Raising Sails LGTBQ+ Group

Start date: Currently Ongoing

Type of Group: Teen LGBTQIA+ Therapeutic Support Group

Group Meets: Every Friday from 5-6pm

Age: 14 – 19

Group Type: Open Group

Costs: $40 per session with sliding scale fee offered

Length of Group: Ten sessions (minimum), Group cap 10 members

Location: Voyage Counseling at 1103 E. Main Street, Brownsburg, IN 46112

Description: Possible discussion topics include.

Coming out – the challenges, fears, anxieties, and fluidity of it
Building community – what to do when people do not support you
Distress tolerance – how to cope with micro and macro aggressions
Interpersonal skills – how to advocate for yourself and your community while protecting your peace.
Distress tolerance – how to cope with bullying inside and outside of school
Mindfulness – identifying feelings and coping safely
Urge surfing – how to handle harmful/intrusive thoughts
Radical Acceptance – a tool to cope with difficult times
The Wise Mind – balancing thoughts, feelings, and actions

Refreshments provided

This ongoing group will help teens who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community build community while navigating the difficulties they experience as teens. The group is an open group with discussion topics ranging from distress tolerance and interpersonal communication all the way to building community. Led by a queer clinician, the group’s mission is to create opportunities for connection and therapeutic growth. Group registration is for a ten-group minimum with no cap. Cost of the group is $40, with a sliding scale fee offered. Refreshments will be provided. Please note upon registration if there are any food allergies.

The contact form below is confidential and only seen by Voyage Counseling staff who facilitate this group.

Pride In Progress

Start Date: February 6, 2025

Group Meets: Bi-weekly, virtual process group

Age: 19 and up

Group Type: Supportive space for LGBTQIA+ adults

Costs: $40 / group with sliding scale offered

Length of Group: Ten sessions (minimum), Group cap 10 members

Location: Voyage Counseling at 1103 E. Main Street, Brownsburg, IN 46112

Description: Possible discussion topics include.

Coming out – the challenges, fears, anxieties, and fluidity of it (ongoing or late in life)
Mixed orientation relationships – your identity is still valid even if you are in a straight presenting relationship
Building community – what to do when people do not support you
Distress tolerance – how to cope with micro and macro aggressions
Interpersonal skills – how to advocate for yourself and your community while protecting your peace.
Distress tolerance – how to cope with bullying inside and outside of work
Mindfulness – identifying feelings and coping safely
Urge surfing – how to handle harmful/intrusive thoughts
Radical Acceptance – a tool to cope with difficult times
The Wise Mind – balancing thoughts, feelings, and actions