Virtual Support Groups
Connect and Support
These are unprecedented times in the USA. We are facing new and different questions about how to show up for ourselves and for those we love. So many of us are feeling more threatened than ever before and in new ways. It’s a hard adjustment.
How do we do hard things? Do them together.
Support groups are not therapy, but rather a dedicated space to connect with specific community so you can be seen and supported in the unique aspects of a specific challenge. This means you are welcome to join us from anywhere, as rules of therapy licensing jurisdiction do not apply. Within group most feedback and support will be given by participants to each other. Your facilitator, Lou, is a licensed therapist and offers free follow-up consultation and referrals for any mental health concerns that arise during group that are beyond the scope of a support group.
Drop-in. Come only when you want, to just the groups that you want, and pay what you want, including nothing.
Groups with Groundswell
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Systemic Trauma in Partnerships
Systemic trauma has a real impact on our minds, bodies, and how we relate. Come connect with others who are feeling the burden of increasing systemic trauma and navigating how it shows up in their partnerships. Inspired by the works of Akilah Riley-Richardson.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 5pm-6:30pm EDT
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Raising Queer Kiddos in Threatening Times
As our sense of safety and protection shifts, it does so in layers for caregivers. Come together to ask the hard questions and feel the big feelings. Get and give support with others who are navigating the ever evolving challenges of raising queer kiddos.
2nd and 4th Thursdays from 6:30pm-8pm EDT
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Professional Peer Support
If it’s a wild ride for everyone, vicarious trauma is also going to be extra these days. This group is for therapists, coaches, and other mental health professionals to come be in community. Give and get support finding balance between holding what is ours and what is theirs and coping with all of it.
1st and 3rd Thursdays from 6:30pm-8pm EDT
Other Virtual Support Groups
In service of more people accessing more support, the following are free and/or pay what you can virtual support groups run by other facilitators or organizations that may also be useful. If you know of more that are geared toward helping people process and survive the current moment, please feel free to email me and I can add a link to this page.
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Trump Trauma Resourcing Group by Roar Wellness Co. It's drop-in, pay-what-you-can, welcoming of all. We will focus on accessing internal and external resources while our political environment is so chaotic, confusing, and overwhelming. Virtual, Tuesday evenings 6-7pm. Learn more and sign-up here: https://roarhealingco.corsizio.com/
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These 6-week Wellness Support Groups led by trained mental health providers or registered clinicians, are designed to help undocumented people feel less alone and more understood. The weekly virtual sessions are closed; meaning that advance registration is required, with the goal of creating a confidential space where 10-12 participants can feel grounded, find community, and share their unique experiences, challenges, and successes with one another. Check them out to see if one of the groups is right to support you.
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The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center runs a variety of virtual support groups. Each group has a different focus, from Black Lesbians to LGBTQ+ Disability to Trans Support to Aro/Ace Connection to Polyamory. Check out their site to see if they’ve got the community space you’ve been searching for. https://thedccenter.org/supportgroups/
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The DC Area Transmasculine Society hosts a monthly virtual support group for transmasc folks (assigned female at birth but identify as something else), as well as one for partners of transmasc folks. While DCATS is DC-based, participants are welcome to join the virtual meetings from anywhere. Check them out if this is the community support you’re looking for. https://thedccenter.org/supportgroups/