Depth-Oriented
Group Therapy
Online Across California
Helping you connect with others facing the same struggles, so that you can feel less alone and more supported to loosen the grip of isolation and move forward with the support of a community behind you.
The Weight of Feeling Alone, Can Become Exhausting.
We are taught to suffer in silence. We keep our heads down, manage the chaos, and pretend we have it all under control. But living this way is physically exhausting. It leaves your chest tight, your mind racing, and your body locked in a state of quiet, chronic isolation.
It is the bone-deep depletion of a caregiver slowly disappearing while keeping someone else alive, running on empty and carrying a silent, suffocating guilt. It is the frustrating standoff of a gay man locked in his own head, craving deep connection but paralyzed by a nervous system trained to view desire as unsafe. It is the invisible, exhausting loneliness of a neurodivergent person spent from a lifetime of hyper-vigilantly masking, feeling like you are speaking a language no one else can hear. It is the crushing, isolated weight of a CEO holding the fate of an entire organization, forced to make high-stakes decisions in a vacuum where you can never show a single crack in your armor. It is the quiet panic of an intern therapist running on empty, holding everyone else's trauma while trying to survive a grueling system that expects you to be a flawless expert. It is the raw, exposed vulnerability of early sobriety, trying to rebuild your life while constantly managing the cravings, the fear of slipping, and the exhausting pressure to perform a perfect recovery. You are surrounded by people, yet you feel entirely unseen, trapped behind a performance you cannot shut off.
A process group is not a classroom, a lecture, or a polite support group. It is a live, dynamic, and highly confidential container.
In this space, we do not talk about your pain; we step into it together. This is the rare place where you are allowed to let your shoulders fall and speak the raw, unfiltered truths you’ve kept hidden in the dark. By sharing the weight with a small, curated cohort of peers who actually understand your reality, the shame loses its grip. You get to witness others navigate the same internal storms, feel the visceral relief of being understood without having to translate your experience, and practice showing up with your raw, authentic self.
Healing doesn't happen in isolation. It happens when we stop hiding, step out of the cold, and realize we are standing together
Current Group Offering
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The Reality: You carry the crushing, isolated weight of an entire organization, forced to make high-stakes decisions in a vacuum where you can never show a single crack in your armor. You are surrounded by employees, board members, and partners, yet you live in a state of profound, silent isolation, unable to speak your deepest doubts, fears, or exhaustion to anyone without risking your legacy.
The Focus: An ultra-confidential, peer-level sanctuary designed specifically for leaders. This is the one room where you do not have to perform, protect, or lead. Together with a select cohort of peers who understand the unique pressure of the crown, you can lay down the burden of carrying it all, process the isolation of your role, and find the quiet, sustainable strength to lead from a place of integrated wholeness.
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The Reality: You are keeping someone else alive, but you are slowly disappearing. Whether you are caring for an aging parent, a chronically ill partner, or a child with high-support needs, you are trapped in a relentless cycle of hyper-vigilance, physical exhaustion, and silent, suffocating guilt. You are expected to be a selfless saint, but in private, you are running on empty, grieving the life you lost, and harboring a quiet resentment that you dare not speak aloud to anyone.
The Focus: A confidential, guilt-free sanctuary to lay down the burden of being the savior. Here, you can scream, grieve, and speak the unspoken truths of caregiving alongside others who are equally exhausted, allowing you to replenish your own well and remember who you are outside of what you provide.
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The Reality: You spend your days holding the trauma, grief, and terror of others, while navigating a grueling, exploitative system that demands you remain a flawless, unflappable expert. But who holds space for you when the room goes quiet?
The Focus: A raw, non-evaluative sanctuary to strip away the "therapist" mask. Process the suffocating weight of imposter syndrome, systemic burnout, vicarious trauma, and the personal toll of this work alongside peers who know exactly how heavy the clinical chair really is.
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The Reality: You have spent your entire life translating your thoughts, policing your body, and hyper-vigilantly masking just to survive a world that wasn’t built for your brain. It is a bone-deep, invisible loneliness, feeling like you are speaking a language no one else can hear. Traditional social spaces, and even traditional therapy groups, can feel like an exhausting test where you have to perform "correctly" just to belong.
The Focus: A zero-performance, zero-masking space designed around shared play. We use video games and board games as a low-demand, high-connection bridge to let social interaction happen naturally. By engaging in a shared activity, the pressure to perform dissolves, allowing you to connect with others who share your wiring, share the grief of feeling "different," and experience the profound, somatic relief of being understood without having to explain yourself.
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The Reality: You are committed to your sobriety, but the early stages of recovery are messy, exhausting, and incredibly isolating. You are trying to navigate a life without your primary coping mechanism, leaving your raw emotions and nervous system completely exposed. Traditional recovery spaces often demand a rigid, flawless performance, leaving you terrified to admit to cravings, slips, or the quiet grief of letting go of the substance. You need a space where you don't have to pretend you have it all figured out just to stay welcome.
The Focus: A non-punitive, highly confidential space operating from a compassionate harm reduction model. We do not demand perfection; we demand honesty. This group is a safe container to process the raw reality of early sobriety, explore the root pain or trauma you were trying to soothe, and build a sustainable, resilient recovery alongside others who know the exact weight of the struggle.
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The Reality: There is a fierce, silent standoff playing out in your body and your relationships. For gay men, this often manifests as a profound struggle to initiate physical intimacy, but also as a deeper, more isolating barrier: not knowing how to genuinely connect, trust, and build relationships with other men. Having grown up in a world where other men were sources of threat, judgment, or competition, your nervous system is trained to keep its guard up, leaving you unable to transition from casual hookups to deep, emotionally vulnerable partnerships and friendships. For straight or questioning men, it is the quiet friction of exploring desires that push against societal expectations, leaving you isolated, confused, and policing your own pleasure.
The Focus: A raw, completely non-judgmental space to quiet the overthinking, dismantle sexual shame, and learn how to safely let down your guard with other men. Together, we work to heal the somatic blocks and relational wounds that keep you isolated, allowing you to reclaim your sexual self and build deep, authentic connections.
Community & Healing can happen with
Online Group Therapy.
How it works:
Our process groups are not drop-in support groups or open forums. They are highly structured, closed, and confidential therapeutic containers designed for deep, consistent work. To protect the safety, cohesion, and clinical depth of each cohort, we utilize a strict admissions process.
1. The Structure of the Group
Closed Cohorts: Once a group begins, the roster is locked. No new members are added. This ensures that the trust and intimacy built within the group remain unbroken.
Strictly Capped Attendance: Groups are strictly limited to 6 to 8 members (and only 3 to 4 couples for couples cohorts) to ensure everyone has the time and space to do deep, meaningful work.
Specialized Facilitation: Every group is run by our highly skilled associate clinicians, who specialize in the unique relational, psychological, and systemic dynamics of their specific cohorts.
2. The Admissions Process
The Initial Screening: Before joining any group, you will participate in a private, 15-minute virtual screening consultation with the facilitating associate clinician. This is a confidential space to discuss your goals, your struggles, and to ensure the group is the right clinical fit for you.
Group Placement: If the fit is aligned, you will be placed into the upcoming cohort. If a group is currently full, you will be given priority access to the waitlist for the next closed cycle.
Consent Paperwork: Once you are accepted into a cohort, we will send you our secure, digital intake portal. You will complete your clinical history questionnaires, sign our group confidentiality agreements (essential for protecting everyone in the room), and review our practice policies.
Secure Billing Setup: To ensure a seamless experience without administrative distractions during group sessions, you will receive a secure text link from IvyPay, a fully encrypted, compliant billing platform designed specifically for therapy. You will enter your card details once, and group fees will be processed automatically prior to each session or cycle.
The Commitment: Because the power of a process group relies on the consistent presence of its members, joining a cohort requires a commitment to attend all scheduled sessions for the duration of the cycle.