The Working World group follow a process format while also incorporating some skills and resources. Participants connect & support each other on the challenges and rewards of the working world; learn and practice skills to manage their careers in a way that supports their strengths; and build and fortify coping skills for supporting their mental health as they work or look for work. The group is ongoing, so participants can attend for as long a period of time as they feel is beneficial. As members depart or graduate the group, new members will join to take their place. Runs ~3 times per month on Wednesdays, typically via Zoom but occasionally in-person in Oakland.

In this skills support group, participants learn how the brain and body respond to emotional and physical triggers, as well as how these "survival mode" responses may work against our longer-term goals. The Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills group teaches participants strategies to move beyond "survival mode,” by learning and practicing skills for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. This group combines lecture, discussion, small group breakouts, and exercises to help apply these new skills.

The Spiritual Exploration group provides a space for discussing participants’ spiritual lives - including their struggles and questions - all through a lens of achieving positive mental health outcomes. This is not a group for one particular religion; rather an array of beliefs and traditions will be explored, accepted, and supported. I want to extend a special welcome to those who have experienced shame as a result of being an outsider in the religious tradition they were raised in, especially those in the queer community.