An experiential group space for trans and nonbinary folx to come together and be seen, heard, and witnessed by others in our shared humanness
Come fill your cup and be in gender expansive community.
When: 8 Tuesdays, 11am-1pm on Zoom
Who: 16+ Trans and non-binary identifying/questioning folx (closeted or out, wherever you’re at in your gender journey)
Cost: $80/session (sliding scale spots available, please inquire as needed)
The group will be limited to 10 participants.
“There is no human deed or thought that lies fully outside the experience of other people.”
— Irvin Yalom, master group therapist
A Process Group? What’s that?
A Process Group is a confidential, co-created space where folks can connect, share, and support each other. It’s a place to feel seen, heard, and understood in your humanity.
Being witnessed by others in a safe and caring space can be deeply healing, easing feelings of isolation and emotional pain. The group will also explore how we relate to one another, offering insights into our experiences in other parts of life. The group can be a microcosm of the bigger world, but with safety and intentionality built into the container.
By practicing openness and vulnerability, members are encouraged to navigate misunderstandings and conflict together. This process often leads to powerful, healing emotional breakthroughs during group and outside of group. It can challenge you in uncomfortable ways and lead you to expand your own comfort zone. This kind of difficult work can lead to amazing transformations
Group Details
The group will be facilitated by Kalen Colson (they/them) and Beckham Ronaghan (they/them). Kalen is a Registered Clinical Counselor (RCC) and is passionate about the power of groups and community connections as catalysts for growth and healing. Beckham is Registered Social Worker (RSW) and feels very called to gather trans community to cultivate healing and joy, especially in these uncertain times.
We have felt called to create this group due to the current political and social climate often leading gender diverse folks to have increased internalized transphobia, body dysphoria, and feelings of fear or shame. We intend to create a space to explore these feelings and find community. We want gender diverse folks to find their power and beauty through sharing vulnerable space with one another.
Dates: Tuesdays, 11am – 1pm. Participants are asked to commit to attending a minimum of 8 sessions.
Cost: $80 per session, sliding scale available. Depending on your insurance, these group therapy sessions may be eligible for coverage by RSW or RCC.
We offer sliding scale pricing for the group sessions, the sliding scale is based on the Green Bottle model. Please have a look at and figure where you fit on that. Our sliding scale is $35-$80.
Size of group: Max 10 participants
How to register: Contact Kalen (kalenleaf@gmail.com) or Beckham (ronaghantherapy@gmail.com ) to set up a free consultation call to explore if this will be a good fit for you! If you decide to register we can set up an intake appointment which is 1 hour in length and costs $125 (sliding scale pricing available upon request). In the intake appointment or the consultation we discuss confidentiality, group guidelines, how the group works, and we will ask you some questions about yourself and your mental health journey.
On Diversity: Our intention is for this space to be safe and accessible to people of all backgrounds. We acknowledge that we are two white-bodied facilitators. We are doing our best to work from an anti-oppressive framework and to welcome all lived experiences in the space.
What to expect:
- We will co-create a safe space for trans folx to connect with each other in a therapeutic container/group setting.
- Our work will be guided by loving kindness. We encourage interactions with self and others to come from the heart.
- By sharing from the heart and encouraging relational exchanges (e.g. “I feel that too, or I notice my own shame come up when I hear/share that…”), we will foster a sense of connection, authenticity and community.
- Support outside of the group will be available – brief check-ins after groups, through group text, or by booking in full sessions as needed.
- Transness and Queerness will at times be a focus and at other times not be a focus of the group, but it is a common denominator that connects all of us. You are welcome to speak to your queerness, gender identity, race, or other markers of difference or any other part of you that feels alive.
- Light facilitation and structure – we will be inviting emergence (ie, there’s nothing that needs to happen in any given session; we’ll work with what’s in the room).
Ground Rules:
- Confidentiality – whatever happens in the group stays in the group. There is no sharing of experiences other than your own with anyone outside of the group.
- Step in/Step back – please come and take up space – this is a place for you to talk, process, connect, relate. We also ask that you be mindful of making space for all group members.
- Commit to attending each session for the full time (unless you’re really sick).
- If you’re feeling resistance, we ask you to push through and show up at least with your feet (you don’t have to actively participate but your presence is expected). Resistance is normal, let’s work with it!
- Invite and welcome discomfort as a space for learning
- Name any access needs you have; we’ll do our best to meet them.
- This is a space for all of us to show up as fully as we can. We will build the container of the group together so that we create something that meets each of us and our needs as a community.
- This is an anti-oppressive feminist space where we are focused on showing up for ourselves and each other. Instances of discrimination will not be tolerated.
- Engaging in any kind of ongoing discriminatory behavior towards other groups members is grounds for dismissal. Facilitators will offer the group member in question opportunities for learning prior to dismissal. However, if the group member is unable to demonstrate attempts to change the behavior(s) in question, the group member will be asked to leave the group.
- Cancellation – TransMission is a weekly group that functions best when everyone attends, weekly. If there is a week that you can’t make it, we require 24 hours notice. Without notice we will charge your regular fee ($80 per session or your sliding scale amount). If the reason you can’t attend is because of illness or an emergency, we will waive the fee. Reasons for missing such as sleeping in, double booking, and/or not feeling in the mood do not qualify as reasons to waive the fee.
- Leaving Group – If you feel it is time for you to step out, we request two weeks notice before leaving. This will give us a chance to create a closure process to support your exit and the container of the group.
Email Kalen or Beckham for more info
