SUPPORTING TRANS FOLX WITH STRENGTH

8wk Online Coach Support Group for Families/Loved Ones of Trans & Gender Fluid Individuals with Mental Health/Addiction Challenges

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Families with trans and gender-fluid members need support too. The need for support increases ten-fold if it so happens that their loved on/family member is also living with co-occurring challenges such as a substance/alcohol-use disorder, eating disorder, process addiction (e.g. sex or gambling), gender dysphoria or primary mental health challenge.

People in these positions are faced with overlapping and maybe even competing challenges around validation, support, affirmation, communication and boundaries. They may be invested in continually evolving their communication and adapting the way they show up for their family member/loved one as their journeys and their age progresses. They may struggle with support and understanding (for ethnological, religious or other reasons), but want to try.

Parents may be experiencing their own life challenges and not have a space to process those feelings because their support is disproportionately geared towards caring for their children. Meeting other parents similarly situated can create a life-saving bond.

How Does It Work?

The group is run by Dr. Patrick Lockwood and Rainbow Transformations founder and coach Hana Leyland.

The format of the coaching group fuses DBT and CBT-skills building with lived-experience story sharing. We will explore the intersectional skillsets and coping mechanisms involved in the role of caregiver, friend, partner, or parent at any life stage of their child. We blend work on boundaries and self-care with education and role-modeling from group guests as to how to best show up to meet the needs of your loved one.

Trans-female and trans-male mentors will be present in addition to the provider to offer peer support. Attendees will be invited to access online digital communities where they can get to know their cohort colleagues better and support them in their moments of success and need!

What Does It Cost?

Participation in the entire 8-week group is $320, which works out at $40 per session (although individual session attendance isn’t possible). This cost includes:

  • Attendance at sessions

  • Access to mentors

  • Access to Discord server where your groups can build community alone, or together with other global members of our broader Discord channel

  • Referrals to other providers should you need additional support for specific issues

Sign Up For the Groups Here

We put thought into making sure our group cohorts offer a good personality blend. We also like to make sure we can help both the individual and the group, which we accomplish by asking you some initial intake questions. All this will make sense once you sign up below!