Trans & Gender Diverse Support Groups
Our Trans & Gender Diverse Support Groups are supportive spaces open to all adults who identify as transgender, gender diverse, gender expansive, or non-binary (TGD).
These groups aim to create a safe, supportive space for TGD-identified folx to connect with one another and navigate the unique challenges of our community.
Each group explores topics surrounding identity, intersectionality, relationship building, and daily stressors. Members have various goals, but share a commitment to their own and each other's growth.
Cost: $15/session
Mondays
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online
Thursdays
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Online
Meet Your Therapists
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She/They
Hi, my name is Jackie Prestoy and I am a psychotherapist practicing in New York City. My style involves creating space to truly hear and understand you. I believe that being listened to and understood lays the groundwork for change and healing. I am here to support you throughout your journey, wherever that may lead you. I hold a consistent space to explore whatever is on your mind. Sessions with me can involve treatment and exploration of mental illness and/or the pursuit of personal wellness. I believe that everyone deserves care.
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They/Them
Lee graduated from Brooklyn College with a masters degree in Mental Health Counseling. In their work Lee utilizes a hodge-podge of modalities and tools, drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy, internal family systems, mindfulness, and yoga. Inspired by their own yoga practice Lee takes a holistic approach, striving to integrate the body into talk therapy. They find exploration of somatic experiences to be a doorway into understanding how emotions are stored in, and processed through, the body, mind, and spirit. In their sessions Lee endeavors to create a trauma informed collaborative environment of mutual trust and safety. They follow the lead of the client, believing that the client is the expert of their own experience.
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They/Them
Sophie practices therapy through a client-centered and trauma-informed lens, taking a warm, non-judgmental, and collaborative approach to working with clients and utilizing a variety of methodologies to make therapy best suited for the individual. Sophie is deeply committed to anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice both in and out of the therapy space.
Sophie has a background in LGBTQIA+ community education and engagement as well as queer theory, and they are passionate about identity exploration, queer community building, and access to identity-affirming care. They also have experience working with survivors of intimate partner violence, parents, children and adolescents, and those experiencing anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Sophie is a lover of visual and performing arts and enjoys bringing creative methodologies into their practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this group open to people who are questioning their gender?
Yes.
We recognize that locating your gender identity — and/or the ongoing fluidity of it — isn’t a cut and dry process.
We welcome those who are curious and questioning their gender identities, and invite them into this space as a way to listen to other gender diverse folx and have support throughout the process of gender questioning.
How is group safety maintained?
These groups are led by licensed therapists and social workers. We provide ongoing training to our group leads, ensuring that support remains expert and affirming for all members.
The online nature of these groups invites folx to join from a location that feels safe for them. We communicate with each participant before they are allowed entry into the group space, and we will remove individuals who disrespect or violate others’ wellbeing.
If you have further questions or concerns regarding the safety of this group, we invite you to reach out to us.
How can this group help me?
Joining our group can help give you a sense of community, support, and care that you may lack in your regular day to day life.
Trans and Gender Diverse folx face greater mental health struggles, statistically, than their cisgender counterparts. 81% of transgender adults in the U.S. have thought about suicide, 42% of transgender adults have attempted it, and 56% have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury over their lifetimes. In addition to suicidality, trans folks face myriad roadblocks to accessing affirmative care.
Joining our group can be life affirming and life saving for trans folks seeking support for navigating discrimination, stigma, dysphoria, and other mental health struggles.