Groups

  • LGBTQ+ Support Groups

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  • Therapeutic Gaming Group

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  • Survivor Support for Women

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  • Support for Women

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  • The Men’s Group

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LGBTQIA+ Support Groups

GROUPS NOW AVAILABLE IN ALL LOCATIONS

We are so excited to announce the return of our LGBTQIA+ Support Groups!

These biweekly groups are designed for LGBTQIA+ community members seeking safe, informed, and affirming spaces to connect, share, and heal. They are especially helpful for those who may not have access to a local resource center or who are looking for a group led by professionals who also identify within the queer community.

Our support groups are facilitated by dedicated counseling professionals who bring both clinical expertise and lived experience. We believe that consistently held, professionally led groups create opportunities for meaningful connections and authentic support. These relationships often continue long after the group ends, and Sanctuary has been helping people build these connections since 2007.

Each group meets every other week and is offered at a deeply discounted rate of $20 per session. We offer this in solidarity and in recognition of the systemic barriers many LGBTQIA+ individuals face when seeking expert, affirming mental health care.

Pre-registration is required, along with a brief (and free) intake conversation with one of our group facilitators. This helps ensure that all members feel safe, supported, and matched with others who share relevant experiences or are looking for similar therapeutic goals.

If you are looking for community, support, and a space where y our full self is welcomed, you belong here.

GROUP DATES: Varies by location, call us for more information.

COST: $20 per 45 minute session

Therapeutic Gaming Group

Reserve your spot now for our next cohort!

Teens - Adults - Beginner - Experienced

We are excited to announce that our Therapeutic Gaming Groups are expanding!

Whether you are a beginner or experienced player, we transform traditional therapeutic group work through the captivating world of tabletop role-playing games!

Facilitated by Certified Therapeutic Game Masters and licensed counselors, our sessions integrate therapeutic principles with collaborative storytelling, offering a safe and engaging environment to address mental health challenges like anxiety, life changes, and others.

Group members will have the opportunity to explore and develop social-emotional learning, empathy, and communication skills through this immersive experience.

Groups will be uniquely tailored to group members and their shared goals. Groups will also be arranged by ages (teens, adults), and an individual session with the Group Facilitators is required before joining.

GROUP DATES: Biweekly Tuesdays 7:00pm - 8:30pm (next cohorts start September 9 and 16, 2025)

COST: $100 per 90 minute group session

Survivor Support for Women

A Support Group for Women Healing from Sexual Trauma

Something different. Something powerful. Something transformative.

Survivor Support for Women is a trauma-informed support group for women ages 20 to 35 who are survivors of sexual trauma. Guided by the powerful symbol of Medusa, this group reclaims her story as one of strength, survival, and transformation. Our space centers compassion, connection, and creativity to help you find peace and strength. And healing.

This group meets virtually for three weeks each month, creating a safe and consistent space for sharing, processing, and mutual support. In-person sessions are held every fourth week and focus on expressive and experiential healing. Activities may include painting, collage, bonfires, drum circles, poetry, and other creative arts.

This group is best suited for participants who are ready to give as well as receive support in a community setting. Being in your own individual therapy is not required, but is highly encouraged to support you during this powerful healing work.

You are not alone. Your story matters. Join us in a space where survivors gather not to be defined b y their trauma, but to grow, connect, and reclaim their power together.

NEXT COHORT STARTS IN SEPTEMBER. Days to be announced in August, and will be selected in part by the scheduling needs of members.

PLEASE CONTACT US TODAY TO LEARN MORE AND TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE. This is a smaller group and space will be very limited.

COST: $60 for 50 minute virtual sessions and $100 for 90 minute monthly in person sessions.

Support for Women

Groups at each of our 3 locations, come join us!

We're a community of women who have been through it all. We've been there when you needed someone to cry with, and we've been there when you needed advice on how to handle a difficult situation. We know the challenges of being a woman in today's world, and we know that sometimes it can feel like nobody understands what it's like to be you.

That's why we started Support for Women. We believe that true connection is possible when we come together as women, and we have seen firsthand how powerful this can be for ourselves and our members. We want to help create an environment where your story is understood, where you feel like you belong, and where every member feels safe being vulnerable around each other. When you are going through a life transition, it can be hard to find the support you need. This group is a space - a community - for women to come together for genuine connection and mutual support as they empower and companion each other through life's many challenges.

No matter what you're going through - from major life transitions to career changes or relationship struggles - we get it and we are here.

We meet bi-weekly in person at each of our 3 offices (pick one, please), where we share stories, laugh, cry, and grow together. We give each other space to explore ideas about what it means to be a woman today—what it means to be yourself, who you want to be, how you want to live your life. And we offer each other practical tools that help us navigate all of the challenges that come with being human: career challenges, relationship challenges, body image challenges…

Our goal is simply this: when you walk out of our meetings, you won't just feel better—you'll feel like you can DO better. And we want nothing more than for every woman who walks through our doors to feel empowered by their own strength and potential.

We're holding a space just for YOU. Come join us.

BIWEEKLY WEDNESDAYS 7:00PM - 7:45PM

COST: $60 per 45 minute group session

The Men’s Group

NEXT COHORT STARTS SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

How do you show up in your life?

If you're a self-aware man who wants to connect with other insightful men and engage in meaningful conversations and support one another through life's challenges, then this is the group for you.

Sanctuary Counseling wants to change the narrative around men’s mental health. We want men to feel safe and brave enough to be vulnerable with each other, so that they can grow, heal, and become their best selves. We want you to know that you are not alone in your struggles, and that when times get tough there are other men who have felt those same struggles too – and have learned from them.

We'll meet every other week, share some really good coffee, and listen to each other share stories about our lives and our problems. We'll encourage one other to take care of ourselves, each other, and those most important to us. 

Whether it's our career, our relationships, our families —whatever it is, we'll have each other's backs. I’m going to be completely honest with you—this is not a group for those who want to talk about the latest sports scores or what happened on The Last of Us this week (ok maybe we will a bit on that last one). We're here to talk about our lives, our experiences, and how we can support one another in our struggles. We're here to share our stories and our hearts, so that we can better understand each other and ourselves.

Come find your guys. Come join us. 

GROUP DATES: BIWEEKLY MONDAYS 7:00PM - 7:45PM (next cohort starts September 15, 2025)

COST: $60 per 45 minute group session