Supportive Process Group for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming individuals

This group is meant to serve as a gender affirming, safe, supportive space for transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming adults 18+ in MI or IL. This group is an opportunity for folks to share their experiences, receive and provide support and feedback, explore identity and self-expression, and build resilience. This is a process group designed to focus on participants learning about themselves in relation to others through interactions with other group members. This group is intentionally centered on queer individuals to foster connection and promote reducing isolation within the queer community, especially in areas lacking local trans affirming resources.

Goals

● Deepen self-awareness

● Fostering a sense of belonging, fostering community

● Affirm queer identities, explore identity

● Promote self-acceptance

● Empower self-determination

● Build resilience

● Challenge societal stigmas, norms

● Build emotional processing skills

● Build self advocacy skills

What is a Queer Supportive Process Group?

A process group is a less structured group space that focuses on participants learning more about themselves in relation to others in real-time interactions. The purpose of process groups is to help folks gain insight on how they relate to others, based on how they show up in groups. As a supportive queer-centered space, topics such as identity journeys, coping with dysphoria, building safety and support, dealing with discrimination, etc. will be discussed within the process group format. This group is an opportunity to foster real-time connection, and growth; and allow participants to explore vulnerability in a supportive space.

What to Expect?

● A consistent, weekly, supportive community.

● The same group of 6-8 people throughout the 3 month duration.

● 60 minute sessions weekly.

● Regular check-ins combined with open group processing during group

● Opportunities to share experiences and stressors.

● Opportunities to explore relationship patterns.

● Opportunities for collaborative growth

Location: online, available for PPS clients in IL or MI

Time: Mondays 6pm EST, 5pm CST, 1/12 - 3/16, weekly, 60 mins

Cost: Accepting insurance, $10 co-pay

If you are interested in joining the group or have additional questions please email Riley Dean, LCSW at rdean@psychspecialties.com. Spots are limited so please do not hesitate to reach out to reserve a spot!