Experiment with different ways of relating to others in a space that welcomes your courage to try something new. 

t4t refuge - POSTPONED

facilitated peer support group for trans* and nonbinary adults residing in California

12-week closed group occurring weekly on Tuesdays 1:00 - 2:30pm on HIPPA compliant Zoom

As anti-trans violence and hatred gathers, I believe it is vital that we create and inhabit spaces that allow us to gather ourselves, connect around shared experiences, appreciate the beautiful differences among us, and hold each other in community. The purpose of this group is to build community and connect around themes of trans and nonbinary experience.

I aim for the group to contain multitudes of difference across the spectrum and intersections of trans experience.  Multiply marginalized folks are especially welcome.

Themes we may explore include:

  • fear, grief, and anger related to anti-trans violence
  • gender dysphoria and euphoria
  • intersectional experiences of transness and transphobia
  • processes of transitioning socially, medically, etc
  • gender identity exploration
  • navigating systems and systemic responses to trans-ness

the nuts and bolts

Commitment

Tuesdays 1pm - 2:30pm Pacific Time

12 week cycle during FALL 2023 (exact dates TBD)

Meetings will begin once the group is filled with 5-8 members

Participants

  • participation capped at 8 members
  • all participants must:
  • be 18 years or older
  • currently reside in California 
  • identify as trans and/or nonbinary
  • be willing commit to group agreements around self-responsibility and nonviolence

Payment options

  • Pay up front
    intake session ($30) + all 12 group meetings
    at a 5% discount
  • Monthly payment plan
    paid on first Tuesdays

I use IvyPay to take payment by credit card, debit card, FSA/HSA card. I can provide superbills that you may be able to submit to your insurance for reimbursement. 

Investment

Sliding Scale

Tier 1 - poor / working class rate

  • $20 / session (1 week)
  • $80 / month (4 weeks)
  • $240 / cycle total (12 weeks)

Tier 2 - middle class rate

  • $50 / session (1 week)
  • $200 / month (4 weeks)
  • $600 / cycle total (12 weeks)

Tier 3 - owning/managerial class rate

  • $80/ session (1 week)
  • $320 / month (4 weeks)
  • $960 / cycle total (12 weeks)

Group fees should feel like an investment, and should not feel like a hardship - you should not have to give up things you need (food, housing, transportation, etc) in order to choose this. You may experience some discomfort, and you may need to give up some things you want (dining out, investing in stock, shopping, etc). 

I offer a sliding scale to create a point of access for folks who may not traditionally be able to afford the cost of group therapy. Clients who pay the Tier 2 and Tier 3 rates make it possible for me to offer lower fees to those who need it.  The class categories and resources below are provided as guidelines to support decision-making - ultimately I trust you to let me know what you can afford to pay. I find these resources helpful in understanding economic class and sliding scale:

between 10-25% of all proceeds donated to TGI Justice Project


"The choice to love is a choice to connect - to find ourselves in the other."

― bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions


t4t refuge - interest form

Please complete this form if you are interested in joining the group. I will meet with you 1:1 for ~30 minutes prior to the start of the group to talk together about what you're looking for and explore whether the group is the right fit. You will only be charged for this meeting ($30) if we both agree that you will join the group.

Although the next cycle of t4t refuge has been postponed, please feel free to let me know of your interest using this form, and I will reach out to you when enrolling for the next group.

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*see the following resources for more information: 

https://www.wortsandcunning.com/blog/sliding-scale

resourcegeneration.org/breakdown-of-class-characteristics-income-brackets/ 

Not sure if this is the right group for you?  Get in touch